, 1874-03-19
4 Husband Murders Els Wife and
Then KILLS gQinNutf.

IfU1H tic iCW I1fk i9Hi1+ 1{M1cH lGs
-Four chdron, tho Oldest Of whom il q Ind Of
hut 10 years, wero the only witnesaes to n
tragedy in Brooklyn yoHterdny which tn1os from
thom both fathor anu mothor DenriB and Eliza
beth Delaney hayo lived ut No. 382 Hicks street
brick, is occupied by several other families, and
ia ono Of tho bettor clnss Of toueme1Its. Delaney
Inns boen sober and Industrious, and tho neigh
borB oil speak of his oxuollont hnbits and irro-
proachablo reputation. His family llaH always
boon woll provided for, and hiH rent llas boon
promptly paid. Ills wfo, MI estimable woman,
took excellent caro- Of hor children, and WAS
mudel housokeepcr. .
About o'clock yesterday morning tho boy was
awakened by the sound OF blows. With tho
three younger children he alopt In a paot OH
tho Aoor In the room with his parents. Tho baby
slept in crib lie oponod his oyos and SAN his
Or 'unl with "a hatchot. Il Thought mother ~ vas
aB!ecp," he sud aftorward, "for she did not stir
OF mako any noiae as father struck her blow aftor
blow." Tue boy waa 40 terriilod TINT he was 1u-
able to move or oly out, but he Watched bis faith
CT Htrike the unconscious woman, first With tho
odgo Of tho batchot, ard thcn with tho head Of
II. How ulnny timer he struck ]lp cannot toll.
bnt 1t soonletl q great many. Then lis father
dropped tho hntehet aud stepped to the na9te
heavy fail, and saw that his father WAS living Oh
tho door gasping. His hoaa touched tho foot of
| the pact as ho fell.
| THO lads stupor WAS Boon ovor. He dartcd 10
| the hallway. and by hiB sllriella aroused tho
| neghDorho0d. 0ilicer Croamcr. Of tic Washing
ton bt1oet police il q roBdent Of lilo house, and
was of duty. Ho summoned two policemen,
and with others they outorod the room. Tho
information. Tie threo terror-atrlckon children
were sobbing dHmalIy, and wore strainiug their
oyeB toward tho body of their father. The
olicera found that tho man had nearly boyorel
his head from his body with razor. Tho face
WAS hnlf. buried in the 'bed-cloti,ing TINT Ind
covered tic children's foet. and strenmB Of blond
had saturated tho bedding and the cnrpet: He
firmly clutchod the razor in llis right hand.
Oh the bid, which was partially hidden by tic
door while it WIS opened, lay Mrs Delsney.
She was still breatiing, but the sght was 20
horrifyiug that 1t was some timo before the
seemed network OF gaHhes. Blood dyed the
white pillows mud sheets and lind bean spattorcd
on tho hendboard and we'll. Sho WAS tAKen ILL.,
conscious to the hospital, and DR.. Atkina suyB
that she has not cbnuce for life.
There are nine terrible wounds on her face
md head, Tho four worst were mndo with the
blade Of the hatclet One, cut diagonal1y across
the bridge Of the nose, III about inches long,
left temple to tho bolio, and OH the right tc1nplo
u rugged, irregular gash shows that tlo blade
ponetratcd tue sku or the other wounds son1o
woro made with tho edge aud Bomo with the back
Of the hatclot. They are mostly on tue left side
and her face turned from him when he first be-
gan tic assault. Her hands wero bruised, aa If
she had tried to wara oil tho mnNlorons blows.
1t looks as though hc had turned her head to
strike tic last blow on l,er right templo III tho
hospital size could not DO aroused to conscious
neHs.
The family occupied tho rear rooms on tho
street.1loor. They wore sn,all, and comfortably
furnished. Everything waa neat as WAX yestes-
day, sayo tho ugly blood-staiuB which were OIL
tho carpeta md furniture. On the wnlEs were
pictures aud furniture Of a religious kind. Vasea
and ornaments were tastily arranged OH the
shelves aud buroau. Everything gayo eyidonco
wnro tho provisions That Delaney bad brought
from tho market for the Sunday dinner. Thcro
wis largo, nice joint Of beef, and q quantity Of
vegetables. The ncghbors say that llo returned
seemingly happy. The boy .said That lie saw
family, wont to bod at tho Usual time.
n bo uaal rd4 wh9n tah 1o1ey
!auoy did not drink liquor. The landlord, Mr.
Dunn, has known him Turing tho fourteen years
OF liB residence in tic house, and scouts tile
uotion that tho man wah ever drunk.
There is but ono o1uo to tho cauHo Of this tor
riblo tragedy Alr8. Delaney, III spcakiug to l.
noighbor Of her husband few weoks ago, said
that hn Ind once Or twice Of lato ac.ed strange.
ly. month ago sllo awoko suddenly ut dead
OF night and found lli1n up nnd examining II re-
yo}yer. Bhe asked him What 1lo was doing, and
,ia anBwor waH that he wanted to BOO wlielllor it
was 1oudo1 md all right. Nothing was thought
OF this circumstance until yestordaya horror re"
called it. The only Buppositlon is that tho nla,'
WAS takon suddenly insane. Everybody BpoakE
confidently of his love tor his vito and childten
md dony that ho ever bud trouble with them OF
anybody.
Lnto Inst night Airs. Do!aueY caught glcams oi
consciousness, and hor words show. that sue
| must havo been asleep when assaulted, mud doet
not know that her husband attempted hor lro
She askod that her fatllor and husband bo sen
for. She also asked for asprjcHt. She spoke but
q word or two and then reupsod to unconscious
1loas. sho evidently knos nothing Of what has
happaned>
or tho happy family who wero together OF
Saturday night, tho father lios dead in bis o9ilin
al tile mother Ia dying in tho hoaI'itnl, mud tllt
ohilra,l, tlla youngest /. babe OF mouths, hav'
beon separated auI taken to ditrorent homes b,