New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-11-23
VICTIMS SHIRT DISPLAYED
Physician Has to Calm Woman
on Trial for Killing Husband.
PROTEST WAS OVERRULED
Confession of Mrs. o'Shaugh-
messy Read, Describing Acts
That Drove Her Crazy"

The pathetic conposure OF Mrs. Frances
O'shaughnessy. who Is on trial for KILL
ing George O'Shaughnessy. her unfaith-
ful young husband. on May last. gave
way yesterday afternoon when the prose
cution attempted 20 hold Up before the
fury blood-stained shirt taken from
OShAughnessy's body right after the
shooting.
Don't let them take that out" she
shrieked. as she threw her head on TO the
shoulder OF jeremiah T. Mahoney. her
counsel. who sat by her side. Her slight
frame was so convulsed with sobs that
court officers called In DR.. Leblanc, a cor
oner.s physician. II was i've minutes be-
fore the prisoner grew composed. Then
proceedings were resumed.
..I object to displaying a bloody shirt
sinplv for the purpose Of infaming the
fury" declared Joseph Rosalsky, for the
defense Judge Foster overruled his OBJ
lection. and while the frail defendant.
with bowed head. buried her face IN her
hands on the table in front OF her VIII
liam r l. Edwards. assistant District
Attorney. held up the exhibit FOR few
seconds.
ont lD the testimony OF James HamIl,
Official stenographer OF the District At
-o-rev's once. who read 10 the Jury Mrs.
O'sboughnessv's confession. made 70 Fl.
A. suckney. an assistant District Attor-
new an hour after her arrest
The defendant met O'Shaughnessy two
vears ago IN Liverpool England. She
was a serving maid and he a grocer's
20 20 10 America. where chances, they
thought. were better for getting on in
the world on the way over the defend
ant met Mrs. Simeon Ford, wife Of the
proprietor OF the Grand Union Hotel The
young woman worked In Larchmont few
months and then entered Mrs. Fords ser
vice as maid. Meanwhile O'Shaughnessy
GOT work In grocery store at Second
avenue ard 1880 street.
They we're married in St Cecelias Ro-
man Catholic Church. April II. 1910. Last
winter the confession showed. O'Shaugh-
messy began coming 70 their little home,
No. s. East 18th street. very late at night
THE wife scolded him at first and he grew
impatient and sullen.
Finally O'Shaughnessy confessed he was
spending his evenings with Tessie Hayes,
a stenograpner at the store. She pleaded
with him 10 give the girl Up. This
OShaughnessy prOfanely refused TO DO. one
night she saw her husband tuck something
under his pillow When ne had fallen asleep
she creut out OF bed and, reaching under
the pillow. drew out several letters written
by the Hayes girl 20 O'Shaughnessy, tell
inr Of her great love FOR him and urging
him 20 get rid Of his wife. so they could
marry
The letters drove her crazy" the wife
said IN her confession. O'Shaughnessy
pleaded with her to divorce him. but finally
agreed % return with her to the old coUn-
try She hao arranged TO pay their fares
back 70 Liverpool when she discovered,
through the letters, that O'Shaughnessy
had planned TO desert her and their unborn
child IN England and return to New York
20 marry the stenographer.
Then The wife decided 10 kin herself and
went TO the home Of the Fords on May 5
end got a loaded revolver she had seen II a
bureau In MT. Ford's room.
81 prayed 20 Cod then 7 knew that the
only way Z could keep George from going
deeper. deeper and deeper into hell was TO
Kill him before he committed such a great
en-" the confession read.
o Shaughnessy came home for luncheon
about o'clock. Before he sat down TO eat
she called him into their bedroom
do you sun want this woman, George?'
she asked
Yes Z want her" he replied. Then she
shot him twice IN the right side. Onslaught
messy died instantly.
She kuet 10 prayer. kissed the dead mans
lips and ran bareheaded 70 l24th street and
Third avenue. where she asked Patrolman
Clerk % arrest her
While a prisoner in the Tombs Mrs
0'ShaIgnessy ordered her friends to take
her money and pay the funeral expenses
and for masses 20 be said for The repOse Of
Ger husbands soul
A Few weeks after Incarceration she was
eaEeu 10 Bellevue Hospital. where she be-
came a mother The baby died.
Far< Luke j. Evers, a chaplain OF the
~om1s testified on behalf Of the prisoner
shat since her return from Bellevue she
Lad shown deep remorse.
Witnesses for the prosecution included
Simeon Ford and Detective Enright
The defence viii rest to-day, and the case
probably viii go 20 the jury tomorrow.