The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-08-11
HOGAN DESPERATE
After Treatment by Doctors
the ex-Fire Chief Repeats
His Efforts at Suicide.
He AND VICTIM MAY RECOVER
Yesterdays Assault the Ter
mination of Many Muir
derous Threats.
He AND VICTIM MAY RECOVER

Former Battalion Fire Chief John Hogan
lies at the City Hospital hovering between
life and death. His condition is the re-
suit of an attempt to end his life shortly
after noon yesterday at the boarding
house of Mrs NJ f. MCNEIL. NO. IS Dam
forth avenue, after murderously assault
ing his wife in their bedroom. Hogan
stands a poor chance of recovering from
the terrible cash in his throat, his wind
pipe being severed. That he wanted to
die was shown by his fighting the doctors
when they were bandaging him at the
house. He pulled the bandages from his
throat twice before he was taken from
the house. and while in the patrol wagon
the patrolman had difficulty in restrain
ing him from repeating the trick. The
doctors were surprised that he could cum
mon up enough strength to resist the
physicians. The same trouble was ex-
perienced at the City Hospital. Here the
doctors held him while working. He was
conscious all the time and thoroughly
realized al that was going on about him.
This mornings reports from the hospital
are favorable to his recovery, although the
doctors say that he may pass away at any
minute.
Mrs Hogan will recover beyond a doubt.
Her crazed husband made a good job of
his attempted murder, however, and her
windpipe was almost severed. He throat
was cut in several places and her hands
were also gashed while she was protect
ing her throat from the murderous slashes
made at her while she was struggling with
her husband.
The doctors are greatly surprised at
the courage she showed after being cut.
She broke away from her husband and
went into the bathroom, where the police
found pool of blood on the flooor. From
there, to escape her husband, she went
out through a door in the rear of the
rooom where the struggle took place and
walked down stairs with the blood flow
ing from the cash in her throat. She fell
at the foot fthe stairs and there the
doctors found her.
Dr. HOLSTERS porter notified the police
of the Ocean avenue station. Patrolman
Bose hurried around to the house and
found Drs. Hollister and Limeburner
working over Mrs. Hogan. The Fire Chief
had ben forgotten for the moment. Pa
trolman Bose inquired who was response
ble for Mrs. Hogan's condition. Then all
came to their senses. Someone exclaimed
that her husband who was upstairs had
committed the crime. Boes bounded up
stairs and pushing the bedroom door
open, found Hogan lying in big pool Of
blood in the centre of the room, and
more blood flowing from a deep cash in
his throat. The doctors wehe hurled up
stairs and they endeavored to stop the
flow of blood. The room resembled a
slaughter house with the pools of clotted
blood and the piles of bloody rags lying
abut. But strangely enough there was
not a drop of blood on any of the fur
niture or bed. Not a chair was over
turned in the struggle. There was blood
on the door leading to the hall, caused
by Mrs. Hogan, who staggered against
the door with her bloody hands in trying
to get away from her husband.
Chic murphy and Captain Nugent were
on the scene just after the doctors sent
the two victims to the hospitatl. The
work of caring for the two was very quick
and the doctors are to be commended for
their excellent services. The captain found
almost three hundred dollars in one of the
bureau drawers.
The IIoghs have lived in Greenville
about three weeks. Within that time
Hogan threatened his wife and che sought
protection from the police. He has often
threatened murder. Chief Murphy said
yesterday that he had a talk with Hogan
about six months ago and Hogan in reply
to a remark of the Chiefs regarding the
reported threats, said that he would
never stay in jail long if he killed his wife
Yesterday was the third attempt that
Hogan has made on the life of his wife.
There is no doubt that he is insane and
has been in that condition since he was
injured several wears while GOinV In
a fire. He was thrown from his carriage
and then it was thought that he would
never get over the accident. Later Hogan
was overcome in the big fire when School
No. 20 on Danforth avenue was DESTROYED.
more than eighteen months ago
OF late Hogan has been employed col
lecting for Brickman & Hauck, wagon
manufacturers of this city.