The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-05-14
DEED OF A MADMAN.
Isaac Edrehi Uses His Pistol with
Dreadful Effect.
He KILLS His Child, Fatally wounds
His Wife, and Then Takes His
Own Life Particulars
of the Tragedy.

New YORK, May 1.-THE handsome resi-.
dence of Miss Gaylord at 124 East Seventy
first street was the scene of fearful tragedy.
Miss Gaylord's sister, Mrs. Frances Edrehi,
and her child, boy of z were shot down by
her husband, Isaac Edrehi, who irnme-
diately afterward blew his own brains out
Mrs. Edrehi, nee Gaylord, was a widow
ten years ago. About three years aft
erwards, while on a visit at Long Branch,
she met Edrehi, who represented himself to
be a wealthy East India merchant He paid
court to the young widow, and at last sue
ceeded in winning her. The day after the
marriage Mrs Edrehi found that her hus-
band was not what he pretended to be, and
that instead of being a wealthy mer-
chant, trading in the East Indies, he was sim
ply needy chemist and compounder of
aduiterants for spices, doing business at 227
Greenwich street. That morning she left
him, and since then the pair have lived
apart Edrehi lived in apartments in Sew
enty-siXth street, near Second avenue, and
his wife took up her residence with her
sister,
When their child was born Edrehi en-
deavored to reconcile his wife, but unsuccess-
fully. He then took to opium eating. At
times he became insane from the effect Of the
drug, and it is supposed that while under its
dread influence he committed the fearful
deed of murder Monday night at 8:l5 he
rang the bell of the front door The
servant saw him and refused to open
it. A few minutes later he rang the
basement bell, and the moment the door was
opened he dashed past the servant and forced
his way into the house. At that moment
Mrs. Edrehi and her little son were leaving
the basement dining room on their way up
stairs The mailman saw them, and, throw
ing himself at his wifes feet commenced an
impassioned appeal and screamed: "Once for
all, will you live with me!'
Before the terrified woman could answer
the mailman spraug forward aud tore the
child from her grasp. With one hand the
maniac grasped his 500 by the shoulder, and
in and instant the wretched mother saw
a revolver glittering in the fathers
hand, and before she could spring to
the rescue it was pressed against the
childs temple. a loud report fol-
lowed and the boy fell. The mother turned
to fee, and as she reached the foot of the
stairs a second shot laid her PROSTATE
Edrehi turned and dashed out of the house
He ran to Lexington avenue and then.turned
down to SEVENTEEN street. Ex-Detective
Cornish, who happened to be passing, went
in pursuit of the murderer. He chased
him halfway down Segenteth street
towards Third Avenue, and was rapidly
gaining on him, when Edrehi raised his
revolver and fired. The bullet passed almost
entirely through his head and he fell dead
instantly. Mrs. Eirehi received shot in
the back, near the spine. When told of her
husbands death Mrs. Elrehi family muir.
INJURED: "pm glad of it. He has ruinel my
life"
LATER.-Mrs Elreh has chance of re.
covery, though the bullet has not been eX-
tracted. She is shot the same as President
Garfield was. The boy is dead.