The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-31
ANOTHER FAMILY HISTORY
the TEREFBLE TRGGEDY ~ WEST
-THTRD STREET.
\ Huebnuh' supposed to have been Insnne,
shooting his Wife nnd Child md then Him
self-The Denth Of Child and Father.

| Yesterday morning Munroe =. Minister
Of $50 wost Fifty-'hird street shot his wife and
child, nrod three years, killing the latter, and
| thon shot himself fatally. The house In which
tho Minister family lived Is q three-story tene-
| mcnt, narrow, low-ceied, with apartments for
two families in each story. Minister and his
wife and child occupied the front rooms in the
top story. The main room about ten feet by
| eight was tho family living room and kitchen.
a little dark closet back from the main room
was the bedroom. The only light nd ventila-
tion of the bedroom was through n three paned
| door transom and hall window OF the same d.
mensions. Tho Minister family had lived there
about six montns. Tue noighbors knew little Of
| the family, except that they were known by tho
| nnme OF Meyers. Tho wife was an attractive
| young woman. but was reserved and uncommu-
| nicctive. The husband went from home at
about 4. NJ, and returned after Q i. NJ, and
was, like his wife. reserved. The pretty little
Carrie, their child, was not long In becoming the
best Of friends with the other occupants Of the
| house. She was a welcome visitor all over tho
| little tenement. and scandal wfs occasionod 10y
eash that she received o month ago bv failing
on knife, the mother said, by knife cut, tho
nelehbors said. made by her mother In one of
! her nts II uncovernahle passio IN. Tha. shc had
such fts. tho frequent stormy receptions given
her husband, and heard 10y the nelehbors, sum
cicntly proved. The prime cause of tho couples
disagreement; was Nrs. Mnstcf's freedom with
strange men. II was hor custom 10 leave hcr
little rir to the inenoly care of her fellow lodg-
he .trc't tinlin her rstftn ~ ne ~re m o,s ns
| ~ arrive there lust before herhusoaud returned
| from HI employment.
ruEH LAST orApurt.
The | 81 quarrel of th,7 unLarp9 family was
begun with Ministers r.tnrn from work ON
husband eccni % ,he re,r m ''1 r,,er.s In t%Sr %
| shmc sinty. heard tho qrarciliu-. RMS con-
| tuItu ,I,'" ,nllN-itt Urn tAllN IN the even
i.r unul ihg tiyn \ 81 % rr'. ani cYen 10 TIE
breaks IN their .lgmner thai nif1t trey lcari
t'' s'ii'c 9"I''"'' 50 'si.. 'tN n.ith't hH-nahd
| nor VII. y ut much, II 80 .lL NAeu Nlr. Flynn
rose al . a. w. 90 Dag - 60 ~ w"ih, the
9,,,',,uS 9 nnu .nan-,," ~ Sn'i' ser, rus spn
itrI,ehl'y Iepo',,d lu'' VS. so lanored that
we }hhS ,"L'd ny llt perceive ~ I they
inc. aud Just before Is \. ~. th yc.llei the at
,snli'n oi fi.nt L.fi, -cr' T. alipfd ~ The i.ac-
~ ~won'' "n" :. M. =. ID. vi H., S' ~ n"t,r t.e nln.
| ste's5 10 ttc .u.rlii. sonhds. ihci tird 10 open
lhe "u"r' nut u Us locked inside ana another
Hlat er oi IA h9Hr % va yen, 81. i"'lices ohoIt
, VI "! Hne f. ttl- l.i..'' Iln-r -ilin ,n'i
I'M et hIauN oi tne tur'N-S,N Ntnth ,ite't n"lice.
ne olhctr was soon sAtisned that th" locks md
nvl,S WI, WI" re- I'' ~ Tic ~ i.I'i.H.e illtI ~
auu 'hS omcei saw thrte persons lNing ON the
@ neI' IWD Merr e,h,lnsp, m a. on, slnnner
uld not open "iIe enough t. admit ;hc body II
intand,s.. sc NE NE, "cer iJu Mr; hninser III Boy
,hh'.hu'nE tnat ne -nuniu crop on lne uel ana
men I9moNs tne I"-tenlnI. end lltni ure from
t.o , u"ur' IuS poy, ITWh'ehrd by me
~ 'N'.'''N '"' ''''N
r,,, IVY. IL, "a sIn W iei ,ne iSl"Ieu
ntINe, Sns was Hlttl 70 the opefturc and
Her u. xt step was into % pool OF nlold between
w M,e nlsonnu "a, a',u M tne WI on1 htr thitd io"ched
@ @lhe corr SC OIL the cnn9' Shs t3ok away the tl'lo
ana ana chtifs Win T.ieh the doors were rred,
IL To- OW,er HraJv ybo opsned the do, n, I'm,
the outside.
| ,,,....... ...
