Year: 1868

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Shocking Tragedy In the Eighth Ward-A
Man Kills His Wife and Commits Suicide


Another East River Mystery-supposed


Murder Of an Infant-The Forged Check


Operation.


Brooklyn is enjoying an unenviable reputation at
the present time from the fact that crime follows
SO close upon another that the public mind scarcely
RECEIVERS from single shocking event when 1t Is
startled by another Yesterday the HERALD chron-
cied terrible AFFAIR in East Brooklyn, the case OF an
insane policeman attached to the Forty ninth pre-
cinct. who beat his wife with his club shocking
manner that her life dispared Of; but another
and still more terrible tragedy occurred yesterday at
| Gowanus, South Brooklyn. young man, but
recently married, murdered his wife and then shot
| himself through the heart There is also another
East river mystery and yesterdays chapter OF crime
is completed by the discovery of the body Of mur-
| dered infant


| The most shocking case which has occurred in
| some time was that Of the deliberate murder Of
young wife by her drunken husband yesterday
morning. The circumstances of the case are as fol-
| lows-lt appears that Alonzo Mccormick, twenty
two years Of age, reached Brooklyn with his wife
| employment. He came from No. so Park street. New
ark j. where he had been residing with his father
gentleman in good circumstances, and applied for
| work to Mr.. John Walsh, who had formerly en-
| pOyed him as harness maker, and who lives in





OF Third street, Brooklyn. Mr.. Walsh, however
stated that he had no work to give him at the time.
Mccormick told him that he was without any means
and knew of no place where he could 20 and get any,
thing to eat and that his father had turned him out
Of doors in conse9nence Of his intemperate habits.
He promised Mr.. Walsh that II he would allow him
and his wife to remain at his house he would stop
drinking and go to work at once. Mr.. Walsh, who
for long time consented to allow him to remain at
his house. With the exception OF his addiction to
drink he was fine young man, and since his mar.
IA w
evening they went out together but his wife re-
turned at a late hour without her husband McCOr-
mick returned home In state OF intOxicati0n about
eleven O'Clock yesterday morning, and his wife, who
was at the time in the Kitchen with Mrs. Walsh OBJ
serving his condition fastened up stairs to meet him
and persuaded him to lie down.


While preparing. the bed in the apartment
which had been assigned them and performing other
pocket, stepped up to his wife, who had her back
turned toward him at the time, and discharged it.
He had the muzzle 30 close to her head at the time
that the powder burned her hair The ball entered
the head just back Of the right The unfortunate
woman fell forward upon her knees her face resting
upon the bed which she had just been preparing for
her husband. He then took second pistol from his
pocket and as as Mr; IT., and Mrs Walsh, who had been
the room to ascertain the cause placed


it to his breast and discharged it. The load entered
his body In the region Of the heart and he fell neavi
ly the floor on his back. 1t was shocking scene
for the blood flowed from the wound in Mrs. McCor-
and the floor, while the clothing of the body of
the murderer was also besmeared with the blood
WhICn poured from tne wound In his breast. Neigh
boring physicians at once summoned but when
they reached the house they found that Mrs McCOr.
mick was quite dead. Death had resulted almost i'm
mediately after she had been shot. Mccormick how
ever, was still alive and had his senses When asked
why he committed the deed his only reply was, "Rum
ddit." He had no other reason as he loved his wife
and she had always been most kind to him. An ex-
animation of the wound disclosed the fact that ii
was mortal and that the unhappy man could survive
but few hours. 1t was reported last evening that
he had died from his injuries The parents OF the
deceased were teegraphed for and the Coroner mott
ned.


AN EAST RIVER MYSTERY.


At an early hour yesterday morning a party Of
lyn, discovered the body Of man floating in the
river the docks, 1t was secured by rOpe and
the police were nOtiaed When the body had been
head which, from appearance, had been in
nicted by some heavy iron instrument There
were also other marks about the deceased
which gave rise to the supposition that he
had been the victim of foul play. 1t was evident
from his dress that he was a man of means, vet |
there was nothing about his person which would
lead to his Identification He was dressed In a dark
cloth sack coat, dark cloth pants, vest white shirt
and undershirt. The deceased was about thirty-lve
years OF age and five feet eight inches in height The
street. near Raymond, where 1t awaits identification.
Steps are being taken to solve the mystery which
rounds this singular caSe


SUPPOSED MURDER OF AN INFANT


Yesterday morning the body OF an infant but |


the residence Of Mr. William Marshal 81 ie at the ccrner
Green and Clinton avenues. II taken to the |
FOrty-fOurth precinct station house, where an eX-
animation disclosed the fact that II had in all proba-
bility been murdered the night previous. There |
were finger marks upon the neck, and from the dis
stranged to death and then cast in the courtyard
where 1t was discovered. The body was handed |
over to Coroner Slattery.


THE FORGED CHECK OPERATION.


Since the arrest OF the three yesterday, Ver-
ney, Delfor and Prez, for passing forged checks |
the Brooklyn Central Bank, the police have been |
busy in hunting up other parties concerned in the
AFFAIR. Joseph Prez has been identified by the OIL
GERS OF the bank as the man who opened the ac- |
will be remembered, presented forged checks TO the
amount OF $6,0Oo which the officers of the |
bank accepted on deposit The checks have
the signature OF Fisk, Hatch, Co. PREF |
is Belgian by birth, about thrty-two
years OF age He seemed TO have no hesitation in
acknowledging the part which he had taken in the
swndle; for after being committed by Justice Riley,
and while on his way to jail he told the officer that
when the boy failed to return he knew something
fixed" TO get $4,000 from the banks and would
have done so had not Verney and Delfor been
caught. The officers succeeded in getting possession
OF the press and plates from which the forged stamps
were printed, and yesterday they were Successful In
securing fourth party, who liz also alleged TO be i'm
plicated in the swndle. The prisoner gave his name
as Alphonso Bret and his occupation q printer.
The prisoners were all taken before Justice Cornwe
yesterday, where Mr.. Pruyn, the President OF the
OF forgery The accused pleaded not guilty and were
remanded to Jail to await examination.


the PRESERVATION or THE DEAD.


number OF physicians surgeons and medical