Evening journal., 1917-09-05
FITZPATRICK s
crime DUE TO
JEALOUS RAGE
Young Man, Separated From
Wife, Goes TO Apartment
TO Meet Her
WOMAN IS comfortable:
DETAlN HIM WITHOUT BAIL

William A. Fitzpatrick, aged %
years. who is alleged to have shot and
killed Miss Catherine Frick. aged IS
years. and seriously wounded his
wife, Mrs. Laurotta Fitzpatrick. aged
10 years, was arraigned in City Court
this morning
Fitzpatrick was charged with Oh,
murder Of Miss Frick and also
with assault with intent 70 muir.
der his wife. Ho vns represented
/ by p. L. Garrett. He was held without
bail in each case. The voung man on-
tered tho courtroom handcuhed 20 a
! police officer, and gave no sign OF real-
ization Of the gravity Of his position.
He smiled at a couple of spectators in
the audience. and retained the sem-
blance Of the same smile during tho
brief proceedings.
Dr.. John Mullin, Of the staf Of the
Delaware Hospital, testified that Mrs.
Fitzpatrick was under his care. suffer.
ing from three uinshot wounds. One
Of the bullets had entered the Left
breast. another had entered the back
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vertebra, and the third had barely cut
the skin on the left hiD. making a super
fetal wound
The doctor said that her condition
lat this time was fair" and that, un-
less complications OF infection result
ed. she would be able 20 appear in
court in from two to three weeks. Ha
said she was conscious. and not liable
4 10 die unless her condition changed.
He said that he hal not probed for
. the bullets. and could not tell what
calibre they we're. These facts would
p be disclosed by the development OF
the X-ray plates.
In REORGANIZATION the attorney
= for the defendant confined himself
= mainly. according 10 the opinions OF
- other attorneys present TO laying the
Il ground for a vigorous opposition 70
- the admission OF any ante-mortem
. deposition OF Mrs. Fitzpatrick should
this action become necessary by a
sudden change in the condition OF the
I wounded woman by showing by the
= decor that at this time she WIS IN
! no danger OF death by reason OF the
I, bullet wounds.
! The cases were continued uniiI
I, September 21. when. il is expected,
Mrs. Fitzpatrick will be able 10 ap-
n pear IN court.
4 When the case was called Mrs. Mary
/, r. Fitzpatrick. mother OF the young
4 man. was seated IN the court room
/ with friends and she was affected BY
r the predicament of her son, showing
+ plainly the strain under which she
i was laboring. Mrs Fitzpatrick the
n wife OF the prisoner was reported "a
d be resting comfortably az the Della.
4. ware Hospital.
= Jealousy is thought 90 have been IN
: cause OF the shooting, according to On
3 police the prisoner and his wife havinl
! had considerable family trouble sine
n they were married In this city on Feb
- ruary 27 OF this year. Recently the.
II were reunited after being separated 70
= months. but quarrels are said to hav
been frequent, and they separated
Since then Mrs. Fitzpatrick had hear
of threats being made against her b.
= her husband. and yesterday morning sh
s communicated with the police, and ]
:" was arranged that she should arrang
, 70 have her husband call at the Flc
i' dette Apartment, No. sO7 French stree
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