The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-15
SHOT AT His MOTHER.
. Hoboken Boy Would
Rather See Her Dead
Than Habitually
Drunk. /,

Driven to desperation by his mothers
habitual drunkenness John Scanlan, q
mild hammered youth OF twenty-five
Years. living in Hoboken. last night firsd
W. shots from a huge revolver close to
his mothers PROSTATE form. At first 1t
was thought that Il terrible murder had
been committed. and the vicinity OF
the shooting was III a great upsoar. The
report that a son had murdered his
| mother became noise about the city aud
for hours crowds fingered ABOUT the
police station.
A reporter for THE JERSEY Cry NEWS
eas standing iii trout OF Police Head
quarters in Hoboken shortly before eign
O'clock when Il great Gro wd rushed up TO
All arrest. Whenever any one IL being
arrested a crowd generally arrives III adj
vance OF The policeman and
prisoner and stand open-mouthed
gazing In at the Sergeantss desk.
SvIne of the crowd told the police
men and q reporter that n murder had
been committed, aud shortly after
Policeman David Fsnron Game along
with q b~earutess youth clutched tightly
by The arul.
There he Is" several of The crowd
yellsd. "Enere IS che murderer Of his
MO her."
Tina crowd was angry, and 1t -onlY
needed some one to iuclts it TO make q
break Tor the prisoner.
Policeman Fenton brought his pris-
oner before Sergeant Flattcry. This Is
tile ch srge the policemal ina let
Il heard Two snots in quick succession,
ana / ran to No. Az Newark street.
here l fuuuu this mtn III a room with
Il sinoking revolver in his baud aud a
WOMAN lyiug on the ioof cUvered with
Ul0td. / think she is shot. The young
man told me tbs woman was his mother
"What have You 10 say Won T lisn?"
Ser gpaut FIaitery asked. "Did Sou hoot
your motLeI?"
Yes"
"Yviy did you shoot herr"
''O1, just fur pa,tiihe," was the cool
r%ejoiuder.
''That IS Mica pastilne." observed the
Sergesn'.
TnE VOTING MANS TORY.
We'll, fll tel YOU NV ~ vas, Ser
eeaut," said the pri uner. II cahis
home u'd founl my lnutiier drank lying
OH the floor. | VA 50 matt That l fire
two shots own ar the Il ,or. | DON'T
ihiDk any Of them struck lisr. | did IDOL
lire 10 Kill her. oniy to fttghteh her.
The youlh was searched and iucRed up,
and the patrol wagon hulritd upwn IL
the scene Of the shoe ina woman
WIS sAllt i!lHN Vu LIE HIOI. ON WOE
tricisilng from Il wound fh her liz all. Ii
was Thought al first That d bullet IL u: Ell.
terei there. but the two bullet holes
were iouud in Tie floor, right HiOngsisie
Ut where sue lay. SAG WAS drunk unii
was taken 10 the police stat ion. AT lie
police station she m~umbled:-
Oil, It's nothing. my 10Y qlarrsfet
win me, but na uidn't intend " nurt
mr.''
Youug Scatllou was seeu by the re-
porter for HE JERSEY ITY NEWS III =
cell. 1T would LeJlet fur my t,.oGner IL
she was dead" he said. .Sns Is always
trunk aud IctunI 1T bear To sea her that
way. List nlxat when / ci::ie no lie aud
fodnil lur drunk Again my Drain whirls
md | did not kiUw wiii5 [ WIS doug. /
didn't iutent to XII her, now ever
Tile neigtbors all spoke IN the highest
terms OF this young mtB. Mrs. Scaalot,
has been ariestei several lines for
arunkenness. Recorder McDsnougu
wnen lie ~lenrnei lhs facts OF tns case
This morning, held tue Young ntan on !,
charge Of simple assault Rutt committed
the rnother us !, dlsortierly person..