The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-27
MURDERED By A DRUNKEN WlTCHMAN.

POOR MOTHERS HOME MADE DEsoLATE
THROUGH THE EFFECTS OF RUM-A BOY or
FOURTEEN SHOT DEAD At WEST TWELFTH
STREET DOCK.
ABOUT nali-pass eight last night Henry Rex, a
private Waterman IN The employ OF Lawrence
Decker, lumber dealer, on the corner OF West
Twelfth street and Thirteenth avenue, was walk
ing in West Twelfth street. between west street
and Thirteent III avenue. Waterman Rex was very
much intoxicated at the time, and q numper or
boys were following him, throwing stones at him
and otherwise annoying hiH- The walch-
man turned on the crowd tuo or three
times. and Iney ran away. ana re-
turned again 10 the assault Rex then
pulled out q sevsn-barreIled revolver aud fred,
emptying the seven chambers In quick succession.
The boys scattered promlscuously in oil directions
but one OF them, named John McKenna, fourteen
years or age, residing at No. sos west Twelfth
street, received q ball over the left ear, which
penetrated his brain, and he died almost In
stantly. The noise OF the arinR attracted the at
tenuon or Ofncer Sullivan, and ne came up in
time to arrest Henry Rex almost on the spot
where the shooting took place. The boz
was az once removed 10 the Charles
street STATEN mouse. Police Surgeon Wade
sent for immediately by captain Kennedy, but Of
course the surgeon could not render any assist
ance. as the boy was dead when carried IN The
surgeon. after an examination, Iound tue Dali IN
bedeed in the brain. Wnen Rex was brought up
before toe cerk he was acc0mDa ~ his EN-
pl0yer. Decker. VINO forced ns way Deninn the
desk railing and stood tnere Nnlle the Ofncer was
making the complaint. When told bF Captain
Kennedy 10 move outside ne became very alu5ive
aud saId ne would be Responsible for MS watch
man and that lie acted by MS orders. TIE watca-
man himself was perfectly callous as 10 his pc
sitlon, ana PLAINLY said IN tue hearing or all la
the station house, that ne was glad tue boy Was
snot. and In a long tlrade OF broken English com
menced TO detal the annoyances he had suffered.
In tue meantime Mr.. Decker had become 50
violent In his abuse OF the on1cer who made the
arrest and Sergeant Carpenter. VINO was at the
desk, tnat Captain Kennedy maze charge or dis
orderly conduct against hm, and ne was ordered
70 be locked up Tor the nig1t 10 De arfalpned as
court la the morning. Henry Rex Is
German, born in Hanover, about forty
years OF ago, - OF low stature,
lignt complexion. mas a mass OF hight tow hair,
overnanging eyebrows and = peaEed face, with
a recedIng iorenead. he been arrested be-
fore TOR shooting man In Washington street,
while acting as private watchman or packing
house aHd served term Ia the PenitentIsry TOR
that offence. The boz, John Mckenna, WAS tail
for his age, has bright blue eye and what might
be called handsome lace. HIS snOes were
condition. lie SUI lies ia the station house. nis
mother fwbo Is a WIDOW 10 very impoverished
condluonl is unable 10 bury nim as she mas not
money TO dsIray the funeral expenses. There
seems 10 De some fatality attending the family
the father or the boy having met with a sudden
and terroe death some time ago oy falling into =
lime Elin.
The Coroner will hold On inquest to-day on the
BODY OF John Mckenna