The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-25
A HAEIAC WITH A REVOLVER.
BLOODY AFFAIR IN LOUISVILLE, KY.

From the Louisville Journal, January o.,


Mr. Green Is respectable, well-todo resident and
Is married to the SISTER OF young man named The
good repute In the city. Thome, who has never
been married. has been living with MIR. Green, and
nection has been dissolved for the last twelve
months owing principally to the state Of mind In
which young Thome has been. The latter, however,
Ptu lived with his br0ther-iu-iaw, but has
peen suffering for some time from inclplent
Insanity. produced 1t Is hunted, by youth
has suffered from iassitade .' Indifference Indifference to
fhe enjoyment OF fe restlessness OF character ana
ana pa the
the laws OF natural life He was attended by DR..
Cook and II Is surmised that the emDers OF insanity
were tanned into name by an intent perusal OF
pseud0-medica books which treat OF diseases con-
pected with the sexes, and these are presumed to
nave exerted terrorism over his mind which
nnally caused reason To abdcate her throne, anu
led HIM TO the preparation OF the horrible outrage
which yesterday shocked tine community.
The Green family lived up stars over the grocery
store, and at ten O'Clock yesterday morning
Els sister and her two daughters We're, an.
parentIy In his usual state OF mind Mr.. Green was
also near at hand. but there did not appear to
nave been any suspicious IN the minds or the
unfortunate young mans relatives that he intended
20 commit aay CRIME. After family talk with mis-
Sister be- without any threats. as far we can as
certain. drew out seven barreIled revolver and
Pred Two snots at her In rapid succession One shot
took efect In the PIT Of the stomach penetrating the
lnestnes, and the shot in the hip. Utterlng
piercing screams Mrs. Green fell to the floor, bahed
years. ran forward 20 help her mother, and 1nome.
VINO was now In q paroxysm OF insane and homlci-
ual frenzy turned on her and deliberately shot her
also In the pit OF the stomach, lnfiicting very Sc
we're wound. Another daughter, Lavinia, eight
years OF age also ran up, and was red at BY Thome
the shot striking her at the hack OF the hip. Mr..
Green. hearing his wife and daughters screaming,
rushed into the apartment. and was nearly par:
OF blood, while Thome whose eyes scintillated with
Frenzy as soon as he caught sight OF his broher.n-
had mot Mr. Green @ to strike the
weapon to one side. At tins 1h0me exclaimed, In
very excited manner, ~ came mere on purpose nse
attempt to shoot his Drotherin-law, put the pistol
20 the right side OF his own mead and hred but the
pail as 1t afterward appeared only grazed the bone
nnd glanced OF. he then rushed past MI. Green
like maniac, and went up the street as far as DR..
end Fifth streets When he arrived there Dr. Cook
was absent ana there was only negro boy IN the
surgery. Thome. VINO mad been running until he
down and waited for DR.. Cook. That gentleman
soon afterwards arrived, and on seeing Thome In
"Aalioa, Thome What has brought you heres"
.on, Or: COOK" said the young man, ppm shotH
lana who have you been shot by?'' asked the
"0n," said Thome, with his countenance con-
blister and the girls, but did not see them fall,
end somebody must have been fooling win the
Re then calculated, sMy God p and, rocking him.
eel WITH his face In his hands, began 70 cry
Pite0usly as In great distress and agony OF mind.
De was taken of TO the hospital by direction OF Dr.
Cook, who does not entertain the slightest doubt
OF MS insanity, as some time ago ne informed
Thomes friends that he expected him to commit
Suicide
soon after the shooting had taken place. the whole
neighb0rh00d was aroused, and Dr. Kerns hurried
70 the spot TO give surgical aid to the sufferers. He
states that the wounds Of Mrs. Green and the eldest
Inc bullets have not Jet beeS extracted It Is hray
probable that they Will succumb TO their injuries.
ras little giri Lavna IS not SO badly wounded and
ment In the district, ana coming close upon the
heels OF the large connagration at Butchertown just
"a q 0rm aft n a nrov tbof
hever rains but IT pours;" that one catastrophe
never taxes place but there is always sure TO be an
accompanying sensational occurrence.
We are informed by persons who have been In the
company Of Thome that ne was Of a shy, nervous
nature, very much averSe TO the society OF women,
having ftfu CLEANS OF something approaching jolli.
ty now and then, but soon relapsing Into his nor
ma saturnine and melancholy condition Of mi nd
he seems to be young man OF moderate good looks
and fair clerical abilities having been able to
an unusual restlessness Of disposition as II thorough
ly unhappy and dissatisfied. About SIX weeks be-
oos lying to St. IoSs o
there going to- Boston. New York, Philadel-
pnia and other places In the East, hi. pur-
dissipate morbid errui Of life which mad seized
upon his mind. We are informed that he wrote o
Th0me, Market street, near Nineteenth In which he
stated that he suspected MI. Green and his sister
morbid frenzy or fancied wrong must have worked
upon his brain 70 give the terrible Dias TO his In
United. It was q horrible act, OF which none but
crazy man or an inhuman savage could have been
% 70 snoo an n ine nS and her
We are informed that Tnome will be brought up
et the City Court TO morrow morning, before Judge
Price, when an application wiu be made to send
him to the lunatic asylum.
ing about nine O'Clock, and found Mrs. Green lying
in very critical condition, but able to converse
very clear account Of the matter From the state.
ments made by her II appears that there were ind'
which she THINKS % atom on his part
There had. however, been no provocatlon on her
part. and she Is KIND, amiabc woman, Both she
make Thome comfortable, and Green, who
wa0d 70 dsyos nse the Op
proper trade, OF a pianoiorte maker, offered Thome
the reverslon OF the business. Mrs Green thinks
now mat tho idea OF shooting or making away
with the family had been revolving In her brotl-
er's mind for some ume. though OF course the
family never placed any stress on Thome's strange
manner, or guarded against such possibility DR..
Kerns saws Mrs Green and her eldest daughter are
IN critical condition, but they will 1--we, at all
events twenty-four hours longer. The Youngest
daughter Is not IN danger.
Mrs Green Is about thirty five years OF age, and
botn daugters well educated girls. The hus-
band and father II is needless TO say IS almost dis
II - also said that another OF Mr.. GREEN'S chill.
dren little boy about three or four years OF age,
had narrow escape rom being shot by Thome.
shooting was taking place, and Thome uadc an at.
tempt TO shoot HIM but he escaped by creeping un.
According to DR.. Kerns' statement, Thome, after
shooting his sister and the children, shot himself
before Mr.. Green entered the r00m as his face Is
said 10 nave been covered with blood when Green
encountered MIN.
ATter being removed TO the City Hospital Thome
was placed under the care OF Dr. Guthrie, one OF tue
resident medical oficers. After his paroxysm was
over no became very quiet ana slept souadiy during
the day. lie was placed IN a room Ia the easement
and attendants looked carefully after hun. lie was
very quiet as regarded the shooting, and made nc
statement about II. The ball he fred at nun
rendered o bandage necessary. reporter Wis.
tied the hospital last night about eleven O'CLOCK
and saw him. lie was lying awake IN bed. and on
being asked how his head was, said Il was better.
but he mad wearied, haggard look, his coun;e
nance was OF dcathly saliOw tint; aud ms eyes
which are OF deep black color, were restless and
had o preternaturaly brilliant look about them