The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-25
THE WARREN STREET TRAGEDY.

Inquest on the Body OF Edward Halpin,
Murdered by His MOther-The Mother
Insane-Desperato Struggle Between tie
Mother and Daughter.
Coroner Whltehill held an inquest last night over
the body Of the boy Edward Halpin, who was killed
by his mother during ft OF insanity, at No. la
East Warren street. on Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Alice Halpin, a daughter OF the unhappy
woman, testified that she noticed that her mother
acted strangely on Wednesday morning, but did not
anticipate any danger; after dinner she laid down
and was about going to sleep when she heard her
brother Edward say "Oh, mother, don't;" she went
to the front room door, but found 1t fastened tried
the bedroom door and found that also
fastened; heard moaning and heard her
mother talking strangely, but could not tell what
she said; told her mother that she would burst The
door open, when her mother opened IL herself then
she saw her brother lying on his back the floor,
covered with blood; her mother attempted to strike
her with the Ratchet with which she had killed her
brother put she caught her arms and crossed them;
asked her why she did not go and save her brother
that there were two women killing him; during tins
time she struggled Violently, and witness felt that
she was being overpOwered; the struggle COM
menced IN the front room and was continued to the
bedroom and from thence back to the front room
again; when she got near the window her mother
cndeav0red to throw her OUT but she chung to the
window sill with one hand and to the Ratchet with the
other; she then endeavored to push her into the
closet, when her brother Jimmy came to the door;
her mother turned to unlock the door; she got the
IL
TO the other part OF the room, and then ran down
stairs. The rest OF the testimony, IN regard TO no
Tying the police and the arrest OF Mrs. Hapin was
precisely the same as has already appeared ID the
HERALD
DR.. A. W. Shepard testified that he examined the
body OF the boy, and found eleven cuts on the head
and three or four Of these had penetrated into the
BRAIN portion Of the skull hal been chopped on
Mr.. Patrick Halpin, father OF the deceased, was
called to the stand and testified In regard to his
Wife's insanity She commenced to be irrational he
stated, about sixteen years ago, and at times was
very violent; the first he noticed IL was when
She struck him with piece Of wood,
giving linn q black eye; he called In
physician, when he was Informed. that she was
insane; 81 another time she tried to scald him with
Kettle Of hot water, but he managed 10 escape 1t;
during another t Of insanity she made an attack on
him With Ratchet and cut him twice with it before
he could get it from her; he then In.
Quired OF number OF persons il he could
not have her sent TO the Lunatic Asylum, but
was told she was not bad enough he had heard
some people say that she was Spirltualist, but he
never heard OF her having attended any meetings or
taking any part IN the matter.
The jury returned the following verdct:-"We
ind that the deceased, Edward Halpin came to his
Death by wounds inflicted by his mother, Catharine
Balpin, and that the said Cathaune Hapn was
In an insane state Of mind at the time OF the CON-
mission OF the said actr
To-day Mrs. Haipln VIII be examined By physi
Clans and sent to the lunatc asylnm at F!atbush.