Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-05
Peter Lynch Brutally Murders His
Wife in New York.
THEN TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF
Similar Act of Edward McEIroy at
Kansas City.
ST. LOUIS DOUBLE TRAGEDY

NEW YORK, October 5.-Peter Lynch, a
laborer. beat his wife into insensibility and
then killed her by cutting her throat, at
their nome at New Brighton, 8. l.. today.
Lynch then cut his own throat. His condi-
ton is serious. Jealousy is said to have
caused the murder.
The murder had every appearance of pre-
meditation, and was characterized by the
utmost brutality. Lynch went home about
midnight, sober, as those say with whom
he had spent the preceding hours. He
locked the doors of the tenement in which
he, his wife and three children lived. Then
he dragged Mrs. Lynch from her bed,
showering blows upon her head and body.
Her screams for mercy awakened the
children, who added their entreaties to
their mothers.
Other inmates of the tenement were
aroused by the outcry and gathered in the
halls, but they were slow to interfere in
what they at first regarded ordinary
family row. At last messengers went for
an officer and Lynch's brother Frank.
When these arrived the noise had SUBJ
sided, only the wailng of the children be-
ing audible to those waiting outside.
Awful Discovery Made.
After brief parley, the officer and
Frank Lynch broke in the door. On the
liOoi 10y Mis-. AyHcIl, HeT ledtuTeS Udl-
tered almost beyond recognition and her
throat cut. About her dead body clung
her three children. crying and imploring
her to speak to them. In a corner stood
Peter Lynch, glaring like madman, and
covered with the blood of his wife.
Frank Lynch and the officer with him de-
manded of the murderer why he had killed
his wife. Without replying. Peter Lynch
took from his pocket the razor with which
lo In1 II. ~, toe
edge across his own throat. The brother
and officer threw themselves upon him and
prevented him from killing himself out
right. Next Peter Lynch seized pocket
knife, with which he tried to stab himself
in the throat and wrists, but in this he
was frustrated. He was overcome, after a
hard struggle, and taken to a hospital. 1t
is probable that he will recover from his
wounds.
The people in the tenement speak of Mrs.
Lynch having been a sober, well-be-
haved woman.
Attempted Murder and Suicide.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, October 5.-Edward
McElroy shot ard perhaps fatally injured
his wife and then himself in their room at
an carly hour this morning. He sent two
bullets into her breast, one into her chin
and four into her arm. He ended by firing
a bullet into his BRAIN There are but small
chances of either recovering.
McEroy came here from Toronto, Can
ada. Mrs McElroy was formerly Ida Nor
ris, and she is a Boston woman. She had
threatened to leave her husband.
Double Tragedy Mt st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, October 5.-During a
quarrel last night George P. Pfeffer,
stenographer, shot his father-in-law, Rob-
ert Delaney, through the brain and then
killed himself Delaney was seventy years
old and had been in the habit of coming
home intoxicated and making trouble. Last
night Delaney came in in his usual condi-
ton and quarrel ensued Suddenly Pfef-
fer drew a revolver and shot Delaney
through the head.
Hearing the shot, Pfeffer,'s wife rushed
into the room just in time to see her hus-
band send a bullet through his own head
and another through his heart He fell
dead at her feet. In another room she
found her father dying from his wound.
She is now in critical condition from the
shock.