New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-08
n. O'NEILL & co.
SHOT 4 WOMAN DOWN.
MURDER DONE BY i RECKLESS FELLo"
FOR REVENGE.


Half \ hundred persons-men. women ana niue
children stood in front of stable at NO Oh VIZ
Fifyfourth-st at $50 o'clock last evening Sn''eN
ing and poundlng on the doors. I'm an EFFORT 20 se'
N q murderer whom they knew was lnSiu'' o.
hind the closed door. a young man VII" a '
forehead and tangled. unkempt halr' Ia" -
cravlcd out Of a heap OF straw. anu ""'
toward a policeman. who stood with Il 'eIo'Ne
his hand said; Il give myself up Behlhn the po
ucon,an child Of fifteen with tears TN hef eyes
and her fingers clutching her skirt nervousy' sa'u
He killed my mother
The woman who murdered was M 10"
O'Toole She was fifty years old she hau pc"
shot I'm the head 10y the man in hiding VINO was
Patrick Reilly The woman was the VIE OF I"
laborcr and the mother of six daughters 81 "io"'
the oldest Maggie. fifteen years Old Ire la
uv kept little stationery store on the ground noor
~ the tenement house No SE Tenth-ave, ana aI'o
kept boarders in two Of the rooms on the top Ioor'
Reilly IL nephew - the woman ana II l"V"'
i've veare Old During the eight years he has been
in this country from ireland he has boarded WIN
Mrs O'Toole Until year ago he WORKED wei "t
his trade Of buteh.rlng but then he began 10 get
a U,tle Wild gave up his work and spent most OF
his time In saloons
\ week ago Reilly owed his aunt 81 for beard.
The two quarrellef often. and finally. on MONDAY
morning Reilly was put out ana was 'oIH 'ha' MS
trunk would he given 10 him when his board had
hoer maid H. returned 10 the house the same
afternoon struck his aunt over the head WIN d
club and was put out again by her. on TUESDAY
Reilly got a summons FOR his aunt from the West
sd. Police Court and Yesterday morning Mrs.
O'Toole responded TO II there. and. after So hal
explained had the satisfaction ~ hearing the Mag
strate tell Reilly that nothing could be done un'i.
the debt had been satisfied.
Just before : O'Clock last evening Mrs . Iooe
was in her little store with her three daughters
Maggie fifteen years Old. Nellie. fourteen ana
Rosie twelve \ boy had Just bought penny :
| worth OF cigarettes and In going out had uppet
over a box OF matches. Mrs. OToole was h"ndluS
over to pick them up when Reilly opened the shup,
| door ana stood looking In He raised ma hahd anu
as nc did So tho daughter Maggie saw nm -,
| "Wo'U shoot YOU mother, Look ont crled the
| girl AZ she spok4 Reilly fred a shot the bullet
struck Mrs O'Tooe over the night eye she dtopPe
! dead sin holding the box Il matches n neI htuu
while Reilly ran across the avenue 10 fNH-loui m
| 81 turned up there and reached the stable AT 40
| Maggie followed him crying Murder and ,S'op
him A, every step. and dozen people joined lrt-
| soon their cfirs brought many more Nv" t"IiI'
| men were soon on hand one stood OUTSIDE the
stable 20 watch Pltrolman Stcui went lls!de Win
| tho child and two men 70 mud Reilly, IN I'VE MN
, utes thev brough, him out. Back TO the house tney
| took him and placed him beside IN" MURDER si
| woman The three daughters idcntihed MIN "a IN,
| mn who had fred the shot. Then ne W. IoChel
| nm In m. Yves, For'y-scyeuth-st station me MAJ
| would not say word TO the police or any one else