The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-15
SHOT HIS wIFES FATHER.
kHB OLD MAN DIED DEFENDING
HIS DI U9 INTER-.

Sohn Dempsey, Pistol IN Hand. west t.
Hest rSF the Wouan wis HAa Sought
RsfuEs at Her FATHERS Hrome-Dlsipa-
t'on and JeAIousy CuimiRais In murder.
n Ftholomsw Powers. "a years old. a clothing
Gutter employed in Rogers. Peet & Co.'s store
at Thirty-socond street and Broadway. shot
and instantly killed his father.in-law, John
Dempsey, q lAborer, SO years old. last night at
the latter's home. 305 East Twenty sixth street.
Powers also attempted to kill his wife, who
had taken refuge from his cruelty in her fathers
homo. Two shots from his revolver missed her
by q narrow margin. Powers lost no timo In
making his escape after killing Dempsey. At a
late hour last night he had not been captured.
Dempsey until yesterday morning lived with
his four unmarried children at 33s East Thirty
fourth street. His wife died several years. ago.
Mrs. Powers lived with her husband at 1873
West Forty ninth street. The couple were mar
Eied last Easter at st. Gabriol's Church, Thirty
seventh street and First avenue. Powers
had been engaged to tho girl for moro
than . year, and was regarded as n
steady going man. He and his wife began to
quarrel before they had been married a month.
The neiEhbors say that he took to drink. Mrs.
90 tho fact that he would not let her have any
Of the members Of her family at her homo and
brothers. When no got drunk he would accuse
her her OF Z th,SSk Edn more of her M family than Oh Of him M
0nu on .tnree occasions, Mrh. IOWere bhlu, NO
attacked her with u razor.
After q quarrel on Monday night Mrs. Powers
went to her fathers house. her husband lockin z
up his home and going TO stay with . cousin
who lives in East Thirtieth street. Dempsey
told his daughter that he had decided to
movo to Twenty sixth street yesterday, and
advised her to leave her husband for
good and take up hor homo with. him.
This Mrs. Powers decided to do. Tho family
epent NIL day yesterday moving into tho top
floor at 3O5 East Twonty-sixth street. They
bad Just got things in shape so that they could
eleep In comfort NJ 8 O'Clock last night whom
there came a great banging at the hall door and
hoarse voice cried: Let me I'M
It's Bartleyi" screamed Mrs. Powers. "0h.
father, don't let him in. He'll kill us!'
Dempsey started toward tho door, and just az
be reached 1t 1t few open, tho lock having
broken under the weight OF Powers's body.
Where's my wifei l want her" cried Pow.
ers, Striding into tho room, waving q revolver
In his hand.
Get out. you loafer,' said Dempsey. and he
made IA dash at tho man.
Before he could reach him Powers fired two
shots ut his wife. who was crouching In, a
corner of the room. Before no could fire
o third shot Dempsey caught him by the
arm, and tho two began n struggle fol-
Possession of the revolver. Powers, being
much the younger man. gradually bore Demp
pey down and finally succeeded in wrenchinG
his right hand free from his, grasp; Then he de
lberHtely aimed the ,piStol at the old man,
fourth and last shot he fired at Dempsey!
breast, the bullet entering the heart.
Powers. in his rush to escape. knocked dowr
Rnumber of people who had gathered IN thu
halls, alarmed at the shots. No one attempted
70 stop him.