Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-01-13
DRUNKEN JACK SHEEEAS."
Numbering EIs son In n Hags-iis Second
Similar Crime.

Similar Crime.
A terrible tragedy, the elimination of
long and continued abuse of his family by
John SheeLar, a worthless and shiftless
character, famiiariy known as drunken
Jack Sheehan," occurred in st. Louis.
Sheehan had son seventeen years Of age
who worked in chain factory. The scanty
earrings of the boy were appropriated
by the father to crafty his taste for liquor
and this was the cause of trouble in the
family, the wife and son Objecting to his
conduct and the squandering OF the money
needed toc the household necessities,
but by his brutal treatment he forced
them to submit. The boy was taken
sick, and went to bed. The father came
horne drunk and demanded money from
his wife Being refused, he commenced
to beat her. The son interfered in his
mothers behalf which SO enraged Shee-
han that he turned upon the boy and
choked him to death. Sheehan has been
arrested, Some years ago he murdered
another son, but was never convicted tor
tho crime.
twenty Jef-Int;,ctcd Slabs.
Edward Fay, aged twenty six, a shirt
cutter. made desperate effort to commit
| suicide in New York. He lived with his
mother in East Twelfth street, and be-
came des !,ondent from lack of work. He
was twitted about this aud urged to do
something to help support the family.
He became mOrose aud sullen under
this constant twittiDg, and more than
once threatened t. kill himself. Friday
| after more talk of this nature, he seized a
knife and cut his throat. His mother S
| screams brought an officer, who, frighten
| ed at the suicides actions, ran from the
room Fay then inflicted about twenty
| stab wounds in his side aud breast and
| opening :: window sprang out. Four stories
| below he landed in a snovdrift unhurt by
the fall. He was picked up unconscious
| aud taken to Bellevue hospital. Ho is
still alive but in q critical condition.
Tho Moose in ..iinoiP.
| Philip Matthews. aged twenty, was
hanged at noon, Friday at Belleville, ILL., ,
for the murder of Annie Geyer, ou May
2Sth last. The execution took place in
the Jail in the presence of about fifty
persons. Matthews was attended by
three ministers. He conducted himself
on the scaffold with great tirmness, bid
ding goodbye TO all in clear strong
voice. Although the drop was nearly
eight feet his neck was not broken, and it
Was more than twenty minutes before the
physicians decided he was dead. Mat
thews was 4 young German desperately
in love with Miss Geyer, to whom at one
time he was engaged, but he became dis
sip..tel and was discarded in consequence
of which he shot her.
\ Jolly Suicide.
| The body of Joseph Miehl, a resident ol
| Baltimore was found, about three miles
north Of that city, with d bullet wound il
the right temple. In bis right hand was
revolver and in the left wine glass and
an empty wine bottle was on the ground
near by. On his person WAS found a
paper, with the following written III Ger
man : '' As have lived 50 l have died
always merry. My last glass is rendered
to my friends.'
| A Woman EUrEed to Death.
| The wife Of Frank Mcguire was fatally
| burned by her clothes catching fire from
an open CRATE in the house OF Mrs. CatI,a
rine Meehan, at ConnelIsvil!e. She lin.
gered in agony until this afternoon, whor
she died.
| Ktued by u Fall OF slate.
| Ross Mattoek, miner employed at the
works of the Youngstown coke company.
Was killed by fall Of slate. His neck
was broken. He WAS q single man, about
twenty, five years OF age, aud came from
Preston county, Virginia.
| 4 Man Frozen 10 Death
An unknown man, apparently railroad
labnler, was found dead in the basement
of the music stand in Reeves Park, Pho
nixvile. He was frozen to death.