Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-12-10
KILLED HIS MOTHER.
Rum-Crazed Man Attacks
an Aged Invalid.
STORY OF The TRAGEDY.
Erring Son is Held to Await the Action
Of the Grand Jury.

BosToN, Dec lO--Nlorris Powers, aged
IS, lies in the Charles street Jail to await
the action OF the grand jury. His mother
was Bridget Powers, an invalid Of s5
years who came @ her death. according
TO Medical Examiner Draper, from men
ingitis, resulting from blows upon the
head"
The son, who ought to have been the
mothers shield and protection, is held as
the possible slayer of his mother.
The police have until now succeeded ia
keeping the matter a strict secret, and al
though the affair happened Nov. 49, the
facts never became public until now.
Morris, who is modern Sam son, during
3 ft of intoxication, beat and pummelled
the helpless mother, smashing her nose
and lacersting her face and head and leav
ing her in her terrible state to be picked
up by the neighbors. This happened at
their home at Emmett place, East Bos.
ton. The police arrested the alleged
sssailant on p charge OF assault
and battery aud took his bleeding
and dying victim TO the city hospital,
where she died on Dec, from the effects
of her injuries. TIE police reported the
case at the time as simply assault and bat.
terry.
Result of the Attack
The medical examiner says In his au-
topsy: The lids of the left eye were
swollen with Inflammation, the ball of
this eye showed discoioration due TO
bruises; there was difused greeni-h.yel-
low dtsCoioratlon of the skin Of both
checks; Of the forehead; around the right
corner Of the mouth; on the front of the
in q D. A
lar bone; over the center OF the breast
bones; on The back OF the neck. and in
the middle Of the back between the shoul-
der blades. The outer member Of the
membrane of the brain was thickcned and
ITS vessels were injected The inner mem
brane OF the brain was the seat OF gen
sral dihused, puruleut Inflammation
uneningitlsl the entire surface being COW
cred with tnin pus. At the postrrior
part OF t1' brain the surface OF both benz
'sphere> was covered with blood, mil gled
WITH pus
Power is It laborer On saturday night.
Nov. " he qBIt work aud. IL Is said with
bis week earnings, started in the ditec-
tion Of his home On his way he dropped
IN at some liquor stores and drank
heavily II was only the closing of the
public barroums that made him cease his
=
home on Emmett place, East Boston. Thg
place is short thoroughfsre Leading o1
of Everett street The district comprising
this stree is made up Of the homes OF the
poorer CLASSES.
ltwas In the early hours Of sunday
morning that Powers arrived at bis home,
There In long and patient waiting for her
scu was an
Aged aud lnGrm Mother
uf NJ years, who louged for her sons re-
turn TO procure some food. without
which she had been since SaturdaN
noon. She was dependent upon the earn
inEs OF the son tor her daily susteuance
The hour for his expected arrival had
come and passed, no sou, no bread.
She met him at the top Of the stairs
she saw his intoxicated condition, AMI.
resting hand on his, she led the way ina
eide the kitchen Powers dropped help
lessly upon the floor, 1t l. said, aud his Old
mother assisted him TO an old sofa in the
room to sleep away his drunken stupor
He swOke in few hours, thirsty, angry
and iufurated. iUueasy in mind, agtated
10y her sons conduct her condition az
gravated by hunger, the old woman
walked the floor, weeping Her eyes had
not closed during that night. She aux-
iously awaited the return to ocousciousuess
of her son, that she might ask him for
some morev with which TO purchase some
thing for Sundays meals.
II was at sunrise that the ewes Of Pow
srs, redeemed from his debauch, opened,
His first words were: Mother. bring me
drink
His mother WAS az his side in an instant
She offered him "A cup OF water. He cast
il of with curse and cried for whisky.
Morris there is none in the house, You
know have no money
Go get some whisky" he yelled.
II cannot; have no money. You know
cannot get liquor without IL. There are
lots Of things we want more than whisky
There il not a scrap OF food in the house "
BY this time the man had changed his
posture on the lounge He was now sit
ting up. Her
Asking for Money Angercd Him.
In AN instant be WAS, it l. said, hurlinl
chairs utensils and everything loose that
he could lay his hands upon about toe
house The decropit mother tried C
pacify her sou His anger and madness
was beyond control Tnfuriated by the re
fusai 70 DO lfs Commands be struck saw
.ely at ll. mother aud ielled her to the
floor BloH u"a, blow was dealt with
fatal force. and the old woman was in q
state OF semi-cDus IuusIess. II eyes
mouth, ueck back aud The back Of bel
head wer. bad, hru-,d nd deuted, and
blood oozei from her voulds
The son ltft Jle house To seek whisky
unconscious " tie cru J and fatal treat
ment which ne bad done his mother
helpie--. az ID 30 vX,ruuldtIng pain, Ctuu
of blood about her. lay tue Old woman
unatt. ndcd h was about MONDAY thA
a neighbor was attracted 10 the blood!
chamber by deep means, that DOW an
then grew faint. This neighbor opone,
the door There was the old woman iyiul
on the floor, unable to help herself 70 The
bed, which was In the next room. Every
thing shout tn room was topsy-turyy
Horrifpd the visitor shrieked "Mur
lderr Rushing fro the house he went 1,
mot ~ the police. The police ambulanc,
carried the old woman to the station
house, whrre medical Attendance wa
summoned. The doctor ordered her re
oval at once 70 the city hospital a. be
oopdition was precarious