New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-30
,,pS FITZGERALD ACQUITTED.
rc,AREp TO HAVE BEEN INSANE
-. THE COURTROOM is TO BE EX-
AHMED on MONDAY As TO HER MEN
.o>-rrq.toN pRiSrNT

-. THE COURTROOM-SH Is TO BE EX-
,.,.n OK MONDAY As To HER MEN
TAI CONDITION AT PRESENT.
,ri,l OF Inspector Mclaughlin sister Cath-
Inc r,zrerald for the murder OF Carrie Pear
erne NJ .,obar WAS ended before Judge Cowing In
"a" I.aocra, Sessions Court yesterday by verdict
the -, When the case was resumed, shortly
Of A0! ,-l,ck Mr. House began the argument for
aiF' +once and in a dramatic way told the Jury
the H, - tov the hearts Of Mrs Fi;zgeralds rela-
DO" n,ou,d be If the doors Of the courtroom were
i've vide opcn and she was tod TO 50 out INTO
u" Grid an innocent woman
me ',,,,vrerald VIII, at behind Mr. House. seemed
M'. .rr.l and kep, her eyes half-c.osed while
lar was pleading FOR her. Beside the prisoner
hH ,is.cr Mrs Mary T. McGowan. AMI her
s. SOIL Raymond Fitzgerald.
- House made a brief review Of the case ana
"' =, his argument that Mrs. Fitzgerald was
th'" Uhen She murdered Carrie Pearsall ME-
liz. vent on to say that If Mrs. Fitzgerald mad
NJ .ne. she would have been more discreet IN her
pee ,,,ns for the deel The lawyer said that sane
Pep1 an M. tell about intending crime indis-
pop, as Mrs Fitzgerald dld; that she fired
u,.or shot in a way that no sane person would
sn0' she murdered Carrie Pearsali, and that As
W any person knew it was the last shot whlch
Ia, ,ata, H. then told about the relatives or
~ do,en3ant VINO were insane and who had die0
-" 80 ,svlurus lie spoke OF Mad MciauShIh'
~ ,rafotber Of Mrs. Fitzgerald. who was 50
wyr because Of his mental incapdclty. ~ con
ea on he asked the jury 70 leave the deIena4ht IT,
evson - nor friends. who would care for her IN
the vS, which she had not known Tor twenty
years. ,..-.a,. D,strict-Attorney Davis had
Az nm FOR the prosecution Judge CoWlng ne
SUNNI cb srge 10 the jury at l23O O'Clock lie
gan ,baf n was his desire that there Should De
shtuq..,isl He read sections Of the Penal Cole 10
no 10 " ;mrv covering the law regarding me commis-
the w murder by persons mentally irresponsible
fi4l a
ociocAr minutes after o'clock the jury announced
~ they had arrived at a verdict. ,,
ma Inst bsfore the entrance Of the jury Mr. Fiiz-
J uiS husband u the unfortunate woman. en-
ss.as me courtroom and took a seat d!reciy pc
va bis vie A. the time there was no sign OF
recognition between mem me ie,o an. an, &
msnf was too great for any, ody TO pay any at
MI. .'o, ~ ANYBODY else except the jury.
"aaSsr the usual formaties the question as 10 the
verdict was asked. -. ..,o, &, rool,, - tho
as,1on and the next instant everybody IN the
Vus,rooro sent up n rOusing cheer. AS soon as the
sn,hnslasu had subsidized. the foreman went on 70
.n ,Ssf the Jury had found that Mrs Fitzgerald
was insane at the time she shot anu A''eu O"'iie
FrysSybodv crowded about the acquitted woman.
= "a svo1ned. She recovered in a moment or
M so va found herself I'm the embrace of her son
Iso. az Who had Jumped 10 her side the moment
~syiic, was announced. When the first burst OF
wv was over Mr. Fitzgerald spoke 10 his
.fss congratuatinG her. but there was no demon
s,raon of unusual JOY on his part;
Wben order was restored Judge Cowing re-
rs,dad Mrs FITZGERALD back 70 the Tombs until
Nondav when she Will be examined as to her
sanity az present 49,, - -. -..o,, ,.ho, .ho
rsrSirt was given but came shortly after. as
detective telephoned the news TO Police HeadquaT-