The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-10
WHOLE NUMBER 1.774
MURDERED BY HIS SON
wEAITnT LIB, coIoEED MAN MURDERED +

WEALTHY CoLoRED MAN MURDERED BY
HIS OWN soN-THE CAUSE ASSIGNED
he San francisco Chroaieie of the Ist
inei- contains the following account of a
strange murder in that city. Yesserfav
ifsesnlng, setween the hours Of and 2
O'Clock, an aged and comparatively wealthy
cosored man named Lewis Berry was m,,r-
dered In horrible manner by his,son. Fss ac.
at ussir common residence srsaH 40, ,se
located on Virginia alley, a Rszrow str eet
run7ing from Washington to Paeia.- md
lying between STOCKTON and PoweH sire cts.
The aged victim followed the occDpassor of
whisewashing,. at which he had ax,as Sad
about sSSO00 He was also possessed ~
valuable piece of property in Oasl lsnSs. be-
sides other property in this citv. He " as a
member OF the Powell Street. NJ. II. .Chu rch.
anu selulIed an envlable reputation asr ong
his acquaintanees: The paTrscide. on the
contrary, has the regulations of being law
sort si Vagabond, who was-too indOlA Mt To
steal for living, and depended upos 4 the
scant : charity of his aged and in lust rious
father, who was loud and bitter in Iia COM
plainings.
DISCOVERY or THE IRAsEDn
Yesterday morning, afterrko'elock, .ol-
ored woman residing in the house OBJ ,osite
10 'nS' IN winch the tragedy was en- acted,
and upon responding TO the summon ,s She
recognized the son Isaac Berry. vi m in
formed her chat there was some ones icl, in
the bouse who desired TO ses her Ig "a uo-
her clotnes ana naste4et to the
house. Upon opening the door 81 ~ was
horTified to perceive the body of IA q elder
berry ylns- on ne bed with E head
crushed in, and a yawning gssa in the
throat from which the blood was. aovv;neS
The'annghted woman raa screaIi no info
the street and attracted the atten-
IoE DOL Vi me me ponce. Oh1ex John
accompanied by a few midnight 81 -,golers
repaired hastily tosthe scene of shs tra1edv
When the Fentered the room the IN ,tifril SON
Isaac was standing with foIded arm viewing
the mutilasted remains of his -fsAnf r Unon
pePceiving the officers he attenptej To aSc,no
through a rear Aoor. bat the. In restenin10
barrel of n. pistol which was tErys into his
face restrained bim from prooee al NO The
officers hen Examined the -oot n There
we're two beds, which nearly raf ,nonoIized
t1e sRa| ol Ine apafsIS mt, and
IN one % Wien ISe deas body was
crushed IN and the other si.sf cnt and
gashed. The throat was eu6 as though
a0rn Open wita. blssut iustru oapt no
weapon sswith which he horri5l e deed was
done were nCs visible, but n ie Younger
Berry very kindly oSeignatedii recoDtscIa
behind the bed as the. plaoez here ba had
PI 80 -. o. nc P-Aons So1fJ iOtDeS, walls
n, an1 tno cneaS prints ol the~S svior on the
wan o. .ne nSsu 9l me coucht were becpat-
tereu Win CfOou. Benlna TN bed we're
found blurs dagger with s Slf de az. inches
in length and a hat 3het, betha # which we've
covered witb.gore. Berry adu ,ittad the ner-
petrstion of the cruel mnzdasr and acted "a
one PARTIAL Ddemented.
THE noTIv - FOR Tas nRzo
HS related that Tor 4nssy q ,optl,s mast his
irieods naSs oeeA incAnG him TO kill his
father, which act woulGnents .le him IN ad.
mission into the AIasozsie-s . aterpitv WHARF
NE "ou'o % Pr'&eeeed ir0 any personal
Gu hseque- ses Ot the oeeS Ee imagined
also that his iatner wss- 50 ing to kill him,
a:N nc ha,| ooeh cOinpeab ID To maintain
c-OSe waseh Ov a him, so,i hat se wonld not
s3esl nssrch on him. Is strenuousIv re-
sisted the pers saAsions, ,ha weyor for q wh;le
and begged his father to-, i've Sim snfSciant
money toleave the oouu try. The old man
refused him., and too 4 hsm 10 mind
his business in thif coontrv and he
would get a1ong' well enou zb. On Fridev
evening the. old nam attended a reIioions
meeting aISi retaTna A at 10 o,clcct Of
which time ae retiredL At 2 O'Clock in the
morning the SON aros noiselessly from bed
s, ana pfocu'ea Nns- ~ iife and hatchet. He
stru "a NINA lew DA pws on the side of the
heaCfand.. Shrew ths hatchet away After-
wal war :, mo n9"sssr. ne discovered that be was
~, no' uedu' anu ssaols I'd him with the knife in
the eneek1 te'& n mes, and concluded the
pe-sormance by 0aa usting it into his throat
ana dragging 10 ae fOss: TEARING the fIaeh ;u o
horrible manner