The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-27
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a'h anu in utsh hau Sc'oiou his ihoIh-
er's throat.
Startled by the shock Mrs. McElroy
raised herself partially In bed aud her
movements awoke the niece who cried
out in alarm at the sight that met he-
eyes. With growl like an enraged
wild beast McElroy swooped down upon
her aud before sns could resist had in
fiicted a terrible cash on her tender neck.
Frightened beyond all bounds the
women
Screamed In Agony.
and although weak from loss of blood
both sprang from the bed. McEir)y
made another lu ge at them, and the
women. hardly ealizing whas they were
about and scarcely able TO control them
selves, dashed across the room and
jumped through the ond story window.
Fortunately they both alighted safely
and with the blood streaming from
CHASTITY cuts on their necks, they rushed
wildly across the street and clamored
for admittance at the house occupied by
a Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Smith was aroused by the noise
and at ice admittel the yicti ms.
They were terribly injured and the
great quantity of blool wnIch streameI
their nightdresses.
The women told what had occurred
and Mrs. Smith hastily dressed and
shortly after 2 O'Clock rushed into the
Second station on ChalKstoie avenue
and exciedly Informed the officers or the
affair. Mrs Smi was laboring under
the greatest excitement ana was almost
breathess with her hurried run TO the
station.
Officer O'Rourke, who was doing
telegraph" duty at the statio1, was or
dered TO investigate, and he proceeded
at once to the mouse. On MS way ne
/ H. n, Nyh N Wi III
him, but re,naiued outside Tor lew
moments, while ORourke looked about
the premises.
A woman i'm neighboring house who
saw the officers coming pushed up her
,indow and cried olt that murder had
been com nitted In the ottage occupied
by McE,roy and O'no IKE forced open
the front door and eDtereI.
All Was dark aud still IL the interior
of the house and he cfficsT stood for
moment in the front al to a:custou
uis eyes 10 the intens' darSness,
At length he starter so the stairs
leading TO the second flor, but had got
but hallway up whe some Que
sprang Upon Him
from above and before he could resist
slashed him three times with sharp
instrument. The officer did not at first
realiz, what had struck min. but in a
moment he felt the warm blood running
from two terrible wou III the neck,
ard as Officer ID lnies entered and came
up behind nim ue fell back in his arms
aud with great efJrt said, mes liked
mel"
The wounded man was taken to the
near, st patrol box and a call Was sent in
for "A wagon. and on It's arrival ORourke
was taken To the station where his in
iurieS were examined
IL was found that he had been horri-
| Lly cut in the neck aud DIR. Marsden WAS
summoned to attend him. B fore he
arrival of the phys cial the officer lost
consciousness anu & Nas with tne great
| est d liliculty that he was revived.
AS the physician examined the cut in
| the neck of the officer he cou ii see the great
| jugular vein thro 1bi Z AZ every beat OF
| The heart. and the sight was such as TO
| make those OF the stoutest heart turn
away.
Alter the doctor had closed the
wounds, In the largest OF whicn he took
| thirty-one $ i,ches, the officer was taken
| To tue Rhode Island hospital.
Ii tue meantime Captain Baker OF
| Station Two had been informed of tue
| affair, ana shortly before O'Rourke's re-
| moval 10 the hospital he arrived at the
| station.
From O'Rourke he learn ned the particu-
| had been taken away the captain, accom-
| panied by Lieutenant Horton aud Officers
| Daniels aud Stone, went To the mouse.
When they tried the door they found
| that McElroy had locked IT, a ID bolted
| IL on the inside, aad as they were stand.
| ing Ia trout OF Tue mouse "a boy came up
and told them that Nee roy mad a shot
| gun with him.
A moment afterwards William Nc
E!roy, brother OF tue insane man, AR
rlvea at the house and called 10 his
brother.
McElroy replied that he would not
come cut OF the house as long as the Off
GERS vers there aud after hurried con-
sultation lie e,,tenant Horton aud the two
officers weht l..to the barn while Captain
Baker VINO was Ia citizens dress re-
manned outside.
McEiroy's brother spoke to him again
but ceived no reply aud the boy who
had SPOKEN to the officers in the first
place wa, instructed to tell Nc Elroy that
1t was time tor him to get out to the
barn to carry his milk rodJe.
lie boy did so aud the maniac could
be heard
Shutting Around
in the house as he dressed himself. Just
then Captain Baker happened to think
of the back door and he went around to
b OK of the house and out onto Whipple
street. He had stool there but few
moments wleu AlcElroy came In sight
from the yard. lie eyed the officer saw
agely and th officer eyed him, and saw
hat he carried the razor in his hand
Close to his Side.
AS he approache Captain B ,ker the
latter thou -ht he would allow him to
pass and would thel jump on him from
behind, but as McElroy came opposite
the ufii or he ''sheered Of" and took the
ext rene limit OF the side walk
The captain made n spring for him
hoping To catch him unawares but quick
as flash NJ, h roy turaed and with n
bound met the vifcer ha,f yay
AS the men met McE,roy made a
Vicious lunge at tue capoain with the
4, zJr, Lut fortunately Tor the officer his
foot slipped aud he III backwards, aud
the razor whistled by his face SO close
that he could feel the air disturbed by
the blow.
Then NJ Elroy started on the run back
toward his mouse. but Officer Stone, who
was appro chins, caus a him o turn in
at his gate.
The captain eau Iht sight of Lieuten-
ant Horton and O.icer Daniels standing
at ne corner of the house aud shouted
To them TO drop bim,n but not kill hi n.
AS MoElroy came within range Officer
naplals nDOn Ia III