National Republican., 1875-07-20


that he had . cleayer in his hand that morning or
any other weapon. He also declared that he had
taken no part in the ARRAY yesterday. He as
drew his knife, and said that ne believed that he
would have been killed there n he had not de-
fen ded himself so vigorously.
Coroner Woltman went to Bellevue hospital
last night, and took the ante-mortem statement
Of VIM. Sanders, which is repetition of the facts
he gives above.
Tie Domestic Tragedies Of Last sunday-A
Son shoots His Father.
We gather from the New York press tho fol.
lowing facts In the Bailey case:
James L. Bailey, Of 424 West Forty-fourth
street, shot HIS father, Samuel Bailey, through
the heart with small ix-shootlng revolver yes
terdsy afternoon, killing him instantly. He then
coolly walked down stairs, and seeing neigh
Dor, Oficer B. ]. Collum, of the Twentieth-street
police, said he had killed his father and wished
to give himself up. The officer delivered young
Bailey to the Forty-seyenth-street police. Coro-
ner Waltman having been summoned from the
Eighth-ward murder, Immediately began an in-
vestigation. The only witness was Mrs. Ann Bal
ley, wife Of the murdered man and mother Of Jas.
II. Bailey. She is thin, dark woman, about 45
years Of age, whose form Is bent by toll, and
whose face is scanned by care and anxiety. Her
rooms in the third story at 424 West Forty fourth
street, are models Of neatness. She had been the
wife Of the dead man nearly twenty-five years.
They were natives of England, and he was an In
telligent and skillful blacksmith. They had two.
who was born twenty-five years
ago. and Robert, three years younger.
THE wIFE's STORY.
81 and my husband, " said Mrs Bailey, shave
year ago last December. and went to EpSlsnd 1ns
unknown to me. He stole two or three hundred
dollars belonging to me and my son James L.
Bailey. He returned to this country last August
with a widow and her four children, whom he had
lived with duriSg his stay in England. After he
came back was told tina: he lived with her here.
spoke to my husband about IL, and at hrst he
denied 1t. Then heard that he was living with
her in poarding. house in Front street. went
there and found him, and asked him what he in
you. l want nothing to do with you. rye lost
all respect for you, and want you to 90 away"
saw the woman; Sarah Richards is her name,
and she said that there was nothing criminal be-
tween them; that he was only boarder there. He
afterward came to my house and implored me 10
take him back. saw he was poor, and took him
hacE. He lived at my kouse about two weeks
and during This time he met Mrs. Richards on the
street corners and In public places. My sons nv
of The house in which M rs. Richards boarded roId
me that my husband was all to Mrs Richards
that husband could be. The landlsdy forbade
him the house, and then he went to Jersey and
sfterward came back here and got work on the
railroad. called on him for sup
port and he refused, and said he would have
whether / would live with him, and said would
e be would give up the other woman. He prom
sed that he would, and he lived with me two
N the second he stayed out very late nights.
demonstrated with him, and he answered that he
would do as he pleased. He then went 10 Buffalo,
'ut came back to the house within week.
FORBADE HIN THE HOUSE,
out he said he would come In spite of me and my
asst" continued Mrs Bailey, sihe said he was 20.
pg South. About that time lady came to me
md said my husband had been to her and asked
rave him clothes and other articles. She then
,aid he was fraud. j asked her to say nothing
soout It for my sake, and told her who the woman
ne left for the South he wanted to take Mrs.
but she refused to 20. Their baggage
had been forwarded to Washington. After all
he could not live with us, as he was disgrace to
he house. Last night he came home Intoxicated.
had never seen him so much under the influence
floor. This morning gave him food and asked
him not to come back again. He went out aud
returned about O'Clock. 1 told him that 1 be-
ieved had asked him not to come home during
he day. He helped himself to something to eat.
After this Mrs. Limb, an acquaintance, came to
he front door. Mrs. Lamb picked up piece of
paper and gave 1t to James, who returned to the
foom and said: ~ have q note which father has
been writing to that woman" !" meaning Mrs. r. 1
tsked him to let me see It, but he said, ''not
asked my son TO go to the kitchen with me to
Zee his father, and tell him of the finding of the
atber, "You have been writing to that woman
he denied IL, and said itwas damned lie. James
aid, ~ have the note, and will read It to you"
lie read 1t, and his father said he did not send It,
lanes said that that made no difference, as he
wrote It, and had intended to send it. Iasked
lin If he wasn't ashamed, AFTER living on our
lp, and picked up a plate and threw It at me,
wearing. lie then grabbed the liter Of the
teve, and chased US TO the front room, shouting,
II NrENl .wf1 Il
lOld OF tho back Of my neck and tried to choke
re, and my head was out OF the front window.
