New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-22
SHOOTING OF A FATHER BY HIS son.

CORONTRS INVESTIGATION OF THE KILLING OF
SAMUEL BAILEY BY HIS sON-IHE JURY DECIDE
THAT THE ACT WAS COMMITTED IN sELF-DE-
FENsE-DIsCHABGE OF JAMES l.. BAILEY UNDER
So 900 BONDS.
The inquest on the body of Samuel Bailey,
who was shot by his son, James l.. Bailey, Sunday,
was held yesterday before Coroner woltman.
Ann Bailey the wife Of the deceased testified as fol-
lows: On Saturday evening last July H. my husband
came home ut o'clock he stated that he had been TO
lager beer saloon. with the 'bOss, drnkng told him
thought ii strange that this the fourth time he mad
been away late; he very much under the influence
liquor that evening" then he began to curse ana swear
and bang things around the ard said he would put
end to this before Saturday; be threatened me also ana
told me that he would come when he chose and when
he chose and that IL OF my business SO left the
kitchen where he and went into the par0r ana st
the me- remaining i'll there about half an hour
my James in the parlor looking ont OF the win
dow told him his father angry but he did not 90
near him; on sunday morning my husband got early
made the fire, washed, and shaved himself and was get
ting ready to 90 out when asked him he had had his
breakfasts he said lie had had all he wanted and then he
went out and came back about O'Clock; a Mr.. Lamb
found crumpled letter or the stoOp and gave
1t to James, saying. Here is a love-etter; James
came up stairs, and said. Ma, here is another of pas
love letters - asked TO it, but he said No. not
now > After Mr. Lamb left he read ii 70 and said
what a shame that this man should live lis on
charity and not forsake that and his evil habits
and rum, aud when he has work turn to that woman
AGAIN.; said to my son, Come, let's and tell him OF
the letter doubt he will contradict it
Mrs Bailey said that size and her son went 10 the
Kitchen where her husband was, and, after acrca-
ton about the letter her husband jumped up and, with
an GA. n said will kill both of YOU" and then threw
plate at the mother and son, missing them. Then lie
threw several plates aud the chairs around the
ROOM aud finally seized tine stove litter Mrs Bailey and
her into the front room and tried to shut the
door hut there being no key they could not lock it, Mr.
Bailey rushed against the door and burst it ope& He
then seized his wife by the back of the neck and also took
hold of his SON. pushed his wife half Of the win
dow. cried out TO let her alone, hut his rather
replied, will Kill you now The seeing his mother
hanging of the window fired at the father, who held
on for minute, then released the and toward
the door and fell upon the floor. Mrs Bailey sail that
her husband would have thrown her out of the window
if he had been prevented. The police came in mne
diaely, aud the delivered himself up, stating what
he had done.
Bailey testified that she heard screams OF murder ana
saw Mr. Bailey. with his around Mrs Bailey, trying
her husband catch Mrs Bailey when she fen. Elsie
Kiefer aud Eliza Gordon living in the same house with
the previous witness, cOrrObOraicd her testimony Sarah
S. Warren testified that Samuel Bailey called upon her 10
ask for assistance for Sarah Richards whom he repre-
scented a poor widow with small children, AMI after
ward he came again for assistance for his own family
The wncs. aftcrwaFd called upOn Mrs Bailey and found
that Mr. Bailey had made Interpretations 10 hey.
James L. BAILEY made statement in which he corrob
rated ~ mothers testimony entirely. officer Culmn of
the sixteenth Precinct testified as TO the particulars OF
the crest.
The jury after short dcibcratiOn. found a verdict
that Samuel Bailey came Ia lis death by pistol shot
wound inflicted by hls James l.. Bailey. aud we
consider that he fired the SHOT believing that his own
lie and that OF his mother WAS in danger We consider
that he fired the shot in sedeensc" After the Jury
rendered their verdict Mrs Bailey who had been quietly
waiting, taken with historical liz, and had to lie
removed from the Coroner WOliman held James
L. Bailey III $1,000 ball. which was Immediately fur