The sun., 1872-08-31
MICHAEL SANFORD DEAD,
yrIL PAPTICrLdRS or THE SAD
TR4GEDY At MADISON.
rh, Death of the Fa,her--A Brohen-ucnrtcd

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Uryiunins or thc COroncr's lnuuest-Fho
excitement in Mudison-The FAMILY.
r\iikc sanford is dead" Such was the
,.r,,r,. which reached the ears Of a sUN reporter
Yesterday a. he stepped FROM the cars at Madi-
son. N.j.
N..acl Sardtord was n veteran sport and
,.rfte. lie was known throughout the United
st,tcs as an ACCOMPLISHED veterinary surgeon,
On extraordinary JUDGE Of horses and man Of
honesty and integrity. Iio had been shot and
killed hy his favorite son, and the excitement
over the terrible calamity was widespread. lt
vns the sole topic of conversation along the
route of the Morris and Essex Railroad, aud
rrcatod more comment than any event which
ever occurred In that portion Of New Jersey.
SAD FAMILY history.
Tie story Of the tragedy reveals sad family
hi cory. Michael SANFORD was born in Harrison
.,wnshi2 lIuJson county, Now Jersey, in 1906
Even before he reached his teens young sand
,rd. ur Mike. as he was famlliarly called. show
ID a wonderful aptitude for breaking and train
1s colts soon he intuitiyoy learned the
diseases and ailments peculiar to horses, and by
,hr slime ho reached mans estate Mike Sand
,,rd was known all through the Eastern and
fiddle states as an experienced jockey, whose
,rinion on the merits Of a horse was always
iou.ht for BY the unlnitiatcd. A ahorso doctor
NIlI. ISL lfINithe rs u Utlallb ulal no
Sas the soul ol honor
AN,S Ov NOrE.
Atthc age of % Mr.. sandford married a lady
,frsGn,ucnt aud culture many years his Junior.
N..Utu.iuuding his association with boon
:Ju,pau,ous, sometimes OF the r0ugher soIt, no
kas q kind husband and an afectiOnatc father.
A. lie grow older his character became moro
ioyolopel lie showed himself the trucst of
friends to a friend, and the most implacahlc
Inemy To- a f1s. Everybody knew him. lie hal
lusts of friend. all over the country. He Kept
thotcl ln lr,iugton, afterward the south Ward
Hotel in Newark, and at the time Of his death
sas proprietor Of Waycrley House in Madison
INIONtCATioN,
Souc time af.cr Mr.. sanford opened tho
NNcrcy House, he became leader e tho
uvUur party ir opposition TO the Local option
aW, but being defeated, he with others was
obliged TO close hi- ba;. From that time until
ais untmcly d,1th. he dram, moro or less To
,Ncc-., and when under the inGGcucc of liquor
would abuse hi, wife and family This had been
MS custom f.r years, but his wife patiently bore
All sorts OF inii suides with an endurance worthy
of a be.tor cause. For her childrcn's sake Ms.
eand ford. the fond wife and ancctinnatc mother,
suucr,d her trials in silence aud almost uncon-
Npl..t s.rlrlri. or pn'. ~ he was often
ta.I,d.va, .hc tu.d son and a tayurite with
tu'u Il l.- parents. unr o. nis elder brother,
Bruce. had been forced 90 leave home ON ac-
..uut, oi h.s fathers ,inarmiucs Of TEMPER.
sore moro ltHc nruthcrs thnu father and -un.
Nr >lllf'ri rarely q bought OF doing aay1Ains
Melville had rcccyed a fair education,
N.su. tr'y a. well ycrvl in sporting matters 90
l...r t..t.d A drnp n luulr or used am, pr,.
tiHc I.H- age. AMI but very seldpm even smo ked
80. Pc pie spoke Qt him as the model son.
t'...I ..HHlrkcd to the ~, reporter Ne-ter-
iss. ItI- like was not 10 be found any where.
BUY \ PISTOL.
when th, Sandford family moved TO Madison
Hr ~tIt.td told Melville 70 buy pistol. US
tne-r vpic -umc rough crowds IN thc uei-hhur-
Do. .t. "ani be sure and carry IT, always he
added iu the excess % hi, anxiety iur the safety
Ji boz. rite SON. The pistol purchased wa A
lHi-1 e -ilNer-mcunted six shooter, which
81 1856 aINays carried In the right hand inside
breast pocket OF hi. coat.
o. b, 1fluss us down to the date Of the t-a-
,.l, Lat wednesday morning MIR. Sandforl
,...t,l Newark alone. lie retrned home by
saltltr, T., his usual custom, Without Swing a
I'd ?! e0ybody he retired to his room, re-
moved h. outside garments. ana lay down, on
Wc bed. lie slept for four hours: a. the end II
sNIrh time he arose, spoke 10 Melville ater-
huuitcly, walked out To- the stable, and laughed
aud i'hcd with the stahlemcn for some time.
