Show ATTACKS HIS MOTHER HalfWitted Young Man injures In-jures His Aged Parent l H I l NEIGHBORS GO TO HER AID But for Timely Interference William Wil-liam McKee Might Have Fatally Injured His Mother Police Take the Young Man into Custody and He will Doubtless bo Sent to tho AsylumHo Had Threatened to Kill His Little SistersHas Been Harmless Heretofore William McKee a halfwltled young man who lives with hi mother at 31G Sixth street attacked Ills aped mother at their little home yesterday afternoon after-noon knocked I her down and then struck her proutrale form several I times with a chair Only the timely intervention inter-vention of neighbors probably prevented pre-vented a tragedy The police were notified of the affair find Patrol Driver Cannon and Officer Sperry responded Arriving on lie I scene they found the youth in a tranquil tran-quil condition I and he submitted I meekly meek-ly I to arrest Ma wouldnt give me no dinner ho Informed the officers with a broad grin and then remained silent The mothers face was badly bruised from the beating she had received Her nose was badly swollen nnd a neighbor who examined that organ pronounced it broken McKee had also threatened to kill his two little sisters who were In the room and they had to be removed to the home of a neighbor for safekeeping safekeep-ing The young man has been partly insane for a number years but has always been considered harmless The loss of his mental powers was caused by a severe fall which he received while hording sheep lie was locked up In the city Jail on the charge of assault and battery but lie will probably be examined for commitment com-mitment to the asylum |