The New York herald., 1876-02-23
A CRAZY MURDERER.
AN OLD WOMAN KILLED BIZ YOUNG MAN
SUFFERING FROM DELIRIUM TREMENs.

AN OLD WOMAN KILLED BIZ YOUNG MAN
SUFFERING FROM DELIRIUM TREMENs.
horrible murder was pcrpetrated In Milwaukee,
Wis on tho 10th inst, the victim being an old woman
named Maria Parker, aged about sxtylv years,
and the murderer young man OF twenty
one named Dave Spolan Tho details fur
nish another to tho many examples OF the evil
of intemperance, the perpetrator OF the savage
decd having been In continual state of ntoxication
since January l. and labUrng under an attack Of de-
rium tremcns at the time The only person present
was the mother Of the murderer, who was found in
her bed In adjoining room, herself too much under
the influence of liquor realize the horrible situation
around her. An examination Of the promises and the
body OF the unfortunate woman showed that she had
been beaten over the head by billet Of wood IN the
hands of her crazy murderer and left by him for dead
The reporter of the Commercial Times, visiting the
place after met sister of Spean, who made the
following statement:-
TnR SISTERS STATEMENT.
''This morning about quarter past nine O'Clock
Willie, my sisters little boy, came TO where reside on
Jackson street. and asked me TO harry down to mother
that Dave was drunk and was going TO Kill mother,
took my hat and hurried down to the house. AS |
opened the door saw Maria on the floor in pool of
blood She was lying with her head TO the stove and
her face covered with blood As / entered the room
Dave caught up chair and made a blow for my head
! warded II of with my arm and ran into corner
The chair came down on my arm and / said:-'Why
Dave, DON'T you know me don't you know
mel | your sister Lib. won't hurt you
no will touch YOU came down to see mother
You wouldn't hit me, would your Come, Davy,
now be quiet everything Is all right As said this he
put the chair down and walked the other side of the
room. Mother sitting by tho tabo l was afraid
that Dave would hit me and asked her to go and get
help Sho went tor Mrs. Leopold, who cane running
up 10 the house tried to hit Mrs Parker of the floor
but found she too heavy for me- feared that Dave
would strike me II was alone and attempted TO pick
her up, and waited until Mrs Leopold came Together
lifted the helpless woman the lounge, and COM
menced bathing her head with wet towel Tho blood
streaming her face and ran down on tho floor
She asked me TO carry her the bed and place her
hands on the side OF her head. Her last words were
Il would rest easier there tried 10 liz her with
Mrs Leopold, but could not let her remain on
the couch sent word to have doctor called. Ofcer
McCariy had arrived by this time and for assist
ance.
As WITNESS
The reporter accompanied the sister TO adjoining
room in which the mother lay drunk Sho managed,
however, TO answer the following questons:-
RBPoRTER-Were you in tho room at tho time Of the
murder2
Mrs SPELLAS-I was.
RKPoRTER-what the instrument with which the
deed was Accomplishment
Mrs Spellan turned In bed and mumbled, IA
stick of wood"
RRPoRrER-Did Mrs. Parker say nythng TO Dave7
Mrs SPELLAN-Not n word.
Several other questions were asked but the reporter
unable to elicit any reply from the woman who
seemed reluctant to say 4 word tho subject
The murderer taken TO tho station house,
where he refused to any question: and where
ho became so violent under attack OF dcrium
tremens that he was placed in irons