The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-06-05
A BROOKLYN TRAGEDY.
4 Young nan Accidentally Kills Hts
MO1h,r.
From tho New York Tribune. May 70

From tho New York Tribune. May 70
A sad domestic tragedy was enacted in
South brooklyn, last evening. George bod.
erick, aged 20, resided with his parents at
No. l05 Ninth street, near Second avenue.
Yesterday morning he went on an excursion
with a party of friends 10 Fort Hamilton, and
returned 20 the city about 8 p. m. While
walking along Second avenue, on his way
home, he met Thomas Fiilum, and was en-
gagged in conversation with him when an
other acquaintance, james COrcoran, ad-
vanced toward them from the opposite side
of the avenue. They noticed that he was
considerably under the influence of liquor,
and, being anxious TO avoid him, quickened
their steps until they reached Koderick's
house. They then halted, and Roderick had
his hand on the gate, and was about to open
il. when CorcoraL ran up and caught him by
the arm, at the same time exclaiming, DO
YOU want to fight ~ Roderick replied
that he did not care about fighting, and
requested Corcoran TO remove his hand.
But this the intoxicated man refused to do,
and continued to jerk away at his coat sleeve
FitIun then got hold of Corcoran, and was
striving to pull him away from the gate,
when Roderick cried, 'Tom let him go"
This Fictum did, and the two men then en-
deavored to pacify their frieua '"' st
forts we're unayailing, as !, -----.e wild
with passion, and insisted On fighting with
them. Finally he broke away from Fitlum
who had again seized him, and dashing up
to Roderick struck him several blows in the
face Roderick drew back and placed his
hand in his coat pocket. Corcoran perceiv-
M. 81, ox,la;r,aI hoo. fhot rc,, hovo q
revolver; well, I've one too" and at the
same time he struck Roderick another blow,
which was returned. Mrs. Ann Frederick,
aged fifty, who had witnessed the quarrel
from the parler window, where she had been
seated, ran out at this moment and step
ped between her con and COrcoran,
just as b6(4 had drawn their reyolvers.
She besought the drunken fellow TO 60
away, and Vas urging her son to enter the
house, when Corcoran made an effort TO push |
her aside and obtain possession Of his oppo-
nent's weapon. Daring the struggle the re. |
Tolver held by Roderick wa discharged, and |
/ ball entered the right eye Of his mother,
Who dropped dead instantly upon the side |
walk. Seeing what had been done Corcoran
quickly ran across the Hamilton avenue
ridge, and Was arrested for drunkenness BY
IN officer of the Third Precinct, who had no
of the tragedy. Young Rodsrick
vas horror-strieken at the terrible lite of his
mother, and threw himself upon the ground
'esids her body, weeping bitterly. The
Ieighbors assisted Mr.. Roderick in convey.
ng the body of his wife into the house. and
he grief-siricken son gave himself into the
ustody of Sergeant Driscoll, OF tie Eighth
'recinc'. He was locked up in the station
ouse with Flt!um, who is held ae . witness.
The young man "a a student in the lsw-ofice
{ Messrs Morris 4 Pearsall, and bears q
God reputation. His father is engaged in
ne wholesale drug business in New York
iiy.