Evening journal., 1893-01-16

the Council chamber.
AT i1.30 there was no change in the
condition Of mother and daughter.
Story of the Crime.
No. 1O5 Kerlm street, where the trag |
edy occurred, is a small two story brick |
house one Of row of brick houses.
Three wooden steps lead into the front
room. The kitchen is separated from
this room by small entry and flight
Of stairs leading up to the sleeping de-
partments. The Rogers family consisted
of Thomas Rodgers, sr., aged 60; Martha
Ann Rodgers his wife, 4s; Mrs Susie
Kildy, aged 21, the eldest daughter
and wife of William kildey
an employe OF the smpyaru
Thomas Rodgers. Jr, the muir
derer, aged pa Belle, aged 10; John,
aged 10; Hugh, aged III William, aged
ID Robert aged IL; Howard, aged 2
The father was an industrious man and
for sixteen years worked at the Bridge
water quarfies; two Of the children are
employed in the Lincoln mills and one
In the Arasapha MILL Thomas was in
dolent. and his laziness was often the
subject of rebnke by his father.
AT noon on Saturday Mr.. Rodgers
made another effort TO shame Thomas.
In the room at the time were Mrs Rod
gers, Mrs. Kildey John and Howard.
Thomas was sulking on chair bv the
stove
You great big lazy man, said Mr.
Rodgers, why don't you 60 to work.
You can't get your dinner until you do
go TO work. "
Tom shoots His Father.
Tom jumped up from the chair and
rushed up stairs He was heard moving
about in the bed room, bureau drawer
open and shut, and his footsteps descend
ing the stairs Whether a premonition
OF evil flashed across Mrs. Rogers mind
will never be known, but she arose from
the table aud was standing In the entry
as rom came down the stairs A
I startled exclamation arose TO her lips a:
she saw a revolver In his hand, and Will
a quick movement she seized the kitchen
door to shut him out OF that room.
With an oath Tom ordered her out oil
the way
4 aH going to kill the old man, h,
said. and pushing his mother asid,
despite her efforts 10 stop him, he ad
vanced into the kitchen, raised the revol
yer at his father, VINO was sitting
calmly by the stove, and fred. The ole
man staggered to his feet aud Tom freC
again. Mr.. Rodgers fell heavily on th,
door in the center of the room. and thei
the brutal son deliberately kicked the
dying man in the face.
He shoots His Mother.
With the look Of devil in his facl
Tom turned TO his mother who wa
frozen with horror in the entry. Again
the deadly weapon was raised, aud as th'
WON n turned to seek refuge i'm the eel
B lar, he fired, the shot taking effect in tn
back Mrs. Kildey rushed franticall.
for the front door aud gained the street
{ but her murderous brother was at he
e heels. From the door step twice b
] raised the smoking revolver and aime
at her fleeing form. Then for a fourt
time the weapon spoke There were n
more shots in the revolver, and re en-
Z tering the house Tom deliberately az
S cended to the bed room, replaced th
i. weapon I'm the bureau drawer, and Will
a out a look at his dying father and mothe
!. passed ont into the street
The revolver reports had attracted th
attention Of the neighbors, and a crow
had collected. Tom quickened his wal
o to a run and with mob at bis hee
a sought refuge at Alderman Garvine
n Office on Kerlin street. There Ofic'
Il Barrowclough found and arrested hin
/ The father died late Saturday nigl
a and his mother and sister are lying in
}. precarious condition at the hospital.
:, The ante-mortem statements Of a
). taken Saturday night accuse Tom Of Il
i triple crime
/. saw Tom Shoot.
n Cornelius Ruyter an Italian, was wall
ing up Kerlin street when Mrs. Kilde.
!, whom at that time he did not know, ra
!, by him. He saw Tom pointing the T
I vOlver at her, and, as he was between q
a murderer and the woman, cold chill "a
= down his back. He lost no time in &c
- ting out of range of the shot viii.
DO whistled by him, unpleasantly close.
No. telling the story at the hearing beto
. the Mayor, Ruyter said:
Il heard the man on the door step 50
You s. of a b., III kill you, to-
a. Then he fred and the woman screame
We God save me. I'm shot
to Sorry he Had no More Shots.
ne "she ran into Jimmy Correllis sto
5a and the man said, I'm damned sor
'm I've got no more shots, and went ba
as into the house. The revolver, "
II. shown TO Ruyter but he would q
sw touch it Il want 70 keep away FRI
in that thing" he said I'm afraid
ty it"
re- Ruyter saw John poke his head throu
lg the cellar window. and as Tom caue
he sight of him regretting he had
or more shots left in his revol yer, Ruy
ny heard him say savageley, What the
ch are you doin' there.
~ What Gardner Saw.
is James Gardner, Of 351 Parker street
NJ. rigger, was returning to work at n'
when he heard two shots fred follow
By third 81 was on the west side
sil- Kerlin street opposite the honse VIII
I'd, the shots we're fired. saw won