The New York herald., 1877-09-20
A MURUEROUS HUSBAND.

PATRICK RODEN FORCES HIS WIFE 10 JUMP
OUT OF THREE STORY WINDOW Ar THE
POINT or A PISTOL.
Patrick Roden, q tailor, who, with his wife, family
three or four employees, occupies the top oor oil
No. 302 West sixteenth street, while in state OF IN
toxcaon enry yesterday, caused his wife to jump out
OF u three story window and shot William Crooke, one
OF his employees, In the head. HIS wife aud William were
brought to the New York Hospital, where they now lie
IN dangerous condition. Roden was arrested, brought
before Justice Bixby NJ Jefferson Market Court, and
committed to await the re-ul: Of his victims INJURIES
Tho quarrel between Mr.. and Mrs. Roden It seems
originated few days ago concerning Mrs. HSgserty,
oi Now Jersey, who was employed By The former al
salary Of $40 week Mrs. Roden insisted that sho
was no s @ anu ,h hp9n ts disagree
ment Roden had jealous ieeiing toward william
Crooke, ana thought hat he and Mrs Roden were LOO
famiiiar. About half past one yesterday morn bg,
when Koden came home Dcastly drunk, he coin-
menced 10 vent his spite against MS wife III
tie iouest KIND OF language, and then followed up
his abuse with furious assault on her with a ncayy
club His John, boy about fourteen, tried 10 i-
toriere but on belng aiso attacked ran away aa" na
self in but her husband forced the door open and re-
newed The attack. Young Roden at the same
time ran 10 side window to call Tor ihe
police, and while thcre he, saw his mother hanging
from the sill OF window oI her room and In short
time after tall to tn" ground talrick hoaca 'nea
meeting William Crooke IN the passaseway lrea iour
shots at MIN, one OF them taxing elect IN CrooKe's
forehead. Wine Crooks lay on the iloor suffering
irom the wound hc uud received Roden walked over
hlrn, SAYING al the same time-
Die there, you dog you; you are not worth wasting
any moro powJer OIL.
Roden then re,lred to his room, apparently we'll
satisfied with mis- exploits for the night AID cooIly un-
dressed himself ana went to bed. When Oi1cer Mad
den OF tue sixteenth precinct came III to arres. hin
he " burst the door IN TO get hin. IL is thought
that the injuries Mrs Rodcn sustained from her
fall that she will not recover. Crooae Is not IN as
dangerous condition.
MRS RcDny's Asrg-MonrEM STATEMENT.
Coroner Elhugcr yesterday afternoon took tho
anio. msrtem statement oi Ann Roden. She said:-
al have been married over nineteen years; tho
name oil my husband Is Patrick Roden have three
cndren living. We lived peaceaoiy together, except
when in liquor For the last fourteen or liteen
months he has been drinking heavily more especially
sinco be had any connection with Mary Jane Hag-
gerty. Size II living III Jersey Guy Heights She Is .
widow lady who has been working Tor my husband,
who "A tailor. About twelve mouths ago iouud out
tnat my husband was visiting ner two or three times
u week and that they were going out together on
ierryboass l reproachea my husband wth
her away, but he made all sorts OF
promises aud she camo back. Last Chrisimas she
Ph adelphia and wrote letters 10 my husband
Lust May came back again ana elt the house and
went Tor week 10 my brothers., Daniel Mcdonald at
Greenpont Ny husband sent Tor me and Then came
Tor me-, aud promised 10 send that woman away. but ~
was week before she came back again. My nus
band went out almost every night and some ngnts he
would como home at eleven or twelve and some times
not at all Yesterday morning told her snr must
Ieavc, ana II she came again would scad her.
She lett about Que O'CLOCK, ana theh my
husband left of work and went out about
o'clock. lie told me TO lock the door wnen II got
dark US he would not be back that night, and would
have leave the morning as be would sell tue last
stick the place. said would not leave until The
last stick was sold was not angry. AT one o'clock
A. A. Or little after he Knocked at The door and
| ran and opened It, SAID, Come M and he told
me clear out oil the house He appeared TO be very
drunk then. said Yes but the word was not out
OF my mouth when he beat me with his walking
stick across the head aud then struck me
across the eyes. leli ovor across the
chest and nearly Knocked tho table aud lamp
over. rau into tho Workshop and lie ran alter me,
striking me ali the Tine cried, Murder! murder i
but nobody came. then got hold OF the stick and
wrencheu IL out OF his hand. Then he struck me IN
the eye with his fist and he kicked He then took
OF his shoes aud sad tic would take my life. IL was
not live minutes before he took h0ld oi my hair and
dragged .he Eoor aud then for his pstoi u
shoUl me. Then | ran cut into the WORKSHOP snd
Jumped out o! the window ana 0roppci on tue she'd
A man told mo TO hoa on. then icuud myself VI
the sidewalk. How came there don't kno1."