New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-23
LIQUOR AT ITS WORST.


morning. Michael c. Broderiok diss p6ed oarnan'
lled one Of bis sons and dangerously wounded another
while they were trying persuade him u cease from
brutal and almost ceaseess attack upon their young
ei,ter and his wfes aged mother Brodcsck, who %
years old occupied rooms the top hoor Of TIC iouf
story tenemonthouse No. 81 C4rlnihc.st' facing
y,rekst HIS family consisted of himself
his wife Della age so, his sons, John W.,
aged q and James w. age 49, his daugh'er'' hae' ago
49, and Clara age H. and his mother-inaw, CatneIi"o
Waldron, O feeble woman OF IS years nc h'u Dc'n
married 27 years. and OF his six children ha3 doa'
He and his elder worked together as carmen "nno
tine Younger son was employed in distliery and rect
flying establishment at No. les Pearst Tue rather ala
bs sons all contributed TO the support Of the Tamiy'
The father however, squandered much OF ms earnings
in dissipation and. when under the influence OF bquo'
he was very quarrelsoine. Frequently when intoA'
Gated he would return home and attack ms chdr'" 'r
the most trivial oenses and often without any provo
cation on their part His venerable mothern-a" was
also often the victim Of his drunken rage out through
tho prompt Intervention Of his wife, for whom 10
seemed TO have great respect aud whose nenee aona
could control his furious temper his quarrels had Pc
viously ended without serious results
FAMnYs PLEASURES.
On Thursday night Mrs Brodertck with her mother.
her eldest daughter, Kate, and her two sons attended
picnic of the Stanley Association at FunRs Park ut the
foot of East hirdst leaving her husband at homo
with their youngest daughter, Clara. Broderck seemed
ANNOYED at their intention but made positive ohec
ton 10 their going Immediately after their departure
he went ont himself and began debaueh In the neigA
boring bar-rooms The Others, upon reaching the PARK
! participated IN the festivities OF the nght. Inc
two sons took active and prominent part
the elder leading the grand march in tho ballroom and
the younger being scarcely conspicuous Returning
homo at 1 a. m, and chatting together merrlB they
we're suddenly checked in their mrth by gruf saluta
ton from Broderick who was standing on inc sde"a
In front of the door OF their house. intoxicated AL
passed on however, except Mrs. Broderick, who re
NAMED with her husband aud soon persuaded ban 10
90 to bed While undressing he burst suspender but
ton from his pantaoons, and told his youngest daughter
Clara, to it on early in tho morning. Al ABOUT
o'clock he arose, and after cropping petu!ahty aoouS
the kitchen for few moments asked his daughter IL
she had wed on the butoR She replied that she had for
gotten H. but would sew it on at once. While abe was
procur!ng needle and some thread he began 10 swear
| at her, and threaten to punish her. Her grand
| mother, who lay in bed in an adjoining
| room, ventured to demonstrate. Incensed by
this interruption, he threw boot at his mothorniaW'
and rushing into room, shouted. Get up you OLD
crone aud leave, therell be blood spied Terrified
by his angry manner inrm feeby crep out OF
bedreplyng that she would obey him and 30 away Who
she was trying to dress herself with trembling HANDS
and the slowness OF age Broderick roughly pushed
her headloDg back upon her bed again.
FATHER AGAINST SONS.
The eldest daughter, Kate, who had meanwhile arisen,
became alarmed and sent her sister, Clara. 20 call hee
brothers, who slept together in an adjacent ROOM on
entering the kitchen, the met their ininriated
father who was still quarreine with his daughter aud
her grandmother John the eldest began gently 10 ex
posulate with his father, who seized bei-'lat aud
struck him violent blow on the shoulder Just as tho
father raised the Stat TO strike second blow
James, the younger sou, took hold OF DIS
| arm and tried TO take away the weapon, when
| his father suddenly drew large pooketknife'
and stabbed him twice I'm the left breast John vany
sought TO prevent the deed, when his father quickly
stabbed him also in the left side The Father closed hs
knife and sat down quietly upon chair while the sons
ran from the crying murdcrw Thcy vre fol-
lowed by their sisters their grandmother and their
mother who had sprung from bed IN alarm, in time 10
witness the struggle between her husband and sons, bus
too late prevent the terrible end On reaching the first
landing after passing down three flights OF stairs James
fell back exhausted INTO his brothers For an in
slant his brother supported him and then sank 70 the
floor faintng Their sister Kate quickly by their
side. Her brother James seemed already dead, bat
when she lifted his head into her lap, he opened ms
! eyes, and fainty murmu-ing . Good bye" ceased 10
breathe. Several Of the afrghted neishbors ya.nly
sought to revive him. while others tried TO stanch the
blood which flowed profusely from the terrible wound
in his brothers side Others summoned Officers Malachi
and Rlker OF the Twenty eighth Precinct, who were
| near by while Others 20 tho Greenwich-s Station
! house and informed Capt. Garland Upon searching for
Broderick the officers found him hiding in bedroom.
He was so appalled, that he seemed almost entirely de-
prved of the power OF utterancc. surgeon who had
arrived pronounced the younger dead and the elder
one probably mortally wounded, and Capt. Garland
therefore sent dispatch for ambulance 10 convey
| the latter Bellevue Hospital.
DEADLY WOUND.
Coroner Young, who called from his home, arrived
soon af,eward took charge OF the body Of the
jured son. superficial examination OF the body by
Deputy- Coroner Marsh. revealed two CHASTITY siabs
directly over the heart, which Is believed ~ have
| penetrated. There had been only htrlo
external bleeding, and death is believed TO
have resulted from internal hemoTrhage from the
main bood-yessels the heart The Coroner took
informal statement OF the mother, her daughters and
their grandmother. Their statements substantially
roborated the foregoing account bat the mother while
testifying to her husbands frequent intOXlcaton.
peatedly said that, when he sober. ho indus
trous peaceable very aEect0nate toward all Of his
family. The Coroner subsequently visited the
father at the station-houSe. The prisoner seemed
unaware OF the death of his son, and Informed Of
IL he expressed intense horror and regret lie resouely
declined, however, TO answer any questions concerning
the tragedy ana he ts%eu back to his cell IN
OF gloomy abstraction.
visit was made to the tenement house a few hours
after the tragedy. IL is large douOlc structure.
occupied by over 20 families. A main hallway runs
through ITS center, with small lateral passage ways
either side, approaching suites OF small rooms and large
single roome, some of the latter Of which are said
to be occupied by from eight TO ten persons each.
crowd Of excited men and women Sill gathered
about tbs doorway discussing the horrible occurrence
while groups scattered here and there through tho
Railways, conversing upon the same awful subject
The apartments OF the Broderick family somewhat
scintily furnished but despite their temporarily dis.
ordered condition aud the fearful struggle which had
lust passed. they evnced general neatness which he