New Britain herald., 1930-02-10
Woods Acts After Woman, in Hos pital Recovering From Fumes, Confesses Kill ing Child While At- tempting Suicide.
in Front of Gas Stove With Infant in Arms Awaiting Asphyx- iation, Then Lies Down on Bed Expecting to Die. She Tells Police.

From beneath the white GOV CTS of her bed in New Britain General hospital. a short time after regaining consciousness. Mrs. Rose NJ. Doherty. P, of 213 Clark street, today con fessed, the police say, that she murdered her 8 months old son, Eugene T. Doherty, Jr., and at tempted suicide last evening by turning on two jets of the gas range in the kitchen of their home.
 Shortly after 10 o'clock this forenoon Prosecuting Attorney J. C.. Woods, Detective Ser geant C.. c. Ellinger. Sergeant T, ]. Feeney and Miss Rose Pal mieri, stenographer in MT. Woods office, went tt the hos pital, where they were met by Dr., John Purney and Sergeant P. A. AIcAvay, and in their presence Mrs. Doherty made her confession. Prosecuting Attorney Woods announced at noon that she will be charged with murder in the first de- gree, and this afternoon he went about the task of prepar- ing the warrant.
 Mrs. Doherty will be pre- sented in police court tomorrow on the murder charge, Prose cutor Woods said this after noon.
 stands in Front of Stove
 As to the motive for her act, Mrs Doherty would disclose nothing be- yond the admission that she and her husband were not on the best or terms and when he left the house about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon she did not bid him goodbye.
 Some time afterwards, she took the baby in her arms. the police say she admitted, and stood short distance from the gas range after turning on an oven jet and another jet, allowing q large quantity of gas to escape. When the infant showed signs of discomfort from the gas, | h. I,..r ,.tg 1, 1 an adjoining room and. fully clothed, l she rcclinod beside him to await dcath
 Husband Brca.s Into House The police learned of the case at , 9:55 o'clock last night when Eu- gene T. Dohcrty, the woman's hus- band, spread the alarm after hay- 1 ing come home and found the hall door locked, an unusual condition.
 He climbed in through a window and found his wife and infant son in bed. They were unconscious and tho tenement was filled with gas
 which was escaping from one jet
 on the top Of the range and Rn- other in the oven.
 Baby Is Dead
 Officers Michael Brophy. r. t. tabems and Thomas Ticrncy were
 detailed 10 investigate and they
 found the husband working franti- cally over the victims. Officer Cabe-
 lus took the infant 10 the hospital
 hut there was no sign Of life appar- , lent when they arrived, death hay
 ing como either before the tot was
 removed or while he was
 taken 10 the hospital. U 3o03 : Police Guard Wonan Dm-- Dr. Joseph r. Mattcis an>.s. Thomas l.avlor of St. Mary's chNse arrived while the police were in tn~
 tenement. Artificial respiration ap. piled by Dohorty and Dr. Matteis ministrations saved Mrs. Doherty': life and at the hospital today 1t wa . said she will recover unless unfore seen complications develop. Through
 out tho night she was guarded b, r sergeant McAvay. the suspicious 0 . the police having been aroused i'm - mcdlately upon noting the circum , stances related by poherty. . Mother Shows No Emotion ' Mr. Woods described Mrs. Do r herty as "cool and collected i throughout the interview. and sai' - she was not in the least emotional nor did he leave with the impress