The evening world., 1894-09-05
Mrs. OHara Jumped Between
Them and Received q Bullet
in Her Breast.
HER CONDITION IS CRITICAL.
The maddsned Man Finally Over.
come After a Terrible
Struggle.

James OHara. twenty-eight years old,
accidentally shot his wife, Catherine,
while blazing away at a policeman with
a SS-calibre revolver in their apartments
at "a Washington street this morning.
The woman received the bullet In her
right breast, and 1t Is believed that the
wound Is mortal.
o'Hara is a strapping, big man, who
used to do work along shore before he
married the woman he shot this morn.
Ing. They had been married two years,
and since the day the pair were made one
OHara has not lone a stroke OF work.
His wife supported him by doing odd
bits Of work, and he succeeded in get
ting money enough to keep him In liquor.
Mrs. O'Hara stood this sort of thing
until few days ago. when her husband
began to develop symptoms Of insanity.
He became violent last night and
flourished a 3s-calibre revolver. threat,
ening to kill her II she did not give
him more money for drink =. Nc. -.
This morning Mrs. O'Hara applied @
the Tombs Police Court for a warrant
for her husbands arrest. She stated
that she did not believe him q safe
person to be at large. and upon hex.
statement the Court issued warrant
giving II to Officer OConnor to serve.
The latter. learning that he was likely
to have hard tussle I'M arresting
OHara, stopped ut the Church street
police station and asked for assistance.
Policeman Cornelius ]. Sullivan was
detailed to assist him. The policemen
then repaired to 81 Washington street.
The OHaras lived on the top floor in
the rear Of the tenement O'Connor
knocked on the door, and 1t was opened
a few inches.
OHara peered out, and seeing that
two policemen were in waiting. shut tho
door with n bang and bolted II.
Policeman Sullivan then went out upon
the fire-escape and crawled through q
rear window into O'Hora's apartments.
O'Hara was standing by the door lead
ing into the hallway when he caught
sight Of Sullivan coming in through the
window.
Like flash he whipped out a revolver
and opened fire on the policeman.
The first shot did not take effect. The
second was fired just as Mrs. O'Hara
jumped up and tried to prevent her hus-
band from doing murder.
The ball entered her right breast ana
she sank to the floor, screaming pitt
fully.
O'Connor, hearing the shots and the
woman's screams. burst open the door
at this critical juncture and jumped
upon O'Hara before he could fire anoth-
err shot. '"f
Sullivan also closed on the mailman,
and, after a furious struggle. the police
men succeeded In subdung him.
The nippers were placed on O'Hara, 20
that he could do no further harm, and
Policeman O'Connor called an ambulance
to take Mrs OHara TO the Chambers
Street Hospital. OHara was locked up
In the Church street station, and with
be arraigned in the Tombs Court this
afternoon.
AT the Chambers Street Hospital an
Evening Word' reporter who called
At II. 45 o'clock was told that Mrs. O'Hara
had chance OF recovery.
Upon her arrival at the hospital she
walked; supported by two attendants.
from the ambulance to the reception
room. She was able to give her name
age and address to the surgeon.