The daily gazette., 1880-12-17
A Brutal Husband.
HE GOES HOME, KICKS HIS SON AND
THROWS A LIGHTED LAMP AT HIS
'sf .tat w WIFE.

Wlr
Thomas Mcguire, who has often fig
ured az the police station mostly on tue
charge OF being drunk, was arraigned
this morning on more serious charge,
that OF being drunk and disorderly In
his house last night.
There were number of witnesses
present, and the testimony brought TO
light the utter brutality of the man. The
first witness called was Mrs. Hannah
Steen, who testified that last evening she
visited the residence of the defendant on
French street between Eighth and Ninth
streets. She found the prisoner ours
ing his wife, and she told. him he ought
not to do it, as he had one Of the best
wives in the city; he then cursed the
witness, and becoming enraged he at
tempted to strike his wife, but was pre-
vented from SO doing by the witness; he
then caught the witness and twisted ler
arnI. This action seemsd. TO safety him
10. 81 ort time, and he sat down near q
sewing machine upon which stood d
lamp. In few moments, he dashed
the lamp to the floor, and the contents
became ignited. He became more vio-
lent and kicked his little son just below
the eye, and had the kick been about
one inch higher up,the child's eye would
have been put out. D9y.
Mrs. Mary Z. Mcguire, wife of the
prisoner, testified that her husband came
home iu violent temper on Wednes-
day night, and while she was lying IN
| bed, he struck her in the mouth cutting
her upper lip through. He bad ON var
| ious occasions hurled lighted lamps into
her lap. Last night when he came home
he was very violent and attempted 10
strike her. She became alarmed and
eft the houss, going to neighbors
where she remained the remainder ol
the night. AILe c.l44rJA
Two ladies who were present in the
house, also testified to the prisoner be
1 ing violent lastnight. n * 81
| A gentleman who resides next dool
testified that he did not know any thing
In regard TO what took place in the pris
oner's house, but he heard him curslni
In a loud voice. On Wednesday nigh
he and his family were kept awake near
ly all night from the noise made by the
lprisoner. He heard the noise last night
and Mrs. Mcguire came to his house an.
remained during the night sleeping oI
the lounge. The prisoner was com
mon nuisance in the nt ighborhood, am
the residents we're very much annoye'
by him. In reply to question by
Mayor, the witness said That ii some
thing was not done with the prisoner b
would remove to some other place te
day. l,r
Another neighbor testified that sh
had been kept awake all night from th
noise made by the prisoner, and sll
feared that he would set the house o
fire by breaking lighted lamps.
This concluded the testimony, an
the Mayor said to the prisoner that
was very dangerous business THROWN
, lighted lamps around. 1t was wond'
to him that the prisonerwas not presen
ed onacharge of murder instead of drum
and dlsorderly conduct. He thougl
that any man who would hurl lighte
= lamp at his wife, had murder in h
heart. He would therefore impose Il
highest penalty in his power: $40 an
costs, and $500 to keep the peace. "Tl
penalty may seem high, but think u
case warrants it. Your wife has bee
too kind to you. She has taken you Oh
of Jail several times" The prison'
Z said: f: "Mayor, good bit of the ev
s dence was for effect"
= The Mayor: ~ AIN making the pc
D atty for effect, too"