Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-05-29 | Page 2 | Devout Slayer Put in Asylum

DEVOUT SLAYER PUT IN ASYLUM Father Who Hammered Four I Small Girls to Death Found Insane I NEW YORK May 29 JP-A JP P A A father rather hunted since St. St Patricks Patrick's day for hammering his four small daughters to death was held today John McHale whose wife describes de scribes him as a man mart who took drink and religion to excess 5 by turns was arrested last night when he returned to the Bronx hunting his wife McHale disappeared the day his liLs SOur lour daughters ranging from 18 months to 6 years rC old were beaten to death with a hammer in his hi home The rhe slayings followed a quarrel be be- Iween the in which Mrs McHale was struck and beaten She said her husband had been Drinking Police Pollee began a search for him keeping close watch on saloons and Md attending church services Mrs McHale having told them that when her lier husband was sober he was extremely ex ex- remely emely devout McHale told police that he went to Newark N. N J. J Cleveland Ohio and several veral other clUes cities after and nd returned to New York York- only a afew afew few lew days ago to seek out his wife District Attorney Samuel Foley of ot the Bronx said McHale app appeared to tobe toDe Tie De hopelessly insane He ordered hIm sent to a hospital