The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-02
MATRICIDE IN EDGEWATER.
THE INSANITY AyD THE CRIME %
P-iTRICK DOULING.


lutte son-The Mother Murdered and .
Sister Beaten Terribiy-The Testimony.
The quiet little village of Edgewater was
the scene OF a terrible tragedy yesterday morn
Ing. Patrick Bowling. who was suspected by
many as being not entirely in his right mind.
arrived home about A. NJ. and there beat his
sister and murdered his mother. At Coroner
Dempsey's inquest the sister, Anne Bowling.
testified
urday last ne acted melancholy and wild; nj, eye.
e mere sbs VIVA pekI S to my nm apa G she tod
@ @ ES@r se ne. u iss"i
out door S pen NV SsRcd % q up sgS Stairs and y sS S
see whether he had anything in & his hand a. a hsr wS, o
no ngh but think he had something Wien he struck me-
head o' WITH & H%5 bottle and hat struck 6"S @ On S.sns M
was light in the room exec pt lie mo9ns2t lie had
hold o, my clothes a- wascoming down stairs, aud
down c dc S"s @ we w wdTe RSsa sonin ins
the 6aa an" o sfm mS g ohe ssR n anS %e Tn cse %
door before him. lie then put stick between the door
and e oig%sd psl, ile way down o Larry Larry
my mother That the last Of my mother alive.
He then got an axe IN Currys yard and broke in Mr.
me- MoSr wa. raok over the % head % BY H1 sn,s 6Ss sSs
out Of doors Every Strike was on The top o "r head
remember Dr. Mspaugh SAYING that plant should
Lawrence curry .tesiiGed' noticed him ou, of hi.
bed before that heard shouting down the road he
Tore he came into my place. He went up stairs
and wanted to yet where ms sister lie had
piece oi the balusicr In his hands | heard him
down stairs, then opened the door. and after long
struggle put him out IN the yard He then went tor my
to break the door in After long struggle believe
took the axe from him and threw II away We did not
speak to each other AFTER got the from him
hc went ont the rond and Nicholas Curry and his
caught nnd tied him. did not to his mother them
was too much cXhausted was outside the door when
he struck lie struck with the axe. When came
in contact with hun he was wild.
John Meehan testified I am Justice Of the Peace o
the town ni Southned | was NOTIFIED about Patrick
bowling INSANITY fu' siay last 10y Father Barry lie
did not ptuhuuncc uit g. had une II Father
Barry had made sworn statement would have issued
warrant but could not without a proper affidavit
| did not let Father barry know that al
affdaNt was necessary while the mother could
not come there ttn sent word to Dr Nill-pauyh the
county physician u call on Duwing examine him, aud
report to me what ton should be- taken ard
thing until last night about O'clock. DR. Mill-pau9h
told me about this mun that lac had visited him. aud ta
he did not consider it very bad Dr Clark, who
visited him. thought he was RATIONAL but he had better
be taken care OF.
Dr. Millspangh testified that Mrs Bowling had Ax OF
seven wounds ON her head and face, besides several
bruises
The jury's verdict was that the said Ann
Bowling. aged 20 years, came 10 her death Ivy
wounds upon her head inflicted by her son
Patrick. whil" laboring under an attack Of acute
mnnia or mental arrangement,
Patrick Downing IL u rather plensant-faced,
strong. muscular man. He II in a strong cell In
the county poOrhousc. hut il took six powerful
men to put film in it. He is uncommunicativo.
but did not deny his crime.