20 was the head Of my son James. cried "mur-
le kept striking him with the litter. At this the
hot was fired, and my sen went down stairs TO
ook for policeman.
THE SON.
James Bailey is q nne-looking, slender young
nan Of about q years Of age, with a smooth, fair
mployed by Samuel w. Green, OF Is jacob street.
The neighbOrs all say that he is an industrious
nd estimable young man. The letter that the
on accused the father OF writing to Mrs. Rich.
rcs was wrtten with lead pencil in heavy,
ramSed hand, and had evidently been carried
n soRs ss IN PScES soas was addressed to
MY DEAR SARAH: ham sorry you feel 30 bad
nut / ham not angry with you. would Like for
omething Bout the Rent for working & can get |
Iour rent for the new month. Don't fall In seeing
ne for I do feel Bad. Come up ut 8 clock on Il
end the boy Tom 30 street at IL clock in Black
smith Shop for come wood. My Dear do Come |
o night for will have Something.
The only man In the neIghborhood who seemed
o know anything about Mr.. Bailey was Mr..
iampbell, the proprietor Of liquor store at For.
y.fourth street and Ninth avenue. ~ have |
inown him for the last eighteen months" said |
10, land he was one Of the incest kind Of men. |
ie was very Intelligent, hard worker and |
III last winter. His wife and boys kicked him out
4 the house because he couldn't supply them |
Eith money. As long az he had. work and would |
ring home q basket OF provisions he was o well |
omed guest, but when he had no work he was |
licked out. He was so destitute last winter that |
often gave him money enough 70 buy bread and
nilk, and he lived on that. also applied to the
'oor Relief, and helped him In that way. He |
vas no drinker, and never saw him under the |
nnSence d & 81 AqST o ARGSs Two weeks ago ne gos
ard and steady. When he came home last night |
. did not drink drop He said he was COM
forming he was in here about 10 O'Clock With two
riends. They had glass Of ale apiece, and then
ent to the foot Of Thirteenth street to see load
he two men went to their dinner, and Bailey /
ent TO his house. Then he got into an alterca-
on with his wife, and the boy, who has always
Mrs. Bailey expressed wish to have nothing
} do with the body OF her dead husband, and 1t
as ordered to be sent to the Morgue.
The italian Case.
John Morelli, of 2l5 Hester street, was stabbed,
robably fatally, by q fellow lodger, Joseph
arrange. Both are Italian laborers and are un-
arried. Their quarrel was begun at the time Of
visit of person describing herself as Mrs. Mar
aret Perry, Of sos Mott street. Mrs. Perry says
lat she called upon Farango at HIS lodgings to
rocure the punishment Of his son, who had beaten
er son. She met Farango as he was ascending
le stairs to his apartments, holding some ice In
Is hands. She says that after listening to her
,mplaints he struck her In the face with his open
and. John Morelli intertered, and told Farango |
lat he must cease abusing Mrs. Perry and that |
. would have to fight If she was struck again.
Irs. Perry sLys that their further conversation
as carried on In Italian, and that thsy seemed
be very angry. They exchanged some blows,
ter which Farango ran up stairs to his own
partments. Morelli seemed very much fright
led, and took refuge in the apartments OF Joseph
osetti in the second story. Presently Farango
as heard clustering In the hall apparently in
arch oil his late antagonist. Having learned
IS hiding, place, Farango went to the door and
ldeavored to enter. It was locked, and the |
omen within used all their strength to keep It
osed. Farango burst the door aud rushed into
10 room fourishing knife and asking for Mo-
iii. The latter defended himself from few |
trusts, and then turned 20 escape. As he did So
arrange Inflicted terrible stab In M0rellPs right |
east The latter staggered few steps, bleed
z copiously, and then fell.
Oficer McNamara entered the house Just after |
10 stabbipR. Morelli was then lying as he had |
lien, the blood flowing from his wound. The |
fcer arrested the assassin Is he was scaling the |
nee near Grand street. He had thrown his knife