The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-26

T after reaching there appeared to be In
much better mental condition She did
not appear to realize what she had
done Her memory of her early morn
ing work was apparently a complete
blank.
Mrs. MCGOWAN. 1t is thought. was
frightened and left the Carey apart
ments as soon as Carey had started
for DIR. Fogarty's office. She could not
remember anything yesterday. and
when asked by Spy man to relate
what happened, she said she did not
know. She imagines that she tainted
and while dazed started for her own
home, and that sho did 80 previous to
the time Mrs. Carey struck the fatal
blows
When the husband returned To his
home and found Hassett as he sup
posed dead, he was completely over
come, and grasped the door for sup
port and for several hours the man
was not really conscious of his sur
roundings. He visited the police sta
| ton after $50 o'clock. and remained
there for a long time
He broke down completely, cried like
a child. and could not give the details
of the awful affair. Later in the day
Carey said that his wife had acted
strangely for over three weeks, and
| that she had a religious mania that was
to him unexplainable. Ha says she
was as good e. wife as man might
wish for
| The man keenly feels his position,
and is 10th to talk about the affair.
Mrs. McGowans husband and son
were not at home Friday night. She
heard the cries of Mrs. Carey when her
husband took away the mallet and led
her into the bedroom. but says that
! she did not care to interfere with
other peoples rows"
Mrs. McGowan as we'll as many Of
her neighbors, say that Mrs Carey was
a quiet, Well-behaved woman, who
worked hard to properly care for her
husband and her boarders.
The house the Careys occupied is "A
two-story frame building at 8 Harding
street. 1t is practically isolated
The Carey family consisted of Carey,
his wife. Hassett. Sullivan and Ken
needy. Hassett was employed by the
CITY sewer department, and was con-
sidered by Superintendent H p. Eddy
to be an honest and Industrious work
man. He has been employed by the
city for over three years. and as far
as known. has no immediate relatives
in this city.
Mrs. Carey has been steady at
tendant at ST. Johns Catholic church.
OF which she was member She
showed nearly month ago an unusual
religious mania. A priest was sent
for by Carey at go o'clock and the
former came to the house and remain
ed for time. but Mrs. Carey appear
ed to be so much better that he re-
turned to the parish house.
The husband of the crazed woman. as
we'll as the neighbors and the boarders
In the house, all declare that Mrs.
Carey and Hassett were the very best
of friends and for the past week the
woman has used her best endeavors
to convert HasSett and has held many
controversies trying to convince the
man that he should become thorough
Christian.
Mrs Carey was not isolated at tho
hospital for the insane, and will not be
until she shows signs OF violence.
When Sullivan visited the police sta,
ton and told of the murderous attack
that had been made upon him by Mrs.
Carey. Officer Reardon was summoned
by telephone and told by Lieut. john
son to call at the house and inyesti-
gate. The officer followed his instruc-
lions to the letter and reported hack
to station / that he had visited the
house and interviewed the husband and
other occupants and that they all said
that Mrs. Carey was quiet and thaH
they did not expect any further trouble
during the night. The police heard M
more until nearly Z o'clock, when a call
came over the telephone for the patrol
wagon to arrest and take to the station
u crazy woman
Sullivan had several stitches taken in
his head by the doctors at city hospital,
and at 10 o'clock left the institution and
went to work at the Norton Emery
employed for some time.
Wheel Co.'S, where he has been
The cash in Sulllvan's head made by
the mallet Was an ugly wound and Will
probably bother the man considerably
for some time to come