Year: 1870

Mother Kills Her Infant Daughter While
Ipsano-A Horrible scene of Bleed In n
rest of the Chiid Murderess.


From the NJ Y. Hsrald Of this morning.


Margaret Moore, q native OF Ireland, thirty-four
years Of age cut the throat OF her daughter Sarah
Ann Moore two years old, yesterday evening, at her
residence, No. s3l West Thirty sixth street aud
was only prevented from killing her remaining two
children and herself by the arrival OF her bro
ther, Robert Adair.


THE MuRDEREss.


TBe murderess, whose maiden name was Mar
gsret Adair came to this country twelve years ago.
accompanied by her two brothers, Robert and
James. Eight years ago she married William
Moore, a longshoreInan, and by ber marrla7e had
years, and her infant daughter, whom she murdered
last night She is woman who was fhandsome in
her day, with dark hair and eyes, slight figure, and
prominent, harmonized features; but rough life in
low tenement-houses since her marriage removed
almost every trace Of her beauty, and last night
with the shadow OF her dreadful crime hanging over
her, she seemed broken-down, demented wretch


THE ROOM OF DEATH.


A year ago the Moores hired two rooms q front
room and hall bedroom, on the third floor OF the
double tenement house No. 35l Twenty-sixth street.
The front room, in which the crime OF last night
ment, the 1oor covered with common drugget car
pet, rusty cooking stove to the right side OF the
to represent mahogany In one corner, creaEy rock
ing chair in the CENTRE and two cane-bottom chairs
In the window spaces. Common pictures, few in
number hung on the walls, and crockery ornaments
were In jumbled confusion on the mantel. The hall
bedroom, narrow dark hole, with window OPEN
ing to the lobby Of the stairs was even more
wretched in appearance than the other room.


HER INSANE RAWLINGS.


Yesterday evening, Mary Adair, ten years old,
niece Of the murderesss called on her aunt and
found her combng her hair and singing songs. Tue
murdered infant was playing on the ground, and
her niece by the arm and said that a strange man
had murdered her husband and put the body in the
cellar OF the house, and that 1900 children were
being chased on Eighth avenue and hung into the
river. The murderess then took up the infant and
dressed it in brown dress, saying it was the last
time she would do So The little girl then left.


MURDER.


Robert Adar, the brother of the murderess, went
into her room at half past seven O'Clock and the
to ear lying on the of the roOm its head to the
stove, and bloody razor lying between it AMI the
stove. The murderess was seated ia the rocking
chair. The brother took up the razor and said,
"Have you done this ?" The murderess replied, 81
have" and jumped up, apparently seeking to grasp
the razor. The brother seized her, and, after a
struggle, forced her into the bedroom, locked
the door and gave the alarm. During the struggle
the remaining children, who were asleep in a cradle,
were awoke and saw the murdered body OF their
sister. Before the arrival OF the Officer the mur-
deress attempted to escape by the window leading
and held by the brother until the arrival Of Ohicer
Wolfe Of the Sixteenth precinct station house, who
removed her and the body OF the murdered child to
the station house In Twentieth street.


WHAT SHE INTENDED TO DO.
On questioning her Captain Petty learned that she
had been taking at several times drugs for the pur
pose OF preventing conception, and the woman, in
few intervals OF reason, said that each time afteI
taking these drugs she became crazy. She stated to
Captain Petty that she intended to Kill her three
children and then herself.


THE HUSBANDS STORY.


Her husband was notified while at his work. in q
vessel on the North river, late yesterday evening
and came to the station house at twelve O'Clock last
night. He said his wife exhibited signs of insanity
yesterday morning by talking to the clock and say
ing it was speaking to her. He stated tha6 she was
not drunkald, and that she always was afec
| tionate toward the children. lie wa,
granted an interview with the woman, and the
scene of their meeting was very sorrowful to wit
| ness. The poor man said, 'Oh, you unfortunate
| creature, why did you do this?" The woman re
| piled, son, don't speak to me now" Her face wa
cOntorted every moment, as if she were suffering
| dreadful internal pain. The body OF the murdered
child remains in the station-house, and the mur
deress was under special guard all last night anC
this morning lest she would attempt suicide. Th
will he fully investigated by the Coroner anC
many particulars developed at the inquest which ar
| unknown