New-York tribune., 1896-01-03
4 MYSTERIOUS MURDER.
THE MOTHER OF THE DEAD MAN DIS
COVERS HIS MANGLED BODY.

ARREST or THE VICTIMS WEE. FROM WHOM lie
HAD SEPARATED BROTHER WANTED
nY THE pOGIcE
William Lawlor twenty-slX years old was muir
dered his home. No. 400 Jackson-ave.. Long Island
city, yesterday morning At about o'clock III the
morning his mother visit him. As she opened
the door OF his room she saw his muilated body
lying on the floor. The ceiling. walls and furniture
OF the room were spattered with blood while Law
lor's body horribly mangled especially about
the head and face Mrs Lawlor screaming
from che house and fed 10 the home of her SON
in-law Mr. Fostell. No l2s Frosprct-st
She was shocked and terror-stricken that she
could scarcely speak but she finally succeeded In
telling MIR. Fostell that something horrible had
happened to her son. Fostell went to the scene OF
the murder. saw the mutilated body and informed
the police
The police were slow in acting. 1t being nearly
noon before they had taken any steps in the matter
Mrs IavIor saws she told Policeman l.ozier OF the
crime before $50 o'clock but the policeman says
il was two hours later
Coroner strong was OF the first o. the ofh''a's
20 appear on the scene He Informed 'he ~
sstant Ds'rtct-Aitorr'y. Charles Nadiey' VINO
with Detective Marsden. soon arrived ana u" ~
v.siigat'or then begun.
1t appears that 1.aNlor married hVe years Hso "
woman named Annie Donovan. from whom ne
separated after the birth of a child Tn" "o'n""
appears 20 have deserted the child. VINO was 'h'"
cared for bv IaWlOrs mother urul IL ul'' "'"'
months later Mr. LaVor says mat month ago
h.r son and HIS former " fc Anne i@wior' ndl -
quarrel I'm the street. and the woman 'hf,a,sn' 'hf,at
that her brother would do for hti huspa a,'i !.
IT. his Iawlo: rep.lcf. "W"ll IN have 20 De
asleep when ne does FOR me -.
The Investigation brought oui me I'-. ~ ~,
Joscph Fleschau,r and InNlor. "no were .HS
trends passed New Years n.ghi al IN" i"Mto'
house MIR Fos;ol called there a o Si"'N
'er,lav morning ami was admitted by re ''i'
Fosfeil lef. the house almO-t at Once, "'' =
amor all, ler. il nficeL nutes later ara VII
10 IN. factory a. Archer u PaNcoasi; N l;T"on ~
where he is employed. The murder, ,n'l' -
must have feen done between 81" ana o''"'h az a.
which hour Mr.. Iawlor discovered inc nr'n p"'H
No suspicion attaches 20 Fl'!s0 tauri ,e .
Af.cr fNe Investigation Annie l.aW.c', we WI, VII "
the murdered man. arrested ana ncl' "l'ilou'
hau on suspicion OF being an accomplcr li me n%u %
der FI.ischauor and Fostcll were heu hS WI
,ossas l.r,uk Donovan. .hc brother of ANNE Law
inr vas .o,irh, for but hc coud not he found hS
friends say that hc IS al liafcrstra" and th"t H'
has not been In Long Island tiy ioi som" 'lH''
Annie Iawlo~ saws nat she pdsS"l w IN Sna3
u;rhf AZ the house Of q Mrs Ro nor. "i f-aSt-
Mrs Eorner hal gone 20 New Norh l'at!hH ~,
house I'm rhars. ~ Mr. Dooley, ANN" wiz
owed sister Tn. dad mans VII" lays sac 'llH
her sie,ci were a. Ms B0rners hous" 'oE''n'f al
New years nish' Mrs pooiey cofroD'i'ies 'hiS
Whet LaHlor's body was found the face ~1s
backed beyond recognition. Seven distn.t Wpn"lS
made with some heavy instrument. pronahS an
axe had tcen inflicted upon &c. Th"t" "as s,irS' sr
il an article in the room that was no' stained WIN
blood