The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-24
MATRIMONIAL MADNESS.
A Respectable 1Inu Attempting to Drown
His Child nod Destroy Himself In tho East
River ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Misery and

A Respectable Mnu Attempting to Drown
His Child aad Destroy Himself In tho East
River Yesterday-Domes,ic Misery and
Poverty the Cause Alleged.
The uncertainty Of events touching the matrimo.
NAL state, OF It's joys and sorrows, Its advantages
and disappointments, were testified to in q sngu-
larry painful manner before Judge Bowling yester lay
morning. Andrew Coyle, Withholding, tolcrably
well dressed man, who retained unmistaKaDle evi.
dences OF having seen better days. was brought
into the Tombs charged with attempting TO
drown his son, aged seven years and seven
months, and Of attempting to commit suicide
by throwing himself on to the body of the
child. Nine years ago Andrew WAS o young
man In good circumstances, and held
good position IN q large business house In
this city. He married when very young to
young lady, VINO promised well as hts future partner
in life, and they commenced life together appar-
emily with the best Of intentions toward the world
and toward eacn other. As years rolled on the old
story Of GOODNESS, estrangement and pickering
applied in their CASE and matters proved that mat.
rimony was not 50 bssful as It might have been. A
lew months ago Andrew was discharged from the
position he had held for SO long time, and, having
INDUCED somewhat too freely In the cup that Inc
briatcs while 1t does not comfort, and lived quite up
to his income, he now found himself in an awkward
and unenvlabe position,
WITHOUT BUSINESS, MONEY OR HOME,
and with partner TO whom, flom some cause, he
could not confde his cares or apply for sympathy
He said he travelled about and sought earnestly for
another situation similar to the he had left but
failed TO obtain that or anything else. Following
upon these trials came Suspicion as to his wife's
consistency, for which he appeared TO possess good
grounds (uness the man IL insane and his state
meDts the result OF alteration OF a mind disor
dered by troube), and he resolved that before
a'iother day should have passed ne would destroy
MS little boy and then commit suicide For this
morning aud walked out on the dock with the child
la MS arms. Arriving at the eud OF the pier ne
-, SEIZED THE CHILD BY THE COLLAR
vi MS jacket with one hand and his lett leg with the
oner, ana deliberately threw him as far as he could
out lnlo me uock. The next moment lie threw him.
SCI On .op Oh me enid, sending IL down under the
wafer, ana Wheh u came up again he turned him.
sell on DIS back, ana stretched out his arms so as
TO cover and Keep IL under. The child sent IN
piercing shrek rom the water when IL came 10 fhe
surface, but the father endeavored 10 st0e him so
that he could not repeat 1t.
Mm BIeekef, seaman belonging 10 the schooner
]. X. Mondell, or New London then living I'm me
Slip witnessed the proceedings and ran TO Toe fore
part OF the vessel with rope. winch he threw our
10 Andrew, Dut as the latter refused 10 accent he
prOnered assistance Dleeker obtained other assist.
ance, and iOrcbly drew both the father and son on
board the schooner. Neither OF them were Injured
by the immersion. On being arralgned at the bar
TO attempt 10 take his own life, and the only reason
why he wished To destroy the boy was that he
abborred the idea OF MS ever having a stepfaiher
lie vas committed for examination prior TO The case
being submitted 70 the Commissioners Of Charities
and Correction.