The evening world., 1894-09-05
WIFE SHOT
BY MISTAKE.
0'Hara Was Firing at a Pc.
lfCeman Who Was Try.
Ing to Arrest Him,
SUPPOSED TO Be INSANE.
Mrs. 0'Hara Jumped Between
Them and Received a Bullet
in Her Heart.
HER CONDITION IS CRITICAL.
The Maddensd Man Finally Over.
come After q Terrible
Struggle.
HER CONDITION IS CRITICAL.

James O'Hara, twenty eight years old,
accidentally shot his wife. Catherine,
while blazing away ut policeman with
a 3s-calibre revolver in their apartments
at q Washington street this morning.
The woman received the bullet In her
right breast, and 1t 10 believed that the
wound Is mortal.
O'Hara is a strapping, big man. who
used to do work along shore before he
married the woman he shot this morn
ing. They had been married two years,
and since the day the pair were made one
O'Hara has not done a stroke Of work.
His wife supported him by doing odd
bits Of work. and he succeeded in get
ting money enough to keep him in liquor.
Mrs. O'Hara stood this sort of thing
until a few days ago. when her husband
began to develop symptoms of insanity.
He became, violent last night q, and
lourished a ss-calibre revolver. threat
ening to kill her II she did not give
him more money for drink.
This morning Mrs. O'Hara applied at
the Tombs Police Court for a warrant
for her husbands arrest. She stated
that she did not believe him a safe
person to be at large. and upon her
statement, the Court issued a warrant.
giving 1t to Officer O'Connor to serve.
The latter, learning that he was likely
to have a hard tussle in arresting
OHara, stopped at the Church street
police station and asked for assistance
Policeman Cornelius ]. Sullivan was
detailed to assist him. The policemen
then repaired to 27 Washington street.
The O'Haras lived on the top floor in
the rear OF the tenement. O'Connor
knocked on the door, and II was opened
few inches.
O'Hara peered out, and seeing that
two policemen were in waiting. shut the
door with bang and bolted It.
Policeman Sullivan then went out upon
the fre-escape and crawled through a
rear window into o'Horas apartments.
O'Hara was standing by the door lead
ing into the hallway when he caught
sight OF Sullivan coming In through the
window.
Like a flash he whipped out a revolver
and opened fire on the policeman.
The first shot did not take effect. The
second was fired just as Mrs. o'Hara
jumped UP and tried TO prevent her hus
band from doing murder.
The ball entered her right breast and
she sank to the floor screaming pitt.
fully.
O'Connor. hearing the shots and the
womans screams burst open the door
at this critical juncture and jumped
upon O'Hara before he could fire anoth.
er shot.
Sullivan also closed on the mailman
and, after a furious struggle, the police
men succeeded In subduinK him.
The nippers were placed on o'Hara, sc
that he could do no further harm. ant
Policeman OConnor called an ambulance
to take Mrs. O'Hara to the Chambers
Street Hospital. O'Hara was locked VI
In the Church street station. and viii
be arraigned in the Tombs Court this
afternoon.
At the Chambers Street Hospital ar
Evening World" reporter who called
at II. IS o'clock was told that Mrs. O'Hnrs
would probably recover.
Upon her arrival at the hospital she
walked, supported by two attendants
| from the ambulance to the reception
| room. She was able to give her name
age and address TO the surgeon.
The surgeon had not finished his ex'
animation OF Mrs. O'Hara's WOUND
when the reporter called. but so far a:
the examination had gone the indica
lions were that she would recover.