, 1879-06-04
4 HORRIBLE DEED.

A Child Hurried from a Third Story Window
Its Motlier Commits tho Atrocity-The
".Eati,sr = Passive Spectator.
Rbsfnh Snurnot 1Hse :.
A crime, the nature Of which Ia peculiarly
horrible, occurred at tho North End at an carly
hour Sunday morning. Tho victim Of the shock
ing deed was q G-Heeks-otd male Infant, tho
mother being charged with attempting iis do.
structIon by hurlIng 1t from a third-atory VIM
dow. Tie dotato, furnished by the First Police
and Others nfc as follows:
Mluntc Burns, aged 27 years, md her husband,
Michael Burns, aged Is yeaes, hayc been for
some time living iu the thlrd story Of No. Is
Salem street, tenement OF the poorer class.
When sober they work. but their wagcs ara
pretty sure to be converted into ruin, Of Hh!ch
both paytake llbesal1y, nnd while there /. rum IN
the house. there II no work. OF course Burns
and bis wife fight occasionally, and have made
for themselves yerr lad reputation in the
uetchborhool.
Parties living il tie snrao building state that
on SATURDAY night the Burnses we're having
high time Of drinking aud "jawlng." 30 that
tIcro was no peAcu In the vicinity. It is not al-
legged that, OIL this occasion, they eanc to blows,
nor Is T. known that hcro was any trouble
about the child,
Owing to Tic din created by these people and
tho excessively high temperature, several peo-
plo occupying tencments Oh Hanover street, tic
back windoTs of which are not far distant from
and face tho bnck windows Of thc Burns tenr.
ment. were kert awake pretty much all tho latter
part Of the night. Nut Gc!hg able 10 sleep, some
of them arose and took prositio1ls from which
10 watch rrocoetlinEs Mt the Dur1,ses. 1'hey
little thought, however, what scene was
10 pe witnessed. 1t was about i o'clock,
1t fsthouglig, whan Mrs. Burns made her npprar-
ancc nt q back window which oYerlooks slnnll
rard a1HI tue roofs u ao''lo eluatd, low build
ings. She had clutched In her hands, In any,
thing but mothcrly manner. ncr babe, aged .
weeks. Letting ~ it!e ch!d's body. ale trans-
fcrrcd her grasp to tt skirts; holding II In this
manner. slle began h"InEsng 4 onck and forth,
yelling tho while In an uulntclliRsbfs ray, It ID
alleged that while this horrible performance waa
in progress the husband was neat her. witnessed
hef acts, and offered uo resistance. Those who
obAcrred her from tho HauoScr stroet building
called out to l!sr to take the chd In,
nnd regarded tho <wonlan US q rlanae.
Their entrcatfcs wcrc disrcgarded. With
L powerful effort the inhufnAn mother sent tho
helpless oabU living through The atr over on
the roof Of two-sscry building, where It. rested
only for an inataut, mud rolled III lnto the rurd
below. striking tcrce sonc sir foot In blight In
it, descent.
The spectators alluded to rushed into tue yard
and secured the supposed liftrss body Of the
child. Finding It alive, however, the services OF
Dr Street sfcru secured. Who. upon careful
examination, could and no fractures OF bones,
though there wcro serious symphonic of internal
injuries. and so'lio Eevcfe bruises about tie
head. The general condition Of tl,e wratchcd
Imagine under sucti circumstances. II WIS
transferred to tho ClaFtlUn Street Homo. II Is
hoped tic rosult may not provu fata), but tic
chances are about equal either way, 1t would
seem.
While tho child was being cars1 for the First
Police had been nuttllel OF what hnd taken place.
lalr0ln,en ueyiney and BultArl proceeded to
No. u Salem street mud secured Mrs. burns,
tni CfhrN .1nH