The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-15
TRAGEDY In NEWBURGII.
ONE or MRS. vIN COTToS CONVERTS
CRIZLD URN RUN.


He shoots his Mother md Cousin Also At
tempis to Kin an Alderman a scene In n
Police ~tntion-Itcgrets aud Threats.
NEwBURGH, N Y, Aug ia fierce at
tempt was mlde here to-day by a young msf
named Homer Dannatt, aged about 20 years, &
XII his mother and a cousin named Rowenl
Hyatt, girl Of about 10 years, living in tho
iamly. Young Dannatt was under the influence
OF liquor, an old weakness. Inst fall he expe-
rlehced or professed to experience a change OF
neart uhder the revival work performed by
widow Van Colt at st. Johns Church. II was
then thought that he would keep sober
The Rev LII King pastor of 81. Iohn,s cburcb
says that while the boy was trying To reform ma
was offered $40 II he would tako slnrle drink
Whie under the influence Of liquor he showed
great hatred towards his father and mother. and
threatened last week that he would DESTROY tho
whole family. While In New York, where he
had been at work, he had pawned some Of his
clothing aud money was given him to redeem
the articles. Instead Of this he brought the re-
volvor with which he tried TO do murderous
work. lie had conversation with his mother,
IN which he said he was about to do somethi ng
desperate, but would not AZ this time what
It was. She asked him If he intended to stoal
ftOm his father. and besOught him not to do it,
il that was his design lie said no. IL was some
thing worse than that This morning he went
out and drank some liquor aud became partially
intuxicatad.
Before returning he went into a shooting GAL
lery anG practiccd shooting. lie then went
home and sat Down In the Kitchen. and with "A
brother commenced singing revival HYMNS.
His mother was erievcd at this, and asked MIN
TO stop. lie maze 10 reply, but kept on. She
went into the dining room nd busted herself
at hor work. The kitchen SINGING continued
until they commenced: " Im redeemed / am
shed In the blood Of the Limb," when lIo-
mer left the room and went to the dining room.
lie closed the door and bolted 1t behind him.
His mother him staggering into the room,
ana while ne was boiling the door saw the ris-
tot In his mana. Inen he TUNED upOn her. she
said, " Homer, FOR Gods sake. don't shoot YOUR
mother! without wurd he aimed the pistol
at her mead. Sne caught him with one hand
anu threw tue other up to tine side Of her head
to save herself. The struggle was a short one.
A soon a. the son could free himself he fired
knuckles Of her hand, abraiding the skin, but
causing out slight injury.
thought that he had killed mis- mother, for he at
once left her and attacked his cousin, Rowena
Hyatt. The young girl was in the room while
the struggle had been in progress, and turned
to 20 into the OedfoO 40 adjoining. she entered
aud pulled the door shut and ned the handle
He tried the handle aud could not zen the
q 1or. lie then fired two shots through the
panel. where the wood Is about nvc-eghths To
thtee-quarters OF an inch thick. The bullets
struck the " on the opposite side of the room
and fell 20 the door. where they were aiterward
found. Neither Of them struck the girl, VINO was
Al thls tne STOPPING 10 the moor whlle she
held on to the handle. The balls passed over
her head. After the second shot the girls rcso-
luton gave way ant Danntt forced the door
open. When close to her he fred and the ball
pierced her uD,er lip. struck her teeth ana
glanced away. linen desperate struggle fol-
lowed, the lirl nchtlug for ner hfc. she man
aged to open the window and jumped to the
ground in aleNwav IN the rear Of the house, "A
distance Of twelve or fifteen feet, aud fell when
she struck the ground. Young Dannatt de-
lioer ltely aimed his pistol at her as she lay on
the ground, and hied twice, INJECTING two
wounds III her back.
BY this time Mrs Dannatt had made her way
out ot tue house md given the al rm. MIR. Dam
nat, too. who happened to he out of the room at
the time Of the tiagcdv, heard the firing and ran
for the police. Alderman William Doyle went
uD the aileywty wnicn opens into Col den street.
he Alderman then took nuld Of Miss HYATT to
carry her away, when he heard Mrs. Dannatt
shouting, " Vt. DOYLE, Mr.. b yir. look cut. he's
goiny to shoot you Iie Alderman looked
was Just over MS head ana aiming the pistol at
him. The Alderman drew back into the alley
way. anu the shot WAS not fired. Again tia
ALDermau went up to the PROSTATE girl and was
shouted. MIR. DOYLE, for Gods sake look out,
hes gong to nre.' TINS time the Alderman
looked up anu saw the pistol aimed at
hln, ana lodged again into the passage. by
this time the wouii-be tnurderer's attention
called In another direction, aud the Alder.
man picked the giri up and carried her into tue
house.
At tins juncture Policemen Koch. Levison,
and carroll arrived at the house, AMI Damn 1T
pointed his pistol ut one OF them. The officer
thus threatened drew his revolver. when Dam
ver to the officer lie was taken TO pol &c head
quarters ana locked up llr * animation. DR.. VI.
I. stone Wa called e attend Mss liyatt. The
wounds in the OK are pr. tly q sh wounds.
AT tie police station he said tho only thiug he
was sorry ont was lac hadn't killed EN- all.
" Deaf J death. lie cX l4iuIci, d" Is what 4
wanied.' Il j. believed uy many that his mind
J. dertnGed. lt Is slro SAID thar his parents are
blood cousins, and IN { ne never nis oeeu per-
fectlY sound IN mind. some question this
theory. howeyei' a IL Is known that lis peculi-