The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-23
M'NALLY KILLED BY A WOMAN I?
JEALOUSY PROMPTED MURDER
OI BROOKLYN SALOON KEEPER.

FntanSlem ents-Injured Husband Also
suspect ed-Search for Woman In Black.
The mystery surrounding the murder Of
Frank sMcNally. who early Wednesday
morning was shot to death in the apart
nents he occupied over his saloon, at the
corner of North Oxford street and Park
avenue, Brooklyn, still remains unsolved.
The stories that reached the police yes
terday gave shadowy glimpses Of various
persons, mostly women, but among them
a presumably injured husband, who seemed
to have figured quite intimately in the latter
DAYS Of McNaliys Ii g.
Up to a late hour last night, how ever,
none Of these my sterious ones had so far
IT aterialized as to lie thin reach OF the
detectives. Capt. 1oole OF the Flushing
avenue station is W orb ing it'll much dill
gence on the case, and although last night
he would not admit the fact 1t as gener-
ally believed by those who talked with him
that he had clues, more OF less reliable, as
to the identity of one of the persons whom
he is anxious to question, and who. it is
thought, may be able to throw some light
on the case.
This person is described as a woman in
black who came frequently to McNally's
saloon and remained there from late hour
at night until an early hour in the morning.
This woman, it has been reported to the
police was usually accompanied by a
1,lne-year-old girl.
Toma Hau on, the actress, who said she
and McNally were engaged to be married,
and who was one Of the first persons sought
after the shooting was made public, told
so straight story Of her own whereabouts
on the night OF the shooting, a story con-
fr1nei by Mrs. Wood. landlady OF the house
at rs Clinton avenue. where she lied
that there remained little disposition vest err
day to question her declara ions OF entire
ignorance as TO who McNallys assassin
might be.
The theory the police have about settled
dowl TO Is that the murder was the work
of a woman, that jealousy was the cause
Of the act aid that the person OF whom
the muI del er was jealous was Toma Han lon
he self.
That McNally was a Lothario and that
his exploits coyei ed wide field ard were
Of iather reckless chai acter has been
pretty well established. MAJ women visited
his salool a. he seemed to be o.. tel ms OF
il timacy with all of them. He was COL
low al d had ma, wome, admin els. some
o. of v he m it is beGe> ed by the police
might Nely well have beeL slfficie tly
rfatt ated with him to have Iesei ted
desperately MS coming marriage WIN
Toma Ha, Ion.
The circumstances surrounding the muir.
der in icate that it was Cone by somebody
McNally knew well, by some one who had
been in the room with him the greater
part OF the night, by some one who knew
the premises intimately and by some one
whose motive for the crime was wrath
against McHally. pure and simple.
Although h-c-ially was near to his death
when he was found lying on the floor of his
hea at n'Clnck "Wednesday morn
ing shot in five places. yet his mind was
perfectly clear and he had abundant
strength to have told the name Of his as
sassin to either DR.. Mangin or his bar
tenLer. his only reply to their queries
was:
=. ever mind tfat now"
These circumstances and the well known
facts Of Nc ally's entanglements with
women retuceo tie problem in tie MINIS
Of the police to a search either for an in
jured husband or a jealous woman. Tie
only trace Of an injured usband was found
in tie story told to Detective Carney by
yard. Costello said u at one night VIXEN
he Was sitting in Nc aily's saloon man
cane in anu walked ST. arg up TO II ebar,
bel ind which Nc. ally was standing and
without q preliminary VOID broke out
hercely:
Damn you, you cur, you have ruined
my home and III fix you for tl'
Costello described this man as tall, well
like laborer. He was intensely excited
when he addressed McNally, shaking his
fist at him and repeating several times
his threat to fix the saloonkeeper, To
reply. going on about his work behind
the bar as though he had not heard what
was said. The man finally. went away,
threatening McNally to the last. Costello
said it was three or four months ago that
this occurred.
Costello a, d his wife lived for a time
in the same house in which were McNally's
saloor a. d apai tine is, their own looms
beir or the seco, floor. II fact, and Just
from Mrs. Costello that the police Learn ed
Of the visits of the mystei ious woman IL
black, who. accomra led by little girl,
was in the habit of comb to see McNally
woma, as tall, dark, abot 80 yeas old
and always di essed in black.
Mrs ostello also said that woman
who was known as Mrs. Clark was &C.
custo ed to co ing to McNailys roo IS and
sta ing all night, and that she fTe uently
heard McNallv and Mrs. clark guarreling,
30 nett es as late as o'clock in tbs norm
ing. To Hanlon was known to so ne OF
the neighbors as Mrs, Clark, but 10 "a
Hanlon denies that she ever re NAMED at
McNaly's all night or as late as o'clocG
In the n orn ing.
Mrs Cost lilo referred the police to Tessie
Byron as person likely to know who, the
woman III pld X WIS. ltsSlt DyIoH, Nliosc
naro now is Tessis Christopher, she hav-
ing been married not long ago lived at one
time in apartments in the same building
with the saloon keeper. At one time she
was engaged to be married to McNally,
but broke with him on account OF his in
tinary with the woman in black and women
in ariols other colors who came to his
saloon.
Mrs. CHRISTOPHER told the police yester-
dav that SIZE did not fnow who the " on an
in Hack as or v here she lived. All she
kney- az o,t tie v on an VI as that she lived
In a little cottape somev here In Ninth
street, South rroo' lvn She learned this
from Johnny McCullogh. who lived on an
upper floor over McNallv's saloon. All
flat McNally ever told Mrs. Christopher
was that the Won an In ! lao!i was n m arried
rorran and that he, McNally. new her
hus' and very we'll. Mrs. Christopher
hor ever. never saw the husband on the
Nc all' pre-" isas.
Johnny McCullorh was found, but did
not know whore the wO'~an in Question
livcl hut tho police nre looking for her and
it /, elie-'ri Shn ,sill not rcTain long an
scover"i 1t is h1pri that she may he
ale TO toll soreth!ug that will throw light
on tEe case
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