Evening journal., 1917-09-05
JEALOUSY BACK OF
FITzPATRICK'S CRINE
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tConDnUoQ from rage Onei
where she had been living for several
weeks The understanding the poiicu
bad with the women was that Patrol
man Horace Mcdaniel was to arrive
Of the apartment and be there when
Fitzpatrick called, and 20 arrest him on
charge Of threatening bodily harm.
Shortly after one o'clock yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Fitzpatrick called tho
porca station and stated that her
husband was going 10 call on her az
had been arranged and cor McDannei
10 hurry 70 the house. Efforts 70
locate the officer were unavailing,
however.
Fitzpatrick. who had been working
N Gloucester. n. J.. as q ship fi'ter
ior some time. arrived at the home
shortiy after $50 o'clock No one was
In except the two women. Mss Fr.ck
and Mrs Fitzpatrick.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick was IN tho bah
room on the first floor OF the, hotel
when. ouddeniy her husband appeared
II the doorway and wthou. saying a
Nord opened fire. The frst lnilet
struck Mrs. Ftrpotrick in the breast
and she tnrned 70 iuu, VIXEN second
one enterod her hatk
Mrs. Fitzpatrick screamed and Miss
Frlok, hearing the shots, rushed 90 the
telephone az the foot OF the stairs on
the frst moor. and was about 10 call
lhe police again, when Fitzpatrick
burned and fired. Whether he aimed
at her OF his wife is not known. but
che bullet struck Miss Friok IN the
shoulder, glanclng upward. Another
bullet fred by the maddened man
struok Miss Frick IN the chest, passing
through her heart and lungs and caus-
Ing Instant death. Fitzpatrick then ran
70 the rear OF the house, and Mrs. FltL-
patrick staggered TO the sido Of Miss
Frlck, whom she attempted % raise.
Failing ln this, she grabbed the tole-
phone and yelled over the wires 90 the
lelephone operator: "For Gods sake
yend an ambulance and the police, there
has been murder committed here"
The operator switched the call 70 the
police station, and Special Oflcer George
sutton. who received 70. hurried TO the
house. arriving there at 255 O'Clock,
bust as Fitzpatrick leaped over the back
ence into an adjolning yard.
Before .he oficer arrived. however.
AIRS. Fitzpatrick had wa'ked to the
ridewaik In front OF the apartment
ana told two women who we're pRs9-
lng Of tho iy, and they hun Cd
no Patrolman Oscar Ward, who en-
tered the house with Omcer Sutton.
they started a search for The man,
rhen a colorod man informed them
that be had passed n zpatrick hurry
Ing down Frepch street toward
Eighth street and when he attempted
TO stop him, Fitzpatrick had made
move as n 10 pull q gun from MS nip
The officers then placed the body
n Miss Frick on bed, ana
Mrs. n tznatrlck, who was becoming
weak from loss OF blood. was cent to
he Delaware Hospital IN the police
satroi. The body OF Miss Friok was
ater removed 10 the morgue.
Meanwhile Fitzpatrick was walking
loVn French street TO Eighth street.
q Market street, 20 Fourth street and
,ast on that thOrOughfare TO the liquor
tore OF Cornelius Mundy. Entering
he store the young man who Is wen
.ouyvn 70 Mr.. Mundy, started to tell IN
rambling manner about shooting
someone. According TO Mr.. Mundy,
fitzpatrick appeared dazed and could
,ot talk intelligently and Mr.. Mundy
tuRpested that they take walk, Win
Fitzpatrick, he walked up King street
md when Fights street was reached
Nr. Mundy had a friend In a store
nearby call up the Flodette apartment
pn the phone and ask II there had been
any shooting there. He thought Fitz-
patrick was insane.
I..H fftnnmn that NIIuN
Frlok was dead, Mr.. Mundy continued
on TO the police station with fitHpat'
rick and he surrendered 20 the police.
When questioned by the police how
ever, he refused to talk or even tell his
name.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick talked freely OF the
shooting 10 tho police at the hospital
saying that before her marriage sho
had an admirer who was very wealthy.
She said Fitzpatrick knew this and
he had proposed 20 hev that she get
D divorce from him. then marry her
former admirer with the money and
that she get all or as ruch as she
could OF this mans money. Then she
was to fight with him. leave him, and
return to Fitzpair ok again.
She said she did not intend TO do
this. but she made her husband be-
lieve she was going to go through
with the plan. She went so far aa
to send herself fake telegram pur-
porting to come from this admirer,
In which :, was stated that he was
coming to w mington. He was sup
posed to arrive some time this week
She does not know whether her
. husband learned that she was fooling
him with regard TO his scheme and
that this brought about the shooting
OF whether he was angry because she
was going TO have him arrested for
non-support and determined TO kill
ner for this reason.
A. the hospital she is making D
brave battle for life 81 will try 20
live" she told the police IN a voice
that was just audible II am not
gong to die. I must not die"
According TO friends Of tho younq
man, he has an uncle now confined ir
he state Hospital fof the Insane IA
Farnhurst Other OF Fiizpatrick's relo.
lives, these friends say. also have show
ed signs Of insanity
Fitzpatrick Is we'll known In this city
having been raised in the vicinity o.
Sixth and Orange streets with anothe
brother. lie Is a member OF various
clubs In this city. He was a pipe ntte
by trade and worked at various plant
about this city.
He was married TO the woman n
shot on February q last. securing