The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-05-16


UGENE BRADY - maniac, killed
u his mother,ngeI Gj. this afternoon
in a tit Of violence and attempted
IL 10 kill four other persons. With
tHre5 knives in his nanls, he ran
lily about the streets, cutting right
and left. rssillting every one he met.
Before the police overpowered him he
mad cut his sist3r-in-hw, Mrs. James
Brady Alfred j. V. Werner, Mrs John
Kelly aud Patrick Rice. Mrs. Ksily's
wound,are serious, hut tits not thought
they will prov, fatal The wluais Of
the others are not serious
THIS afternoon B.hdy scgiu qurrral
ling with hjs mother anl sister, Tor no
apparent reason, aud thy soon deter
ullcd that E- was not in his r.sht
min Hs Brady father has been iu-
sane aud WIS released from Gu asyium
but short timo ugJ The daughter.
Jennie, went 10 i nearby lumber yard
aud asked that some OF tie employees
0e sent 20 the house TO quot her
brother The propristor aud t,gp en-
ployss repaired to the mouse ANA found
Brady IN the kitchen yelling at tho.s
around him anil threatening to kill
them When the ileu entered the house
Brady ran up stairs aul jumped from
second story window
The M. ran outside Sul picked him
up lie was unconscious aud It was
ihou.ht that hU was seriously injured,
but be- soon revived and before be- could
b. sloppe :, jumped up AMI grabbed =
common case kaii', q cNa opener aud u
caryIus knl:e. lie then ran out Of tho
loIao aui began Wild and terrible
chase through the neiguoJraooI, tue
people fleeing from him and he made
several attempts 10 cat those VINO were
no, quick -noush to get ONT Of 1is way
His mother aud sister followed. Toe
mother cpmo up running ami caught
uold Of her sons arm The iuluriatsI
man became calm aud dropped all bot
the carving knife
KNIFE REACHED HER HEART.
The Two then walked back To toe
house. aud when they rtAchcl tho
VarI Brady threw his arms AROUND bis
mothers neck aud kissed her lie then
plunged the long knife into her breast.
striking her go the heart. and she died
10 few minutes His sstcrlu-'aw
WAS stHniing uraT aud he sls,hel nt
h'r, the knife catching her on the arm
Eudy then started on another Wild
c.h.s Tor nunbrr OF blocks he was
followed by dozen meu who wanted
TO capture him bu, when no turned
upon them they 4
A J Y Warayr who tried TO stop
him received a bad wound on the arm
On Gtuzcyuori street Patrick Rice was
pu1tiug ~ house As he was bendlag
over Brady came upon gim ami pluaged
the knife into Dis right hip The
wound /, not 'erIoui
The murderer continued on AMI his
next victim WAS Mrs Jhou kally who
ran into hr house ~ Brady ap-
preached. Tle latter followed aul
plunged the kullo INTO her buck Us she
was running no ,Le s,a,ra Her
vouads uru not fatal
"A Brady emerged from the Kelley
residence Robert Schneider throw a
cobblo stone at him which struck him
on the head aul staggered him for
moment hut ho soon recovered aud
continued on. His pursuers We're clos
my In on him when the police patrol
wagon cam, along. Patrolman Ghnch
caught hold OF him as he stumbled and
stIuck hin with his list. After some
clirchiug, Brady dropped the knife
and vas thrown to tue ground. Hs
wal taken 10 jail and locked up. He
Is AbOpt 3j YaAEs old.