The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
HELD FOR HIS SONS DEATH.
A FATHER AND MS oRoNY JAILED,
NUT sA THE o SHOT HIMSELF.

Undor circumstances 90 suspicious that two
men are under arrest pending further investiga-
ton. Daniel Kilduff. 10 years old, Of 119 Berry
street, Williamsburg, was found dead In bed
yesterday morning with q bullet wound over
his right tonple. The prisoners, Thomas Kill
dun, father Of the dead man, and his friend,
James Gilroy. 40 years old. Of 219 Union ave
nue., are known to have been In the rooms
where tho Kildufrs lived early yesterday morn
ing. They assert that they discovered the sui
eide. as thoy call II.
About IL o'clock Gilroy rang the bell OF DR..
Murphy's house at 40 North Sixth street and
asked tho doctor TO 70 with him Immediately.
There's q man shot himself around In Berry
street." he said.
Noticing that his visitor had been drinking,
the physician asked him how 1t had happened.
81 don't know" said tho visitor; II como in
and seen him there with the bullet in his head.
II you hurry you might be in time to save him.
DR.. Murphy followed the man to Berry street,
and through a passageway to o roar building.
where Gilroy threw open tho door Of q room on
the first floor.
Hes In there" said no.
Entering. the doctor found the body Of q young
man lying on tho bed. dressed in underclotbes
| and socks. The right side was toward the wall
and the right arm bent upward. Over the right
temple was q bullet wound. Life had been ex-
tinct for several hours. The bed clothing was
! considerably tossed and unused. Going into
tho adjoining room. DR.. Murphy found Thomas
| Kilduff. who appeared stupid from ~intoxica-
ton. In answer TO queries he said nothing In
telligiblo. Returning to the room whore the
body lay, the doctor looked on the bed. under tho
bed, and around the room, but found no revolver.
He went out and said to Gilroy:
"You say that this man committed suicide T.
us he dead o. said Gilroy. He shot himself
in tho head. I didn't know but he might be
alive
He Is dead. II he shot himself, whore is the
How would I know !" cried ,Gilroy. "some.
body %W %lEe ao hHy toS sS2k IL. i r Soayy or move anything
in the room" continued DR.. Murphy, until tho
The matter was reported at the Bedford ave-
nue. police station. and Detective Sergeants
Kennedy and Dunn and Policeman Connors
Surgeon Reaua OK the Eastern District Hospital
had been summoned and reported the case as
cries that gave tho matter q Eraver aspect. The
% WI i st$Ss f. s S,ssssssss s% IL aiirsSS H., Dsssss xix is Si,S
that Gilroy had called at the Kildufrs' rooms
about 9 o'cleck that morning, and he and the
did not return for three hours, None of the
neighbors heard the sound Of a pistol shot. ~
arrested Friday night on a warrant charging
he was barely able to hobbie to the Lee Avenue
Police. Court on Saturday and appear against
Your Honor. I'm afraid OF my life from Dan.
Since been poorly an not able 70 work at the
clothes he wears"
rs hat true, young man >" asked the Justice:
kilduff carelessly. II guess didn't hurt him
Justice Lemon remandcd him for further in
vestigation, promising to give him q severe sem
tence 4 it is proved that he ill-trented his father.
bench c crying. and Just before cour. was I'D.
tourned went to the bench with q plea for his
He Amt a bad boy. Danny ain't" said he;
YOU'D " your "a Homer 9nerh let h,h him ! on this onEei I
It was vain for the Justice to advise the
t the Thought %siits Of f haVin eie bis Danny H9 lo oSHidn up. ''ar
He'll be good to me after this. your Honor"
he kept assuring Justice Lemon.
"Asainst my better Judgment / will dli.,eharFe
h {ss p sRHin, as r sa aps yG 7 sh. e. there If I see you
the ee eorrid Hi'n met his sEfI father. The 81 boy oSI turned aai To 70
one of his cronies who was waiting for him and.
'S aYd did the ,s old ,tdiffo fool ate after i ''' 'A'SA.
Since then, the neighbors say; there haze been
a aTsaqHns ssuf' NsSo ag' but aaf I5s , at sao a Rdld soa
1--we on the first floor. They have lived there for
ofiisers s% SS; ysH5n; A fho%as T kiid tfes and f1e aiir tSe
Gilroy. who was less under the influence of drink
than ..r his friends 2 made this statement: ,... ,,..
morning. There we found Dan in bed with o
went I FOR &l a d doct; ' TRat H" III I KIN Know Ssv ABOUT h IT,"
Chis does not accord with q story which he
said then that he and the elder Kilduff had gone
out about nj 81 2 o, SaS to to get Eh,I 2 drink dTax Leaving Ing Dan pa
S Ssiie sh Sa t himself self; f By t Iell tim ansyc wsns Gn be 4Sp
got to the police station kildafr had sobered
aUwR sS@e @nae is Snd ]fd IL %nswe s,a e 1he GoF0ner''
came homo at I o'clock he beat me and put me
q house on North Eighth stroot, an, from there
round to the house. an there We found Danny
dead: We were both pretty far in the drink, |
tell him n" to lay out the e6oodEyc. II Giiroy Went for
q doctor at IL, when we found tho boy dead at 8,
! do not know what for he done 1T. 1t must have
,Kilduf's statement that he did not spend the
h has Won't nt t nom TSd is e9hnrn froian q Is a StsE t s!so t yas.
terday morning and told him that Dan was
dead: a STAT statement nt, which the nndertaker re-
Kiidufr had sobered up sufficiently last night
MY boy, he ssid, never drank anything
leased in court on Saturday we were together
for awhile. In the afternoon / left him and
went TO Mrs. Clark's house, at 900 North Eighth
street. My boy came there in the evening and be-
gan to denounce mo for having had him arrested.
While / was arguing with him he gave me this
terrific blow In the right eye. You can see how
It 10 swollen. ! never laid my hands on Dan.
He went out. after striking me, and saw moth:
Ing more of him until on Sunday night whom I
went to tho house, where l found him alone.
lie upbraided mt again, and then showed the
revolver. He said he had bought 1t on Satur-
day night.
yolver at me-, he made me fall on my Knees and
beg for mercy for what did to him. When I
did so he got n prayer book, which he made me
take hold Of. and then told me that my time had
fGm Sr and ! that Ihut ! m might q as Ss, Te M gay h my prayers;
him not to shoot me he replied: No. ! wouldn't
shoot you. There are only blank cartridges in
this revolver
81 went out afterward and stayed at Mrs.
Clark's house. To-day l and Gilroy went to the
house and we found that the boy had shot HIM
self. Dan told me he bopght, the revolver on
where no made the purchase"
Father and son maintained themselves from
$500 Ia A. H. H. III - a. I