The evening world., 1903-06-12
fitzpatrick, Who Wounded Little
Son and Committed Suicide In
Central Park, Brooded Over
Wife's Love for Boy.
COUPLE OFTEN QUARRELLED.
The Mother Sits at the Side Of the
Cot Where Her Child Suffers In
the Presbyterian Hospital but ls
Assured He viii Recover.

Mrs. Thomas Fitzpatrick sat to-day al
the bedside Of her n~yc-year-old boy
Thomas. VINO was shot through the ao-
domen in Central Park yesterday by his
father, who took his own life. Physi-
clans of the Presbyterian Hospital could
not persuade the mother to leave the
cot until they assured her the child
would recover.
According to the story that was
learned from neighbors n friends of
the woman to-day. the suicide and at
tempted murder was the result of the
fathers insane jealousy of the mother
love for the little boy.
The Kilpatrlcks were married seven
years ago. For two a hardly a harsh
word passed between them. When little
Tommy was born h father became en-
ragged at the low and attention the
mother devoted to him. AS the boy
grew up out Of baby clothes Kilpat-
rick Jealous rage became uncomfortable
and he struck his young wife. She left
him then. but he persuaded her to re-
turn and bitterly upbraided himself for
his former actions.
struck Her Again.
But It was not long before he again
displayed his unnatural jealousy and at
tackled her again. In the course of the
ensuing three years Mrs. fitzpatrick was
forced to leave him a dozen times. only
to be persuaded to return by his fluent
promises.
Last March she left him finally and
could not be induced by his entreaties
to return. She went to live with a
friend. Mrs. Charles Hopkins. at No. 2
LNRa ~ lxn 'nrRaN "a nlno Tnuy n
house, opening in West Twenty-sixth
street. There she earned her living for
herself and little boy by d~ressmaking.
The husband and father then gave up
his attempts to persuade her to return to
him and secured a post on a yacht as
steward. The yacht cruised about the
West Indies during the winter and re-
turned to New York last Monday.
Immediately upon arriving in the city
Fitzpatrick went to his wife's home. She
was at work and he did not see her. He
went again Tuesday n wednesday with
the same result. Yesterday, when he
went to the house, he begged Mrs. Hop
kins to allow him I'd take, Tommie to
pleaded so sincerely that the 1wunHn
consented. He brought the boy back and
then said that he was going to take him
to Central Park to ride the dopkeys.
rhe little fellow seemed delighted at the
prospect and Mrs. Hopkins could not
withhold her consent.
Shot HIS Little Son.
A few ho,Ts later It was learned that
the man had shot his son through the
abdomen. h bullet passing through the
body and out of the back. and then shot
In the head. Mrs. Hopkins said
hat she believed 1t was the mans
intention all along to kill his wife, son
and himself.
The boy. a bright eyed. golden haired
chap, was w~eil-known in the neighbour
hood OF FRANKLIN Terrace, and hun
dreds called at the house to-day to
of his condition. Ever Big Bill
Davery. whose famous pump is but a
blocks away. knew Tornmie, and
a messenger to the house early
In the day to inquire II he could do any
thing for the mother or child. The
refuses to have anything to do
with the burial of her husband.