The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-28
rnE ron BorrLE A0AIN
Tragedy In IN Ensi-tiic nascnicnt 4
Druaicn Father shooting his ron.


At about one o'clock yesterday morning
Oflicor Noali4 wae summoned by james Dowdel
to A. Henry street, the Young man saying that
his brother had been murdered by his father.
The officers rap called Policeman Doyle to his
side. and tue two, going t. ~ Henry street,
found man covered with blood lying on bed
IN the front basement. The young man sid
that while he aud his wife were sleeping IN the
cellar, they we're awakened by the discharge of
a gun and the screams Of his sister. and tn {,
running into the front basement. he saw IN 4
his father had uted an oft-repe atcd threat
that he would shoot hia Ell lest son lhpn 8.
Ia the front b scmcnt the, ,onrri found
Dowdcis married dauehtet len OConnor'
tUflt Il ON % box at the foot of the bed IN viii h
her hiother iv, aud his face, ~ss tl!'k WI Il
powder. The cntuo left side ~ hi. he d seem Il
g. he torn away Both DOWdrl aud his daugh.
ter, Nr-. O'O ,nuot, were stuueh,d with liquor,
ana unanlc fully 60 rranzc what tad becn uone.
"N hu Old INT g" Onccr Ncalis asked Of Dow
Del.
~ did" said powlcl. suilouly.
"Wu.t with - the nicer asked.
"Nin moulding" said the drunken man, with
his ewes fixed upon his wounGcd son.
ne daughter. having hren aroused told the
officer that her ther mad IN 4 her brother W y
hutgun. and the weapon WI. aftcfwaft found
in q clusct in tie room. Dowdcl. his d ughter-
iu-ldw. and bus son Jane, aud vile, we're taken
to the Madison street 80 tion, and an officer re-
manned with thc wounded -un, whO wa. 30 lar
under the uGurnce ot drink "a 10 sleep heavily.
changing his position occasionally, and once ur
twice raising his hand 10 ni- shattered head,
but uttcting no sound. On the arrival OF an atu-
huiance tue wounded sou WAC hurue To bellevue
Hospital. the skull - shattered badly; but the
memhranous covering ot the brain Il intact
The invalid Is only 3! year. # age. He IL a giant
In frame. aud " the alcohol th 7 his system has
absorbed can be- expelled he may recover. All
q y Yesterday he slept under the stupOr induced
by tle liquor he h % DIR INK.
Ia the t-sex Market police court Yesterday
morning. DOwdcl. after he had refuse d TO say
why ne mad shot hi son. was committed To q
cell. HIS married daush e. Who saw the shoot
tng. e.ld that the quarrel wa over some money
that Thomas had demanded Of his fatDer. Iae
father ordered the son uut u the hot. c, threat
euing 90 blow him out and as the son would
not 20 Dowdcl went To a closet. took the euu
from ~, and raising IL to MS sons head dis.
CHARGED II. TtJ witness and her brother and
ST term law were sent TO tbs House OF Deem
ton.
The police arrested the wounded son and his
father Tor Qu0rrclug less than a week ago
Duwdcl was once comparatively wealthy. lie
oNus the house ia whicn the -uontinsw don D.
hut rents on 40 pSCrnf TIE front basement, and
in that e lived WITH his daughter The sons
tue NounrCa of wn, 40 is - years of age, drN,
trucks an1 WDrh l,bo. 81. when they en- get
emulutmtnt Ia" neirhhufs SAY that tne sons
have been allowed To- lie . IA the cellar ouli
when hey tad olr.ci money, tut that thti
TAI to ~'eDp whore th'y ul-ht whenever tutl
were l.ss suctt sili.