New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-14
of stairs afford access to the interior, party wall
running through the middle of the building

disorder Between the windows in the front room
table. and on it were the remains OF p'tchcr
of LIQUOR. Two chairs were standing near by ~ II
recently occupied. In front of the table lay Mrs'
Higgins in a soiled night-dress, with only one
stocking on. Her throat was cut, and there W as "a
pool OF blood on the floor but she was
not dead. In the rear room was n beus'ead
without q bed. CObwehs covered the furniture
and vermn abounded In box was found
bottle partly filed with whiskey, No knife or other
weapon was found A physician made the injured
woman, who could not speak as comfortable as pos
siblc and she was taken to the New-YOrk Hospital.
whittier her son had preceded her in an ambulance.
He could talk but had refused to say anything.
He is entered on the hospital books "prisoner,"
which means that he will be detained, if he should
recover. TO await further action of the police
Ms. Higgins in addition TO the cash in her throat,
had lacerated wound of the left thumb commissions
and superficial wounds of the arms: the hemor-
rhqge was great. The police believe Young Higgins
tired To XIII his mother.
The rooms occupied by Mrs. Higgins and her son
were a living room and bedroom II the rear, st'l-
aea on the tire floor of the gouta ha}C of tie buiid
ing 1ney were on tho north side of that suhdi-
VISOR the livinc-romn door opening on the landing
og the sccoud-s!ory st.rs and the rooms backing
against The party wall. The apartments IL the
house are nearly MI occupied hy families every
member Of which is away from home during the
day and a visit 10 the premises yesterday found
every door locked. The Higgins family was alone
on The first floor the opposite rooms being unten-
anted Both the rooms Immediately above and be-
meath are also vacant.
III conversations held with negibors Bridget llIC-
gins was gwen the character Of hard-working
woman. She went out washing and scrubbing, and
supported herself and her 1t is not denied that
she was addicted to drink. She has been three
times married first to man named II de. by
whom she had the son now lying IN the hospital
with her, Hyde died and she married jeremiah
Dugap. Duean left his wife. WHO then married
Samuel Higgins About Dugan very little seems to
be known. The police have vet to learn of any
who has seen him about the premises or who knows
him. They consi Ter 1t highly improbaol, that
man 50 long separated from his wife and seps0n
should return and even attempt TO murder item
without prOyOcatiOn a word of warning.
The Higgins family lived III Ninete"nth-st. fer
three wears Matters went happily for a time. until
the husband is said to have taken 10 drink. and
about eighteen months or two years ago come OF ms
| relatives came for him and induced him TO 60 10
| Wilke barre Penn. The landlord OF the building
| describes Higgins as beng about hye feet eight
| inches height and having u brutal-lookng face.
| He was a strong, well-bullt man. and followed the
trade of n blacksmith, working in an Eighteenth
! st. shop and in other shops IN the vicinity. The
! landlord heard Mrs Higgins say that on leaving
! New-York for " llkesharre her husband promised
| to send her certain sam week but MIR. higgins
aftcTward complained that no money had been sent
John Higgins o. Hyde IL about sixteen wears of
age and some what tall aid strong for his age. lie
| had street education. docs no WORK ana - az
dicted to liquOr. He has had frequent qnarrcls with
ms mother. and these often occurred on bis return
! nome AT raIly hours OF the morning. 1t IS net
known, however that there was any lasting Ill-iee
| Ihg between them. The mother seemed content t1e
n"lghbOTs say, 20 support hln III dicncs' ana would
take his part if he got into trouble.
Ihc AGENT for the care OF the pr)DHtY, y. Not
urnl,urc saws that ahOnt two weeks ago a thiniy
li!tl tf.D
and Was eitoIHg tne house. WHEN nc dcnaac'i
LIS business The stranger wore small
hlua coat with the cola! turned mp, and
sof. hat pulled down over his eyes he seemed 80
hr anxious t. escape observation. He SAID THAI he
had come to see Mis- Higgins. On TINS he was al
low, to pass.
