Daily Republican., 1881-09-13
Shot His own Child.

The New York Sun has the following
Andrew Wash lcher, y vendor OF
fruit and vegetables, at o'clock las,
evening, while shooting at John Kelly
aad who had stolen some pears from his
wagon, shot and killed his own daugh.
ter, Lena, 5 years old, and seriously
wounded Frederick Sheberry. his part
ner. Wasbaoher, who is \ German.
fifty years old, lived with his wife and
seven children, the eldest of whom is
fifteen years old, in the tenement house
No. Cos West hirty-eighth street. He
owns a horse and vendors wa yon, and
earns his living by peldling in the
streets. Sbeberry, who is half part.
ner and ualf.hired man, is forty years
old, and lives with his wife and three
children in the same house. Yesterday
afternoon Waslacher and Sheberry
crossed over to New Jersey on the Ho.
boken ferry and bought d wagon load
of pears, with which they returned to
this city. They drove tic wagon up to
the house in which they live at q . clock
and began taking the fruit indoors. A
crowd OF boys gathered about the wagon
AID when the men were inside helped
themselves to the pears.
Wasbacher, who is very excitable,
knew that the fruit was being stolen,
but could not fasten the theft upon any
on. He threatened to kill any one
whom he caught stealing it. John
Kelley, lad of sixteen, had Just taken
two of the pears, when Wasbacher
came out uf the hallway and saw him.
w nc b,o, Il u; b,. l. ,,l
running mp to Kelley, caught him by
the collar and began to shake him.
Kelly. whr is stout, well,made lad,
wrencled himself free, and struck Was
bacher Il stinging blow in the face. He
then ran to a safe distance, and with
the other bors hegan to banter the ped
dler. Wasb4cker carried another load
of pears into TIE house. When he came
oui again the boys again began to laugh
AT him and call him names. He grew
very angry, and chased Kelly who
seemed ba the ringleaIer. The boys
escaped Kim easily and tauntea him
He ran int" the house and returned with
a large navy revolver that carries a IA
bail. lie tried in vain to eaten Kelly,
and then fired at hil. The bullet mis-
'ed It's marx, but struck little Lena
W asbaGher in the lett breast, just over
The heart. The child, who had been
standing on the curbstone, near the
wagon, ell into the gutter, ant lay
WashaCher, who did not SEE he" and
was not aware Of what he had done,
continued to pursue Kelly. Getting
within range he raised his pistol and
tired second time. Kelly again es-
saped, bat Sheberry received the bullet
IL his right leg just above the knee.
W omen were shrieKing and men shout.
ng at Wasbacher that he had killed
MS own child, but ho did not hear or
and stood with his revolver
evellrd for another shot. A man
named Hacke., who lives in No. 304,
,eizcd him from behind aud wrcsted
,he pistol from him. Wasbachr then
ente.ed the house.
Two men picke! up the dead child
md cnrri.d il around to the Thirty
seventh street starlOn-hcuse, Police
non Finnerty and Burns were sent to
Irrest Wa.hacher. He was found in
lis bedroom. He was still greatly ex.
'ited but offered no resistance. He
vas taken to the statioA house ard
ocked in a cell. He did not see the
,ody of his chili. Late last night tie
,ol!ce slid that they had not yet il.
0rmed him that she was dead. She
Jerry was taken to the Roosevelt Hos.
'ital. The bullet had shattered IA hone
# his leg, aud it was decided tina. the
eg you'd have to be amputated.
Lena Wash cher was eight years old
asst August. She had dark hair and
yes, and was very bright and in'elli,
,ent, She was a pupil in the West
forty- y-seventh street Grammar school.