The evening world., 1894-08-14
is IT WIFE-MURDER ?
Saloon-Keeper Gillian Taken to
Long Island City Under Arrest.
His Wife Was Shot and Killed in
BIissville. L. l., This Morning.
IL Is Supposed that He Killed Her
During a Quarrel.

LONG ISLAND CITY, l.. l.. Aug. IA
Thomas Gillian who keeps a saloon at
Borden and Greenpolnt avenues. Bliss
vile. was brought TO the Second Pre-
cinct Station House at 10 o'clock this
morning on a charge of wife-murder
Mary Gillian. his wife, was shot and
Killed some time this morning in her
home, as alleged, by her husband. Gill
Ian when arrested refused to make any
statement The Coroner has charge of
the case, and is making an investigation.
From what can be learned among the
neishbors Gillian and his wife had not
lived happily for some time. and 1t is
suspected that he shot her during a
quarrel.
Gillans saloon is located at the en-.
trance of Calvary Cemetery. The "a.
loon-keeper is forty years of age and his
wife was forty.
She was widow with one child and he
widower when they were married ter
months ago.
Ever since their marriage they have
lived unhappily. Mrs. Gillian has beer
before the police several times for war
rants for her husband, charging hin
with non-support and cruelty. The cases
were settled however. before they went
to trial
This morning, about $50 O'Clock Mrs
Gillan's thrteen-year-old daughter, by
her first husband, Estella Roman, went
to her mothers room and knocked OF
the door. She received no answer and
opening the door, went into the room
and was Mortified to find her mother
lying dead upon the bed, partially
dressed, with a bullet hole In her right
temple and revolver lying at her side
on the bed
The revolver was her husbands The
child ran downstairs. and told her IA
ther OF the finding of her mother dead.
Gillian went to the door and called Po-
i li.Sn1 r. william parke. and told him
locked him up in the Second Precinct
Police Station and notified Coroner
Strong. The Coroner took charge of the
case and will perform an autopsy this
The police think that Mrs. Gillian
committed suicide. while many of the
neighbors say that Gillian murdered his
wife.
to the police after he was locked up.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
| my wife got flask OF whiskey from The
bar and went to see friends. She re
W. apout ~ " SioIh last llbhl
| the Influence of liquor She sat arounC
| the bar for some time and then started
! about midnight to go to her room.
| closed up the saloon and started to fol
| low her. She turned upon me and SAT-
| that | could not occupy the room, ant
| II / attempted to do so she would shoe
me,
ITO avoid trouble, as 1 knew that he
condition was such that any little thnt
would make her angry, | went down
stairs again to the barroom, where
slept all night on chair. The frs
thing i knew of my wife's death was
when her daughter told me. The way
in which the child happened TO go tc
her mothers room was that, Mrs. Gillaf
was to call her to go to early mass, hui
the girl awoke before her mother ant
went to the room to see why she was
not up yet. l know nothing about my
wife's death. The revolver found neal
her Is mine. She also had revolver
Both were either kept In the saloon OF
in the bedroom in the upper story of the
building"
Stella, the dead woman's child, has
not been seen since she reported finding
the dead body of her mother. 1t is
said that she went TO Brooklyn to notify
relatives of her mothers death.
Gillian protests his innocence. and APP
pears to be very cool under the cir
cumstances. He told his story with
out showing any signs of nervousness.