The sun., 1890-02-22
KILLS HIS STEPDAUGHTER.
STEPHEN X. CAFE HTELDS 4 SIX
FOUND KNIFE.
Miss Canning sides with Her Mother In
Quarrel, and This Was Moro than He
Conld Bear-The Girl,s Sk nll Crushed In.

Could Bear-The Girl'a skull Crushed Ii.
Stephen II. Cave, brush manufacturer at
4S Sands street. Brooklyn, In a wild flt OF pas
sion last night attacked his tweny-year old
stepdaughter Miss Angie Canning. with n
large knife. and inflicted wounds which will
cause her death: The scene OF the occurrence
Is almost directly opposite the bridge, and
there was great excitement for time. as Cave
fed from the house, with his hands covered
with blood. and for q short time succeeded in
eludng the policemen who were closing in on
him from all directions.
The basement OF the Sands street house has
teen used by Cave as factory. and the upper
part as n dwelling for himself and his family.
consisting OF his wife and seven stepchildren.
Of whom Angie was next to the eldest. Cave
Gays ho is 81 years old but he looks ut least
seven or eight years younger. He Is n tall
powerfully built man, with full bushy whiskers
and the muscles OF an athlete. He is an Eng
lishman, and before coming to this country ten
or twelve years ago had served In tho British
navy. lie is an expert workman at brush
making and his business would have been
prosperous had 1t not been for his drinking
HABITS.
He married Mrs. Canning about fourteen
months ago, and the family all took up their
residence soon afterward in the big Sands
u
out as furnished rooms. His stepdaughter,
Miss Anglo. has for some time been employed
as n saleswoman in Charles i. Rouss's notion
store in Broadway. She was q handsome hru-
nette. and much liked BY her as-o-
took II strong repuEnance to her. and it il
said her presence in he house has Teen the
mn cGSs' Ss o TIE tran TegnSnb "m' GWSse% OF
weeks ago Cave lecame 50 violent that his
wife had him arrested. but after he had been
l..p Ia ,,.n inN m n "a
landlord Of the promises 10 become his bonds.
man and have him released. he chaige Of
assault which his wife made against him is
Yestcriny he neglected his work and spent
the greater part Of his, time IN neigh boring
very ugly hut not by any means drunk. ne
began almost Immediately to, quarrel with his
wife and the children, and when hts vile and
the basement he followed them. He became
d win and geHsgg Gisg up " IF. fsm vo1S 4SnSe Se
5s'Ef E 1qneh,e a s9' She sE %P% 0 to s%5s
Her IN sGe 04 heSi The 6e us" IS s han
fo0t long and an inSh m and n, hat ~ wide, 81. ,h
pros:rate girl again when his wife rushed for
ward and seized the knife as 1t was coming
down. She saved her daughter from being
Killed outright, but she received two severe
cuts on her hands.
by this time the women's, screams had
Cave took 10 flight through door leading to
the yard. without hat or coat. He made his
way rapidly to Nassau and Adams street
where he called at drug store and asked for
a drink OF whiskey Before the clerk had timo
to attend to him. Police sergeant Cogan OF the
Fulton street station rushed in and arrested
him Orher policemen came up quickly and
the prisoner was marched to the station under
q strong guard.
At tn" Sat IN he told Capt. Fason thai his
W fe demnnued that he should give her money
get out o. tho house and that his step
Gaughter Ioined her in making this demand.
and that picking up tho bench knife he used 1t
without knowing what he vas doing. He did
not show the least regret for his act and ms he
was being taken to the cell remaikUd They
can only kill mo" The knife which was taken
TO the station was covered with blood. The
handle is of iron and is more than three feet
long. The instrument weighs about Fix
pounds.
The wound s on the right side Of the girls
heatl. and Il part OF the skull has been crushed
in a. VOL as cut through. 1t was said at the
h. pital at "a lato hour last night that she was
sinking rapidly and could not poss bly, re-
cover