The evening world., 1894-08-07
C0XSWA|N G0RMAN REMANDEO
He Claims that He Slashed Mrs,
Fitzgerald in Self.Defense.
Little Girls story OF the Eight
Aboard New Haven Boat.

EoNsw&in James German of the United
states man-o'-war Minnesota, who. while
ON the New Haven steamboat Northam,
last night cut Mrs. Margaret Fitzgerald
about the head and throat with Il razor
and then tried to cut his own ti-oat,
was remanded this morning at the Tombs
Court by Justice Ryan to await the re-
suit Of Mrs. Fltzgeralds injuries.
German had accompanied Mrs. FitZ-
gerald TO the boat to see her off to
New Haven, where she lives. She had
her two children with her. They are
Lille. aged five, and httcen-months-old
Marsery.
Lille was seen By reporter this
morning at the house Of Mrs. FitZger-
aids brother Patrick Harmon. go Cher
~ street The child gave the following
version of the ARRAY:
"My mother was looking out of the
cabin window. There had been loud
words between her and Mr.. German.
Suddenly German reached over with ID
razor and slashed my mother across the
throat. l closed my eyes after that and
commenced to scream. My mother also
screamed. | do not remember what
| happened after that until the door was
burst open and my mother carried down
| into the colored woman's (stewardess)
room; Then they, arrested German"
| Policeman Lawlor, of the Oak street
! Northam, told him that he had heard
loud words issuing from cabin No. 50,
where Mrs. Fitzgerald, her children and
German were. Among other words, the
captain says, he distinctly heard Cor
| man say:
"rll kin you and me before leave
| this boat"
German denied to an Evening World
reporter that,he had taken the initiative
| in the assault. He said that he was
holding Margcry, who he says Is his own
| child. in his arms when Mrs. Fitzgerald
lunsed at him with the razor.
Il had to throw the little one onto a
bunk" he said, and then | grabbed
the woman's wrists and held them un
German says the woman was jealou:
because a Mrs. O'Donell, who was visit
ing in the Harmon fiat, had tied hi:
Mrs. O'Donell was seen at the Han.
mons this morning, and denied that sh,
had given any cause for jealousy Al
II scarcely looked at the man." she
said.
German was visited at the Tomb
Court this morning by Solomon Briggs
had been sent, he said. by Acting Com
could be done for him.
Mrs. Harmon, the injured woman
, sister-in-law says that she never like,
German to call at her house, although
nothing improper ever occurred ther
between him and Mrs. Fitzgerald,
The lannon's received despatch fror
New Haven to-day from Patric
OKeefe. another brother-in-law Of Mrs
, Fitzgerald asking how she was gettin
, OH.
From the Chambers Street Hospita
where Mrs. Fitzgerald had spent tn
night, she was transferred this mornin
to Bellevue Hospital. She has incise
wounds of the face, scalp and hands
She is not. however, considered to be 1
any immediate danger.
Germans throat and hands are badl
. slashed.
German was represented in court b
Lawyer Daniel O'Reilly, of "a Frankli
street.
= Mrs. Fitzgerald told Policeman Law
e lor that she would not make chars
+ against German. She seemed to be Ell
l., tirely Indifferent as to what her hu
- band, who Is a mason, working In Bri
:, tol, r. l., may think about the affair.