The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-09
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A WEST SIDE POWDER PLOT.
TWO STfRTLTN0 EyrLOSTOys IN MRS
WfRDS COOK STOyE

Accusing her Father OF Attempting to Bisvv
her up Rags OF Powder Mixed with the
Coal Roth sides OF Que Story-Resuits
Patrick Ward, who was arrested on FRI
day evening on suspicion Of being concerned in
Guy fawkcs-likc gunpowder plot. by which
his daughters t1frs. Ellen Butlerl three year.
old child was blown up was arraisned before
Justice Morgan in the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday. There being no direct owl
dence that he had placed the powder that pro-
duccd the explosion in Mrs Buffers coal bin,
although he had been seen TO go out Of tho cel-
lar on tho day Of the explosion. and Mrs Butler
being unwilling 10 prosecute him. he was dis
charged.
The Sun reporter found Mrs. Butlcr in a
neatly kept comfortable room on the top floor
OF tho tenement at 150 West Twenty eighth
street Popular prints OF non -sectarian char
acter were on the walls. two young children
clung to their mothers skirts. and third.
baby. crowed and kicked its baro legs on the
sofa as Mrs. Butler told how my father. Pat
rick Ward. blew mo and my children up" On
Thursday morning, Mrs. Ward said, while her
the s0sa stoye eTg M5 w. was PLAYING in front 81
covers, q tho Stove 'Vc Were Fitted liited on of
az ana dsh the by % was &c, covered cred with cloud
thought nothing was wrong until the next day
q second explosion broke the stove aud blew
child said. See. mamma. I've found a bean
bag. and he exhibited small leather pouch
the SnS ae Ga Shs &
used In blasting. rolled out Other bags. some
larger some smaller, averaging AN ounce Of
sti larger ones in the coal hin in the cellar.
Fourteen In all she carried 10 the Thirtioth
street police station. They were destroyed yes
me- reason sSsna did NJ father have for Sowps
rppprtprie n,ipstiop a m lpo al mi
family are Catholics. and my husband Is .
Protestant. After three Of my children, had
wanted the little one bafptiS,d BY DR.. Law
Tcnce This was about three weeks ago, My
the child must be chrstencd a Catholic. and
nothing, would do but he must leave the house.
skingg his things with him: He gave US ton
INF be sysb ,5 did Sye u.s. although he had been
board for eli that time. Then h he psy came S' and
10 ked up the bin and | broke II open. Then.
sunn'se; o i, 81 ne Put powder in the coal He tried
q ths rIsmises at 52l West Thiry-nnth strest,
~; ,'"lI Is snort about seyenty.with hair still
marked contrast to that Of his Protestant son.
in-law. On one wall were colorcd prints repre-
c,ion, and the Virgin and Child with John the
Bapt,s'i non1 it Opposite was lgrGe framed illHmi.
scnting the twelve stations" .. tho /" way OF
th" Cross was in the corner Two chine
images OF the Blessed Virgin. and a china
cru,iiS Completed the list Of objects Of devotion.
It's all II nut up Job" bcg:nn Mr. Ward.
" They put powder in the coal on purpose 10
blame mo and get me arrested. After | had
paid their rent aud kept them for over three
years. my money 80, low. and then they put me
out Of doors. My daughter beat me out she
beat me with this chair tshowing u chairl. !
ieii some OF my coal bchini me. and went and
locked II up, hut she still kept using 1t and now
thry pretend put powder IN II"
Did you have any religious difficulty with
your daugit"rF asked the reporter.
n"yrr liked her marrying "A Protestant,
when my family. for iupO years. had belonged
To- the true Church. But she's no Protestant
Sho nctncr goes to church. or TO mass. or to
meeting. nnd she's bringing up tho children M
hrntAnn."