The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-01-19
Earlier In the Day, II Is Claimed, Husband
Had Made Assault on Her.
DID NOT LIVE HAPPILY TOGETHER.
Last June The Woman Was so Buiag Beaten That
WAS Feared Death Might ensus-No 0ne
Saw Her Attacked Yesterday.

rbis afternoon Medical Examiner
Palmer assisted by Medical Examiner
Perkins and Dr. Terry. held an autopsy
an the body Of Mary Connors, who died
az her .home ON Wickenden street last
evening. The circumstances We're su'h
that the police believed the W"nah
death night have been due To violence
and they placed her husband, DAVID
connois under arrest pending an m
yestication.
The autopsy consumed over three
hours time. and at its conclusion Dr.
Palmer stated that the woman's death
was due TO internal hemorrhage, whlch
was caused by violence but he ala not
say what the form OF violence was
The facts of the case, as stated Dy
the police. are that the couple nae pcen
living very unhappy llte. IohholS I,
was addicted TO the use of liquor, ahu
81 is said was brutal when intoxicated
sor lime 4 1898 he was arrested Tor
What was then believed TO be the muir
der of his wife He had assaulted hei,
kicked and beatcn her, pulled out hani-
flls OF hair and literally painteu the,r
suualid little tenement win her o'oou'
When the police learned OF that as
sauIf they found Mrs. connors barely
alive. and thought that she would dit
hafore the ambulance could rCuCh me
bo,,.,e She was I'm the Rhode lslanu
Hosi.ifal 10 Gays. and was a 1ignt Wnei'
sh. was rc'eased and brougnt 10 cur
10 testify against Connors. IN, hus
hand was bound over To the grand jury
ind,, teJ Cor assault and battery, ana
when his case reached the petit jury
,,.. ,,lesdod ''nolo contendere, Dut was
allowed 10 go on his own recognizEnce
s,s friends had interested themselves IN
h.s bcl.alf.
Notwithstanding promises or gooG De-
havior the police looked for further
troubIe and were not at all surprised
last evening when summoned TO Cob,
nors' tenement Ti1s time they iouno
the wife dead. From what the oihcers
could i,nrn uf the doings OF Mn .iho
Mrs Connors yesterday, the husoah.
had. been drunk since early mornlne
and his wife had been chasing min
about the district. hoping 10 ma hin
and get from him some OF his wages
Late yesterday afternoon Cohnor'
came home. and about dusk the VIE
came down stairs from the third hoor
i,pon which was their tenement un'
called upon Mrs. Mary II. Muvey. th'
lower tenant. complaining 10 her tha
connors had assaulted her and snow
ina a brriise on her face in proof or ne
assertion. Mrs Mulvey told Mrs. Con
nors 10 keep away from her husband
hut after waiting n few minutes, "a
though dazed and undecided what I
do. Mrs Connors started to return I
her tenement.
Half an hour later John sullivan
Mrs. Connors' brother. who boarde
with Mrs. Mulvey, came home, anc
hearing OF the assault upon his sistel
said that he would go up stairs and se
how she was getting along. In IN
dark hall leading 10 the stairs OF IN
sAcond floor he stumbled over a bod
and heard a person groaning. Lightin
2 match, he saw that IL was his siste
He called TO Mrs. Mulvey Co bring
lamp. Wig, she had done SO. Mr.
Nulyey raised Mrs. Connors' head. III
unfortunate woman gasped once an
expired.
Then the police were notified. and G
entering the tenement they found Coz
nors on "a lounge. All attempts To x
any Information from him were futil
He vas arrested and Medical EXAMINE
Palmer was summoned The medic
examiner found no superficial wound
other than the bruise upon the fac
Death had resulted from an intern
hemorrhage. Whether the woman r
ceiyed a blow or n kick. just prior
the time she made complaint TO Nh
Mulyey OF the assault or whether ~
was thrown or fell down stairs. cou
not be determined until an autopsy W
held.