The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-02-29
WILL LIVE TO HANG
Murderer Mackin Recover
ing From His Self
Inflicted Wounds.
AUTOPSY ON HIS VICTIMS.
Scenes at the Wake in the
Connors Home -old Man
May Recover.
CHILDREN TO THE ALMsHoUsE
Heartrending Interview Between
the Murderer and His Grief
Stricken Father.
CHILDREN TO THE ALMsHoUsE

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case is out horrible memory. The muir
uerer still lies IN the City Hospital
under the care of the attending phys
cians, who are doing thefr best to bring
MN around. There is every likelihood
That he will yet come to the gallows.
Meanwhile the bodies of his victims
nave not been consigned to the grave An
autopsy was considered necessary. DR..
Converse was to have conducted it yes
terday, and ordered Undertaken Robert
Elliott to remove the bodies to his es-
tablishment, at No. 494 Communipaw ave-
nue.. When Mr. Elliott called at the
house for the bodies, the relatives of the
dead women refused to give them up
Elliott therefore withdrew, leaving the
two coffins standing head,to head in the
little parlor.
Today DIR. Converse issued an order de-
nanding the bodies and placed it in
the hands of William H. Speer to serve.
This morning two wagons from his es-
taoishment drove down to No. ITO
Philip street and stood in front of the
house. The patrol wagon of the Fourth
precinct was already there, and with
it four patrolmen. Their presence was
unnecessary, however for no resistance
was made. The opposition in the first
place was owing to misapprehension
on the part of Annie and William Com
nors. When they were assured that the
autopsy was legally necessary they ac-
quiesced without further delay.
The autopsy was begun at few minutes
after one o'clock this Afternoon The
body of Mrs. Connors was the first taken
up. Both bodies were still clothed in the
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family group was rudely broken in upon
by Mackin Both looked thin, worn and
sallow, but the placid expression on the
mothers face made her look as if she
We're sleeping.
The autopsy brought out only one thing
in the case of Mrs. Connors, namely, the
course of the bullet 1t was discovered
to have entered between the first and
second ribs ON the right hand side. From
there it took a downward and backward
course and piercing the right lung lodged
in the skin at the back. It did not strike
the ribs either front or back.
The autopsy on the body OF, the daugh-
ter was begun at little after three
o'clock.
AS soon as the autopsy is completed
and DR.. Converse gives his consent the
bodies will be returned to Undertaken
Elliott and he will proceed with the
funeral arrangements. He wishes to hold
the funeral tomorrow and that is also
the desire of the Connors relatives. Mr..
Elliott was unable to say today if that
could be accomplished. but was in hopes
it would
A wake was held at the Connors' resi-
deEce last evening and a large number
Of friends of the family and curious
neighbors crowded into the house The
little parlori was filled and the kitchen,
bed rooms and even the halfway were
used as reception rooms. Annie Connors
wept almost continuously but Willie
could not ease his grief by such a
demonstration. q The shock to him was
apparent in the pallor and drawn express
sion of his count tenance.
The two little children, Harry and Liz
zie, did not realize their sad fate and
for mamma or grandma, the caressas
of one of the women present would soon
soothe their grief.
This morning these two little orphans
were taken away by Poorfnaster Hewitt
They are to spend their aays until tbev
come of age in the Aims House. unlass
some of their relatives win kaen thor,
Neither William nor Annie is abla ~ a.
that, however. and the father of tbe
murderer. whose mental s,ffer;nv ;s
probably greater than thatsof anvo,,e o,sa
concerned in the case. cannot afford i
either. The children are a.. NV 80 !
two years. and Lizzie aged ,i,,a ,,,,,,t
Old Maurice Connors Is aettine aim
nicely at the city HospltalN TfA is ,Ynab,e
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