Uad hc spoken t. either of them for some weeks
previous. when he returned To the house Two
s.utemen from New ork were sitting On the
piazza smoking Mr Saudford Joined them, and
.u"y becoming Interested ia bis fund Of ansc-
-HIr tu0 now OF Nll talltu lpF
ABurrLE of CHAMPAGNE.
Bottle after bottle Ngs drank, until 80 o'clock.
o. 'n tlc rlrty broke ~. The New Aurhcrs we're
un-r, MI ~andford was very drunk. Mr.. sand
tnrI Ua, -.ttu. by the kitchen, and y. .hilie 'ya-
waiting on h- father. When the Two strangers
lvlf, Mr. Sdudiurd entered the Kitchen, where he
...|rut vile Wa, WaIIug f.r him TO prepare
saulr lamb iries fgr their Ihar-dIy morning 2
r.Ik.a.tand Melville escorted another stranger
N-. Sa,df1ri had prepared painful Of salt
Anl water for her husband who iuvarltuly -I-
r.rui ended 'ht PREPARATION ut lamb fries, aud
when lc entered ,hs I'D him every hing N.,s ln
readiness for ui.i. Then. douhte,- irr,t ltcd hr-
r''.e size poke tu him, hc began abusing her "a
t.r odd mat,per. tie carried "a large clasp Auue
Mr, >andiord bore his abuse with more than
tuat he knocked her down. Aud here - mus
be remarked tuat Mr sandf Ird Was more tnal
ak feet IN hei-iit very straight. and ut lI.ueu
strength. While poor Mrs. sandf1rd was blnl
PROSTATE on the uuOr, the LuW thoroughly
klfe, and as he struck her with one hand men
ared her with the knife. Mrs sanford shrek
rr-ounded through the house. They reached
GclNll!e ears as he WAS descending the stairs
10 SAVE HIS MOTHER
was the natural impulse Of an aGe1iionate son
few bounds brought him 70 the kitchen door
where he witnessed a sight that would nave
hurriled the most hardened wretch NT. Sand
tlrd was bepding over his wife In the act ul
-tabbns het when Melyl quick as thought
and the knife dropped from his hand lac
rolled over with death wound in his breast
iIIli' Tea bF MS btlONcl son. Inc bdll tlltfcl
Hl the second intercOstal space, passed outward
and downward 10 the left VI the steTnum or
breast bone. seyering ia It's passage large
branch uf the left pulmonary artery, thence IL
penetrated the left lung.
When mother and son saw the blood onZing
from Mr. ~dndinrd = breast, they began to real Sc
the dreadful calamity that had oyertaaeu tine
family. Mrs, Sdudloid threw herself on the
body II her husband, and cried aloud 20 him TO
t'tah To her. She tore his shirt front from the
ga1,us wound, aul tried TO stancL the blood,
tut 10 flowed too freely, and suurted with each
uinlD ut -plutiOn until the wounded mans
Clolhiug Wa. tumplctelb -atuIated. MeduW 10 De-
Melville, thoroughly alarmed, rushed into n. W
HdrmAn drug store, and addrt--inH Mr.. n t.
man. said, " For God sake come anu do -ouIe-
tAlng for father.
HAVE SHOT HTI"
Two gentlemen were iL the store with the nro-
fIc'ur, Who immediately ran into the house
ere Mrs. Sanford was bending and crying
over her husband s. prDstr.tc form. Mr Hlr-
u'.t "d~ almost paralyleu with astonlshmeI,
a. length lie said:
" hat did you do that Tor. Docf'
lie WAS killing mother" Melville replied
Then turning round, Lc aHi.t a, " " LtIt g.
NI.er the CoustahlcJE want 20 give ny sell
up.'
"Gu into the house and SIT down. RESPONDED
W.T. llnrnan. ana together they walked into the
ti,"hcu, whore the wounded man was lying.
Dr. Van wagon Wt- humuDupd. tNamir cd
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