Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-30
PROUD OF HIS DEED
Patrick Rafferty, Kills Wife
and Assaults Two Others.
RESULT OF FAMILY ROW
Mother.in.Law Beaten Into In.
sensibility.
REGRETS HE DIDN'T KILL HER
Tragedy Enacted in Brooklyn HON.
Early This Morning DiscIos.s
Domestic Infelicity.
RESULT OF FAMILY ROW
REGRETS HE DIDN'T KILL HER

SpetiHi Dfspatcu St1F
NEW YORK. November 3o-Patrick r.
Rafferty,, contractor. forty-fve year,
old, got into trouble over family mat
ters early this morning at the
home of his mother-in-law. Mrs
Margaret Kelly, 1852 Fulton street
Brooklyn, and slew his wife, Margaret
beat MS mother-in-law into unconscious.
ness and slashed the hands OF h. brother.
in-law, Frank Ohland. Rafferty, told the
police he did not like his mother in-laN
and declared She was the primary cause
of the frequent breaches between him
and his wife.
Ohland Summons Police.
Ohland ran into the Atlantic avenue
police station, 1861 Atlantic avenue last
night. about 30 o'clock. with his clo,he,
in disordered state and his hands badly
cut up. He cried out TO Acting Can't
Wood:
Come up to our house. Ny brother.
in-law IS killing my mother. He's cuttina
Three officers followed OhIand TO the
Kelly home.
Mrs Kelly. who il seventy-three wear.
old, lay unconscious on the floor Of the
room adjoining the bedroom OF the Young
was found apparently in a dying cond-
tion. She was on the bed, and her face
and throat were siashed.
Rafferty, was sitting in a chair. He had
cut his throat and evidently believed he
had committed suicide. The cut when
he had given himself. however, was ony
slight one, and he will recover.
Submits to Arrest.
BY the side Of his chair lay the "a zor
an ordinary one used for shaving. and
also the broken handle Of a street clean
er's broom, which he had used to pound
his mother-in-law. He did not resist ar
rest.
Dr. Miller of St. Johns Hospital was
called by telephone and tried TO save the
life of Mrs. Rafferty,. but she expi.ed
few minutes after the arrival OF the am
bulance Mrs. Kelly was placed In the
ambulance and carried 10 the hospital
Ohland's wounds were dressed and he
was locked up as material witness.
Rafferty, was held on charge OF homi-
eide.
staggered about the house when he
came home about IL o'clock last evening
He cursed Mrs. Kelly for being the cause
Of all his troubles. and threatened 10
kill her il she kept setting his wife
against him. Mrs. Kelly and Rafferty,
had a war of words, which Ohland tried
to pacify.
Awakened by Screams.
Ohland says that Rafferty, then went re
stairs to bed in a rage, and his wife
went with him. Shortly afterWard Mrs.
Kelly retired, and OlIIand himself also
went to his bed, leaving the house in
comparative quiet for time. With nin
went also his son. Frank, jr.. his wife
being dead. Ohland, was awakened lie
said, by the screams Of his mother, and
rushed to her assistance.
Rafferty, was beating her over the head
with the stick. She fell unconscious
as her son reached them. and Rafferty,
turned on Ohland and slashed at his let
hand with the razor. Ohland retreateo
and ran for the police.
Mrs. Kelly revived later sufficiently ic
give an account Of the affair She con-
firmed Ohland's story of the rupture
within the household. She said that Raj
ferty il contracting bricklayer and
business.
Heard Daughter Groan.
Mrs. Kelly says she heard sroans from
her daughters bedroom about hal
hour after retiring, which was around
midnight. She arose and lighted lamp
She walked toward the door OF the room
from which the suspicious noises proceed.
ed. Her daughters husband met her al
the door and told her to go back to bed.
She caught a glimpse OF her daughter'.
form on the bed within and it seemed
to be weltering in blood She uttered
scream and Rafferty, cried:
I've fixed her and your turn will be
next if You say another word. Get out Of
here. Get out of here and shut up
tell you. YOU old -
At this Rafferty, rushed at the ole
woman and made sweep at her Will
the razor, but missed her. He ther
seized the stick and began to pound her
cursng as he did SO. The old woman losi
consciousness.
Mrs. Kelly May Die.
Mrs. Kelly is in serious condition he.
cause Of her age and may not recover
After sA-ing her statement she lapset
into semi-consciousness again.
Rafferty, was taken to Brooklyn police
hea dquarters this morning to be meas.
ured and photographed. He did not seen
to realize the seriousness Of his position
and said:
I've only one regret, and that's be.
cause I didn't make good job OF it ans
finish the old lady while I was about It.
She was the beginning OF all my troubles
always butting In and making trouble be,
The little boy. Frank Ohland, jr, Tle
was a terrified witness TO the struggles
of last night, has been turned over to tns
care of the Childrens Society. and VII.
be in it's charge until he is needed as
witness at the trial.