The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-25
FOLLOWED BY MISFORTUNE.
THE DOMESTIC IFE'LTCTIONs THAT Be
SET MRS IHOUIS FLYNN
a Daughter Kined. Fnvorite Son Wounded
to Its Death, the Father Accused Of Muir
der, Becoming in.mne and Sent to an All ium

ih'iub' + ~ III, WIZ mas JUST D'fH btul
form the city Prison TO the insane asylum on
Wards Island on an order Of Judge Van Brunt,
suffered a fracture OF his skull twenty years ago
while he lived in Court street, brooklyn. Pros
suro from within caused tho fracture to grow
larger. and his life WAS do spairpd Of. hut he
subsequently recovered COMPLETE physical
health. While in the prison. awaiting his re-
moval to the island Mrs. Flynn related the se-
rics Of domestic Affections that eliminated I'm
her husbands arrest on the charge OF murder.
and the development Of his insanity She IL Of
middle age. and was neatly dressed in black.
Her careworn face showed traces Of former
beauty. Her husband. black haired. pale
faced man, walked ncrvously up and down his
CELL holding the loft side Of his bent hard in his
two hands as II it were weight too heavy for
his shoulders. and begging her pitcously not to
leave him.
or late years. she said he had been accus-
toned to spring out Of his sleep. shouting that
somebody was coming to murder him. After
being pacillcd he would sink again into
troubled sleep. His nervous disorder was
greatly aggravated by the death Of four Of his
children Several years ago. little Kate. only
five years OF age. was running along the side
walk ON Fifteenth street. near, Avenue G. \
wood peddler was tossing chunks Of nrcwool
from his wagon which wa- backed NJ to the curb
across the sidewalk into an open cellar way. A
the little girl passed along ono oi the heavy
pieces OF wood thrown 10y the needless driver.
Su, ,u lcr on NE rigiit ,unple' knochihE n,r
shnlyi Mhllc the ldrchtS were YET grleVlng
oN9r iills l9ss. Il younger chlid, pnly TWO yours
OH was utheh SICK WIN me ul-poN anu ui'd
after an illness Of only "a few days. After this.
their son Thomas. sixteen years Of age. an eN-
ccllcnt lad who contributed all he WIS ublo 10
the support Of the family. became engaged in u
scullle on AVrhu. WIN man naincd ,JRm's
l, H'.. o ~, ,h n,.'nv' s'S ,',S W.T. tDo,,ns
WIN eh,h othrr AT Iltst nut thhl u, SOM WY
her son was hurt IN the let side. Just below the
fioS. ny Hh, 81, ~ h,n u.,W-' it'VuV no. D'
nui T. Wus nrN' w w.. IN
i,d, s,u, ,uIi,.u by imr lNoiii"s "e" from
V!innt a Jew uaSI 81 sull't,ng' r,..,,o, "a
W lHluh an viurI ur"tiicl OF lH"mhr, "
{ears Oh hgH' n mo hsiWH{S nhoWH rchinrh9D.e
~ rhons cnth h ,t ir"' W. b,o "it'
"a ln9innfs uculh WElh 20 u11'iino ia n'alln'
n,i,i, H., HI, h NJ rh u w. - ,n
7un,p,i , IN I'm, ,ut Ar7' Lyncl WIS Oh "ph-
ana HAT he W"s in faat pining away with srief
over tilJ i'SS OF M pr.nVF me- ne was lylhg
VIII" yyns ont 81 work. started about a n'nI"ek IN
sg Hi5'rho2m i3 ES 70 I. s Il N@pp Gr i IN
rom ms NOM al - AN.nu" - t3.N-t1n
~I. "ilii Wy n'us., u ~. ii'.Ii ~ Ali"Iuy
stt9ei, mr. nr ~, , !Iivna; + nilN uea'. J.,
und tue I'VE wen' mo u u.rn,an DIT sniooh on
the south SD" 81 tn e street, Ai"r drinking on,
suid with much show ot feeling:
nav" so luu'l trnunI' ~ i'!c ulht enc gliSS
OF ps'L Is 700 ulu'i lvr M ! nuNe u'hlhg put
hllst 'ulr' ! .lil "tili is, rue ~
ii4iem n a r' d nr,iry ~ M lr.nI w al
dwglt PARTICULARLY on the suilcrings Of lis son
NlHihm. H. uIVnk uuiy ono gus ana gem
uema. WHO saW MN mn. "hhu nr"Iu w tohNr.-i-
ION az me oar sAys g. was not IN ~ a'ci.
rive siA d9"tri1 c"s' OF ~" .Rooh ON we OF
l.sil. slm %, ii"u9'Vn S''te'' II g3il,.a tur was
~ WORK with several men IN luilng d'Wn an
ga frame building; me ehlllrrn 81 ne neigh
horhood ma troubled MN great d,4l toy run
ming on the sidewalk, at considerable risk 10
themselves, % PICK up Ne PIr,rs oil lgih ana
shingles that occa- ,onully fell. II" employed "a
10 go org mary nv flh. W4rh ID A. as a Wairi-
ing little kindllnS wood EaihcrcrS did not heed
S'hmiit's repeated warnings 10 them 70 keep
away. ana ne ptpNlicu hlllle"l WIN do"r
a lath t. eniorce hi- W2rds As iypn WIS
passing the house after leaving the saloon be-
saw sehmiii strike WIN me moulding ,lltie
sirusglne away with his halt-nllcd basket.
me blow waS pr'uy stNrrr. hc saws, ply not
went hali way across the street, ~ though 10
prevent the striking Of another blow. and said
toSrhmrt
strike blow
W"r' ndu.EinE n abusive rlitlrl-' ln' 70 iim'
nu 'p.tM" was used tle word Irish cor
~ put.h Wa lr tN'., i hr rvnirdrt"r was
employ wor" % iA" SAM tr"., Ih'y w.rn at
M'tn lh various l'lll- ,l W. u'i iit' amy h'hr-
lNt lh,l .,'uNli f,,iun Ni'u-.i i'lh,i nm t,i'
1unir,I laiiin j. .rnh.iiii,'' Wno was at '4o
tRui w. uul'i, + 'H'iu lynn, ,,.
,,., !! l come GOWN '''le WI" '4"" your H-H'
nus ,SSi4h ia ,,,tlnah l1 shit 10 H. nl-
WY ,,u,i M , "7 ' .f," ~, u.r 'NuI
sbni,, TN IN , VI, is 1 t H,
70 aittrk MN Mon 'ut ~, l4-, ihr lH,nrn on
Pyn 9a aSa5 '" Tly saj Pc aa' 'a'f
hlr.r "Art tWn Ni tltr,, ilu W.ihhrr ilhlli
eyer an! rHn !, ~, u W W. We IT, n'.In iie
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