New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-14
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY,
MURpER OF A CHILD, AND SUICIDE OF THE
MURDERER.

sfIRDER OF CHILD, AND SUICIDE OF THE
MURDERER.
Early Yesterday morning the little town OF
Tompl insvile Staten IslaUd, aroused from its
vented serenity by a TumOr that young girl had been
murdered and that her murderer had aferWard put an
cod IN bis own existence The umor, upon lnvestga-
ton proved 10 be only true The facts OF the case
are as follows: Mr.. Charles =. HarrnR'on' poot
and shoe manufacturer, whose residence anu
nlaco NJ business is in Grinin-st., near the
frat landing had in his employ man naineu
Carrot roach who lived and boarded in the house;
Abnut Gao A. m Yesterday the two ne dhughteS 80
Mr. Harringon.Emm9i aGe heirloom on the third floor.
dressing themselves III tueI , - tni,e in biI hand
when this Roach entered WIN 49, the
snS sue az - u osad her roughly where their money
bonL, was His strange manner 1fghtene ti,o 10
seized Emma by the head aud cut t NO a., uS tp
gashes In throat from ear to ear See"S ~ me
ct ~ nernetrating this barbar1ty Ea ran out VI n
room and down stairs, screaming for ep On i 1 r,
the hallway. she flew into the arms on % Enma 10
stairs" Mr.. Harrington. who was III to stairs fo
wife when he heard the screams Inc rodn Inc saw
Emma lying the floor, with her throat GU, ed her
s ~ ticring ot the same time aQonizng cries for
assistance, which repeated pt ne % Srtber
Ambrose livery stable keeper, living llte .ur me-
d the street heard these CRIES, aud over 10 Har
ringtOns house. On entering he met ~. a. lie
arms and bis light clothes stained with the blood which
was yelling from wounds In the throat pr. HUI
rim gton begged him 10 run for DOCTOR Dut Al1tOso
marked that the child already dead, anu ushcu
who had done the deed. Harrington ains@G[eu,
seized club and went up stairs On reaching inc MIRO
floor he entered the Workshop which Is upon .nS SAM
floor the chldrens bedroom On eh ~ n 1 cnF
Roach lying his face on the Moor WIN MS urCaS %
and almost dead A looking glass on the wal was az,
despatched with blood, As II the wrGtcIcu nan hae
stood up I'm front Of 10 10 commit the deeq heahun
the ghbors attracted by the cries, gathered around
the house aud sent for Coroner HaIcourIi VINO
Immediately impanheie1 ,J er Goa @ven accord.
INK TO the above account and the jury returned the io
lowing yerdics "rhat Emma Harrington came 70 t nea
death by shOckufe IN the hand 81 Carer i'oGn y
labolng under a temporary III ~ insanity" ana 1hat
Roach came 20 his death by committing bueIdt,, nno
q general fayOrito with the community, ana was
just beginning to be useful to her parents
In her untimely coffin. her face wore serene
expression though Sue had not lew hours IrIsIVIs
Nv been suatchcd from life Of earthly happiness ny the
t io 5t ~ vas patiy OF Ireland but had been In
this country for years. He Is -aid 10 nave hau
wife and children iu Ireland, aud children also hVhg
win another shoemaker IN Brooklyn. He was well
bniit n about five feet seven inches high, dark hair
aud dark complexion ana apparently BttNcH 20 aiu 20
years Of age. lie Was confirmed hruhktaru,
aud had taken aud broken the pledge two OF three
times within the last twelve lnOhths nc haH aoV tG
locked up several times Tor bglng loun1 ulIG t y
streets. lie had been In Mr. HairingIGns employ Ior
year During the last three week, uiIii 'ic 'y
before yesterday, he had been ahioSl COZ % "a @
but on that day he behaved pretty we'll ana ala some
work. On the same evening lie uoIlo"tu ilho ems "
Mr. Harrington ana sl"y cd OUT t ,lo kiyta yvS
the night Early Ia the morning MI Harrington Waa
living In his bed, when Roach entered the room
There was an uneasy glare h hs eye 4"u DlI ,
ton asked HIM what the matter. he answered. lnat
harrington Of opinion that Roach Intended to murder
INN then II he had found him asleep. The last time
RlHCh was alive he was drinking some wafer
from a cup m the hallway few minutes before tue
trugtdy FROM what he sand about the money bank
and also from the OF having frequently tired 70
borrow money from Mr.. Harrington To spend M HquO
which money Mr.. Harrington properly refused TO
lend there can be- very little doubt that feeling OF
revenge perhaps an intention to rob the house, II posi-
bic pary actuated The WIctCHcd man 10 the commission
of the first cIlmc aud sCfdbuOrcHct, natural revolt
ing in fact Of his conscience against what he had
done. "A. well as tue thoughts OF the punishment
which would surely follow, may nave dHVeh
him to the second. Ills mind at the same tine was
coudcd hy the effects OF his three weeks dCDauch ana
what with the feelings OF and Hyaricc aud the
burning desire Tor liquor, be probably Nd not coupIt
bend that lie had actually committed murder uh'h ne
felt it necessary 10 commit suicide The weapon WIN
winch tho crimes were prrpetrated i common Old
shucufc sharp and well wur and about seven luChes
long part blade being covered with leather inc
murdered grl was Mr. llarlngtohs cldestchAu'
DIED IN A BATHROOM.
Frederick Grubcit. a German aged %, IN the |
employ Of Charles Fraucke waiter. FOUND dead ia
early yesterday, AT Mr. Fraucke's residence
% village Uf EIgeWater, staten Island
Deceased alive about NJ o'clock Coroner
IIarcuurt held inquest yesterday, and the Jury re-
turned a vcrIct OF Death from disease OF the heart
INCENDIARGSM AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
About = yesterday morning, an old man, |
named PhencaIr, who owns AID occupies house
Pleasant Plains, Staten Island set fire To his house In
three different places, and then went outside and shot
himself the head with pistol INJECTING serious II
fatal wound Tie ucighburs assembled ana eNtln-
gu-htd the fire. and sent for 10 dress the
old mans wounds who Is not expected 10 recover lie
cause Of The deed - not known