The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-07
KILLED BY BLOW
Madden's Defence Of His
Sister Caused His
Death.
ACCUSED MEN SHOCKED
They Did Not Know Of His
Demise Until Arraign-
ment In Court.

Because he resented an insult to his
sister on New Years evening, Patrick
Madden, of No. 123 Fremont street, was
assaulted and knocked to the street, sus-
tanning fracture of the skull that re-
suited in his death at the City Hospital
this morning at five o'clock. Two men
are In jail charged with his murder. They
are Michael Killeen. of No. 81 Fairmount
avenue and William How, of No. 357
Jackson avenue. They were arrested yes
terday by Detectives Hottie, Larkins and
Lee at their homes.
On New Years night a policeman found
Madden in an unconscious condition on
the sidewalk few feet from his home.
The man had an ugly cash on his head.
1t was supposed he was injured by fall
caused by his drunken condition
When Madden was brought before Po-
lice Justice Hoos he was not in condition
to leave the station and he was fined 50
as disorderly person. This penalty was
inflicted SO that the man might be taken
to the City Hospital as prisoner. There
would be some restraint on him SO that
he would to remain until properly treated.
That afternoon his fine was paid and
he went home. He was in such a serious
condition that he had to go to bed. DR..
Mulvaney was called yesterday. His ex-
animation showed Madden was suffering
with fractured skull and he ordered the
mans removal to the City Hospital.
When the hospital was requested to
take Madden from his home the authori-
ties there notified Police Headquarters.
Detectives Lee Larkins and Hottie were
sent to the house at No. 123 Fremont
street to investigate. They were inform
ed that Madden's injury was inflicted
New Years night in fight. Madden S
sister told of the fight with Horn and
lkileen and the arrest of these men fol-
lowed.
They made a. clean breast of the fight,
but Horn. who is charged with actually
committing the assault, said he was
forced to it by Madden. At the time
Madden was arragned in court he refused
to tell anything of how he was injured.
This morning the whole story was told
by the two defendants.
On New Years night Horn and Killeen
were calling, at No. 123 Fremont street,
where Madden lived with his sister, In
the course. of the pleasantries Killeen
made some remark about the county in
Ireland that the Maddens came from
Madden's sister considered herself in
suited and Killeen and Horn were order
ed from the house. AS they left they
were followed by Madden.
When the street was reached the three
men became engaged in wordy arglI-
ment which was followed by blows. XII
leen's statement is to the effect that Horn
hit Madden and knocked him to the
ground. Madden got up and resumed the
fight. He was again knocked down and
again he arose only to be felled for the
third time. He lay perfectly still the
third time he fell and Killeen and Horn
ran away. They gave no more atten-
tion to the matter until arrested last
night
When brought to the station house the
men were charged with atrocious assault
and battery. They passed an unhappy
night in cell at Police Headquarters
and were brought in the First Criminal
Court before Police Justice Hoos thrs
morning. They stood in the dock without
any knowledge of the awful climax to
their brawl on the opening of the new
century.
When Justice Hoos read the complaint
charging the men with murder a most
Mortified expression came into their faces
and they shook like leaves in breeze.
They seemed afraid to lift their eyes to
those who crowded about with the NOR
bid desire to see a murderer.
After the reading of the complaint In
spector Archibold and the detectives tes-
titled to what they knew in the case, and
Justice Hoos held the men for trial by the
Grand Jury without bail. They returned
to their cells bent and feeble as if sudden
ly weighed down with very old age.
Hore is twenty-six years old. Killeen is
twenty-five years old, as was Madden
They had been friends for years and spent
much of their time in each others COM
pany. Madden will be buried tomorrow
in the Hudson County Catholic Cemetery.
1 u