The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-09
MAN SHOT BY SON
STILL THREATENS
TO KILL FAMILY
Alfred A. Messig, Though Badly
Wounded, Attempts to Es-
cape From Hospital.
MAKES HARD STRUGGLE.
Was Attempting to Shoot His
Wife When Son Fired
at Him.
MAKES HARD STRUGGLE.

With two bullets in his head. fred
from revolver In the hands OF his
eishteen-vear-o son, Alfred A Messig
a butcher is under police guard in the
General Hospital at Eliza beth. y. j..
shouting threats against the lives OF mis-
wife and seven children. He tried TO
escape from the hospital last night to
follow his murderous bent of mind. and
despite his weakened condition. he gave
the attendants a stiff struggle before
they overcame him.
II was while attempting TO shoot his
wife yesterday that Messig was himself
shot by his son. The tragedy was the
result Of long and distressing do-
mestic feud between a violent, surly,
brutal husband and father on one side
and wife and mother and her seven
children on the other, Mrs. Messig says
that her husband threatened her life no
less than forty times In the last Ave
years.
He as as bad sober as drunk" the
distressed wife told Judge Mahon, in
the Elizabeth City Criminal Court to-
DAY. II Do not believe ne is In his
right mind"
Wounded Man May Recover.
Messig will probably recover. His son
shot at him four times from an old,
rusty, .S2-calibre revolver. one of the
bullets went wild. Another struck Mes
sig in the arm. The two bullets that en-
tered his head did not penetrate 10 q
Vital spot
z The boy who did the shooting was
named after his father. He is a blond.
Sfluc-eyed giant, feet tall and weigh
ing ls9 pounds. Big and strong as he is.
lie would be no match for his parent,
who is in the prime of his strength and
vigor, although forty-six years old.
y Messig is prosperous He has pay
sing butcher business at Ma gnolia ave
gnue and Catherine street and a fine
fhome. His eldest child is twenty-five
years old and two of his daughters are
married. BY ature morose and short
tempered, he developed into a household
| tyrant after he had passed his fortieth
year and kept his family in a state of
continual terror,
Some three weeks ago MessiG went on
spree. Night after night he went
home, noisy and brutal. and wrangled
and threatened until he fell asleep.
peared from the ken of his family His
elder children remained AT home with
their mother at all hours: one ne, OF :, his l.,
Horton. did not leave her mother $
side
Makes New Threats.
Messig got home at 10 o'clock yester-
day morning. He was drunk and d.
shevelled He ordered the boy Alfred 70
Ditch up horse TO the best rig in the
barn,
- am going to take your mother tor
try and II Will be hell of a long time
before you ever see her again" &c.
the room. Her husband jumped at her;
her Mrs, Horton and Alfred Messig
nanased TO p"i their father s, dWay in
the room, opened drawer and pulled
out a revolver He pointed the weapon
st his wife and his daughter sprang
Get out OF my way or I'll kill you
yelled Messig to Mrs Horton.
The intrepid daughter stood, a shield
father and was met 10y smash on the
saw that knocked him across the room.
CMessig then fred at his wife over Mrs
hiortons shoulder. The bullet cut a
tiny crease In the shoulder of III" dauGh-
hers gown and sped on harmlessly
Through window.
Son Shoots Father.
At the SOUND of the slot Alfred broke
lfor his own room and got his own re-
Holyer. Upon his return he found his
bather staggering about. trying to aim
laround Mrs. Horton SO as to reach Mrs.
lMessg with bullet. standing at the
door Alfred fired four shots and Messig
dropped to tn" floor
The wounded man was hurried TO tho
hospital and Alfred was locked up
Judge Mahon released the boy under
q "a l.an he hnt hal
nished by former School Committeeman
William Butler, who is married to one
of Messig's daughters.
| Should Messig recover his family viii
attempt 10 have him confined in an IN
sane asylum.