National Republican., 1875-06-28
7gr lamp ExPLoDEs AND FIRES HEB.
Horrible Condition OF the Victim
Burned to n BIister-HeF Life De-
Epafrcd Of An Ante-AOrtem
statement Made-Arrest OTthe
Rusband-He Denies the
Charge Domestic
InfeIicity.

Jbhn Cherry, his wife Mary End three children
for several years past have lived in q tTo-stery
and basement frame house al the corner Of Tweu-
tieth and streets northwest The Happiness
that denotes peaceful and contented family,
and which is generally supposed to exist in all
households. unfortunately was seldom q visitor
at this umicil. Little similarity Of taste fancy
or disposition could be found in the master and
matron but on the contrary two strong, stubborn
minds were constantly csshing, and It ts easy to
imagine how this state of affairs was barrier to
all harmony and destroyer to all o0nctliStory
feelings that might be prompted even for the sake
and example q the children. The tatksr, deter
mined ID spirit, would net admit OF being crossed
in any con maud, and the mother, equally posi-
tive would not yield to his authority and dicta-
tiuu As a COI>cl CeHc9 trouble never o-ased and
Guarrcls were frequent. The neighbors had pre-
dl6trd hat cat Of one of these dtsaEreementS at
me time. would spring deeds done while both
were IN TaR". that in their result might bring
S"TIUW to The children and death te enc OF DUN
OF lcri l,ar'uts.
Such a rrcphtsv cane near being verified early
Yesterday muTnU =, EGd the mother, who was the
unfortunate victim il his last quarrel although
sl liyiT 2 IL Ia very precariUus condition and
death may call her hence At any moment II has
bsJ hard 20 Oh-aiu the actual facts n rel atom TO
tic cd..rCuI:y. as lev excepting the PRrtieipators
krsw -ugh ui IL = visit vas made 70 the house
yc..rr.ay by Il representative Of Tag NATIONAL
EtIUuIICAN. who tUUnd the mother Uuder he
tuHu'nlc ~ owIstes and unable to give any ac-
{, tUg 81 all oi he al iir. From what eolIi Do
raSt llrrt ID l. j. believed that the facts are that
brr Fushnrt'. lohn Cherry, came home Saturday
night c,rsi.reraEly under he inf Eence Of hquor;
I e. had isuutes about two CT three matters,
W ch uass, a over without any SeriTEs teTmila-
t,vu v hen T. vile fTOU. lt up the subject ol gro
crries. STE wanted none. to nay either for sOme
already procured or that she intended to get and
strr,.o 4. 'Hke Ter husband sp"cket-hoOk from his
Clothes. H. forbid her touching iJsaying ifshe did
t|at l., u onli XII her. Not frightened or daunted
b. The q 80. con nHsd in Eer effort TO
scrrr- the MONEY The man becoming trenZied
WITH VaRSiuu At l"r pcrsiStency- seized upon q
burt = ai-O.l-'arp, standing a taOle near
by d II AND threw II her with all llS
rrw.r The lamp struck her on the right side Of
the crown or the head. cutting 1 d three inches
H. ICug' h and iracturing he skull.
At lie time tie lamp bit her it exploded, and
the cual-oiI ran down upon he- face neck, shOul-
derS and blazing with tre as II ran, lnhtct-
ing terrible and serious buras. The wife screamed
for help, sud while the reighbOrs, hearing her
cries, hastened to her relief, he brute hus-
hand. seeing tie evidence OF his brutality, and
fearing the reFult, skunk iron his house aad en-
deAvOred to effect his escape. DIR. Draper was
summoned, and on his arrival pronounced the
WOmans condition exceedingly dangerous II not
fatal and did all that medical Sktll could avail to
afford her relief Besides the fearful wound in
the head, the burns are numerous, even the tongue
failing to escape, and much suffering is expe-
rienCed from them. The applications OF baRdages
{ raw cation 0lnOst envelope the woman Gnd
M Ec her uDrecognlZable. The husband is Ia
boring man. and It Is 5aid, could obtain constant
employment, but much Of his time preferred idle
ness to work. The family have been living in
that vicinity for The past eleven years, and If the
tales Of those persons living near them are true,
qusrrels sre frequent in the house in which the
It would seem that she also sometimes takes the
leading part. 1t is said that not long since, IN
one Of these family lars, her temper escaped con-
troll, and seiZlng q hatchet sic inflicted heavy
blow on her husbands head, after which they
made up. and there was peace in the family for
short while.
The police were on the alert for the husband,
and about o'clock yesterday morning 0ticer
Shilling, Of the Fifth precinct succeeded in ar
resting him and took him to the Central guard
house, where he is held 10 await hearing before
Judge Smell to-day:
In the afternoon Mrs. Cherry having returned
to conFciousness, and her condition indicating
that dissolution was approaching, it was thought
advisable that her ante-mOrtem statement should
be secured. Justice Taylor was accordingly sent
for spd secured her declaration Of the cause and
circumstances connected with the unfortunate
affair.
THEHUsBAND's STATEMENT.
When Officers Jetiries and Shilling found the
husband coming out of Majors alley, on Thlr-
teenth Street, he showed evidence of having
passed q night Of dissipation. and had in his pOs-
session a flask hut the contents had been eX-
bausted. He was taken to the station and after
sleeping of the effects o! the liquor told his side
Of the story and. as was to be expected, c0Nred
it in his own favor as much IS possible. But a
portion Of il IS so improbable that 1t Will be likely
to receive little or no weight for truth.
He SAYS that bimself and wife got to quarreling
about family matters. and that she became angry.
picked up poker and hit him or the head. De-
termined that he would lot be treated in this
manner he raised his fist and struck her. Al
Though hitting quite hard, he did not knock her
down. He then picked up the coal-oil lamp and
started TO bed. As he was passing up the stairs
tie shade fell ef sccIden ally and hit her the
head, she happening 70 stand underneath. She
screamed murder, police, help and he didn't know
what else, but her action so surprised him that
thouEhtlessly he dropped the lamp upon he-
head, inf1icttbg the wound she received, and the
explosion following caused the many severe burns
from which she now suffers. He was satisfied
with the situation of affairs and the way they Oc-
CURED, and was perfectly willing to bear the
sequences OF the trouble, whatever they might
be. The man displayed no sorrow at the suffer
ing he has inflicted on b wife, and appeared
totally Indifferent as to her death or recovery.
He is q hard drnkeT and has been frequent
inmate OF the station houses, being brought in
TeDeRtedIy drunk