The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-05
TRIED TO KILL His WIFE
Roundsman Thomas Dougherty
Says His Wife's ACCUSE
tons are Lies.

Roundsman Thomas Dougherty of th'
Sixth precinct was a prisoner at Justice
Douglass Communipaw avenue court thi.
morning, charged with an attempt at muir
dur. The complainant was Doughertyi
wife, Lizzie, who testified that for the pas
four weeks her husband has repeatedly
threatened her life, and on one occasion
pointed a revolver at her n discharged It,
Dougherty was arrested on a warrant issued
yesterday upon complaint of his wife, and
while in the prisoners per- he. watched his
wife with a threatening look, and doubtless
thought that he could brighten her. But
Mrs. Dougherty although in a state OF ner
vous excitement told a s~traightfor ward
story, which will undoubtedly earn for hel
husband a place in the County Jail.
THE wIFE'S STORY.
-Four weeks ago. said she, Il heard that
my husband was making frequent visits to a
certain house on Van Horne street and as
was unable to account for his absence from
home when not on duty, | decided to watch
him and ascertain if there was any truth in
the stories. Three weeks ago | followed him
to the house on Van Horne street and saw
him enter it. / walked up and down the
sidewalk on the other side of the street and
watched the house. did not see anything
of him for quite some time. ! kept up my
watch and was rewarded shortly by seeing
him take a seat in an upper window. He
had no coat on and was in his shirt sleeves.
l sent up word to him asking him to come
down. ] waited a long time and as he did
not come I walked over to the house and
pushed open the front door. AS | entered
the hall my husband was coming down
stairs. He told me to go home and said that
he would kill me that night.
81 went home and when he arrived there
he was In a more amiable mood n said
that If / forgave him he would never again
visit the Van Horne street house. |
promised that l would forgive him and he
then said that if | ever again followed him
he would kill me. He continued his old
capers and on Friday last when he went out
I followed him and saw him again enter the
house on Van Horne street. left him there
and when he returned home that evening !
told him that | had seen him enter the hou
that morning. He acted ugly, but said
nothing. aa
laid HE WOULD KILL HER.
0 Saturday morning while | was cook
ing our meal he grabbed me by the throat
and was choking me. He said he was going
to kill me. l / broke away from his grasp
and ran into the parlor and out into the
hall. Thomas called his mother, who re-
sides in the same house, and both be and she
ran after me. Thomas picked up his le-
voiver, which was lying on the mantelpiece,
ana as l ran OuG INTO Ghe nall ne pointed IL
at my head. / slammed the door behind me
and l had no sooner done SO when
I heard the revolver being fired.
/ ran as fast as / could down the
stairs and out into the street / didn't return
for six hours, and when did SO Toms two
sisters met me in the hall and gave me q
severe beating. then saw that it would
be impossible for me to live any longer with
my husband, and SO / came here and made a
complaint against him."
DoUGHEETY SAY IT'S ALL A LIE.
When Dougherty was asked what he had
to say he replied
"All | car say, your Honor, is that her
statement pointing to his wife) is a lie from
beginning to end. and if you will give me
time to secure a lawyer and a few witnesses
l will prove it,"
Justice Douglass held him in $500 bail to
await the action OF the Grand Jury, and
Doorman Charles O'Neill of the Fourth pre-
cinct became his bondsman.
As Mrs. Dougherty left the court room
and walked up Communipaw avenue, the
roundsrnan followed her. Inspector Lange,
who wa an interested spectator at the ex-
animation, fearing that Dougherty would
attempt to harm her, followed the rounds
man, who, upon seeing that he was being
watched, walked on and did not speak to his
wife.