New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-24
WOMAN SLAYER ON STAND
In Tears Mrs. 0'ShaughneSSy
Tells OF Husbands Wrongs.
CRAzED BY RIVALS LETTERS
"0ther Girls" Love Misslves
That Led to Shooting
Read to Jury.

Mrs Frances O'shaughnessy. who shot
and killed her husband. George O'Shaugh-
messy. I'm their furnished room in East llSth
street. on Mas ;. Went on the witness stand
Yesterday Afternoon In her trial for murder
before Judge Foster i'm General Sessions
Tho frau little woman. with wealth oil
chestnut hair and refined features. spoke
with an Irish accent soft and low. and her
owes filled with tears when Judge Foster
and her counsel asked her for the dfth
time 10 speak little louder,
Her story began with her Girlhood lte
In County Louth ireland. touched upon
her courtship with OShaughnessy In lhv-
erpool. where she was employed as ser
want. their determination 10 come,to Amer
lea 10 he married and get along IN Inc
world" and led gradually mp 10 their mar
rage I'm New York April Il. 1910 She was
q maid in the home Of Mrs Simeon Ford'
No AZ West 18th street. and O'ShaughneSsy
was a clerk I'm a grocery store in lVoo
street
As she went on. Mrs O'ShaushncsSN
shook off her pathetic WEAKNESS. Her eyes
lighted and her voice grew stronger as she
told Of their plans TO have an apartment
of their own after the baby was born
Where did you spend your honeymoon
Frances?" asked Mr. Rosalsky for the de-
fence.
"Oh. sir. we didn't have any. OF course
had 70 be at work. but we had planned
10 have il last summer"
When did you first notice that your nus
bands love was growing coId?'
Early in March. when he began staying
out late nights and ] began TO worry about
him"
II was brought out by the examination
that O'Shaughnessy had bought silver
mesh bag as a wedding anniversary pres
snt for his wife. but he gave IL 20 Tessie
HAYES, the cashier in the store to whom
he confessed. he had promised marriage
Just as soon as he could take his wite oacH
10 Liverpool and desert her.
Forty-six letters. written to O'shaugh-
messy by Miss Hayes. on grocery bill slips
were read in court. They began with
Dearest sweetheart, George several
ended with Your wife TO be, Tess and
all contained many stars at the end which
the writer explained were kisses Whicn
she regretted were not real ones.
L, was the finding OF these letters under
her husbands pillow that drove her
crazy" the defendant said. She was OF
the stand an hour and a half and had not
related the story Of the shooting when mel
counsel said at 4.30 that he wanted tive
hours more. Court was adjourned until
this morning. The case may not 90 to the
jury until Monday.
The witnesses in the morning testified 10
the character OF Mrs OShaughnessy. Mrs
Mary O'Brien, matron Of the Tomos' ue-
rlarcd that she was a model prisoner ooth
before and after her child was born III
Bellevue Hospital. Mrs. Julia L. Ford VIE
OF Simeon Ford. proprietor Of the Grand
Union Hotel. when asked if she liked Mrs.
OShaughnessv. declared with fervor that
she loved her" All gave her reputation
for having a peaceful nature.
Father Innocent. Of the Capuchin order
Of the queen Of Angels Convent in 18th
street. testified that at Mrs OShaugh-
uessy's request he tried in vain to per-
suadc OShaughnessy to give Miss Hayes
up. Or Bishop. the Tombs physician tes-
tined i'm direct examination that Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy acted I'm an irrational man
ner before the birth OF her child, but that
she had acted nationally since that time.