The evening world., 1911-11-27
RIVAL TEST|F|ES
AGAINST BRIDE WHO
SHOT HER HUSBAND
It--
Tessie Hayes on the Stand
at the Trial Of Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy.
TELLS OF ENGAGEMENT.
Declares She Refused to Re-
ceive His Attentions After
Hearing He Was Married.
TELLS OF ENGAGEMENT.

sions resumed to-day the trial OF Mrs.
Frances o'Shaughnessy for killing her
husband, George o~'shaugncssy. on May
8 last. Tessie Hayes. with whom
Dshaughnessy had fallen in love. was
GATED 10 the witness stand by Assistant
Distrct-Attorney Edwards. IL was on
recount of his owe for Tessie Hayes
that o'shsughnessy was shot by Ids
br1de.
Their was some commotion in the
courtroom when the young woman TOOK
the stand. Prosecutor Edwards asked
about her age and she said she was
4 eighteen years old.
! Q. Did Que know George Onslaught
bessy? A. Yes.
q. Were you in love with him. A.
Yves. sir.
z Miss Hayes then told OF her encounter
with Mrs. O'shaughnessy when she
was stopped on the street while In TIN
company OF George O'Shaughnessy.
Mrs. O~'shaughnessy came up and
look me by the hand" she said. ''and
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husband and I said No. She told me
he was and asked me n I wanted him
and I said: No. I can get plenty OF men
without running around with Q married
man,"
q. After that evening did you ever
no out with George O'ShauGhnessy or
allow him to make love to you? A. No.
sr.
Miss Hayes said abe had heard before
that time O~'Shau&hnessy was married.
bet wouldn't believe II. She said the
man threatened 10 shoot her and shoot
himself after the encounter with Mrs.
O'shaughnessy. Questioned by Law
NJ Rosaisky Of the dseense ~ to
when she and O'shaughnessy became
hgaged she said It was shout twS
weeks after they became acquainted.
ne idsntinsd Q silver mesh bag and
iockst ~ having been given 70 her BY
u0hauGhnsssy.
During ths cross-eraninatien Of res.
.sje Hayes Mrs.. O'ShauGhasay seemed
smueh troubled. She looked down ward
the greater past Of tks dine end seldom
glanced Ut the witness. When her eyas
"a look ut Tessie Hayes che quickly
gianced away and bit her lips.
Toasie Hayes wa asked to nom shs
referred when IN one of her letters shs
warned -O'shaughnessy not to be caugh,
feadAn0 thsm. She said she meant Mr.
Hsaley, the grocer. In whose cmplo,
bo4h Wsre.
q. DlA you give up o~'shaushnsss,
wlssn you found ne vas married: 4
Yes. I Ga. because ne lied TO me.
. DID o'shauShnesny say anything
about going to England. A. Yes. h,
~ Ne was going to get some money
~ mother ~ istt him.
q. DID he say anything about his wifi
~ that timef A. No. Mr.
Assistant District-A Attorney Stickne,
te0tihsd that when he questioned Mrs
OUhauShnessy on the day OF the shoot
iag chs appeared normal and rational
H Declared hat Mrs. O'Bricn. matror
q the Tomhs. had informed him Ina
~. O'ohaughnessy was rational. Mrs
OrDNen has testified In the trial tina
~ defendant was irrational when Sin,
VAo admitted to the Tombs.
Or. William Mabon. the next wit
aAu. said no had made . special stud,
oe mental diseases. He 10 general medi
cal supeihtendent of Manhattan stat
Hospital. Wards Island He said that h
ha1 yesterday made an examination o
tt defendant.
- IOYpOioe 10 nypouiettcal Quebtlol
tha1 covered the history OF Mrs
ouhaughnessy and rhe shooting. n
~:
I'm my opinion the defendant knew
ths nature IN quality OF the act an.
knew that Il wNs wrong.
h was asked by Justice Foster a
10 whether her physical condition-th
aefondant expecting TO become
nsother-induenced her mind.
''This taken together with her sleep
sese nights undoubtedly weakened he
tudgment.'' answered DR., Mabon. 18Th
was not In a position TO Judge as we
~ che might. hut she knew that the &c
ives wrong"
d.. Gregory. alienist Of Bellevue Hos
pital IN reply TO a hypothetical ques
lion OF the defense on the stand ks
Friday. said airs. O'Shaughnessy wa
Irrational at one time OF shooting be
husband.
one OF the lawyers for the defsn,
sesA the Hypothetical question on while
Dr. Grcxo.y had formed his opinio
that Mrs. O'Shaughnessy was insane
he time Of the shooting. DIR. Mabc
sald he could not put himself IN Il
ireEory's piaoe-that a. far as he WI
concerned there was insufficient da'
IN his possession to allow him to ~
bhe was Insane.