The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-27
THE DCRRILL TRAGEDY.

ATTEMPTED DEFEScE or THE HUSBAND By HIS
foETH Az INSANE woMAN-BURIAL OF
MOTHER AND CHILD.
Tnis latest domestic horror OF those for which
the divorce lawyers primarily be held responsible
Tue divorce 81 Mr. Burrl IRON his wife was obtained
IN Utah under the Poland act for incompatiblty Of
temper and mental disease. No papers werc served
the ~c, and the first intimaiion sho received that
tue Law had interfercd with her marital relation was
her hasband's statement that a divorce had been
grated The Coroner At Sing Sing remarked to II ro-
rortcr that IN hts opinion Mr.. Burri's cruelty TO his
~iie drove her 10 the Insanity during which sho took
the hives Of her daughter and herself Mr. Frederick
Burr. The sscpsoa Of the deceased lady, yesterday
oonlr4dlctcd Stat statement
MISERABLE DErExcs.
Ne sad that their married life was ono OF tho hap
pett description until tho lady gave birth to child
from which time she gave symptoms Of mental de-
raaSemenI Young Mr. Burru gave several instances
u NE aaiorsansls adys actions ono OF which
~As her breaking furniture, cutting up her silk
dFcsscs. assAullng the servants. aud in every way
pusalpls maklng tnoso around her miserable and APP
prshrnsvs q personal INJURY. a, other times sho
would terribly when lifted from the couch ana
us very next mnut. would get up without assistance
ABA fush iraniiesliy about The house. These aud
osher iaacations 81 insanity became so pronounced
nlAt ar Wide, the family physician, advised Nj.
bafrAi 20 pisos her IA an insane asylum, and
800 was ior time connncd nj Fiatbush.
she ~as soon taken back 70 her home and the
Insane sympsouss reappeafed Finally Mr.. Burrii
resolved ~ fend ter % sing sing, but not being
encourage from tbo reports Of conduct there
he resolved 10 OBTAIN divorce q mensa "a lloro ono
voeA ago last saturday Mrs Burrlil to Brooklyn
aud ASKED her Husband what ns meant BY suing Tor
divorce. 80. Baeti rrpl Ell that there no IN
them tryng O. hso tSgracr any longer. but that no
was 800 wsnr y - everything tor ner ami then gave
yea Mra. Burma alter some conversation, lett
1wrsflh street. until last Monday, when she returned
10 slug ens and The next hns that heard OF her
Mas she suede
INDEED
This sas great shoes 70 Mr. B1rrlli, who declared
that NOW thstandug the misery 81 their NE
~ sill vyed has vale, and he dcnled thai lao Lad any
thins 90 DO with her insanity.
Inc iamiiy aeay most positively and stamp as a ma
hcoas iasrbood lne charge that MIRA Burri was other
than pure mlsdea ani much Afflicted woman suan
y Mr. tredcrsA Buriia's statement OF tho relations
between his father ana stspmoiheg.
FUNERAL NornkR DAUGHTER.
The funeral VI Ar@ Joha barflll and her aughtcr,
Alma haskEA tooS place yesterday afternoon at two
vc.oek, from tns resiaencc VI her husband. No. 4Us
Ninth street south Brooklyn. The he uD-
iortanaie mother and chd were laid hans so nc
collins "a the pafi0rs OF tne house great pr0iusiop
OF Sewers adorned the bier aud fiei the pace with
their odor. There a very numerous Attendance
esmPosea chiefly Of ladies who had known the do
ceased Among those present was the ltlle son Of
Mrs Burriii aud tho deceased ndys sister. The
services Tor the dead iucled by Rev. Judca
ouiiek. pastor OF the keiorned Church. twelfth street,
1osaEns, tho former pastor VI Mira BarrilL Al the
conclusion VI the sarvlcus which were bref aud
simpe. the bodies borne 10 Groen Cemetery
rho inferred the Burriii family plot
beside the moand which des gnates rcatin place
~ Mr. BuirA hrss vile. II was tue request OF tho
deceased mat she should be buried ~ the eide Of
,e brother q the lail,r would not permit body 10
be Inferred ~ that plot