The sun., 1870-10-28
THE BROOKLYN HORROR.
THE DEATH LEAP OF AN AF-
IRIGHfED nor.

A stopuothcr's Two noliars-A Poor Bows
Dcspnir-Thc Door Locked Beaten 10 a
Jcliy-A Leap from the Fourth story
Was II n Mnrdrrs
Ono Of the SrN reporters Yesterday visited the
scene OF the late ragcal atr In Brooklyn, in order
to obtain IL possible further Information Regarding
The child slatcry, who Is faid to have eapcd flom
history window to escape tie wrath OF his
stcpmother.
TnE HOUSE,
fronting on Warren street, one door from Columbia,
Is OF brick. stories IN height and 0j feet deep.
Railways extend from front to rear, and each noor
is occupied by five families. The side OF the build.
ing toward Columbia street Is furnished with win
dows, which look out into a deep yard connected
with the dwelling on that tLoroughfare.
The ceilings on each hoor are near fifteen feet In
the clear. which would make the building nearly
seventy feet in height. In two rooms on the fourth
floor live Pr,rck slaltery aud his family, the pres
ent Mrs. Bridget slat,ory being his second wife
He vos married te her about three years ago. She
has borne him Que child, now two years of age
Tommy, aged 10; Jimmy, -; johnny, II and
Patscy. I, children by his GIst wife composed the re-.
mandcr OF the family. The boys are rather good
looking. with fair compilations, aud were carefully
brought up by their mother. Since her DEATH Il Is
said that they have received no particular from
either the father or his second wiic.
his daily bread BY the sweat OF his brow. Leas ug
home at an carly hour Ia the morning and not re.
turning till late in the evening, tho Of his chill
dren dcvolycd upon his vile. who. the neghburs
say, ual'reatel them oroadiu.y. boaIing and other
The stepmother Is about a5 years OF age. broad
shouldercd, and rugged aud coarsolooking She
has high check ooncs and at times gives way TO the
most ungovernable temper. At such times, the
neigbbOrs say, she becomes almost hcndish, storm.
ina IL ever one who crosses her rath.
THK HOUSEHOLD AROUSED.
on Wednesday morning the occupants on the
upper floor were aroused oy frilht ul cries coming
from Slattery's rooms. one OF the women going to
the door found Putscy in the la !, crying aud i'm.
poring his brother TO let him in. he woman tried
toe door but iOuLd II fastened. Size then listened,
anu heard boy screaming terribly and crying, Oh,
n.oihe I, don't beat me- any more, Tor
AN ALL CUT now.
! haven't got yOur money. Don't beat me- don't
Tho woman said tina, the sculllug End beating
continued for at least haii hour, anG & seemed 10
her that Mrs. Sattcry was punching the boy with q
broomstick, and that lie must have been under the
bed, as she heard her say. now aud theu,
Come ont, now. Come out, tell You"
As aiairs of this sort were OF frequent occurrence
no paIiicuIar heed was given 10 The matter the
woman not caring TO NEEDLE With the iiltempcrcd
Mrs, 8, Presently the occupants OF the house were
alarmed by
PIERCING snuirK
from MIS-. Kennedy, living In the Columbia street
house, and rushing 20 the eide windows, they be-
held stretched upon the ground the body OF johnny
Slattcry, apparently ileess. An officer was sum.
monod who removed the child to the Long Island
from II window Mrs. Slattcty did not pay the
| slightest attention to the excitement, aud indeed
was not by any OF tae BeiEllors, though some
them say they heard her sctuOl ing snd otherwise
bcsy about her room. During the afternoon some
STRANGE nuMops
coming 10 the ear OF Roundsman Harrigan, he com.
muucat I'd them 10 Capt Ferry Of the Butler street
Iolice station, and tho TWO immediately repaired "a
the house to Investigate the ml,ter; Several women
testified TO hearing the cries OF the boy and said
tia, the scuiipgs and beatings continued for At least
| vcrey commented upon, one or ~ OF tho vomer
| expressing the belief that shs
THREW HIN our or THE WINDOW
after the brutal beating she had given him, in orlc
to screen hersclf, AND had allowed people TO thinl
that he lad jumped out Capt Terry neIt procce dee
tO Mrs. Slattcrys room aud took her into custody.
| rR,cEs oF nLoop
| were found upon tie ii!oor md the curtain whcl
had been removed from the window cut OF wiic,
| johnny leaped to escape The tuiy Of the intumar
| woman, or was thrown bi her amer being beaten il
| ir-cnsitility. also bore blood marks.
| Tue floor had been Lcwiy scrubbed but in tho
| haste Of Ms. SlaiicrT to remove the evidence o
| her crime she bad missed humber vi places !.
| answer 90 one OF the women who had Ircylou ,u
visited her room she said The marks were red Vsiu.
arg 10 the Captain she slid her nose lad hop bleed
| WHOM Cant. Tcrrr rsia' icr law trr thin.
occurred, she said IhHt g.n3 tnt s.,ltt g. rom
pillow case IN which she lI.AI.louI aL4 lAat sA,
Two SLABS on ,nr FACE
and threatened TO strap linn ','' , ~-ii, There
| your money utlNt'u lir wv hf. ana the mex
| thing she knew lie vas ont OF tA window. Sht
said lao vas bad boy md sue couI DO Go.hiug " it
| hin
Mrs slat,ery was yesterday committed TO ian 4
| await the result Of her stcpsou's iujurlc.
| The people In zoe house saw tlnt JuInny was good
boy, una that his school teHrlets hsd spoken favor
ably regarding him. II II Iti urtud that the lajlr
upon coming home at night, said le Wgs glad ho va
Killed. and sympalhized deeply with his wife. II /.
to he hoped that there arc no grounds Tor this re
port.
| TIR VICTIM
ia eleven yeers Of age, slim luilt, with brown hair
| regular features, ana taIt OmplcIOI. \ Sun r.
porter saw hun last nlsht At the hospital, Nher
| he has Lain IN scmi-unconScous state snc
his admission. At the time he was brought II
he WAS bleeding prOustly hom the mout
aud nose, and the examining phi, stefan, ~
Iahaugh, found that he had conclusion OF 4.
| brain. There was large confusion over lis eve,
wound On the anterior portion OF the scalp, irar
ture OF the tight thigh AMI confusion oi tie lcf
| I ot. In bis oC,asi nal derlums yesterday b
REFERRED TO his pllyioatcs 3nd would scream out o.
" being rcalcn. nIslecvNtry Is regarded as doubt
lul, The distance Which tie victim lei Is
sixty FEHT,
| but his fli was broken bY the pulley clothes limo
| stretched rom the Warren 10 the Columbia stree
| hou'en. Striking one of those line, he NH- tWillr
| over md over an his descent, and thrown upon Al