The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-14

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Windows were broken, furniture was
smashed. The air resounded with
crashing noises and with curses and
shouts.
A big crowd of excited nsighbors
rapidly collected, and the scene out
side the house became one Of intense
excitement.
Within, Ryerson used his club free
ly on both Of his assaiiantz Mrs
Brennan repeatedly welded her
weapon upon Ryerson's face. which
became shockingiy cut aad bruised
Brennan also seized thick chunk OF
wood and brought it down now and
then with sickening force on Ryer-
sons head 1t was an unequal strug-
gle-two to one. aud both Of the
officers assailants hardened and reck-
less and maddened with drink
Soon Ryerson was prostratsd on
the ground. His club was twisted
under him, and it held his right arm,
to which It was attached by thong.
pinioned to his side. The man was
practically helpless.
The Brennans had no mercy. The
woman held him by the throat and
beat him with the club; the man
pounded his head. Death starsdshim
in the face, and no help seemed near
His call was unanswered, andsa dozen
of Brennan's friends were within
hail.
THE PISTOL AT LAST
Then Ryerson drew his pistol It
is heavy A calibre. sslf-eoeking re-
volver; formidable weapon indeed
1t was Ryerson's last resource Il
took him some time to disentangle
it from his pocket. but once free 1t
soon settled the result Of the
affray. Ryerson threw mp the
barrel sharply and pressed his
finger. The report rang cut
over the other noises of the combat
and Brennan gave a cry. iurch. and
then rolled over in the agonies Of
death.
Bang went the revolver again, and
this time the woman, Mrs Brennan.
fell with a bullet In her body. Wild
shrieks AIled the air from the crowd
outside. The scene was frightful
beyond picturing.
TOO LATE.
BY this time Policemen Gallagher,
Kilburn, Greed and Murphy came
running mp. The house swarned with
the excited sereneders and with
neighbors. The eldest Of the Brennans'
children, a girl who is not
mentally sound. was wandering about
in scared way unable to comprehend
the tragedy.
A glance showed the officers that
Brennan was beyond help. He bad
gone to his final accounting. Mrs.
Brennan, however, walked tos<he City
Hospital, which is within stones
throw of the place of the killing.
When the doctors there examined
her, they at once pronounced that
there was no hope ofsher.reepvery.
AFTER THE TRAGEDY.
Immediately upon the arrival Of
the officers all the tenants IN the
house and those of the sereaadsrs
who knew anything of the affair were
taken to the. Foys Place Police
Station. The dead Han lay
where he had fallen with his
head in one corner Of the narrow
kitchen and his feet resting against
the stove. When Ryerson went to the
station house his face was covered
with blood. The flesh was fairly
mashed all over il He saids-"I be-
lieved my life to be in danger and only
used my pistol as q last resource.
Brennan weighed 200 pounds and I
had no show with him. You. can see
my head where Mrs. Brennan cut me
with her club while Lawlor and her
husband held my arms"
THE woMASas VERSION.
Superintendent Smith weat to the
hospital to obtain the ante-mortcm
statement of Mrs. Brennan She
said:-"RyersoR shot me in the
kitchen. He fred tive shots at me.
He was drunk when he shot me I
went in to save my boyr-referring to
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