The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-14
STATE SENATOR SHOT
PETER Il. MORRIsSEY. OF ST. LOUIS.
KILLED by HIS MISTRESS.
Two Bullets Fired Into His Head
"hhe Asicep-Mnud Lewis. the
Woman i'm the Case, Demcnted.

ST. LOUIS, May Estate Senator Peter
X. Morrissey was shot and killed at 800
o'clock this morning by Maud Lewis his
mistress. The tragedy was enacted in her
room on the second floor a No. 2719 Wash
ington street. Morrissey went to the house
at very late hour. and had retired when
the crime was committed The woman has
been mentally unbalanced for some time
according TO the statements of her neigh
bors- She is supposed to have been insane
at the time. The first intimaton the neigh
bors had Of the tragedy was from the wom-
ans screams. They ran in and found her
In a frenzy of grief and terror, bending
over the body and calling Pete TO
come back" The first witnesses on the
scene could gain no information from her
as to the precise manner i'm which the mur-
der was accomplished. but everything indi-
Gated that Morrissey was asleep when ne
met his DEATH
Inc weapon used by Maud Lewis was an
Tneriehn nme can, bulldog nevSlver OF ss calibre
mouth and the other penetrating the brain
through the left eye. Death instan-
taneous. AS SOON as the neighbors asccr-
tanned that Maud Lewis was the principal
i'm the tragedy they sent word to the Four
Courts. and detectives Smith and Howard
were dispatched to the place. They were
the woman, whose rawlings became more
violent and desperate every minute, ana
sent her TO the City Hospital I'm "A patrol
wagon and permitted an undertaken to take
charge of the body. Two other girls, Lillian
and Emma Lewis who were inmates of the
mouse, and the colored porter, were placed
under arrest The women in the house said
that Immediately on Morrissey's arrival he
and the Lewis woman had quarreled. Nor
rissey had started the alteration by tell
ing Maud Lewis that he had another wom-
an on Twenty-first street" Morrissey had
intended leaving this morning for Cincin-
natl in response 10 a telegram received
Sunday from his sister Mrs McDermott.
stating that her husband was dying and
asking that some member of her family
come TO her at once
Morrissey was born in ST. Louis Aug a.
1885, and was educated at the ST. Louis Uni
versity. In 1885 he was elected to the
death he was a member OF the Missouri
State Senate, elected by the Democrats His
business was that of saloon and lodging
house keeper Morrissey lived with his
father, mother and sisters i'm rooms over his
saloon. southeast corner of Eleventh street
about thirty-five years of age. Al the City
Hospital soon after Maud Lewis arrived
there IL was stated that she was violently
crazy, though whether her condition was
due TO rcmorse from her act or ante-dated
the crime could not then be ascertained
Maud Lewis is twenty-five years old and
was born and reared i'm 81. Louis. She is
said to have come of a good family. She
was i'm the City Hospital from Aug 2s to
Sept. 10 of last year. suffering from hys-
terra. MorrisSey was notorious crook
ed worker at the polls. Ten years ago he
was indicted for ballotbox stuffiing but
the influence of the leaders OF the party
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