The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-01-04
PATRICK DENNEDr AND mrs WIFE
Assaiiins with tIub and sabre "A Neighbor
who Came with the Police Onicers.

"Oh, don't hit Inc again with that club"
the feeble voice VI q woman cried on Tuesday
evening last in the tenement at 500 West Thirty
second street. The tone was one OF pain
Thomas Gregory hoard II ms he passed the
room Of Patrick Dennedy, a longshoreman.
He recognized the voice Of Mrs. Dennedy but
he thought littlo Of 1t MS the Denncdys often
had family fghts. They were u chdless
couple. he sixty-two years of age and she forty
and his second wife.
For the two following days. Wednesday and
Thursday. the neRhbors saw nothing of Mrs.
Dennedy Then Gregory remembered what he
had heard and sent his wife down TO ascertain
II Mrs Dennedy was sick. They all lived in the
same tenement. but on different Stories. Mrs.
Gregory entered the room. She saw that Den
nedy was half drunk and very i'll natured.
Mrs. Dennedy lay on the bed. Mrs. Gregory
spoke TO her. and receiving no answer APP
preached nearer. Mrs. Dennedy seemed to BE-
inscnsiblc; was. perhaps. dead. There were
terrible wounds on her head. and her face was
swollen out 81 shape. The bedclothes were
Mrs. Gregory ran frightened from tho room
aud told her husband. DIR. Donnoly was sent
for. He examined Mrs. Denncdy. pronounced
her injuries fatal. and said II was u case for the
Coroner. The police Of the Thirty-seventh
street station, were notified. and Roundsman
heoarhy ana rouge OnlccT hpnn ana went aid
get no response. They burst II in. and saw two
persons lying on the bed. One was Mrs. Dem
ncdy. still insensible. and tho other was
Dennedy. He was fully dressed. and had his
hat on, He had thrown himself on the bed
when the door WAS broken In.
Gregory entered the room with tho officers.
In response 10 questions. Dennedy said that he
did not know how his wife got her injuries. He
she was not injured then. Ho could not i'm
agne how she WIS hurt. IA she did not drink.
Dcnnedy seemed TO resent Grogorys presence
in the room. and cast evil glabces at him, When
the officers told him lie must 10 with them to
the police station, he asked permission To get y
glass OF water. II was granted. and he entered
closet apparently To get IT,. In an instant no
emerged with a bloody club. aud. raising H.
him. and took away his club. The club is two
feet long aud heavy. IL Ia apparently the one
which WIS used on Mrs. Dennedy.
Then Dennedy asked TO be allowed to get his
oyercoat The officers, believing him disarmed.
consented. but when he came from the closet
again he had r long and rusty sabre with which
he attempted TO cut down Gregory. Rounds
man Mccarthy WIS too quick for him, and
Knocked him TO the ground with his club, He
was taken 10 the police station. and Mrs. Dem
nedy was removed 10 the Roosevelt Hospital in
| an ambulance. II was ascertAined that che wis
suffering from severe wounds ON the head and
! contusions on the body caused BY kicks.
DCnn"dy wis urraEned in the Jefferson Mar
! kct Police Court yesterday certificate from
| the hospital surgeon set forth that Mrs. Den
| ncdy was still insensible. and may die.
| Dennedy told Justice Ilammcr that his vii
! had been drinking heavily for two years and
! denied all knowledge Of her injuries. Tho
ncighbors Say that Mrs. Denncdy formerly had
! money that Dennedy sunk in liquor store at
| Tenth avenue aud Thirty second street. When
! 81 her. they said. Justice Hammer rcmandod
Dcnnody 10 await the result