The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-12
YORK HERALD SUNDAY AUGUST H. 1s7-QuADRUPLE SHEET
A. DESPERATE END.
BRUTAL rARMrR KILLgD Br HIs soN-A
HORRIBLE sTEUcoLE-rHE MOTHER FINDS

RELIEF IN HER wIDowHooD.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer August lOl
Early In the afternoon OF Wednesday Ben Burr Cox
and his Oldest boy, Willard, drove down Glendale In
twoseated carriage, both apparently bent on having
spree Both commenced drinking the various
saoons shout and toward evening became quite
noisy The father qusrrelsome, ana chose rather
10 quarrel with his son than with anybody else. The
sou, Willard, was NOT drunk as not to possess
little discretion, and so, to escape his father jumped
into his carriage and began driving at furious rate
about town. During the drive he ran into buggy
owned by Mr.. Robert Clarke, doing considerable
damage aud then somewhat satisfied with the effort
drove back to saloon near the Cincinnati, Hamilton
ana Dayton Depot took his father and started Tor
homo. On the way homo Willard occupied the front
seat Of the carriage anc his father the rear and neither
spoke word All day long had been
"nssing," and several times during the day Cox had
threatened Willard life Indeed, early Wednesday
morning Cox had called his sccoad Edward, aged
about aitcen the grindstonc him whiic no
sharpened his axe having told him thai no wanted il
TO cut down some bushes. After the made
very sharp tho father did so and cut down. little
shrubbery but only very little, aud the BOY Edward
putting this fact together with tue fact that several
times oil late hts father had threatened the lives OF his
whole family, became somewhat frightened HIS
mother, ntmidatcd by these ugly threats, had Tor
mer, and everyl thing that could be used weapon
under lock and key Edward 10 get tho axe 10
hue too, after II had been carefully sharpened ana
so went /. his father and asked Tor IT, The atner re.
Piled that he had loaned It. This reply did satisfy
Edward and he instituted search, nnalv succeeding in
lnaing tno weapon carefully hidden under the wood
shed, which is located III tho rear oil the house
AN UNNATURAL STRUGGLE
The two men moroseiy proceeded homeward each
uttered during the quarrel IN Glendale Arriving
at the homestead the iather alghted mrs. ana pro-
al iF,tp.a .lau
TO the barn. When Cox entered the house Mrs Cox,
Edward aud Dor two ltIIe oabes, three years and
The other few months OLD were up stairs. Cox I'M
mcdiaoly called Tor Edward and told nun
down. he boy. knowing iron his iatners words tuat
ne was ntoXcaed wDs reluctant about Responding,
when me father began ascending the starr. Emo
mother then fearing an cncouuter betseeo bcr hus-
band ana Edward, mot the former on TIC stairs per-
sundcd HIM 10 descend ana 10 go TO The Slonen, hers
she had prepared hinl "a Lunch. Here, with ncr
uand's lap and sougn, by ever; means knowu 70
/ womans art to paciiy him. She excused Edwards
.ainahs, saying tha, he had been asleep aud
was not larry awake, and besougbt tho man
VINO had sworn 70 love and protect her 10 be quiet In
response sue received loud tongue lasning, which
Willard, who Was stu NJ tue barn, heard, and which
caused hin 10 hasten TO the house. On hs way thiner
he conesscs ne opened u large jacgknic containing
one sharp blade and carried II In has hand partly
cealed UP his sleeve. On his arrival IN the sitting
room, when Is adjacent To the kitchen, his alher
sprang his ect and seized OF tho Kitchen cnaira
Mrs. Cox then stepped into the doorway leading FROM
the Gtcnen TO the sitting room hoping thus to prevent
encounter. Tue husband ana atner tnen raised no
char, lev eed at wife, struck the itlc babe lying
~ nor arms brushed by her aud made directly for
Willard. 10 escape attack indoors, where he would
have been at disadvantage, Willard into
the yard ana there coolly stool AZ buy
rsn. hand apa rassi anove hs head Ths
atner came on holding the char IN both hands,
II n The AR and brought down cn The hcad OF his
boy. fhen the Two csenchcd, tunbled over ON the
ground, the son underneath, and there desperately