SH"CNiNu SPECTACLE.
dead ana two were evidently N orally wSnnied.
| hnnnNAmAn llNImN A.. Lad
IN Hi.ns the hIehtninE ,,dirs INTO tho phrer
Iddos tSe n the ns ro9m ne pibs'1n b on me
Mnser isy on her rs,I Xxx hs o,it edge e
q the nel; She was sun warn, pax dead, tho
uIo.u "ANIug CeA,'u - Wen up rom wound
9nthe on the ln,lte 9t ner riEht eve which nai evil
ing the chld me mother lly uncorscioua and
nleT,ai1nE irom tw9 pisl shot wounds both on
radIntN tA'end,nf lfinH",d' he other near
s @s ioSeS oecs.os ecssa M4Ss sror5u s's a
ions lndlcA,ed mat nc lullet b lodged n
nei % %uiIihi M.nsiei lay on ms n!eh' Hu7n agalnst
III v,'n - .nsn M irp, u',,Hnt "nu n'h,'
a. us a. na' ~ vn ,Le ii-h' siue OF ms hesu,
iGband or.He.n tme , nusutnH Inu tne VIE, tiys
@ .nennue'S , nau ~ ueen tinp.ltui mr. was niue
au1i, J az u0n1, % umst nhn1,o' "au s"o' MS VIE
' H ,',' a,r ,,,i, ',i, a,,.', , , ,,,,
an hulouilhce was suhmonen hni Minister
ann n's WIG were M taAen zen 10 u tIs N'nsty-ninth \
r,"y.tv linz, In mte, srr .mh ,ne,r @
IrVoNoiy 's ai,i"Se .ui uiPosHlnie' htheHsn they
n'.e stl.' It'hR lals l"-t evening Mcllhrr OF
uieni ins .hu cpilsClo"s m9heht' lnei were
Si,mV.u n,ile'u ~ ~ uS tot9nrt ~ hei nha Depnty
n," HlIule, WHp u,to W'ue nasty survey OF
tne sce"e oi t@nT @ ttIpie tIhgenS nd Ease otdeTs
| ~ We IemoNM ol IHe oouY oi tue cnHd To the
NoTgue' -,,.. ,,,....,. ....
| i"H "iNSiE" tNNihi'
| The police were put TO considerable trouble
tn trace tne Ilmliy eouhentIohs OF lhs victims.
Mln,,e' wa hho"n 10 tho otner Iougers as
@ HtlcIs' Hus ~ pIpels VI IN, Io",l inul'a.eu ,nat e
MAs MAs S.s' huoMn us NiunI"e :. NlnsteI auu was
| Cmp,,uy q ~ % %hne ooo'yt{ ioI tne ltvNsh' ton OF
| nl"etf 'V ,'i,uien' J. ~ US leu 70 w Wy ulscoNyIy
@ @ii1t us 49,, - u h,paptI"u' sfntle W hIh "ho
iMNes M in iWSsIiS SS siEn,n s'rset; ~ Was niso IS
| Ttlt1lhou tnat mIhSter pOS,.lph uhutt ~
| .e IsnD lleIieu y MeokH. hs,Uhe OF SN,
us 1Iouvl'.N "a, sls,.I oi IT .liuItcI, "lose
mi,h1ten it en- niihe me was Was MagRls hiSinr threw M solne
usnt utoh ~. iill sur? sui ouhuii5 tue t.nReuY
que lIIlNtu ~ ny ~ Sslci n3,.sc 9. HDuut H.pn,
| ~ lGnoIanCe vi Lup uAEeul; Sue Slls mat
| 9nlls,ei mas p11h iNlhe WIN ntt sIsteI ~ OF
% ,ta , :, Ia a''uo"Eu Sn nas re-, ~ oI
,Nnui '',1 i.'' ~ u"'o W '"S'' ul'I. Iiei
sste'' sns says was uoIn III Heihnu
| anu @ cans a. t"'s SountIS wen n'no n'no
| le1Is oiu' hi'er ieW le"s TesIuonos
@ nvte NJ '1pS VI ~, uic'1tS az u'VWypeu Wp
% out VI NIs' nloutIlJN "otice ior tl.le; wien w
| SSue "t'ih npPeaItr II WIS ~ Mlhstcr WIG.