The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-07
SLASHED ON THE NORTHAM.
MBs. FITzGERALD OF GRAND AYE
 NUE VERY CLOSE TO DEATH.


 James German. . Sailor In the United
 states Navy, Crased by Drink and Jeal- ousy, Hacks Her Throat With Razor and
 Thsn Cuts HimselE
 New York, Aug. Blocked in state- room 80 on the New Haven steamboat c. H. Northam. c pretty young woman fought for her life this evening with a . man who. crazed by drink and jealousy. apparently was trying to kill her with n razor. The woman was Mrs. Mar garet Fitzgerald, twenty-four years old, of No. 32o Grand avenue, New Ha- ven, Conn. She is the wife of John Fitzgerald, boss mason. who does business in Bristol, R. I. She had boarded the steamboat. which was lying at the foot of Beekman street. East river. late in the afternoon with her , two children, Margaret, aged six. and Lillie. two and a half. to return to New Haven.
 Her would-be slayer. who tried to cut his own throat after his attempt on the woman, was James German, aged forty, a coxswain on the United States receiving ship Minnesota, now lying off Fiftieth street, North river. Had 1t not been for the prompt interference of Captain Hardy of the Northam, and Watchman William Grant, German might have succeeded in his purpose. Mrs. Fitzgerald was slashed on the right side of her neck, had her lower lip split open to the point of her chin, was gashed in the left cheek and in the back of the head, and had cuts on the palms of both hands where she had grasped the razor in her endeavors to wrench 1t from her assailant. German had & gash on both sides of his neck and the back of the left hand. He was arrested, and after his wounds, which are not dangerous, were dressed, he was locked up in the Oak street station.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald, weak from loss of blood, was removed to Chambers street hospital, where her injuries were at tended to- At the hospital late to- night it was said that her condition was serious.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald refused tonight to say anything about the affair. except that she would make no complaint against German. German told the policeman who arrested him that the woman attacked him with the razor, that she was jealous of him and that he acted entirely on the defensive.
 Mrs. Fitzgerald's older daughter was too confused. to say anything about the matter. E
 Mrs.Fltzgerald came here on July s27 to visit her brother, Michael Hannah, who lives in Cherry street. There she met German, who had lodgings with her brother and whom she had known as child in Ireland. Mrs. Hannah says that German refused to leave the house or let Mrs. Fitzgerald (out of his sight during her visit. He seemed to be in- ordinately jealous of the woman. The two had several Quarrels. Mrs. Fitz- gerald seemed to care very little about German and did not encourage him.
 The steamboat people say that Mrs. Fitzgerald came on board about 6:3O D. m. with her children and that German had been waiting for her from the time he had purchased the tickets for her, which was st 8o'olock. Captain Hardy was sitting in his statero om at o'clock when he heard woman screaming and n man cursing in room 89. Rushing to So the captain put his shoulder to the door and demanded admittance. There was fumbling at the knob inside and moment later the door opened little and 8 woman's bloody arm was thrust forth. The captain wrenched at the door and drew the woman out. Her clothing was torn and blood was stream ing from her wounds. s
 Watchman Grant appeared and took charge of German while the captain carried Mrs. Fitzgerald to the ladies' saloon. German, who was bleeding freely from the gashes in his throat, sat on the edge of the berth and groan- ed nntil policeman arrived and took charge of him. German says he re- marked to Mrs. Fitzgerald:
 Well, Margaret, this is the last time you will see me alive"
 Then she made the attack from which he defended himself. The police be- lieve German is dying.
 German Is said to have been nineteen years in the United States navy. It is stated that he Is married and has two children, but the whereabouts of his family is unknown. Mrs. Hannah says Mir. Fitzgerald does not live with his wife, but visits her in New Haven about once a month.