New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-02-10
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ppoou,yN noY WHIPPED TO DEATH BY HIS
FATHER

, npoouIyN roy WHIPPED TO DEATH BY HIS
FATHER.
Holm Fox. age 10, died on friday las' III
Rroohlvn from the alleged effects OF brutal nosHins "
acted NV his father while intoxicated Inc case was
a., rood NJ nv the police Saturday, when an hVes
tigntion was made. The parents oil inc ueoe"Seu "
then arrested and held TO await the aouoh VI INC WI
80 iurv officer Sweeney of the Ninth Precinct was
ON duty I'm Hopknsst Saturday morning. anu severn"
women called his attention 10 the fact that poy hau
d,od in the tenementhouse No. 90 the previous day.
under SUSPICIOUS circumstances. The oihcers INFORM
ants stated that the boys father Peter Fox had been In
the habit OF beating and kicking him, and they charged
Fox with having murdered him. Upon inquiry among
the other tenants the officer learned that Tuesday
night last they were awakened by hearing uproar IN
Fox apartments and that they distinctly heard Fox tell
the boy and get beer The boy refused TO
30 unless his father gave him some money, whereupon
he beaten is supposed with stick until he cried
for mercy. Mr.. Blintzman, who occupies adjoining
apartments states that his wife awoke him and said
"For Gods sake go into Fox's room with stick, and
prevent him from beating that poor boy" Blintzman
refused 10 interfere. In about 10 minutes the beating
ceased, and 1t seemed though Fox throwing his
son about from side OF the TO the other. The
boy screamed pteousy for help and was heard TO cry
Father, father, do MT kill me-" apparently in VAN, for
could but groan The next day the boy was not
SEEM and on Friday his death reported among the
asked II anybody was dead there Mrs Fox replied that
her son was dead. "what did he die OF I" in
quired the officer. Oh" replied Mrs. Fox, in
broken English, che fell ont Of the window yesterday
and he died from injuries received" The woman was
inclined 20 resist the officers demand to see the body
but he locked the doors leading to the street and went
through the rooms until found the body in hall bed
ROOM II was in fearful condition, being covered with
hrses while the back and shoulders were livd mass
Of flesh from which the skin had been torn. The APP
pearance the body considered proof positive that
there had foul play and the father who was ound
in another apartment, at once arrested Ills state
ment was entirely contrary TO that told by his WIFE,
He denied having beaten his son, but claimed that the
latter had fallen ont OF sleigh week ago. and had died
from the injuries thus sustained An inquest will prob
ably be held to-day.
MURDER AT LITTLE NECK.
The residents of Little Neck, l.. l., were
startled on Saturday forming, by the announcement
that a brutal murder had taken place IN Their midst on
Friday night, the victim being James Graham, shoe
dealer. The facts as foliows Al an early hour on
Saturday a boy named Donelly was sent to Graham's
shop to have his boots mended On opening the shop
door he found Grahams body stretched upon the floor
I'm n pool OF blood. In 10 his alarm,
several persons came ald upon closer examination OF
the body the skull discovered 20 have been crushed
both behind and before, evidently by heavy bar OF
iron and two gashes the temple had been inflicted
with knife Otnef fhstIulnenl Inc
der was probably committed Friday night though by
whom is vet a mystery. The victims pockets were
turned inside out, and bore the marks OF bloody hands
His cash-box is missing and the bed IN hs chamber over
t tnT Sn MOI H1u Oeen WIN ~ '-''N''
Iaam had decided recently TO buy some real estate
on the Neck and few days since drew from the bank
$780, which he handed over TO his lawyer Charles Van
Nostrand of Flushing with instructions to make a bar
cain The latter found that the title to the proposed
purchase not good, and mailed letter to Graham
on Saturday morning stating that fact II is probable
that the murderer knew that Graham had drawn The
money aud was under the impression that he st hadt
Graham was about s5 years age and had resided in
the village about II or 10 years He bad amassed from
$40 600 to $4,000 Justice Lawrence OF Flushing IN the
absence OF the Coroner took charge Of the body on Sat
urday afternoon and impaneled jury Doctors Belmer
and Hoag made an examination OF the body and de-
clared that either Of the wounds would be sufficient 10
cause death. The inquest was then adjourned until
Wednesday next.
THE HOBoKEN MYSTERY USsOLyED.
The inquest on the dead body recently found
in the Elysian Fields concluded by Coroner Parsoe
at Hoboken Saturday The accused treetcar driver
Charles Berger present. DIR. David Benson testified
that nc had made partial examination OF tho switch
turner found In the prisoners possession, and that the
blade was marked with blood but whether OF an animal
OF human being he could not state nor could he swear
that there was any har the blade. He had also found
the stains on Bergers Jacket and coat 70 be paint instead
of blood Dr. f. W. Buch County Physician next testi-
fed that on making the posmortem examination he had
found that the fatal wound on tho back Of the head
and the indentatiOn or the forehead were
round, and looked though they had
been made by a slungshot while the others resen-
bled the marks Of blows from q wooden club Berger,
the prisoner, made his statement in plain, straight
forward manner and in reply to the final question OF the
Coroner said blunty " | know nothing about II; I've
been rarOadng nine years and never raised 10y hand
against passenger struck man; never saw this
man until they carried 10 his cOfin" After alb
sence five minutes the jury returned verdict that
the crime had been committed by unknown persons, and
fully generating Berger.
THE JUVENILE TRAGEDY.
The youth, VIM. Barker, who shot on Fri
day evening last his mpanion, John shaeer at No.
G52 sixthaye. confined in the TweHtynnth Precinct
sahonhouse awaiting the action OF the courts. Coroner
Young will hold inquest in the Dolan House to-day,
at II a. m. The prisoner is 10 years Of age. and resides
in West Virginia. but visiting his grandfather at 42i
sixth-ave lie claims that the fatal occurrence
tirey accidental and this is generally believed 10 be the
case shaeer age o. lived with his parents at No. 52s
sxth-ave. Dr. Marsh made post norton examination
Of the body on Saturday The bullet entered the right
temple, penetrated the brain and finally lodged behind
the left ear. The pistol was found hidden under a
bureau OF the house where the shooting occurred.
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THE NILSSON HALL INQUIRY CLOSED.
The Nilsson Hall Investigating Committee
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