The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-29
WILLIAM {, BRADY SHOT
TWICE IN BREAST BY HIS
DRINK -CRAZEO BROTHER
Latter Goes Into Victims Office,
Pulls Revolver, and Begins
To Fire.
'SURRENDERS TO POLICE.
Assailant Tells Rambling, Inco-
herent Story of Brother Ex-
citing His Jealousy.

William L. Brady, head OF the firm
OF William f. Brady * Co.. dealers
in mantels and tile, at No. 40 Larned-
Sc. west, was shot twice, and perhaps
fatally wounded, shortly after 8
o'clock, Friday morning, by his drink
crazed brother, Frank Brady, of No.
433 Fifteenth-st William Brady is
in the Detroit sanitarium with bul-
let In his left breast, just over the
heart, and another flesh wound across
his chest.
Frank Brady gave himself up TO the
police I'm the central station shortly
after o'clock He was on the verge
of delirium tremens, and made ram
bling and incoherent statements about
the brother whom he shot among
other things. stating that William, a
bachelor, had aroused the jealousy OF
Frank, who has wife and five chill
dren.
The injured man, who>is In full pos
session OF his faculties and has a
chance to recover. declares that the
statements made by Frank are the
wanderings OF mind wrecked by
drink. He was astounded at the news
that Frank had made such state
ment
With John McFall. No. 469 Field
ave-, and employed as city salesman
for Brady * Co., William Il. Brady
was planning business deal. at his
desk, when Frank walked into the
store, with CHEEKY Good morning"
Then he whipped out a 32-caliber re-
volver and fired three shots. One
went through the glass partition be.
side Mr.. Brady's desk the second
grazed his chest as he attempted to
escape from behind the desk, and the
third struck him fairly in the left
breast. He fell, but managed TO stag
ger to his feet again, as Frank turned
and ran out OF the door and down the
street.
Detective Tom Lally, who has
known the Brady family for many
years, had long interview with the
injured man In the Detroit sanitarium,
where Brady was taken In the auto
f6atrol The detective insists that
Billy" Brady was Franks best friend
and had done much for him.
Frank was employed as snperin.
tendent In a brass works on Summit
St, getting the position through the
Efforts OF William The latter gave
Frank a 22-pound Christmas turkey,
which was referred TO in Franks
wierd rawlings in police headquarters.
lie declared that the package in which
he received the turkey from William
was marked discharged. and that
iNilliam was trying to Gust him from
his position at the first of the year,
in addition 10 the other imagined
wrongs.
Another brother. Thomas, an en-
gineer on the Michigan Central rail
road, had warned William 70 fU0K out
for Frank, as the latter had been on
a spree since Saturday, and was ugly
and making threats against his
brothers Thomas went TO Franks
home and upbraided him for drink
ing.
,As soon as William saw Detective
Lally he said, For Gods sake get
Frank and lock him up. or he will
kill Tom"
William r.. Brady who is about SO
years old. lives in the Lennox apart
-RIents, while Frank, with his wife and
family. reside In the old Brady home,
with his father All of the boys were
born in the house.
Frank Brady told the police that
ne had not slept for four days, worry
ing over his expected loss OF his po-
sition, and about his domestic affairs.