fought, with tho discrimination OF boodod bull ter
rcrs, neither altering ~ liable The atner cla,ched
the throat OF ms boy and then at the first opportunity
tue boy began plying his kn,ie. He iunsed Il. ms
fathers head, gouging out pieces OF his scalp here
there, and theu adadened with the agony OF strang
laton, iunged the kniic deep 1t would INTO his
iatber's right arm, just Ia 'front.' OF the elbow tho
knife dipped clean TO the bone, severed The artery
ripped through tcnduns ana VEINS, and laid open a
wound at least tDrcc inches in length. Meantime the
distracted mother was endeayoring TO restore annn-
ton TO her wci-Aigh hiccss babe. The blow inflicted
unable 10 urea:ne. While sas mother was thus lnus
onsuged Eaward had slipped uown stairs and was
deavorins to separate them. In his efforts, and whe
Willard was wildly iashng around with his KNIFE, he,
too. received an ugly wound in the lett arm very SINH
lar TO that which his father had received, bui quile
deep BY this time signs OF HE were discovered IN
the JaDy, and the molncr anxious 10 lend helping
hand TO her struggling boy laid the baby IN the cradle
to the bloody scene sezod hcr husbands shoulder
and dragged MIN OIL and away from ms TINS
aulo to do, for Cox was rapidly weakening rom
his loss OF blood.
you've made me lose my hold, exclaimed the
father the first ne had uttered Ia the aght as
ms wife dragged nm away. you've made me-lose-
my began the poor wretch once more ana IA en-
staggering to his leet he took steps ana fell
up aga. INST the corner uf the house corpse.
The son arose, shook The Dir, from MS clothing as
cooiiy he wouiu have brushed the hayseed
hat IN harvest went out into the road, called MUIR
dcrl" at the top OF his voice. then proceeded
tho -; II you don't believe 1t you Can go over
70 thc house and wash and dress bis corpse.' A
little while alter he returned TO his home Meantime
Oiicer Duly, Glendale, mad been nottied aud Dr.
Patterson summoned. When the officer arrived 10
take Willard Cox into custody ho found the young
man act ol doling MS shirt, soaked with his
father's blood aud OF donning clean preparatory
10 going down 10 Glendale To DO locked up.
Squire Gross, OF sprngdaie. was also summoned.
AT midnight he cmpaneed jury anu bed an Inquest,
while Dr. Patterson was engaged IN dressing Edwards
wound ana IN holding post-mcrtem. The verdict,
which was promptly found, was IA accordance with the
facts aireudy stated.
Ben Burr Cox, or "Burr' ~ he Familiarity
known, was heavily set man, with brutal cast Of
he Was Tor years boon Ia pan ION aud
partner of Tom McGenan, the notorious Hamilton
rough. AT his death he was about forty yoars OF age
but be squaDdered the whole OF In gambling and
rotous living The farm which his vito now occur es
was a legacy from ncr othcr This he Ind aoupht IN
obtain In fee simple. The widow Told reporter last
evening that Cox had never been kind TO her. Away
from home no US aiabc AZ q country parson, but
when surrounded by his family ho was tiger "Again
ana again, said she last evening did he my
room last tall, wnen was FRUSTRATED with bilious
lever and wnIIc sitting on the edge o bed holding
q butchers kIiic, pun tobacco smoke in my face,
swear that shouldn't sleep, ana then swear ,haL
II opened my mouth he'd cut my heart OUT.
Why, last saturday night Willard had 10 soep III tho
barn because Burr had threatened 10 XII hun II no
came into the house. lie mas often tod mo that "a
Kill Willard. Somehow he huled that boy. He wanted
Toll SWING here and Willard wouldn't lot him have
He has squandcred hundreds OF dollars OF my money,
ana never helped me TO earn any, He hasn't nved a,
homo regularly for tho past sixteen years. Wo goi
along oil right when he wasn't hore, vut he
home II was misery ali the timc. told him The
night for God's sake 10 leave II no couldn't stay
home and lot US have peace Nobody knows what lv,
suffered. believe that II Wizard hadnt Killed. hin
last uight we would all have been cOrpses
morning he had been threatening earnestly o
laIc"
Tho widow scemed 10 take tho tragedy a wcicom,
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