The New York herald., 1879-09-07
FIGHT WITH A MADMAN.
ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SEVENTH AVENUE
TENEMENT AND A FIERCE STRUGGLE IN THE


ATTEMPTED MURDER IN SEVENTH AVENUE
TENEMENT AND FIERCE STRUGGLE IN THE
COURT ROOM.
Early yesterday morning as officer Mccormick, of
the Twenty-ninth precinct was finishing his
round Of duty Seventh avenue he caught
sight OF woman. half clad and with her hair
streaming down her back. who running along
wringing her hands and seemingly the victim Of
some strong mental excitement. When she the
officer she rushed up to him and en-
treated him to come home with her and pro-
tect her from her husband. who had attempted to
take her life. She said her name was Mary Walsh.
and she conducted the policeman to her
apartments the third floor of a tenement
house at No. AIT Seventh avenue. All
silent in the room. and when Mccormick
tried TO open the door he found it barrcaded the
inside. As repeated knocks failed to elicit any
response. the poor woman began to fancy that her
husband had killed himself. and she be-
gan wildly to call upon him and beg
him to answer her. There was silence tor
a time but soon the sound of some one stirring
heard and then there q moving of furniture and
q hustle at the door. The officer stood side
of it aud Mrs. Walsh the other await it's opening
Amoment and it was flung violently backward while
Walsh pale, haggard. with wild eyes and upraised
knife. appeared inside. The in u frenzy. In
brought down the weapon upon her forehead The
steel made frightful cash and the blood fairly
pSnred oyer her as she sank @ to the floor; A. Then
ridor. Walsh swore that he would kill his
antagonist and fought Aerceiy. but McCor
him. He kept him PROSTATE until he became more
composed and the inmates Of the house had gath
cred around Mrs. Walsh and taken her to place of
safety. Then he attempted to conduct his prisoner
down stairs. but the other. aroused. cung
to tho bapnster and piled fist ana at every step
u1aT n THE sTpT TET
He did not cease when he reached the street. In
fact his struggle here became desperate that it
TO the station house. He fought with them all the
way and followed by acrowd who had gathered in
had murdered his wife. Meantime she was as
sent in an ambulance to the New York Hospi-
@ dr. hhaapR onrd an
one but he was unable to determine whether it
was mortal. When she recovered consciousness
she stated that when she arose in the morning she
noticed that something was wrong with her hus-
band Dominick. He tossed about and worked
his arms up aud down. She told him to lie
down and rest himself. but that seemed to make
him furious. He sprung on the floor. vowed to take
Der nfe and gave III earnest OF his sincerity by
slipped out of the door and down stairs for
help. The man has been drinking great deal Of
late and she supposes 1t must have affected his
brain.
AN UGLY PRISONER.
When the hour for going to court approached
Walsh was taken from cell where he had been man
acled. He had remained quiet for awhile but
on the street he began to struggle again. With
no little difficulty several officers conducted him
to the Jefferson Market Court House and locked him
in the prison PEN When Justice Bixby called his
Officers Kelly. McLaly Smith and Morse got
hold of him. and it required their combined efforts
to get him before the bar. He frightful
spectacle Barefooted, coatless, with eyes blood
shot and lips fecked with foam he looked veritabe
madman. His Honor thought as much. and ordered
medical examination. While the story of his MUIR
derous attempt being detailed he leaned lazily
the railing but did not uttera word When the Justice
had signed his commitments TO- await the result OF
his wifes injuries and the officers take
him away he was up in q fury once more. Mana
cled he he tried to strike at them and
struggled to shake them of till he was locked up in
n call.