, 1865-08-03
A THRILLING SCENE.
THshtful Attempt Of n1adman to
Murder His Three Children,
fonuAlte Restas---Tbo Insane Man Can1ped
In the Arnsry--Bc1h Parents ofthe
chlldfea l1zatIes.

w Ahu1soa3 l4st m1N named Henry Smith
aeont tn1rty i've years Of sge, accompanied By
Three children whom be etAted whero his dau9h
Aefe' aged respectively four. SIX and n1ne Jea.s.
arrived a. me Prescott House, on the corner oi
Cla1k sId Van Bursu ehcets, snd engaged q room
there. Shortly amer be engaged bis rooa be went
down Stain to the proprietor Of the hotel. Ns.
FcI. and rendered him the cum Of $69, With the
stqutst that he should eend It to some person in
ffs.s,otisn2. and slo9E WIN ii send sotd ihss IL
@al v.' snn,,o dead; NJ; 9ls Fo1 deemed thls
Smith. Iaihe1 tingols5, e ~ ne least,
ter, wheftupon Smith returned ammediate.y 70
his own room. The more Mr. Fox reflected npon
,bs stt9.'oa ths le:s hs l!ted II nd an,liy seLt
Adytee to care his mind in the pre- uiscs, Serrt.
Hickey could zee no grounds Tor his tmmediste
tSe msn d}d not grow Violent Or DO sos m a,.Im. na
Ing thing, be haa better take charge Of HIN.
his settled the dtd1sulty foE the tms being, md
eTeSsytniDg p;ssed Of s@oohy nnt, ths evening
girls noticed that neither smith nor hts chiidren %
Sspf COP " IT, t. 9pa pfomptly Informed
hens.ons wskened, Mr. Fox hurried M to 81 th.
room and raped At the door, which va Ioetsd'
sMiih answered rlu IRON The inside. but without
~, ne eoSs stating that neither he nor
ask to be allowed to enter he room. INT this
smith tnstxu;ly and anRry refused, saying hathn
~ g0,1g 70 dc .t twelve oeoek ,hat night but
tnio that room wonld die before that iima, Tne
landlord. now thoroughly alarmed, again seut
word to setet. Hickey. Who In few minntcs ap-
tso 4emte1s Of his forcs under his comnand.
Ihe coor OF tho room ass saii fastened and The
thst BE- would shoot Them il ,hey dared &, at,emnt
to 1t ter. As they etood In the oIssare. hoid1n"
e uncal Of Eaf ~ TO the best means OF storminc
t1s ihosess, a NJ & Fnx rem nbsred t1ss there VS.
APARTMENT, and 4 1t they at oLce made snothef
sdea9 siss%pi !, L it1s lie oatsF door. va
o. The sde whish lhey sees oet VA W;
ttwas not locked, bat Smith had msraced IN etna
w, to de The knob of the door to the bedssesd,
AfteE soue t,onble, they encceeded in puiiinF it
open fot space OF about stx inches, aud Wefe
thus ensolcd 10 perceive the mcnc Of llsteniuc
with rsge, and NJ The top Of h,s 1otce VA, shnW.
eftDg upon his besieRers maledIctIons md ths
wosi diretul thsca's. Nj. Fox phi hia hsud IN
ice he sns opspFf sss b. PSS1 The
promptly 1egelled Tho assau't npon hss works,
en1k1nE Ar. Fox's hand .serere blow with one
retired from The sction. All The oficers iaea toaS
held Of The door and spilled lheir whoie strength
70 force II open. Something ID tho hstenihss
doof sex open T6ere IN the eeater of ,he foom
stood Smith, fou1tshing with both hands 4 sist
from tds bedEtead. End shll threatening to Kill
spy one who approached him. Ca the bed.
three children. unhs1ned, bnt 10 tpeeehleas
terror. gazing upon the arriRhtine eceue BE-
iore them. Csoea betfde them !ay dagger, lonc,
blight spd ken One Of the policemen m7de !
1uth at Smith who with his huge club, The elat Of
he hed. aimed deadly blow 4! his head. The |
htad, but +. ceived IL full force npoa lis enoni.
Ger, Inning him and forcing htu also to withdraw
from action. Smith WIS ahuut to kt1ike him |
again with The second outet clIdsd behind him |
subtuCd. he WAS ut once removed to the 1fmor1
wbtr be still Il snd tho children fetnStn Ia thn
kindly care Of Mr. Fox. The sldeat xtrt on be!nQ
questioned alter the removal OF her father, stated
.n.t le hsd fsste1ed lhs doors II The early part
lore spoken Of, on the bed bes1ae ihena. md
Fsid tAat Ut mienieht he wouli ktll tbem
with It.. There cau be no Doubt thst The mtdm ~ |
-lor euch he hts ttt ce heec proven beyond doubt
70 be-d1d really psrpose The comtai.s on Of this
promp, ana c1uract ous sction Of ME. Fox and he
ofatets. the poor little lnuocents wonlt have |
bten q eeping the eleep Of teath. ietie1B shich |
we1e found in Smithe possession sfter bis affe,t
reveal the facts that he has brother II Fee |
New York stste- The bzo:hcE hfs been writtea |
to. aid will probably coto on here In q dsy or
two 70 1ake charge Of the unfortunate mans re-
ssoyAl to so1e Institution for the cure and cnse Of
ine 1s.snH Tho letter referring 70 the ~tfa wss
!un. and Stated th1t rhe seemed TO be recovering
ffcm her mental AMIctsoa II II BELIEVED thst bis
w1ie's tutnniiy may have been tn great mtasrre
ihe ea1te Ct snith'e To-. Of reason. What DARK
chlluren. Both their psfents tnslne, and me hor-
roie ofsuch a fate oversbadowtnr the,r ynrnr
llvee, immunity being a hereditary naiady. tnr1
cannot be TOO deeply eompatsionaied.