The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-29
ARum.CRAzED BAsE-BALLIsT.


A New York special Of the 9th To Tue
Philadelphia Times says: For I'VE Meens
Frank Larkin, a member OF the Baltimore
Baseball Club, has been on a spree
lived with his wife in a tenement III w
liamsburgh, where also his father anu
mother lived. Last Saturday nlght ne
chased his father from The house'
threatening 10 shoot him. His iatheI,
fearing he would put his threat
into execution, caused his arrest. folice,,
man Phelan arrested him. He was locked
upall night In the Fourth-Street police sta-
ton, but he was discharged from custody
the next day, his father refusing TO enter
complaint against him. Phelan met Lpr-
kin this morning and couusclled him to
stop drinking. Larkin promised that ne
would, as he intended 10 start for Balti-
more at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon.
81 don't know what made me worry
about the fellow" said Phelan, this eve
ming. "but | had n dread that he would do
! something, and ! kept a watch over him. |
would like to get o preteXt TO arrest him,
but I could get none. During the after
noon | heard that he had followed his wife
10 a friends house and ordered her home
af the point OF a revolver, saying that he
would shoot her il she did not 20 home.
As soon a. | heard that | went to his
house. and, hearing voices. sent
word to the station for help. Michael
Kennedy came. While we were standing
at the door. and / was explaining to
him why I sent for him we were startled by
two pisiol-shots. We rushed up stairs. As
7 fried 70 omen the door a ball came through
if. This was followed by three others. The
=, - -...I~.n.< ,,o on tta qIagl Vh4n
we got a sofa which was in the hall and
used il as a b~attering-ram. Astbe door fell
I'm | saw Larkin drop to the floor, covered
with blood. lie held this razor In his
hand. Kennedy bent over him while |
went TO Mrs. Larkin, who was leaning
against a window. Her clothing wa,
discolored with blood. Almost every
article in the room was overturned,
broken, and bloody. The poor woman.
when she saw me. said. 'Oh, thought he
killed you.' She then told me that after he
had driven her home he locked the door
and quarrelled with her. Finally he shot
her. and then stood over her with the pts-
toll. | dared not move, because II he had
thought | was alive he would have shot me
again. At this time he heard Us at the
door. and. turning from his wife. he dis
CHARGED the remaining four shots TINT
were In his revolver at rs. When he had
done so he took the razor from his pocket,
and. lust AZ We pushed the door. drew u
across his throat. | supported him to the
police-station, where his and my wounds
were dressed"
\ physician residing In the n%eighbor-
hood extracted the ball and dressed Mrs.
Larkin's wound. Larkin, when his wounds
were dressed, was placed in nm ambulance,
and bis wife placed in it at his side, ana
they were taken to hospital. The police
mans wound is trivial, Larkin and his
wife were di>poSscSsed from their rooms on
Monday for nOn-Dayment 81 rent, Dut he
| carried his goods back into the place. This
| ejectment i|rritated the already rtm-cialed
man. His wife. To whom be- had been mar
| ried only a short time, bear, an excellent
character. \ week ago Larlin threatened
to shoot Il storc-kccper. Other persons
with whom lac quarrelled while ON his
spree say that he lourisned a pistol and
threatened TO use It..
Larkin is one OF the best-known bali
| PLAYERS in America. He is often called
Terry larkin. Al one time he pitched Tor
| the Chicago Club. but he was forced 10 lc-
tire, as his arm gave out. In 1881 be played
with the Atlantic Club, OF Brooklyn. Last
season he played tine game with the Me-
tropolitan. OF this city, and when Manager
Barnic, OF last years Atlantic club. took
charge OF the Baltimore Club for this sea-
son Larkin was the first man he engaged.
but he has not yet played with the club. II
is laid to his absence that the club has lost
50 many games this season. Larkin wrote
Mr.. Barnie recently that he would join the
club in time to open the championship sea
son. which will'begin next week.