New-York tribune., 1884-11-28
A THANKSGIYING-D G-DAY QUARREL
ONE FAMILY WHERE THERE WAS DIsCoRD.

AN OLD MAN AIMS AT HIS sCAPEGRACE son AND
WOUNDS ANOTHER OF HIS CHILDREN.
A family uuariel, ending in bloodshed, spoiled q
Thanksgiving dinner yesterday at NO. Z35 Wcs.
Forty-thrd.st The house is one OF long row Vi VI"
three-story frame dwellings. 1t Is occupied ny
Joseph II. Edwards an exceedingly heshy o'u
man. who formerly was cider manufacturer. Ills
son Moses a crpple. ana his daughter-in-law
have lived in the house also for several moh.hs'
Three other sons, Joseph. Henry and Charles
were I'm the house about 10 a. m. yesterday a
demand for money, made by Charles, lei 10 tne
ouarrel and Charles at length attacked Moses WIN
n large carving knife. Henry tried to get tno
knife away from his brother and when the struggle
was at q most exciting point the ola man uro" "
revolver and shot at Charles The bullet went
wide of its mark and struck Henry in the foiehead
;ust above the left eye. The shot put an emu 10
the ticht, and Mr. Edwards and his three s'ns
turned their attention to Henry, whose wo""'
appcarcd to be dangerous. physician was
summoned and found that the Dullet hau no'
penetrated the cavity Of the skull. lie Thought,
however. tnat the skull had been fractured and
advised that the young be taken to a hospital.
The po,ice were not informed of the shooting
until afternoon. Then Charles had left the house
and tho police searched for him in vain. MT.
Edwards, who appeared to be completely broken
down, was taken to the West Forty-sevonth
Street Police Station. Captain Killea told INN ne
was under arrest but permitted him to SIT In his
private room.
THE OLD MANS STORY
To TRIBUNE reporter the old man toid the
following story of his troubles:
ANY son Charlie is at the bottom OF 1t ALL Ills
brothersI are all decent young mon. but he is
thief and a vagabond of the worst sort. He has
been n drunkard for years and has done nothing
for n living. This gold watch which. Il wear has
been stolen no less than six times and pawned ny
him. | had him sent to the Pcnitentiary several
times but il did no good. In 1874 lie and two
other thieves robbed the house while most OF the
family were in the country. lie was sent to state
Prison for two years aud halt Whilc no was ih
prison moved to farm in Westfield. N. J where
my son Henry has since lived After Charlie got
ont of pr,son he went 20 Westheld and made oil
our lives MISERABLE one day he denai dcd FlU Osay-
iug that ho wanted TO get married, lfeluseu 10
give him !he money ilo got snlis aad "I ,IG o oP
s.p".y wpU" ' hari T but but wi When i turned my back he
down lin from tho house aud fell rho stock OF
tho aun broke, leaving him with useless weapon;
droye HIN OH the farm with fence rail and hAd
him arrestod lie awofo that bc would bo good for
| 4 year. gave him f5D, nnd he got ,nn,flnu inen
he kNockel down u man named McMntray a, nno
| robbed him, iie also robbed u hounn ~ Westleld
aud was indicted. ! got him out Of that trouble
aud sent him 10 Caioria lle came back from
there last Iune and went % 1--we WIN his WIG III
| Newark. have had to support them.
CARVING KNIFE AAD PISTOL At HAND.
| "Yestorday Henry came to the city from Wesleld,
| and asked him to stay over until today. Charlie
came 10 the house last night lie went into the
basement where my daughteI-n-aw was at work,
and picked up carving knife which he put under
his coat. Then he went upstairs. wheIB my
other three sons were talking with me. and
demanded money. Moses noticed the knife handle
sticking out from under his coat. and asked him
what hc was going to do with the knife. took
out nv pistol, which have carried in my pocket
lately Charlie wanted to fight duel with me
if would give him another pistol. lie promised
to GO back to Newark il we gave him dollar
We gave him the money and he went away;
"fhjs morning he came back again and wanted
more money Moses went into the bath-S0Oin
and Charlie went after him. Moses called ont that
Charlie had the carving knife. Henry and went
to help Moses. The boys got hold OF Charles
arms but / thought he was going to get loose
from them and kil me. thought my time had
come to defend myself against the black hearted
rascal and | shot at him. Instead OF shooting him
| hit Henry. If the police can catch Charne now
| will try to have him sent to prison again"
CAPTAIN Kllilea SAID that Charles had probably
gone to Newark. but that the detectives would
probably capture him sOOn:.. Mr.. Edwards VIII
he arraigned at the Yorkville Police Court this
morning. Henry sent to st. Luke's Hospital
yesterday afternoon. and it was thought that