Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-08-23
Places Body on Lounge
in His House.
THEN GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Terrible Tragedy That Occurred on
Pleasant Street Last Night.


Pleasant street, shot and instantly killed
his wife about O'Clock this morning. He
Immediately gave himself up to the police
and was looked up In Q cell at the police
station. The murderer was very cool and
said he had to shoot his wife as he could
not stand his domestic troubles any
longer. Shortly before 2 O'Clock O'Day
came up to Officer Charles e. Hill and
said:
81 have shot my wife and want you to
arrest me-"
Hill thought the man was little of
and took him up 10 the station, thinking
he was tramp that wanted a nights
lodging. Upon arriving at the station
O'Day told the sergeant that he had killed
crazy. When he was taken into the guard
room to be searched Officer Taber, who
was about to 60 on duty, remarked "That
Is a fellow who has killed his wife,"
None OF the officers In the guard room
knew about the AFFAIR and Taber thought
he was tramp.
"That's what 1 have done" said O'Day
and after be was locked up he coolly be-
gan to smoke his pipe.
Domestic Troubles.
O'Day said he could not stand his
troubles any longer. His wife, he said,
was In the habit Of going out nights and
abusing him by bad language. Last
night he went to bed at O'Clock and his
wife did not come home until II 80
o'clock. The lamp was burning and she
took 1t away saying that he could sleep in
the dark and calling him names. O'Day
began thinking and finally about O'Clock
got up and got the revolver.
He called to his wife to come into the
sitting room and as she entered tho door
he fired two shots at her. Both bullets
struck her In the head and she fell dead
on the floor. One bail entered over the
left eye and the other In the right side of
the forehead.
Placed Body on Lounge.
When O'Day saw what he had done he
picked up his wife's body and placed It
on the lounge. He Immediately came
down street and gavo himself up to Officer
Hill. Sergeant NIckerson was notified
and took charge Of the remains.
officer William McCusker remarked to
O'Day: "You have long, hard road be-
fore you," and O'Day replied, "It can't be
any harder than the one have been trav-
elling for the past 10 years."
O'Day Is 45 years of age and was born In
Ireland and his wife was also born there.
About 8 years ago he came to this coun.
try after having married In Ireland. He
earned money enough In four years to
send for his wife and she came here four
years ago. O'Day has daughter and two
sons. The daughter is 81 years of age, one
son Is 10 and the other 10 years OF age. He
says his sister and mother, who reside at
Fa'i River, will take care of his family.
O'Day worked for Olney q Payne Bros.
and formerly operated steam drill on the
sewers. He states that he received his pay
on Thursdays and yesterday got his money
as usual. He kept 35 cents and gave the
rest to his wife aud what she did with 1t
he does not know, but he did not find his
supper ready when he went home shortly
after 9 o'clock.
he Tiehus Nubty.
This morning O'Day was arraigned be.
fore Judge Shove and pleaded guilty to a
charge OF wilful murder. He wss held
without bail for the action of the grand
jury.
The remains of Mrs. O'Dsy were brought
to the station at $50 O'CLOCK and Medical
Examiner Relliher will perform an
autopsy.
This forenoon q TRIBUNE man called at
the O'Day homo on Pleasant street aud
found two of O'Dsy's sisters and his
daughter Maggie.
One OF his sisters 10 Mrs, Bridget |
Dooley OF AZ Cedar street. She said she !
was with Mrs. O'Day yesterday and after
buying some things down street they |
parted at the corner OF Pawtucket avenue |
and ieasant street.
Tho doughtor Mau0io sstd that aha ana Il