New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-06
A WOMAN BEATEN TO DEATH
FOUND DEAD IN HER ROOMS AND HEN
HUSBAND HELD FOR MURDER
HE SAYS SHE FELL ON THE STOVE. But cASSof
ACCOUNT FOR THE FRIcHTFrL BRUISES
ON HER BODY - NEIGHBoRs
HEARD TERRIBLE.


Mrs Kate Lowry. thirty-six years olo' was
found dead yesterday in her rooms IN the tene-
Ynent-house. No. SIS West Forty-eiehth-st There
were marks Of violence all over her BODY. appar-
entity indicating that she had been beaten 70
death. and after an investigation the police ar
rested Robert Lowry her husband who Is car
net-layer. on suspicion Of being her assailant.
Lowry and his wife moved into the tenement
house three weeks ago. They had rooms on the
ground floor According to neighbors. Mrs Lo"r!
was drinking more or less all the time. while her
husband seemed to be a Woodworking. inoustri-
Gus man. The couple had frequent quarreis on
Wednesday Mrs Lowry was seen going TOT SOME
coal. There were then no bruises on her lace
No one saw her on Thursday and yesterday
morning her husband told some OF the tenants
that there was something the matter win her,
and that he was going for priest. ne i-''"e
Father Cronin. Of the Church OF the "o''e"
Heart at Fifty-frst-st. and Tenth-a'e'' anu ''e
priest on entering the room found the "o"A'
living on the sofa. dead. Policeman Donaldson
OF the West Forty -seventh-st. station was CARED
and he sent for an ambulance from Roose'e''
Hospital. The surgeon pronounced the woman
dead. but gave no opinion as TO what she hao
died from.
Lowry could not be found then. but he went
20 the West FortyseVenth-st. pune S'o''V" -
and reported his wife's death TO Captain shee-
han. He said she had died suddenly IN the
coursa OF the morning. Detectives Rear ana
Fox were sent 10 make an investigation ana
Lowry was detained. The detectives examined
che ,voman and found her body covered win
hlack spo,s and bruises Her eyes were black
ened and there was a cut across her nose ana
another on the left cheek. Her face was piacK
and swollen and there were black ana oiue
marks on her wrists. and bruises literally COW
cred her body There were also some marks on
he womans throat, which looked as II ner as
sa,lant had choked her. The conoltlon Oh '"e
room indicated that there had been a struggle.
The detectives decided that Mrs Lowr! hau
been beaten TO death. Mrs. MacConVlle tne
3ani,ress told them that Lowry ana MS VIE
had a terrible fight on Wednesday night Inc
neigh bors heard them fighting and hearo noises
as If The furniture and dishes were being thrown
around. The door OF the rooms was iochTu'
and no one dared break ii open. AT last inc
noise ceased No one Mrs. Lowry AFTER
ward The neighbors had heard Lowry S voice
inside the rooms. but no other mans.
Lowry told Captain Sheehan later that ms
wife injured herself by falling on the stove. ne
did not account for the other marks OF violence
on her body The police could not tell wneh
the woman died but 1t believed that her
death must have occurred only short time
before her husband fetched the priest
The Coroner was asked by the police Iate yes
terday 10 investigate the womans oeatn'
In the mean time Lowry will be held on suspi-
cion OF having murdered his wife He was ar
raigned before Magistrate flaminer IN io, rd
vile Police Court late Yesterday afternoon, ana
was rema nded without bail. The woman oou!
IS in the Morgue where autopsy Will be mace
on il to-day.