New-York tribune., 1877-03-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THREE RECENT MURDERS.
A MOTHER Kills HER CHILD AND HUSBAND HIS
,v,prp.TAr WORK OF GANG OF RUFFIANs.


| A MOTHER Kills HER CHILD AND HUSBAND HIS
| wIFE-FATAL WORK OF A GANG OF RUFFIANs.
Three murders have been committed wlthln
the past few days. In each case tho alleged murdeie
has been arrested and committed TO the TomDs Inc
case was the murder OF an infant the verdict OF inc
oners Jury being that death was caused by fracture Oh
the skull exposure and neglect at the hands of Its sup
posed mother, Henrietta Robson A TRIBUNE reporter
called upon Miss Robson In the Tombs yesterday sHe ~
woman OF medium light, apparently about 23 years OF
has dark hair and large black eyes, She was dresser
I'm black and her demeanor was quiet ana adyke enc
stated that her counsel had requested that she Should no
saw ANYTHING in regard to her IL was the genera
opnlon at the Tombs aud the coroncrs Office that her
defense is to insanity The testimony at the coroner
showed that the infant had been born on FED H.
and had been thrown from the second-story window Ill
fine rear OF No $50 West Fityfrsts and left To perish
I'm the ward adjoining. Miss Robson, the supposed
mother OF the infant, soon aterward arrested on
charge Of having caused the Death OF the child.
The second ease was that OF Thomas Cusck, who has
been committed to the Tombs on a charge OF baylng
murdered his wife Bridgc The prisoner stated yester
day that he paperfOder by trade, and lad lived
in this city for years Both he and his late wife were
natives OF Ireland. lie IS about 40 years OF age, He
said that he had frequently quarreied with his "c VINO
had high temper and addicted to the excessive use
Of liquor. Capt Murray OF the Oak-st police contra
dictod this ana saId that the husband was hard
driner but that the wife had been sober industrious
womaE The prisoners appearance supported the state
mcnt OF Can't Murray His face hasgard, his eyes
wer. sunken and wacry, and his lips looked pdrcad and
fcycri,h Indicating recent dcbauch. lie said that
when Nc arose last Sunday morning he called his wife
fold her to his breakfast Sr ftIustu to 40
this and quarrel enacd IN winch his Wlic oid nun lat
she would die before she wGud W"f" 10 suIPot,
drunken Ioafor At this be told her THAI she must either
do ~ he nad told her or leave MS h0Gse Sho GeGait1
would leave him forever. S1c hastily glthtlen
fogrtIer a few articles from her scany Wardr0pr ana
her husband seized nc: ny llt
aud.
Cusir1 denied that he k"kcd his wire or strucE hef
Nevertheless he acknowledged that she lay down upoh
me STEM, or the tenement where they hYcl, hi 30 -
Ro,ci Xucn asked whether OF not he BAD hrPld ui s
wr,a death Cu,irk solliy answered that he hId. lie
did the slightest emotion Ihc altolsy upon
his wlfcs body showed thai her shull ad Dcel Dady
fractured in many places n.,,.
laborrT living at No, Iitg'St kiuy toid SrrE'an,
Mead az the Union Market Police station on saturday
evening that Ic had st been dttdcke ~ gang "i u
fans led by JoIn Da}, ana severely p-'cl' i' -
was bruised and swollen aud he could not see ont of ms
rght eve. Af.Cra snert delay, hcl1y "rht "N"S' NC
clning 10 make complaint against llil} EdfS "u
sunday morning Reilly again staggered mo lhS ponce
station having again been attGrhr" hS SH'ui
by Duly and MS Plug Of tuiiitHS. lie Lidu
hg,en stnlbcd with pocket knife IN his shoulder
twice IN his Icst s.de, and in ms head ana ms
back as shown az tie auto, - W" ttf'i! on i"'aI
ne tIrd. Capt Cherry and DrtcC'c O' thnor "itrstcu
Dail, ard he Was committed to The Tomb y 'n!VieF
FIirger. D.iiy stated that he did hot stan iHluy
although he admitted thai he cuG3gcl III a HsAt WIN
hun ON Saturday night. Th9t was IL he WO'id say
about the matter. The police stat" ii Daiiy i~ pau
reputation He lived ut No. 26l Delanccyst. ana was
the rcc0, ,zpd leauur Oi gaH- oi !uuS tulti' @Lo
have infested thar portion OF the city Tor some uEt
Tbc poice also stated tn { Daily has been conNctcH o
Larceny and WIS released from the pcntcutaIy at the
expiration of his sentence only short time ago.