The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-04
BROTHERS IN CONFLICT.
Louis Fry's Bloody Onslaught on His
Younger Brother.
A wouLD-BE REFoRMERs FATE.
What The Mother Says Of the Fight and
Its Cause.

man completely covered with blood, which was
Doxng from six ugly wounds on his hcad aud body,
.scendsd tho stoop OF tho Tenth precinct station
souse In Eldridgs street last evening From
loss OF blood he was unable to turn The door
knob and stood leaning there awaiting assistance As
Roundsman Harris opened the door 10 80 on his tour
OF duty suddenly came upon the stranger, and was
horr,ned at his CHASTITY appearance On being con-
Quoted inside tho found to be Rudolph
Few. of No 1856 Orchard street. He was placed
in = chair, but for some minutes was unable
TO sneak. Stmulants werc then gwen him
after which he rallied and rel ated tho following
startling story OF an attempt ch had boon made
but a snort time previously to murder him by hts
brother Louis, man four years his senior:-
THE WOUNDED MANS sroRY.
~ am brass aud iron moui1er," said tho injured
man. ..and reside with my mother in her
APARTMENTS on the third door, front, Of
tho tenment house No. 1856 Orchard street.
have three brothers, ana all lived
together Ny father died some yes RS ago. About
seven or eight weeks since had alteration with
INV bro,ner Louis who is = chandelier maker He
had takcn TO drinking and had elected his work,
and was finally discharged ! thought that l
might BY Rebuking aim cause b i'm TO reform
Tho result OF our conversation, however,
was that he loft tho house. and ] did
not sec him again until this evening. When got
home from work I noticed pair Of shoes IN the
kitchen which strange to me. asked my
mother 10 whom they belonged. AMI she said to my
brother Louis l then asked her whero no
was, and she replied that be Uas In tho bed
room went there with tho intention OF
asking him Tor Gods sake 10 give over drinking No
sooner had spoke 10 him than he spi ang out OF bed
and eaugh. hold OF me with his lott hand, while with
MS Yight In which held knife. he siaobei me six
Zines l struggled with him tor quite long time ami
~ last stumbled smoothing iron on tho hoor
n.n va: mi. IN my struck ns1o' him on o The head i
He released his hold and staggered out Of the house
had .scended the stoop Jolt weak and unable
open the door. II had remained there few min
utes longer think ! would have died. This Is the
only cause assign for my brolher's murderous
onslauant me"
koundsman Harris, having obtained the number Of
Fey's house, started IN quest OF the wouldbe muir
On going up three flights Of stairs IN the house
tho door loaeing 10 tho apartments OF Mrs:
Elizabeth Fey locked and bolted. He raped
bedroom ne found Louis lying, sleeping or
his drunk The officer aroused him ,y,s and told
inquired Louis ''For wounding your brother
Rudolph. answered tho roundsman. II hope have
killed the snoozer," was the only reply the unnatural
relative vouchsaed ms ne went suenly on to the sta
ton house There he was confronted with Rudolph,
OF his brother. VINO was at the time being
attended to BY . surgeon. Louis again expressed
inhiccd by bis hand From the bead oil the prisoner
q small stream oi blood flowing, indicating where
tho hing had denied his scalp After this
wound was examined by tn6 Doctor and properly at
tended TO he was taken 70 a cell and locked up
THx WOUNDS NAY RE FATAL
The surgeon. on examining Rudolph, found that he
had two doep knife cuts the head, three severe
ones on his right arm and another IN the back
little 70 the lett side. This 10 The ono that tho
SURGEONS a. the Chambers street Hospital. where no
TAKEN of opinion will cause his death IN few
hours. From this wound there was considerable
hemorrhage. which stopped very suddenly. and the
now OF blood was then thought TO DO internal.
. xorHkRs STORY.
The case disposed Of, LOUIS occupying q cell In
the station house and Rudolph q cot IN tho hospital
when Mrs. Fey. the mother Of the two young men,
presented herself the station house and gave her
version OF the tragic affair.
sSome weeks ago, " she said, ''my sons, Rudolph and
LOUIS. mad quarrel. which resulted IN the iatter's
leaving the house, and he did not return until
this evening When no camc in he asked me II no
could stop my root for only ono night, and said
that he would never nsk me for shelter again. told
MIN he could. and nc went to bed. he took oil his
shoes and lett them In the kitchen. He did not
divest himself oil his clothing, however, but LAID
down to sleep with them Oh. Rudolph had
been out work all day. and when he
came home he noticed the shoes and asked me whose
they wcrc I told HIM that they belonged to his
brother LOUIS who had gono TO bed. Thereupon Ru-
dolpn picked up smoothing iron went into the bed
room and attacked Louis with IL scufie followed,
during which the stabbing donc."