The evening world., 1911-11-23
BRIDE Who SHOT
HUSBAND TELLS
STORY ON STAND
Young Mrs. O'Shaughnessy
Testifies in Her Own Behalf
at Trial for Murder.
RIVALS LETTERS READ.
Slayer Describes Scene With
Husband and Her Pleas
for Reformation.
RIVALS LETTERS READ.

Mrs. Frances o'shaughnessy, the bride
who shot and killed her false husband.
George O'Shaughncssy. In order to save
her soul. took the witness stand this
afternoon at her trial for murder be-
fore Judge Foster in General Sessions.
Word had one out that tho young
woman would testify. and a number Of
women came into the court room. This
was the first appearance OF any save
the prisoner since the trial began. Mira.
O'Shaughnessy spoke with a soft Irish
accent. but In so low a voice that II
was difficult TO hear her. as she told
OF the shooting OF her husband m
gave her reason for the killing.
She told of her early life In Ireland
and OF going to Liverpool as a servant.
She met O'Shaughnessy In Liverpool
and they became engaged. O'Shaugh-
messy preceded her to America by three
months.
The defendant appeared less concerned
on the witness stand than while sitting
In her chair beside tine Tomb's guard
and her lawyers. a note OF the pathetic
crept into her voice when Lawyer Ro-
salsky asked her where she and George
spent their honeymoon.
We had no Honeymoon" she replied.
You see. ! was working. but we were
to have had II last summer"
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy told Of the nrst
intimatlon she had OF her husbands
acquaintance with Tessie Hayes. She
said George volunteered the informa-
ton that there was a cashier at the
store VINO worried him.
And We both laughed about IT," said
the defendant.
Later she became suspicious because
lie did not call for her while she was a
maid In the employ of Mrs. Ford. lie
proposed hat they 70 back to England
and she consented to go. h told pa
theticaily OF their plans for a wedding
celebration on April II. O'Shaughnessy
gave her q silver meshbag, but some
time later she saw II in the hands Of
1'essie Hayes.
SEES HER HUSBAND TALKING
WITH TEsslE HAYES.
She first saw Tessle Hayes one eve-
ming when she vent to the store TO
meet her husband. O'Shaughnessy was
with the girl. When he saw his wife
coming he started to run.
Mrs. O'~Shaughpessy said she asked
Mary Shanahan. one OF the cashiers in
Healey's grocery store. who promised
TO aid her In getting George o'shaugh-
messy to 10 home in the evenings.
Mrs. O'Shaughnessy said on the Sun
day before the shooting she had asked
her husband to 40 to church with her
and that he refused. but hat she found
out aftcrward he had gone to church
with Tessie Hayes. When she chided
him and urged him TO 20 with her to
see a priest he told her all the priests
in New York could not change him.
coNFRoNTs HER HUSBAND AS
HE WALKS WITH HAYES GIRL.
Four days before the shooting Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy said she followed her
husband and saw him meet two women.
She spoke to the one who held hin arm
she was Tessle Hayes-and a-ked her
II she knew he was a married man and
that the girl replied that she didn't.
That night she and her husband talked
the matter over and he promised to
give the girl up. He did not. keep the
promise.
On account OF their disputes over
Tessie Hayes shee. sal her husband put
her out OF his bedroom and she had 10
sleep with Mrs. Geyer. the landlady.
A bundle OF letters written TO George
O'Shaughnessy by Tessic Hayes and
S....A A., NJ. HUMANITARIAN npJor har
husbands pillow were offered as evil
dence and read to the Jury by Lawyer
Mahoney OF the defence. These letters
wre gushing and contained many
crosses.
The first witness called to-day was
Mrs. Mary o'Brlen. matron at tho
Tombs. who told OF conversations she
had with the defendant. She said Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy told her that she shot
her husband to save his soul-the same
monotouous statement that the girl has
made to everyone who has asked her
for an explanation Of the shooting.
Mrs. O'Brien aid tn; on the day OF
the burial OF George O~'Shaughnessy,
FRANCES asked her to pray for tho slain
mans soul.
Matron O'IIrien testified that Frances
O'Shaughnessy was a model prisoner.
The defense tried to show through her
testimony that the prisoner was IRA
tional when first taken to the Tombs.
but the prosecution brought out pre-
vious statements by Mrs. o'Brien TO the
effect that she had said Mrs. O~'shaugh-
messy was rational at the time OF her
coming TO the Tombs,
TOMBs PHYSICIAN SAYS THE
PRISONER WAS NOT RATIONAL.
DR., Bishop, resident physician at
Bellevue Hospital, proved rather a ia
vorable witness for the defense In his
early testimony. but as he proceeded
the prosecution worried him. and when
no was finally called upon to give his
opinion as "a whether Mrs. O'Shaugh-