Bridget HIGGINS las an .ncised wound in the
right aide OF the necG, five inches long, which
opens into the lower part OF her mouth. seveImg
tic iuQuilr vein. The henorrhage Is stated AZ the
hospital to have been very free. the woman was
! uearly cXsanguious she has TOT been able to
utter word since the blow. and communicates
with her attendants entirely by Signs non
brought IN. the house surgeon says, size was appar
entity not under the influence Of liquor Sac lost
much blood and her condition Is exceedingly pre-
caTlOus
Tie boys injuries are less serious. H has four
wounds all around the neck three superficial and
one deep, varying from to zig Inches III leng b.
The physician IN charge declares chat he was under
the influence of liquor when brough. 70 the hos
pital He will, however, probably recover. On his
arrival at the hospital he sal tnatJeTemIah Dugan
from whom his mother bad been separated came to
|
talked few minutes and se9t lhe Iad Tor PM "I
BEER OF his DuQan dIa Two easscs. Tbs
was continued ill a. ~, wheh the boy says he
Hds attacked without warning, ana, as lie He'd ms
mother was assaulted. The boy sad that the cuts
were made with knife. Coroner Hermann was
informed, and. calling at the hospital yesterday
afternoon took the lads statement. In 1t he says:
was in rte house 220 West Nine;e, nh a6ou
IL O'Clock Sunday evening when NY stepfatner,
Jeremiah Dugan came IN ana tooH up soneihiDG aHd
stIHc@ me III the ch' ~ Mds rti'I an a. ID = h'
he tlrn struck nv mother ia the same instrument
bleeding badly, as was also my mother put rag
around neck then Ian 10 tho staoHbouse aud re-
ported have seen Jeremiah D1ean Tor The Last
five six years, when he left my mothers ne old not
SUPPORT Us. There no one IN the room hut my3el,
my mother and Dulan. He saul nothing out got very
nIgrV. ala nOt know where be was LIVING. by father
Is dead his WAS Hyde. went by ina name uu-
III rece9t}' ""'1 my m"dngr n," ~ T ni man
was not drunk Al me tme. Ihe pholosIapn shown ne
photograph Oi jeremiah Dugan VINO committed the
assault on my mother ana myself.
Mrs Higgins could not speak. bu, answered in the
att rmatlYc fhc question Mt:iHrr Of NOT Jeremiah
Dugan was the Ia1 who a+>au yea hcr. B0Ih were
more 0miortd0ic last evening than ne py'iciahs
had ante pited, 3i,Ough The woman lliC IS yet III
Acting Captain Polhcmus aid Detectives Camp
lcii aud hearns Of the Sixteenth Precinct spent
tie dan M active search flT a crew hat would lead
10 the apprehension Of the guiv PERSONS 4
general alarm was sent on. 9t 10 2. IN. il de-
scrDcs ID Jgan as follows rr1 five years old, =
feet , inches IN height, st0u'y built ulne eyes,
dark hair aud full dark beard mixed vi u gray.
lie was dressed IN gray snli ana wore soft black
EaC.
On the second floor OF No. - West Nineteenth
st. 1--we George Webster ana his family. They
heard nOis o. Iou1 taIlny SUNDAY evening, such
IS wond accompany general drinking Don't. ihey
could not DISTINGUISH any strange voices About
O'Clock there was noise Of heavy blows as or some
one kicking or pounding a door After the per-
son knocking wa, admitted there were angry words
ior "a TINE. and then silence followed. higgins
ran I.p three or four a;rs and called for help. The
Wcbsitrs responded, and G"orGe Wc.t down 90 JOnn
Higgins WlIie ms sister mt back into their
TOoil fastening the door. higgins said 10 NcD-
STE hat his mother was laluunp. and a. kcd MIN
10 accompany AiA 20 the pol, CESSATION. On the
street Webster a -led his companion what WAS tine
matter and was told. ." On, moi Ilnp." Higgins
W., very nOu-cOmluttul Before Webster returned
the woman had been takcp away IN an a'nbu.ancc
None Of tne ofncr fumui-s ~ the Louise heard
noise, 10 which taey attached more than ordinary
Importance until tue arrival ol the police. man