Killed by her husband in their basement apartment.
| Name | Born-Died | Description / Note |
| Victim | ||
| Conroy, Catharine Grundt/Grant “Kate” | 1870-1896 | Wife and Mother |
| Suspects | ||
| Conroy, Francis Charles “Frank” | 1855-1897 | Husband and Father, killed his wife |
| Family of Victim | ||
| Conroy, Ethel | 1891-? | 2nd daughter of Frank and Kate Conroy |
| Conroy, Margaret Grant | 1890-? | 1st daughter of Frank and Kate Conroy |
| Conroy, Michael | 1826-? | Father of Frank Conroy |
| Grundt, John | 1831-1899 | Father of Kate Conroy |
| Law Enforcement & Lawyers | ||
| Benton, Dr. J. W. | assisted in the post mortem examination | |
| Bridges, Dr. E. H. | conducted post mortem examination | |
| Hale, Mr. | District Attorney, from Canton | |
| Hutchins, Dr. O. J. | assisted in the post mortem examination | |
| Lucey, D. B. | defense attorney | |
| Madill, Dr. G. C. | conducted post mortem examination | |
| Moriarity, Dr. | assisted in the post mortem examination | |
| Smith, Mr. | Coroner of Winthrop, conducted the inquest | |
| Sova, Mr. | Policeman who put Frank in lock-up | |
| Spratt, Thomas | defense attorney | |
| Waterman, R. E. | City Attorney | |
| Witnesses & Other People | ||
| Day, Edward | among the first to find the murder in progress, 21, Gibb St. | |
| Derby, Mrs. | lived in the apartment above the Conroy’s | |
| Hubbard, Mr. | ||
| Lyzotte, Joseph | off duty constable who happened to be walking by | |
| St. Andrews, Teddy | friend of Frank Conroy, testified at inquest | |
In addition to the above individuals, there were the following jurors –
Coroner’s Jury (May 1896):
- C. B. Herriman
- A. H. Bickford
- James Murphy
- Henry Holland, of Oswegatchie
- C. J. Prager
- Allen McTavish
- J. A. Parlow
- John Tallman
- A. R. Porte
- Martin Burke
- C. W. Tuck
- W. W. Fulton
Canton Courthouse Trial Jury (Aug 1896):
- Addison Eckey, of Madrid
- William Brown, of Lisbon Center
- James N. Thrall, of Gouverneur
- King S. Root, of Colton
- Nelson Lauber, of Lawrenceville
- George Andrews, of Buck’s Bridge
- Charles H. Risley, of Hermon
- James F. Northrup, of Morley
- Thomas Simpson, of Waddington
- Hermon A. Hill, of West Potsdam
- Thomas Miller, of Fine
- George Kingsbury, of Winthrop
Documentation
Census Records:
- 1871 Census of Canada: Blythfield, Renfrew South, Ontario, Canada
- 1881 Census of Canada: Bagot & Blythfield, Renfrew South, Ontario, Canada
City Directory:
- Ogdensburg, New York: Conroy
Newspaper Articles:
- Evening Republican:
- 1897 (Aug 11): “Wife Murderer Electrocuted”
- Ogdensburg Journal:
- 1896 (May 20): “Foul Murder!”
- 1896 (May 21): “The Conroy Murder” (with diagram)
- 1896 (May 22): “Murder in the First Degree!”
- 1896 (May 25): “Conroy Once a British Soldier”
- 1896 (May 28): “Conroy’s Story of His Crime”
- 1896 (Jun 17): “Conroy Not Insane”
- 1896 (Jun 27): District Attorney in town to prepare for trial
- 1896 (Jul 3): “Supreme Court at Canton; Will Open Monday and Indict Conroy for Murder”
- 1896 (Jul 7): “The Special Term of the Supreme Court to Indict Conroy”
- 1896 (Jul 8): “Conroy Indicted”
- 1896 (Jul 28): “After Evidence – To Convict Frank Conroy of Murder”
- 1896 (Aug 3): “The Conroy Murder Trial, Commences Before Judge Russell”
- 1896 (Aug 4): “Conroy Before the Court!”
Vital Records:
- Marriages:
- 1887: Frank Conroy and Catharine Grant – 8 Oct in Kingston, Ontario (index only)
- 1911: Edward Bailey and Margaret Grant Conroy in Jefferson County, New York
- Deaths:
- 1896: Kate Conroy – May 20, at Ogdensburg, New York, Certificate #21026 (index only)
- 1897: Frank Conroy – Aug 10, at Dannemora, New York, Certificate #32656 (index only)
- 1899: John Grundt of heart failure in Renfrew, Ontario, Canada (Register only)
- John Grundt, 9 Aug 1899 (age 68), farmer, born in Germany, heart failure
