Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-02-22
The Cincinnati Murder.

The Cincinnati Commercial Advert
ser furnishes the following narrative of
the murder in that city, of which we had
brief account recently. through the me-
dunn of the telegraph:
The history of this bloody affair is, in
brief, as follows: Not many years since,
Capt. John Howard married the daugh-
ter Of physician residing in Montreal.
Canada. They lived together in apparent
happiness and domestic comfort for some
time in the city, but difficulties occurred,
not necessary here to name, and the par
ties separated-the wife taking the two
children, q boy and girl.
Not long after the separation Capt. H.
obtained the two children by violei nc
DEMONSTRATING no recourse in the law;
and placed them in charge of a friend in
Kentucky; at the same time an apple 3
ton for divorce was pending in col, rs
in that State. Mrs. H. was of an i'm
petuous and determined teA iperament- "a
woman Of many accomplishments, al ID
capable Of occupying high places in So
cety-and felt her humiliation in X cen
degree, and had often sworn revenge.
Capt H. married again, tit is saNl(
and was living at the time of this terrible
transaction with the lady (quite han d.
some by the way and am'able in her
manners who fell victem to the Wild
fury of jealousy and vengeance, arr
persisted under the knife of the abando j.
ed wife. The circumstances of the ira; E
edy are as follows:
About FIVE o'clock, last evening, W >
man called at the boarding house of NJ s.
Wolf on Fifth street, between Plum al id
Western Row, and walked into the o.
try. Meeting Mrs. w.. she said "Me d.
am, saw your door open, and took fine
liberty of walking in. / came to see
Mrs. Howard" Mrs. w. said she wo aid
call Mrs. H., and Immediately went up
stairs for that purpose. /,
Mrs. Ii. soon came down, and, ur|on
meeting the stranger, the latter sprai lg
at her, and plunged knife into her nee K,
severing the juggular. and then walk ed
off. Mrs. H. staggered back into be
kitchen, the blood gushing from be
wound, cried, 80, Mrs. Wolf, am il
led and expired in short time" MIR.
Howard was in the house at the TIME,
and upon being made acquainted wi tn
the facts, he seized knife, and CALI ,g
the name of the murderess, rushed doN m
stairs-but she had escaped. The bic E.
ding object of his love was writhing in
death before him, and he became fri N
Etc.
Pursuit was made for the murder ess,
but she could be found no where. Mr..
John.L. Scott, member of Council rom
the Second Ward, however, met kAsr a
short time after the murder, on Fo' lrth
street, near Vine, when she called his at
tention by showing him knife reek ing
with blood, and exclaiming-"1 b ave
done It'll killed her can get This
much out of Howard ?" She was de'e r-
mined in her manner, and her eye lad
the glare of maniac. Her hand and
>arm to the elbow, were besmeared with
blood, and there were some spots OF
blood upon her face. Mr.. s. was so,
completely COMPOUNDED by this singular
meeting, that he suffered her to pass on.
She was arrested at a late hour last night
by officer Huse, Jr.. near her residence.
GE~Jndee M'LEAN, il seems. declines the
honor Of seat in the United States Senate.
A Washington correspondent Of the Philn--
deiphia American, says, chat immediatsiy
on receiving the infoTmation Of has nomtn.-
alton for Senator BY the Wings OF the Ohio'
Legislature, he despatched al answer ~
Telegraph 20 Columbus declining che aom.-
iaatioa. Considerations Of 4 private char
acier. the Juage says. alone prevens Aim
4 from acceeding % The wishes Of hts GEigaaes
AccsDan9 10 THE DERwoRT FAmHx-s
We regret much 70 haar that this deserving
family Of musicians we're Injured by ne
upsss.sag 6 siaea. wlsile % theis say
I from BsidgsFoFs % @lEmingham. The me.
theF had hse arm badly ernkea, and lissls
Williams face badly eEuised. The tive
sisters were also slishsiy iajuSsd.-EN@w
' Haven pnfladfam