New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
HACKED WITH A MEAT AAE.
TWO LITTLE BOYS MURDERousLY AS
sAULTED BY THEIR FATHER.
BEsoTTEp BRUTE NEARLY KILLS HIS chill
pREN-HIs WIFE. MANNED BY HIS BLOWS

DREN-HIS WIFE. MANNED BY HIS blV"''
LIES IN HOSPITAL.
The terrible effects OF drunkenness were
shown In a most shocking manner IN squa''u
rooms In the tenement-house No. 76a Columbus
ave early yesterday morning when william j.
Barry q man who had become thoroughly pe-
sotted and crazed with rum, tried TO muroer
his two little sons by hacking their heads WIN
a butchers cleaver. His crime was the more re-
voting, because he had beaten his WIFE, the
mother of the children. until she was helpless
crpple. and he had sold or pawned everything
OF value in his miserable home to satisfy MS
thirs. for liquor.
From the time the family moved into rear
rooms on the fourth floor Of the tenement-house
Barry was known a worthless, drunken anu
brutal man. He sometimes worked at MS 'raae
as a painter, but he was drunk so OFTEN Una. ne
had no stea ~ employment Mrs. Barry trieo 10
support herself and her three sons, Wiiiia'h'
fourteen: John. ten. and Arthur. seven years o'u'
She worked hard at anything she could ma 10
do. but her husband took money from her and
spent 1t for liquor.
Barry beat his wife often that the ne.sh-
hors exnected the woman TO be killed an night
she was advised to have him arrested but she
anneared TO be afraid that II she made COM
nlaint the children would suffer, and so she
bore his brutality The articles OF furniture
wi ich belonged to the family were solo plecemeai
or taken to the pawnshop by the drunkard until
few remained.
The last time Barry beat his wife was three
weeks ago He went home drunk after pawnihg
come OF the bedclothes to buy liquor w.th' ana
when his wife demonstrated with him and ASKED
him not to wake the boys he seized her py
the throat and. throwing her across the bed peat
her until she was unconscious and left her there.
+ba pi-v 10
unable to move Barry became frightened ana
had her taken TO Roosevelt Hospital. where the
doctor said that her back was broken and that
she would never b. able TO walk again. NOW
the poor woman is lying In the Charity Hospital
on Wards Island, cripple for life.
Barry disappeared for week. after sending
the wife 70 the hospital, and when he returned
10 his miserable home the neighbors, who mad
been looking after his children. did not INFORM
the police He continued to get drunk on money
which he procured by pawning articles OF furni-
ture and clothing and in the absence OF mis- wire
he beat his half-starved children; but stili the
neighbors did not interfere. On wednesday
afternoon he paWned a clock which had been
Christmas present TO his wife. 1t was ABOUT the
last thing OF value In the rooms. but II suppiieo
him with money enough TO get drunk WIN. ny
got home In the evening and stayed long enough
10 drive his William out OF the mouse. Inc
nov crept back after his father went out again
but did not dare 10 go to the BED In Wnch ms
two little brothers were asleep. lie ma hlinseh
I'm a closet in the hall and went TO sleep there
IL was after midnight when Barry went Dack
TO his home Keeling, muttering and curslns'
Soor after 2 a. m the other people In the house
heard children screaming and also heard the
sounds of blows. Barry had found an OLD Dutch-
er's cleaver, which had been used to chop meat
for the family He had gone 10 the bed where
MS two little sons lay asleep, and win inc
ceaver IN his hands he had thrown hlmsei
up5n them in such a way 10 cover their legs
with lie h1iV and keen them from escaping.
Then he had begun 10 strike unsteadily at 'he'i
heads. 49,. -,
the Barrys was urged by his wife TO go ana can
IN a policeman He went out and found Police
men Morrison and Reed, who followed him INTO
the house. They found Barry staggering apou'
tho Kitchen with the bloody cleaver in his hanu
Little John was crouchng by the wall In the
room. his head and face covered with blood, ana
Arthur was insensibe the bed. Handcuns
were placed on Barry's wrists and ne Was taken
TO the police station. while an ambulance was
called TO take the injured boys TO the Manhattan
Hosntal John was found TO have five scalp
wounds. and his hands and wrists had been cut
in several places while he was trying to ward
off blows Arthur had a scalp wound SIX lnches
long in the top Of his head, and pieces OF bone
had been clipped from his skull He also had
received wounds on his wrists while trying TO
defend himself
william the oldest boy, was found In the
closet where he had been asleep and he was
placed In the care Of the Society for the Pre-
vention Of Cruelty TO Children, where he ana his
brothers should have been long ago.
At the Harlem Police Court yesterday Barry
was held without bail for an examination At the
hospital the surgeons said that John and Ar
thur might both recover, although they were
weak from loss Of blood and suffering greatly
from shock If they recover they will not be
allowed TO get within the power Of their fa'ner
again.