New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-02
MOTHER KILLED BY HER son.
AN INSANE LABORER BFATs HIS MOTHER 10 DEATH
AND WOUNDS Ills SISTER.


AND WOUNDS Ills SISTER.
A terrible domestic tragedy was enacted be-
tween and o'clock yesterday morning at Egbcrts
corner q small hamlet short distance from the New
Dorp station on the line Of the Staten Island Railroad III
the town of MddlctOwn. For a number of years past
there had lived small od-fashioned frame house.
an Irish woman named Mrs. Anna DOan, with an I'M
married gtor and son, aged respectively 80 ana 80
years Another son resided in the ncgnborhood. Mrs
uolan WAS 20 years old The of the son who lived
with her is Patrick alias "Curley D0lan. Patrick had
been absent from home all night and returned about the
hour Indicated He. appears from some cause TO nave
bccn in furious mood for going stairs he tore down
the sairrai ana making club Of one OF the balus;crs
rushed into the where BIS mother and sister were
sleeping He began murderous attack upon his sister,
who ay upon the foot OF the bed upon which her mother
was sleeping lie struck her a number o: blows the
head infctlng dangerous wounds. Eung his grasp as
he attempted seize her, she rushed past Nun down
stairs and succeeded in reaching the house OF neighbOT
named Lawrence Curry.
The nfuriatcd man then turned upon his mother, who
still lay in the bed He appears to have bea,en her To
nsensbity and TO have continued his blows until she
was dead when found. her bruised and ihanslcd body
was lying upon the outside the house where he had
roughly dragged II. There horrible wounds upon
the side OF the head and face, the skull crushed ill.,
ard blood was splashed all the bedroom floor and
down The stairs where she lay. Apparently still un-
ers mansled body upon the pursued his sister TO
Mr Curry, house. and there made another attempt upon
her life with AN AK. which he picked up At the wood
pile. Mr. Curry had been aroused by thl-nOc however
and intcrfcTcd 10 the when the ni'ratcd
wretch TUNED upon him and wOunded him severely,
though seriously WITH the on the side or the heal
time all the people In the nrigibOrhOod were
aroused Four other men were soon at the scene and
with their assistance Mr.. Curry coded in securing
tie murderer. They aided also by NOal5 brother
The murderer was boInd hand and foot llccd upon a
wOod-scd and taken before Justice Meciia, AT Rich
mOnd, who ordered him to he locked IN The County
Jail pending investigation Coroner DeinDsey OI New
Brighton called 10 hold the inquest. He irpaHcled
larry, who reviewed the dead body Mrs. Nolan and
Of the murder and further proceedings adj
jolTncd until evening.
The murder created the greatest excitement In the
qGet neighbOrhOVd being the frt ever committed in
tie town, and people Dck 10 the place from AL drec
lions Dolan Is represented by the n"isbbJrs L. have
been quiet and nOirnsiyc man-Only ndu 'gins
sOnally in drunken spree There is little doubt, how
ever that DOlan has for time been insane but the
disease did not develop itself III dangerous form until
the night OF the murder Ii Is learned that "A
rant ad been issued for his arrest and examination for
lunacy, and DR.. Millsburg appointed 10 make the
examination.