The morning times., 1896-06-21

| Joseph O,Lcary. who lives at No. 27O9
| 4 street north west, attempted to kill
three people last night because he thought
lie bad been defrauded of the sum OF 10
cents.
| The young man made vicious attack
| upon lbs sister. her father -n-iaw and her
sistcr-in-la W. Although badly in jured.
all his victims will recover, but. it Is not
IO'Lcarys fault that he ia not at present
| locked up on Charge of murder instead
of assault and battery.
OLeary is tweDty.four years old and
| lives with his mother. Several years ago
| his sister. Mamie. married James Mudd.
They went to live with Mr.. Theopoiis Mudd.
the young mans father. ut No. 2109 New
| York avenue northwest. O'Leary has q
bad reputation in the First ward. He is
known as a tough character. and has been
| arrested on numerous occasions for as
sauitiDg his mother.
Last night he went to the home Of Mr..
Mudd under the influence of liquor.
! lie asked for beer. but was told there was
none in tue house. Taking dollar bill
| from his pocket he roughly bade his sister
| go a nd get pitcher of beer.
ALL FOR TEN. CENTS.
| When she returned with tue liquor he
| asked for the change and began to count
ciared with an oath that the change was
ten cents snort. He accused his sister
/ Mamie OF having retained that amount aud
| told her that she had better give it to
| him at once. or there would he trouble.
O'Leary was very much intoxicated and
his sister tried to pacify him, say ying that
she must have dropped the money before
reaching the house and that she would go
| back and look for 1t at once.
| hp hf.x fhot
she had kept the money herself and de-
manded that she deliver it to him i'm
| mediately. O'Le3ry became very threat
| ening and ugly and his sister becoming
| frightened. started for the door. With an
| oath he sprang from his chair and CATCH
ing her by the shoulder struck her with
ali his force full in the face.
The girl sank to the floor half uncon-
scious and her brother, infuriated at the
sight OF the blood which spurted from her
| nose and mouth, turned on the others in
| the room.
Catching up a glass from the table he
| hurled it at Mr.. Mudd, cutting
| great cash in the old mans forehead Just
above his eye. o'Leary then turned upon
/ little Bertha Mudd. who was bending over
| her sister-inlaw. There was murder in
his heart and he looked about him for
weapon.
There was nothing within his reach but
a small table, and he grasped that by the
| legs and lifted 1t high above his head.
With all his strength he brought it down
| on the head of the kneelng girl. His hand
| was unsteady, however, and the heavy Oak
table swerved slightly. This fact alone
| saved little Bertha's life. The corner OF
| the table struck her a glancing blow on
| the head, inflicting a long Jagged wound.
The force of the blow knocked her across
| her sisters body, and she lay still and
white on the floor.
SECURED A PISTOL.
O'Leary rushed from the house and ran
| to his home several squares away, where
| he procured q pistol and started back to
| the home of the Mudd's.
Meantime, neighbors who had heard the
| scuffle and the screams OF the young e women,
| hastened to the house and carried the two
| fainting girls to places OF safety. When
O'Leary returned he found only Mr.. Muid.
| The Old man stood in the center OF
the room, half blinded by the blood which
streaned down over his face, attempting
| to banda ge the cut on his forehead. O'Leary
walked up to him and pointing the pistol
| at his head said, You old -, I'm going
to kill you now, any way"
| Then he pulled the trigger twice, but
the cartridges failed to explode. As the
| young man was about to make a third
|
| the doorway and knocked the weapon from
| the ruffian's hand. 1t was only the off
GERS prompt action which saved Mr.. Mudd's
| life. O'Leary was at once placed under
arrest and sent to the Third precinct police
station. Mr.. Mudd was taken to Emer-
| gency hospital, where his wounds were
| dressed, and later he returned to his home.
Mrs. Mudd, O'Leary's sister. and Miss
Bertha Mudd, were cared for last night
by neighbors and placed under the care
| OF a ph hysician. Mrs. Mudd's face was
badly swollen and discolored and three
| teeth were knocked out by her brothers
| fist. Miss Bertha Mudd is by far the
most seriously hurt. She was suffering
| last night from two large scalp wounds,
one OF which may prove dangerous.
| II was stated at a late hour, however
| that she would recover. Officer wortz
placed four charges against O'Leary at
the station. three of assault and battery
ami one of carrying concealed weapons.
The charges of assault and battery may
be changed, however, TO assault with in
| tent to kill.