The evening world., 1894-05-25
Mrs Fitzgerald Unmoved by the
Recital of Her Crime.
Janltress ShackIady Tells Of the
Shooting Of Mrs. Pearsall.
How tho Accused Woman Watched
for Her Alleged Rival.

murder Detore the jury anu 'uuSe
Cowing in Part III. of the Court OF
General Sessions.
Mrs. Fitzgerald maintained her stoical
demeanor. She Is exceedingly cranky
with her lawyers. Friend & House, her
cousin. James W. Mclaughlin, and her
sister, Mrs. MCGOWAN. To friends who
come and take her hand In encourage
ment she Is cold but complaisant.
Sometim she appears to be exalted,
and to imagine that she Is receiving
= much distinction, bearing out the report
of Drs. Macdonald and Flint. sent by
District-Attorney Nicoll to examine her.
They reported that she was insane
when she killed Mrs. Carrie Pearsall.
and II still insane.
Judge Marines commission that re-
ported that she was sane was confirmed
by one physician and two business men.
Big Capt. Pickett. of the Eighty-eighth
street station, bent over Mrs. Fitz-
geralds chair and placed upon Prosecu-
tor Davis's table beyond the 32-calibre
revolver with which she took the life
of the woman she suspected of alienat-
ing her husbands affections.
AS 1t lay there Mrs. Fitzgerald gazed
at in half curiously. but showed no
n Mr.. Davis told the story OF how she
lay in walt for Mrs. Pearsall In q
vacant fiat or the ground floor OF 5ld
East Eighty;sixths IS street tn Mrs Mrs, Pear; ar;
Llshot her on the afternoon OF Oct. p
Mrs. Sarah shacklady,. who was the
EEighty-sixth street, where the tragedy
occurred, was the first witness.
She stated that Policeman John W.
band their two daughters occupied the
d top nat at 5lo. three flights up.
On the afternoon Of Oct. Mrs. Fitz-
at O'clock. She asked II Mrs, Pear
she lived next door. asked il she might
5r'watch for Mrs. Pearsall
e! think Mrs: Pearsall will follow my
husband this afternoon" said Mrs. Fitz-
Mrs. Shacklady told her she could see
nothing there, but might make obserya-
tions from the ground tnS floor Ih nat ,3nS at tlS;
= for three hours Then Mrs. Pearsail
N came. She had no sooner entered the
y outer door than the reports Of pistol
shots sounded upon Mrs. Shacklady' 8
II stayed in the vacant flat a few
ninutes. l saw she was In trouble. She
her s hanas easzSP S?d Msnt to see Mrs.
E, oearsaiL I, think she is going. to my
husbands office. I want to see her. and
II have disguised myself with this
ont want to do anything in my, house
on account of my four little children
- "She was quiet then, and !! left her
Wlsnsss' shs ssfe veil over her '''e' SAID 'ns
WAS she neat or careless in dressr'
asked Mr.. Davis.
"Well. not very neat nor very careless
Her clothing was nice"
Mrs. Shacklady reported to the neigh
bors that a lady was waiting in the va.
Pearsali enter. Then she heard three
shots. and little boy said somebody had
been shot.
II went into 5ls by the basement door
Fitzserald standing in the hall, and Mrs
Pearsall lying on the floor" said the wit.
ness Just :. as SRsned 1.-The the basement Whnn
got in the hall, about five feet inside, was
Mrs. Fitzgerald, and Mrs. Pearsall al
her feet. Mrs. Fitzgerald looked at me
and said:
AT did it
street / turned and saw Mrs. Fitzger.
aid coming out at the basement, door
She had a satchel In her hand and went
away. She looked crazy. Her eyes
were glaring and CLASSY. don't know
what / did i was so excited.
"W hen / came to / was on the roof
of ST." continued Mrs. Shacklady. 81
lnow how I got there. I remember that
Mrs. Fitzgerald did say. as'she came out
II III shot her. did it in self efense.'
II had seen Mrs. Fitzgerald three
times before. that day. A few days be;
me she had hired detective, and he
had seen Mrs. Pearsall and Mr.. Fitz'
gerald together
window when a strange lady came and
asked me II Mrs. 'Pearsall was at home.
Mrs Ftzgsralds wsT She SAID sad yes we eTt
MIR. Pearsali had better go to the coun-
awful. saw her little, girl MAY CRYING
her mother had stayed away all night
Mrs. Fitzgerald told me that she had
had nine children, five of whom were
' She said her husband had been 'ggee, gge:
was ruined. That her husband and Mrs:
Mrs Pearsall That her husband
thought more of that woman than of
his wife. and that she must break up
her home and get a divorce ! had !, seen eel,
on. what will my poor children do?'
Mrs. Sha cklady evidently told the
truth when she said she was sorry for
Mrs" FITZGERALD for she wept as the
400. and there was dew In the eyes OF
heveral of the jurors but Mrs. Fitzger-
e4d's face was impassive.
Police Sergt William Dean, of the
Eighty-eighth street station, testified
that Mrs. Fitzgerald entered the station
the afternoon of Oct. 2, walked rap
idly to the desk. much excited, and en-
tered the iron gate. She had bag in
one hand and pistol in another. Wit
ness was frightened and called to Sergt.
Shire. who was near:
"Getu p, quick and get that pistol"
Shire Jumped. but he woman laid 1t on
the desk. saying quietly:
"I shot that woman. / shot her.
y "I led her into the Captains room.
did not know what had happened" saG
Dean. "She stared up at me and
asked her:
"'Don't you know me. Mrs. Fitzger.
AID? Don't you know Billy Dean?
"'Oh yea,' she said wearily. left heI
alone. for a policeman came In and re.
ported that woman had been shot
When / returned Mrs. Fitzerald sal
holding her head In her hands. She
mumbled:
~ tried 10 recall her to her gir,hood
DAYS. / ha known her nearly all her
life. but she seemed dazed. She did re.
'member when / called my wifes name
Margaret but she seemed out Of heI
segrt. Nathaniel N. Shire corroborated
"Ry order OF seFgt Dean took charge
of Mrs Fitzgerald In the Captains room
She was much excited and walked VI