New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-06
BLOODY SEQUEL TO A SPREE.
STATEN ISLAND MAN MURDERS HIS
WIFE WITH RAZORs AND KNIVES.
THE TRAGIC Outcome or DELiRUM TREMENs
AND C>FO"NDED ITADoUsy-THE ~ FpED-
rR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. FIT

THE TRAGIC Ct 1COME or Dl.f.iEitM 1i'rNENS
AND U>Fo-NDED JEADoUsy-THE ~ RprE-
rR ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. FIT
Is nIsARMED
4 murder. or OF the most revolving in the sn-
pals RI crime Staten Island occurred ir semi
squalid district known as The Cottages. In
Lafayet.c-ave.. New Brighton. n. ~ carly hour
Yesterday morning, when an Infatuated husband
Peter Lynch. hacked mis- wife 10 death with
pocket-kn.vcs and raSors, while their two "nil-
dren lay sleeping IN the room. The cause o. the
murder liquor. primarily. and insane jealousy.
After the crime the murderer turned his weapons
upon himself bur without fatal results He Is
now In the s. p Smith Innrmary with two officers
guarding him.
The murder occurred al abou, o'clock. The
family OF the I.ynrhcs consisted OF the husband
wife and three children. Peter. jr.. five and hait
wear old: Annie three and a half years old, ana
Morton. nine months old They lived on the sec
ord story OF house owned by James Farrey'
who with his family lived the ground floor.
The mouse r. about block from the village hail ana
I'm 80 element OF Irish families the outskirts cl
which there Is fringe Of Italian settlers. Il Is
known as pretty tough neighborhood but because
Of it's small size the police keep II well III control
Lynch is thirty three years old lie had been
working IN the Sailors snug IIarbor. a short dis
tance away as a general utility man. He lost MS
pace because OF intenpcrance. and was frequently
off on sprees. His wife Was large woman ana
WAS usually able to take care OF herself IN the
fights she had with her husband. which were IRE
qUent when Lynch was drunk.
Three weeks ago Lynch was dismissed from the
Harbor and at went OF drinking bout with
the result that good part OF last week ne WAS
sick with delirium tremens. Dr. {. Wumot Town
send attended him. and cured him. apparently
Since Friday Lynch had taken no liquor. Lynch 8
mother lives a short distance from the house. She
Ia sain rtoJ oh Poi
taken with the derium she sent the Reilly
DO! - watch him.
on Monday evening Lynch went out. and Reilly
went with him. They wandered about but Lynch
S not drink hls a. 5 No a he Oa o
walk. His wife objected. There was trouble, ana
Lynch went out about midnight. taking the little
eirl with him Reilly managed the man. and in
hais an hour had MIN back II the house; d dh en-
the bed Lynch and Reilly lay on mattress
placed The floor at the foot OF the bed
W. awakened by what She supposed was water
coming through hole in the ceiling into her her
fall. Then she awakened ner husband. tarreily
arose and liz a lamp Going into the Kitchen. he
blood and and that pool had formed on the floor
Farrelly drew on ms trousers and witn9ut walt,
Terrace two blocks away. where he found Patrol
raan Larkin of the Richmond police. ana Specia'
Abeut tbe time FaTrely started for the officer,
Reilly followed by Frank Lynch. d brother OF Peter
Lynch as soon a. the murder was committed
Peter Lynch called to the boy to come upstairs, as
he was going 10 Kill the children: Reilly ran up
stair. and a Few feet behind him came Frank
Lynch Mrs Lynch's throa; was cut with TWO
sweeps OF razor, and either slash would have
caused her instant death. Despite this her nus
band had and sashed her about me neg: nen
head and shoulders. Two razors ana three pen
knives he had used lay on the floor The room
fvnch vas lifting on A chair in the kitchen He
looked AZ his brother as ne entered the door Frank
exclaimed MY God. Pete what does TINS meat ~,
For reply Peter Lynch leaned forward grao sed
on. OF the raZors from where 1t lay at MS ieet du
drew il across his own throat. Then. grapoin ~, a
knit before his brother could reach him. ne uIe1
70 cur the arteries in his left wrist: Frank graz
hin, and there was a brief struggle WnlIe II va
Going on the two officers and Farrelly reacneu ths
room and disarmed the murderer he was nurrieu
70 the Smith Infirmary, where MS "ounuS VIZ
dressed Then he was arraisned peiore 1us, ,S
Acker in New Brighton. who remandsd MN 10 N.
hosnifal under a charge of murder. The only reply
Lynch would make 10 Justice Acker was
III had 10 do II: had TO-. .,u ..,
from what can be cleaned from the still greatly
exci,ed Reilly boy II appears that when ne was
awakened he saw Lynch slash Mrs: Lynch with a
razor She was then on the bed Relly "aiteI 70
see more ,, -, -. .i,o ard
II is said Lynch was Jealous OF his VIE ana
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