Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-08-23
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
A Drunken Mailman Attempts the Life
Of his MOther-in-LaW, and Fatally.
Stabs his own Jon.
Another Son Receives q Stab from the
Hand Of his Father-The Fiend
in Prison.
Statement of the Murderer's Kife-AIl
About a PantalOOns ButtOn-Last
Words Of the Victim.

New YORK, August 22.-Michael
Broderick, who has been drink,
ing for some days past, quarrelled
this morning with his mother-in-law al
her residence, 81 Carmine street. One
of Broderick's daughters, becoming
alarmed at his violence, called 10 heI
brothers, in an adjoining room, to
"sAvE GRANDMOTHER.
James, aged nineteen, ran into the
room and endeavored to take his
father away, when the latter turned
upon the youth and stabbed him
| fatally. Another brother, John, now
came upon the scene and was in turn
stabbed by the maddened father, but
not fatally. The cries of the family and
neighbors attracted the police, who, after
a great struggle, succeeded in pinioning
Broderiek and taking him to the station
house, where he expressed himself ig-
norant Of any quarrel or murder having
taken place. Owing to beating and ex-
element the old grandmother lies in a
critical condition. Broderick and his
sons were cartmen, and because of
liquor were frequently quarreling.
MRS. BRODERICK's STATEMENT.
Mrs. BrOderick gives the following
statement of the murder of her son by her
husband, and of events in the family i'm
mediately preceding. Last evening my
two oldest sons, my daughter and my
mother Mrs. Waldran) attended picnic.
Mr. Broderick objected; he didn't want
us to go, and was angry because We did.
My Oldest daughter and her youngest
child remained at home from the picnic
with her father; we returned from the
picnic about one o'clock, and found
Michael at the front door, under the in
fluenee of liquor; We went up stairs and
went to bed; Michael got up about half
past six O'Clock this morning,
IN VERY BAD HUMOR,
and going into the kitchen asked Jane
if she had sewed the button on his pam
falcons as he told her last night, and
when she told him that she had forgot
ten it, he commenced TO abuse her. My
mother, Catherine Waldren, who is
seventy-fve years old, told him he
ought not to talk in that manner to his
daughter, when he picked up one of the
boys boots and threw it ather. At this
point John, aged twenty-six, entered
the room and tried to persuade his father
to keep quiet; but the old man seized a
bed-slat that was lying near, and
THE TWO CLOSED,
John trying to take the slat away, then
James, the dead man, interfered, and
the three were clinched in the hall be-
tween the kitchen and the back room.
1 started to separate them, but before 1
had got halfway to them, James
screamed
''I AM MURDERED,
and ran past ne and down stairs. John
followed him Immediately, and the old
man went to a chair and sat down.
This was all of moment the mother had
to say, but the oldest daughter told
how she had followed her brothers down
stairs, and found them both on the first
landing. John was attempting to lift
his brother, but was so weak from his
wounds that he could not accomplish it..
She lifted Jamesis head in her lap, when
he opened his eyes and said,
HGOOD-BYE,"
and died. He had been stabbed in the
heart twice, and was dead in four min
utes after the knife touched him. John
will probably recover.