The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-14
CRIME IN BROOKLYN.

ANOTHER CASE OF HUSBANDS DRUNKEN
BRUTALITY WITH FATAL RESULT.
Coroner Slmms has another case OF wife muir
der awaiting bis Investigation, and the roster OF
some penltentary win doubtless shortly bear the
name OF John DeIhan, the culprir The case was
brought 20 the attention OF the Coroner by DR..
Bodkin OF sands street. Saturday night Tho
victim was Ann Delhan. aged forty-two years, and
native OF Ireland. Mrs. Deihan was brutally
beaten and kicked about the head, face and body
By her husband on the night OF Tuesday, June I,
and fingered till two O'Clock yesterday morning,
when she died. DR.. Bodkin. In speaking OF the
case TO the reporter yesterday, said FL was
called a week ago last night TO see mrs. DeIhan,
who, l was told, had received q very severe
beating &C the hands OF her husband. Ho
came home, she tod me, drunk on the Tuesday
evening previous and beat her with his fists and
kicked her. Her face was very much bruised; 10
had had time to backen between the interval OF
the beating and the occasion or my Visit. She
In q very weak condition, and was undouDt-
edy Eunsrns from the eneets oil the beating. On
examining her body iouna that she bore an the
evidence Of most inhuman treatment around her
chest and ribs especially. | wondered that she
haa not sent Tor medical assistance earlier. ad-
vised her attendants 20 give her all the nourish-
ment pc .slble. went away, and heard notnlng
further Of the case till last saturday night when
was again sent for Tue house Is No $50 Front
street, tenement house. she occupied q back
room on the tnir1 door, an apartment which bore
all the evidences OF misery aud destitution.
Her only attendant was her daughter, who
had lett her situation as servant 30 attend her
mother. Mnen l entered the place last night [
found the patient on her knees ieanisg against a
char, breathing heavily and nsr extremities cold,
evlaenty sinking last. inquired II sac had mad
been there. on leaving / went 10 report the case
30 Coroner Simms. but he was not In wnen |
called. Tns morning some OF her aoaqsintances
called on me Tor a certificate 70 bury her, and 4
told them that the case had passed out OF my care
and the Coroner alone could authorize The inter
not desire 10 have her husband arrested; that she
was expecting HIM home then, aud that he would
Coroner slmms visited the house in COMPANY
VITA Detective campbell yesterday. on entering
the room they found man seated BY q table In
the room where the body was LAID out. the re-
mains bearing the blackened marks or violence.
On gues"S seata h os no SeoSS9 sS ma lns
been beaten By her husband. They asked him
what he supposed had been used BY tne husband,
then inquired n taeir informant was not toe nus
band OF the dead woman. and ne rsPlied that ne
was he was then arrested and taken % the Secoud
precinct station house, VIII re he was locked up.
lie told Captain Worth that ne haa beaten her
and had kicked ner WITH his boots. The oHlv ex-
euse be had TO give was, I'VE both drank too
much whisKsJ" tie is an IrIsnman, forty-nYe
TaE roMfKrNs krzSuR -=AGEpY.
the mounted squad Of the Brooklyn police have
returned TO the city after an unsuccessful search
OF the Long Island woods for the burglar who sn0L
Mr.. Aaron Shute, at his residence in Tompkins
avenue, on the morning OF the sth inst Tney
the fugitive could have been cOncealed-ridinr
through the groves, over the nelds and paving
especial attention to byroads and lanes. sVlewsn
IN great abundance we're furnished by the farmers
anu villagers throughout the Island, who are in a
state OF great excitement Al almost every farm
house the officers received information OF the
presence IN the vicinity or suspicious looking
characters. These men were always described az
wandering among the bushes hatless coarlegs aud
with blood on their shirts. Tramps VINO went
from door to door begging for food or seeking en-
poyment were transformed, In the imaginatons
or the excited rusttcs, into desperadoes or the
worst class; unonenaing Hebrew peders were
looked upon with dlstrust and their garments
were inspected with the expectation OF andlng
them stained vita blood. Whenever one OF these
wanderers was 0verhauled by she o6acers ne was
carefully questioned, but netting Suspicious was
developed. The policemen returned entirely worn
out, with horses almost faded to death. they have
abandoned the search In despair. Eotwthstand-
ing the fact that no satisfactory cleW was 90.
tanned on the Island Detective Corr Is confident
that the burglar Is q resident Of queens county,
ana that he Is IN possession Of his name which he
refuses to disclose. The condition Of Mr.. shuts
was greatly improved Yesterday, and bis phys.
icians entertained confident hopes OF hts recovery.
Detective Sergeant Frost who did not approve oil
the chase on Long Island, says the onlcers are noA
searching RrooklIn for me midnight maIauder.