The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-09
RENTON'S LAST OUTBREAK.
GUARDED BY WOMEN AFTER BEAT
ING HIS WIFE.

Escape Cut on and Threats OF HiynchinE wade,
He ehouta from n window That ne Thtnks
He'd BETTER Kin Eimseir-Found Uncon-
scious with Tive bullets In Hts Heaa.
Robert Renton. a worthless fellow who has
not worked for three months, attempted Thurs
day. in a Mt OF temper, to kill his wife at their
homo in Kearny. n. j. An hour and a half later.
when arrest impended, he laughingly announced
to n crowd beneath his window that he thought
he'd better try to commit suicide. He then shot
himself twice, and 1t is expected thath he will die.
Tho Rentons had seven children. Three OF
them worked in the thread mills to support their
father and mother. and two went to school.
Emily, a seven. year. old girl, was kept at home
to take care OF the baby and help her mother in
other ways. Mrs. Renton made frequent appli.
cations to the superintendent OF the thread
works to give her husband work. She was
told that, while there was the most kindly
disposition everywhere in the factories toward
hersel her husband was not wanted. He was
n shame to the colony OF Lancashire thread
spinners, who, industrious and thick of speech,
live about the thread works. He drank when
he could get the money from his wife.
Thursday morning he borrowed a revolver
from one of his friends to shoot q dog, he said.
At 1880 In tho morning Mrs, Donahuo and her
daughter. Mrs. Mary McGurley. looking out Of
their back window saw Kate Renton standing
at the kitchen window of her fiat opposite. and
were Covered with blood. While they watched
she tainted and fell with the upper part OF her
body outside the window. Mrs. Donnhue and
reached the door OF Renion's house two revolver
shots sounded upstairs. While they waited and
S Mas sno SRS@t . hot d@ TSsn Mrs Il sO Msa t J ha snHsi
her mother no 0 by main force. They sent a
while Renton came to the window and roughly
pulled his wife back into the room. Little
Eh onsss OF ZIP ,he ' @i H . in mean h'T BY ar and r told to 3h tns
that Z. papa was hitting mamma with a stick "
and that he had locked the children out. -,
The women their husbands were at work.
threw shawls over thor heads and congregatcd
on all sides Of the house, screaming advice to
Now and then Renton came to the window and
they shook their fists at him and inprecated
'@ The child Ii that had been sent to the Town Hall
came back and said there were no policemen
there: kesrny has nine lSn polie ZEN ,. OF Th9% do six
to watch tho house. For nearly an hour and a
halfthey held their selr;appointed posts. Then, as
them. The first one started for a policeman.
The second for DR.: Read. Then Jack Spencer,
onS Bin I f bonsh Gr f STotSers sane on M ai4nR M f9a THSk
and Tom Boyle and a lot OF others; They sur.
the physician. Once more Renton came to tho
window. ..
They re sent for the police, Bob" answered
Spencer shortly. -,
asked Renton.
Come down" said Spencer with an oath.
land we'll lynch you"
$50 ye been sending for tho police unused
Renton out loud. Well, Ill be shooting my.
self, | think"
He " ent away from the window laughing. A
moment later there were two shots in quick sue.
cession, A policeman had been found some
where by one Of the messengers and came run.
ming up In time TO hear the last shot. He led
the crowd up to the fiat. They found Renton on
the floor. unconscious. The revolver was Sill
in his hand. He had shot himself In the head.
Mrs. Renton was also unconscious. They found
the heavy stick with which she had been knocked
down and beaten. No one know! the cause Of
the quarrel except by hearsay. All the neigh
bors agree that Renton asked his wife for the
cover Of a solder pot and went into rage be-
cause she couldn't find 1t quickly enough. There
is no explanation Of the source Of this story.
Renton was sent to 81. Michael's Hospital In
Newark, and his death was expected at any mo
ment last night. His wife's condition is criti
cal. Tho Poormsster has taken charge of at
fairs in the house.
The oldest daughter says that her father hal
frequently had fits Of rage recently and hat
threatened to kill his wife.