New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
KILLED BY HER MANIAC SON.
A LUNATIC RUNS AMUCK.
HE sTABs HIS AGED MOTHER TO THE
HEART.
A sIsrER-IN-LAw AND THREE OTHER PEOPLE
woUNDED-THE INSANE MAN CAPTURED
AFTER WILD CHASE THROUGH
THE STREETS OF ALBANY

Albany. May 15-Eugene Brady a maniac
killed his mother. aged sixty-fve. this after
noon in a fit of violence. and attempted to kill
four other persons With three knives In his
hands he ran wildly about the streets, cutting
right and left assauting every one he met. Be-
fore the police overpowered him he had cut his
sister-in-law Mrs. James Brady; Alfred j. V.
Werner. Mrs. John Kelley and Patrick Rice.
Mrs. Keley's wounds serious. but 1t Is not
thought that they will prove fatal The wounds
OF the others are not serious.
The Brady family lives at No Is Vine-st. 1t Is
composed OF Owen Brady, the father; William
Brady. James Brady and his wife, Jennie Brady.
and Eugene Brady, the murderer. All are
grown up. At o'clock this afternoon Eugene
Brady began quarrelling with his mother and
sisters for no apparent reason, and they soon de-
termined that he was not In his right mind as
Brady's father has been insane and was re-
leased from an asylum a short time ago. The
daughter Jennie, went to a nearby lumber yard
and asked that some Of the employees be sent to
the house to quiet her brother.
The proprietor and two employees went TO the
house and found Brady in the kitchen on the
ground floor. yelling at those around him and
threatening to kill them. When the men en-
tered the house Brady ran upstairs and jumped
llOlh d scCOilu-StOlS NihNOW' iHS Aoh
outside and picked him up. He was uncon-
scious. and 1t was thought that he seriously
injured The carried him in the house.
placed him on a lounge and bathed his head
He revived in few minutes and, before ne
could be stopped, jumped up and grabbed a
common case-knife, a can-opener and carving
knife. He then ran out of the house and be-
gan wild and terrible chase through the neigh
bOrhoOd. He carried the case-knife and cam
opener in one hand and the carving g-knife in
the other He ran for several blocks. the peo-
pie fleeing from him. as he made several at
tempts TO cut those who were not quick enough
in getting out of his way. His mother and sis
ter had followed MIN, and at Vine and Green
SITS. man tried to strike Brady The sister
held his hand and cried: Don't strike him.
preventing him from doing so. But for her act
the murder might have been prevented.
The mother came running up and caught
hold of her sons arm The infuriated man now be-
came calm and dropped all but the carving knife.
The two then walked back TO the house, ana
when they reached the yard OF his home braoy
threw his arms around his mothers neck ana
kissed her He then plunged the long knife into
her breast, striking her TO the heart, and she
died in a few minutes His sster-in-law was
standing near and he slasned at her. the knife
catching her the right arm AT least 2Oo
people saw the murder
Brady then started on another wild chase Tor
a couple OF blocks. He was followed by dozen
men, who wanted TO capture him. but when ne
turned upon them they fed. A. j. " Werner.
who tried TO stop him, received a bad knife
wound in the arm.
In NIdnSeNOOrt-St, IdtTlck IllCe WdS painting
the stoop of house. AS he was bending over
Brady came upon him and plunged the knife into
his right hip. The wound is not serious
The murderer continued on, and his next victim
was Mrs, John Kelley, who ran into her house
as Brady approached. The latter followed and
plunged the knife into her back twice as she was
running up the stairs. Her wounds are NOT fatal.
AS Brady emerged from the Kelley house Robert
Schneider threw a cobbestone at him. which
struck him on the head ard staggered him for
moment. but he soon recovered and continued on
his wav His pursuers were closing in on him
when the police patrol wagon then came
along Patroman Clinch was the nearest 10
Brady. and catching hold of him as ne stumpiea,
struck him with his fist After some clinching
Brady dropped the knife and was thrown TO the
ground II took fouI men 10 get him In the
patrol wagon. He was taken TO me jan ana
locked up. He was horrible sight being covered
with blood and his clothes being torn from his
back. He is about thirty-ive years Old