New-York tribune., 1873-12-12
TIE COURTS.
TWO HOME TRAGEDIES.

.r,ru ARRAY BETWEEN FATHER And SONS.
The trial of Michael L. BrOderck for mur-
der I'm the first degree begun. yesterday. before
yudoe Daniels in the Court OF oyer and Termner.
BroJerick who is a apparently 40 or As years Of
ace with light brown hair, mustache, and imperial,
Hinged with red, and who is quite respectable IN ap-
pearance though features bear the marks Of intem
perapee tabbed his own James, Aug 25. during
ouarre IN which the second son. John, was also par
,icipant and received a stab The act committed
in Carmine-st and the subject OF prompt invesga
tion by Coroner's jury. They acquitted him of nten-
tiopal crime but the Grand Jury Indicted him for
der W f. Howe undertook the defense of the pris-
oper At recess yesterday the jury obtained, the
list hclne:
r. II NJ Davis foreman James Conlln Valentine
Schneider samael j. BaGlen. Christian Anderson,
Samuel Ross. Albert Dels Ashoh H. fhlps Harley y
Almay, Herman peIsnoN' i4'"0''" ~ "oiHi"'i an"
John j.. iayor
An interesting incident In the trial the examua-
rjon of the frat witness, Mrs. Baldwin, the m0her-ln
law of The nrisoner a poor old woman apparently 30
wears old and extremely decrept. She was supported
ON her way 70 the witness stand and almost lifted
into the chair all the while coughing and
moaning aud trembling with this unwonted
excitement BENDING over her the Prosecuting
Attorney asked what hcr name twas. Ny name said
IA, feellv 81 forget" Al last recollection returned.
Then she was asked her age nud here She replied with
Ridiculous canton and irritation: " Must tell that!"
" ne said fhc Junff, >hlIlng. ont h1diF
We'll" said She testify. " am Almost S' Ihen shc
went on to tell IN hcrmperfcctwgy Low, tle morning
James was Killed sHe Scoio" to l.Snei 'hi '',es ms
called lin bad naues. cursed IN an'i struck llIn sue
said she never. never knle ~ tic prisoners
hands" Tnis was about ill.
seems to The quarrcl ny 10 the moment OF tbe
stihbinS Nhen she went mo % she haii, stated i', ~.
the fatal morning she ncdid ioi Ithcl tohpuIhk oi
button being Oh his clothes. Words passed between TIE
20 @ay and him, and ' in '@n nna 'n@es n@~o m 70
tnlk 10 hi, father, who told MIN 10 smut
ND THIS breakfast talk-icr The family were about ~
sit down 20 their morning ineai-Sf3". Iat,her ahd
harsbcr until the father seized bed-siht and ordered
john out OF ne ro0m Las lronght lna'-
ne fgree bad clinrEed. .io'n came ont
of Ihc .cufls cut u the side james ile While afer
ward ran down two iig'ts 0i stars Gnd crying ou'
,ir conr" -at down and died from the wounds in
Girte, by his father. On her crus-c&i minauon u wa'
loaded milv" over his fathers hCad. the witness
had Jane. have pistol ana hcafG him threaten
CARA the elder daughter. corroborated her sisters
narrative. describing tBc scene ln thc Kitchen Wheh
.iobu was holding the father aud James vas strihi"g
MN She mad also heard James sbreaton hii father
with sword and pistol. officer hkcr OF the Twenty
eighth Precinct, VINO arrested Brodrrck, gave is cr
1nuv the salient points OF which the admission Of
Brodcric did deed, and hs delivery oi tho
On the side OF The defense 8ir Howe calc the pris
oucr's wife, hui the uctAttoihey objected, an9
Judge Daniels excluded her testimony nnuer the oIu
s!tutc John BrOdefick. the brother Of the deceased
was then called aud here afforded singular spec
tacct describing ~ prompt, idpu Mc.d' thc ni'o-
beGrce on hi. own part IN leaving the at his
fathers command, which caused toe " stoWilng ~ ne
called A. u ls father; the discrimination oppressed "
him ana hi, brother 10 pitch tue old man nil,
ard throw him down stairs - IN" suhsr
qucnt entrance of John into the presence Oi bls
angry father who supposed he had gone away III MS
command night before, and then the iIS ana pro-
faue cphcts mtcicangcd, all ending III cue Ia!al eiap
plc of rather aud sous, ard tine death OF the YOUNGER
ION. Thomas BrudeTct the Youngest DroIhtr, lhohbs
Kennedy. Wm. Senior, and Ge"Iso HeinAh a1so t'st'-
fed during the day but tncr statements oEb sii'hk
eucG thai of the previous wines ~ lar a. htit per
sona observation went, and Indicated lIe great provo
Gallon under which the prisoner acted Tue tdl Viii be
resumed to-day
MERCY FoR WIFE NTUEDEErR.