The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-05
PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 1S49
Of Carroll for Killing his Wife-Muserious

PHILADELPHIA, May ., lo4v
Examination of Carroll for Killing his Wife-Myserious
.o6air-.4uempted Suicide-Markets, &c.
Patrick Carroll i. to have hearing this afternoon
a charge Of numbering his wife Jane yesterday. The
facts are pretty much as you advised by telegraph
The different families living in the same house with
him heard the noise occasionod by his brutality but
he was quite dssipated man, and she also given TO
occasional ntoxcation and frequent 4uarrels occur
ring the noise did not excite much notice The hus-
band about IS years Of age and the wife 40 and
both had children grown up having Been previously
married. The wife in the habit Of visiting hor
som house in the part Of the county and had
tho previous night been absent from home until one or
two O'Clock in the morning He was jealous OF these
visits and had evidently been out searching for her. as
he returned home but short time after her. between
10 and II o'clock noise was heard as IL ootn were
used she apparently struggling to get away from
home, probably to go to her sons again Inc injuries
norton examination Of the body made, and 1t was
found to be bruised all over, and marks about the
neck-evidenty made by throtthng nernnaac,ns .ne
duced by the violence Of the husband
mysterious affair occurred late last night Of which
you was also advised by the wires Mr. McCandless,
very respectable man, keeping grocery store at the
corner of Twelfth and Marion streets was the sufferer,
by attempt at assassination for which motive can
only be conjectured. He was visited by stranger,
who drove up to the door in vehicle ana tired 10 IN
duce him to go down the road below Grays ferry for
the purpose Of looking at farm he was DESTROYS OF
selling to him Mr. McCandless, being cripple from
the effects Of railroad accident some years since OF
refused such request at that time Of nignt;
and his vsiter got up, if togo The interview had
taken place in q room the store, and Mr. McC
rising to the stranger to the door the latter
slipped the bolt, fastened II, and then drawing a dirk
knife commenced infictiDg the most furions stabs
upon the person of his entertainer. When about
dozen wounds had been given the latter, by despc-
,ate wrested the weapon from the grasp of his
assaiant who sooner disarmed than he unfast.
.ned the door and fed The cries OF murder aaS
being locked, she was uBable to get in until the
stranger made his escape passing her and boy her
SON. who also fastening up In consequence OF the
cries of murder The assaiant jumped into his vehi-
Gle and drove off immediately OF rapid rate, nearly
overturnng while passing the corner. The wie, u
,eems twelve years ago. while unmarried in Ireland,
had discarded an admirer named Douglass, ana mar
red her present husband A year or so since this
man came over to this country and renewed his soli-
citations to the WIFE which she Of rejected In
dignantly The villain who made this attempt at as
sassinaton s from these circumstances supposed 70
have been hired by the desperate man to remove the
impeachment to his hopes Of happiness.
Mr. andless had received few days since, let
ter signed by James NJ Garland relative to farm in
Delaware and a request made that he would meet the
writer Mt hotel in Race street at O'CLOCK on No"-
day evening but as no attention was pa't 20 re-
there made TO assassinate him The condition of MIR.
Candies this morning was favorable, ana MS phy-
sicians consider him to be in no danger
Yesterday prolific day in horrible scenes ior,
in addition TO those mentioned above Mi Jacob kis-
tine clerk to the Board Of Commissioners OF kensng-
ton last evening made attempt to commit suicide,
by shooting himself in the yard attached 10 ms dwell
ng Second street above Ottar. lie fred ball from
x barreled revolver into his left breast which lodged
IN The lung narrowly missing tho heart He remains
i'm n very critical condition. The unfortunate man
had for several days, been in an unhappy state OF
mind for which there seems TO nave peen no
r, 80. n A,
Europcan prices brought by the America has complete
Nv nnsettlcd our markets TOR breadstuifs and cotton
Buy,rs and sellers have usual withdrawn from the
market determined to await the arrival OF their pr
vate letters Before the arrival generally known,
Ills morning 1900 bushels corn were sold at 5Sc.
hickey continues quoted at &c. for bbls.
First Eoard.-s2OO War Bounty Scrip, l0l; $500 U.
g. Gs 90, 49, 100 Girard, l2s so Union Canal, l1a
~ eco Wilmington Railroad 6's, IS; Mechanics
kapk 26t4 s4l3 Pennsylvania Sc 83ls 1910 do, 85h
$1,000 Cincinnati 6t W. $500 Pennsylvania SIS 23s4
800 Chesapeake & Delaware 0s, 49, s61s; $500 w. B.
6's. 67, liz. Second Board-3500 Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal 6s, sG1.; 100 Morris Canal, 9's ooo