New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
KILLED BY HIS WIFE.
GEORGE J. YOUNG IN A DRUNKEN QUAR-
REL WAS POUNDING HER MOTHER

| WHEN SHE INTERPRETED TO PROTECT THE ELDER
WOMAN. HE TURNED UPON HER WITH
FrRy-THEN SIZE DREW 4 REvoL-
YER AND SHOT HIM.
| Az the result of a quarrel. George J. Young.
| thrity-three years old. a brakeman on the New
| York Central Railroad. was shot three times In
the head and killed by his wife. Annie at thclr
home on the second floor Of No. 1903 Ninth-ave..
AT y 80 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs Young
and her mother. Mrs. Catherine Foster, VINO -
sixty years old. were arrested in less than hve
minutes after the shooting occurred by Police
man John J. Munson
The Youngs had been married three years
but had no children They came here from
Texas Just after they were married. and Mrs
Foster mother Of Mrs. Young. accompanied
them. The one disqu:eting element in the family
was the love Of whskey. which often caused
ouarrels between Young and his wife.
According 10 the police. Young came home soon
after midnight yesterday morning lighting
drunk" Mrs Foster ard her daughter had also
heen drinking Young had quarrel with his
mo,her-in-la and Mrs. Foster declares her SON
in-law began 10 pound her with his fists, and
that her daughter stepped between them Then
Young In fury turned on his wife, who drew
her revolver fully loaded. In fear Young turned
and fed down the stairway to escape but he was
destined never reach the street.
-Four shots ranR out in rapid succession and
three Of them struck Young in the head Police
man Munson who was block away. heard the
shots and found Young lying III 'He ha'""S
bleeding profusely.
Mrs Young. who knew the policeman. was
seated. in the parlor with her inother wheh ne
exclaimed: "Oh this is terrible, Mr.. Munson."
who did this?" asked the policeman stcrnly.
He did it himself" said Mrs Young but Mrs
Foster answered Munsons question by pointing
IN her daughter with the remark: There Is the
one who did It, ,
under a lot OF rags. II was still not from being
recently discharged and one chamber Of the
weapon remained loaded .
Young was taken to the Roosevelt Hospital
where ne died at S:25 a M. without reganng
cnnsc,ousness In the West Thirty sevcnth-st
station Mrs Young turned 10 her mother sud
denly and said why did you give me away
mother? . .., . a,i
Mrs Young she refused to answer. Then she
turned to her mother again ana nerceiy re-
marked: III de Teilehipei' ~" arc any a.
Mrs Foster made no reply to this. though she
was deeply affected jagged cut over her right
eye and bruises on her lace corroDora'ed me
story that she was assauiteu ny "ei So"-"-i""
before he was shot $500 . ,.,o
Both women were arraigned before Justice
Hogan In the jefferson Market Court. Seeing
the condition OF the women Jus'irc Hosa" aShou
them If they had counsel
I've have not" said Mrs. Young. 1--WE are pen
niless. -, 49,, - A., 49,. ,.o
80 advantage OF the women and handing
honir hin to Policeman Muns0n told him 10 take
ne women to a photographer and have them
Photographed. The policeman took the women
nhotograph gallery in Sixth-ave. Mrs
Young told the photographed that she had sho!!
ber husband; that he was trunk and assaulted
her mother and that when she rierfered to save
II more only that she shot her husband.
Mrs Young and her mother were taken back
to court and were rearralgned before justice no