The evening world., 1895-05-06
SAW FATHER KILL MOTHER,
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which are extremely small, are con-
nected.
Quarrelled with a Fellow-Employee
Last Tuesday Herbert came home
from work looking morose and sullen.
He had had a quarrel with one of the
men In the shop and conceived the idea
that conspiracy was on foot to de-
prive him Of his position. He walked
about the house the greater part Of the
night muttering to himself and making
threats, but against no one in particular.
His actions were such. however. that
next day his wife insisted on his staying
home from work. and she called In a
policeman to question her husband in
the hope that he would be committed
for examination as to his sanity.
The policeman asked a number of
questions. but Herbert gave such an
swers that the officer was satisfied as to
his sanity. He refused to take the man
away.
The next night. Wednesday. Herbert
seemed to have grown worse. He
charged his wife with unfaithfulness,
but she laughed him into apparent good
rumor. When all were asleep. however,
he kept walking from room to room.
Then he Weakened his daughter Irene
and said
Warned His Daughter.
There will be a murder here some
night and don't want you to make an
cutlery. II you do you will be killed,
| too"
The girl was too much frightened to
| say word. but her fathers manner
| suddenly changed. and he Gained down
and got into bed.
Next day and night were repetitions Of
Wednesday. He walked from room to
room. working himself into a perfect
| frenzy. At o'clock in the morning he
| aroused all the members Of his family
by shouting:
"They are after me now. They are
coming to take me tonight. Don't you
hear the policeman's whistle? They
are surrounding me"
Il was with difficulty that he he, was va,
sleep. Thursday and Friday nights he
was in sim lar mood, and on Saturday
morning mother and daughter decided to
| take HIM down to Bellevue.
Instead of going to the hospital. how
brought him to the dispensary attached
to the hospital, he willingly accompany
closed. and the trio returned home.
Got Up at Midnight.
All day yesterday Herbert remained
| In the house and kept very quiet. He
went &c. bed at O'Clock. and all the
others followed suit. 1t was about u
get up and put on his trousers. Then
She heard him walk into the kitchen
and shift the chairs about.
| He sat there by himself until O'Clock
| a
drawer, he took out razor. With this
| in his pocket. he entered the bedroom
daughter ana the boy in the adjoining
room heard all that passed.
true ne 1 te him. and she tried to soothe
him, and begged him 10 go to bed.
There was d moments silence. Then
his voice was heard saying:
head. Put holy water there" and he
pointed to cruciiix and font over the
| bedstead. You must do It, You ought
really to gay your prayers Tor you are
Il would take death beside you" he
added. but there is another man to
kill yet"
Saw His Mothers Throat Cut.
Then he drew out the razor, and at
sight of 1t she screamed. on nearing
the cry young James Herbert sprang
from his bed and rushed into the room
He was just in time to see his father
draw the razor across the throat OF MS
Almost at the same moment Irene
sprang out of bed, but her mother had
got away from the MANIAC ana rushed
her arms TO catch her mother, from
whose neck blood was flowing in tor
rents. On -.
| feet her head on the threshold of the
other door leading to the room of her
brother-in.law, Alexander Herbert. Then
sh H,e Gnspdie ava Was up in an instant but
not quick enough to SOP the murderer,
who fled down the stairs and into tAe
street. SO he raised the wihdo" ana
0fiicsr McbSno9gh was on duty on
First avenue al the time anu ne Tushed
down. In as few words as possiDt ne
got the particulars, then hurried back &c
the East Eighty eighth street station.
A description was sent TO Police Head
quarters and general a4arm sent out
Hundred and Fourth street station, rec
ogaized the body of Herber; when ne
saw il at the foot of one Hundred and
Second street
Head Almost severed.
The head was almost severed from the
body. which was sttired only IN trou-
II" were tattooed on the arm, Later
the Identification was made, positive.
The story of H!erbert,s whole life and
the murder itsef was told In the room
where the crime was committed.
l. was told by the daughter, Irene
who does not seem - realize what II al
means to her She Is a pretty girl, and
works at stay-lacing In corset factory
on Worth street ana Broadway. Righ
over the girls head. while she talked
was frame on which was worked the
motto:
What Is Home Without . Mother: