The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-27
A TENEMENT HOUSE MURDER.
A Mans Head Cut Open with nm Axe
and = Woman Terribly Mangled with
o Butcher Knffc-Rum At the Bottom

Mans Head Cut Open with an Axe
and = Woman Terribly Mangled with
q Butcher Knifc-Rum at the Bottom
of 1t All.
The large tenement house No. so Mulberry street
was last evening the scene OF one OF those muir
derous Arrays which periodically startle the CON-
munity. John Mcbride, resident OF the house
in question, returned home from work
shortly after seven O'Clock and found his
wife, Elizabeth, sitting on the door step.
drunk, with some half dozen other women.
Mcbride was greatly ncensed and began abusing
MS vile for not having supper ready. Elizabeth
just drunk enough 10 be ugly and did not propose
TO submit to her husbands abuse She threatened
all manner OF direiul things, until John seized u
large piece OF iron and hurled it at her head. She
lodged, and the missile new past and Just grazed
the left shoulder Of Mrs. Golden, who sat in the
doorway behind. 1t was now Mrs. Golden's turn
to get ugly, and she did 1t too IN short ORDER
She would murder Mcbride, so she would; and, as
though to suit her action to her words, made
spring at him, but by jumping past her he gained
the hallway and ran up stairs. Mrs. Golden was
not 10 be outdone in this manner. She followed
Mcbride all the way up to his room, which Is the
back one on the third moor. and there seized hun
ana began btng scratching and pulling
Knows how. in sheer desperatl esh N MPae
caught up butcher knife which lay conveniently
NJ nduu anu SlaSneu the lniurlaled woman across
the face, INJECTING CHASTITY wound about three
inches long and clean III TO the bone. The woman
screamed "Murdern 'Murderl" and her cries
attracting the attention OF her husband, Martin
Golden, who occupies the room Immediately under
lnat OF Mcbride, he picked up large axe
which stood behind one OF the doors and
ran up stairs On gaining the head OF the
staircase he found Mcbride beating and kicking
his vile, who was literally covered with blood and
who was endeavoring TO escape. Raising the axe
high in the air he struck Mcbride heavy blow
with the edge OF It, laying his head open the iull
length OF the weapon and crushing through it to
brain. Mcbride fell heavily 10 the moor,
and, leaving his wife to take care OF herself,
Golden Immediately ran down to his room,
hid 1t away so eilectually that q thorough
search by the police failed to reveal its where
cause OF the quantity of blood with which u was
besmeared 1t was difficult to tell OF what kind OF
wood 1T was made or OF what color IL had previ-
Ously been. Golden did not make any attempt to
Douglas and Offcer Drought, OF the Sixth pre-
cinct, arrived and took him In charge. The condi-
lion OF pom the injured parties was found TO De SO
precarious that they could not be removed except
IN an ambulance. which was tclegraphed for and
arrived In aoout i've minutes.
While waiting for this vehicle an immense crowd
cOngregated about the house and afterwards iol.
lowed it to the Park Hospital. House Surgeon
Early OF the hospital did every thing in his power
to relieve the woman's snnerlngs, but Mcbride
was so badly injured that there is no possibility OF
his recovering So aside from putting bandage
about his head more to hide from view the sickcn-
ing sight 1t presented than any thing else, nothing
was done FOR him. He was UNCONSCIOUS rom the
moment he received the fatal blow ana VIII in all
probability die IL q short time.
Golden was taken to the Franklin street station
house and locked up, as was also Mrs. Mcbride,
who was too drunk to be left at home with her
three little children. The nelghbors however,
kindly cared tor the lltte ones, and this morning
their miserable mother will be TUNED loose by the
police, perhaps again 10 get drunk and neglect
them more than ever.