The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-13
The Cineipnasi rrag.ay.
The Cincinnati Tragedy
EXAMINATION MRS. MAR0ARBT HOWARD voR THE
NURDBR OF MARY HowAED, ALIAS NARY SMITH.
Iron the Cincin natl Chronicle, Feb. IL
Defoee H. B.. Soeucer, Mayor

Iron the Cincin natl Chronicle, Feb u
| Before H. B. Spencer, Mayor
Long before the hour Of ten, the large hail. galleries,
and T. Of the City densely wdsd
n ao.s ss sar.a in s sn:scdy
Sheriff Cooper Her .PPssrenos ice very much "a hsl
favor and . she IT. there during the delivery Of shs
Scott took the stand and related her eouvsrsatiou
where j, referred 70 the woman living With her chill.
drsp-ths tears came In her eyes, and for few mo-
until that moment, with mild and expressive ooun.
teDance there she the observed Of Gil those whom
BY any possibility could see her face or light and
SANDY compiexien, In height about the middle size
nothing forbidd!ng In her appearance, one could
scarce bslieve that che the charged with the
Mrs LAvINA WoLr-Keeps . boarding house on
Fifth street. between Plum and Western row; ha:
eight noaIasrs smons whom G.pt.,n John h0.s ara
second noor came there four months ago % man and
WIFE from Mrs Cosgfovss boarding house. Fifth street,
| between Western and John; witness had bee q
out on bu.ine.s and returned home quarter before
i've o'clock, Friday afternoon, the I'd Instant, and
Of the house, first door, is occupied millinery
| by Miss Stewart; the next room back IL witnesss
entry on which the stairs ascending Co the second
2oor start, and through which entry Is the passage
from the dining room to the Kitchen immsalAtsly
had been rome fifteen minutes in the Kitchen, when
witnesss sister raid lady had called 60 SEQ Mrs.
Howard, and MIS- Mitchell had gone up to tell her.
Mrs. Mitchell after came into the kitchen
al said WORD about supper, when, moment after
and end..voriDs to gasp the words Mrs wofn sunk
ding &C her feet the door OF the kitchen oom
municating With the entry and dining ROOM aud
spoke more Witness, - soon as Mrs Howard fell,
out the back door Of the Kitchen into the yard
and round by aide way to the entry In order 70 as
cend to the room of Captain Howard TO call him down;
she went that way because the body OF Mrs. Howard
obsructed the doorway from the kitchen to the entry
she found captain Howard In his room, Who rushed
down. and bending the PROSTATE body, excisiu.
ed, MARY Mary. who done iti Tell me, Qaies, I'm
the murderer" he then called for his knife, up
ct airs and came down With IL; crowd then In
from the street; Captain Howard went up stairs, aud
witness int the yard; Captain Howard remained up
stairs till the inquest held and the corpse dressed
Witness blood dishes aud cloth OF the iinia x
BILE the casing of the diaiss door high ap
as she could reach and also on the Kitchen door cas
pets were very much rolled by the cro~a saa taken
up; couldn't say whether blood them, sxsspS
in the ktshen nocr; heard lang or noise Ia to
dining room the only place where siobers TO house
were rscsivsd; don't know whsshsr aae. dinins room
door open but the kitchsp door uniatched,
and little sjsr; Mrs Mitchell does live Nth Wit.
meas but does her Washing; she 10 main witness, and
called TO Mrs. Howard s2oept Mrs Stark, and
her washerwcmao Mrs. Hosard had no company, No
her hu.bsnd would allow Bee no company, having NO
citing rosm Frequently leaves snesy door opsn in
pie ant weather; Mrs Howard spoke after sns
fret isl; didn't wound till after desti phy,
clans called, but don't know vh,.
Cross exsmin attic n waived
DR. Joss RI SMITH, svoru-Wss called in two minutes
after The wound was received foo nd dscesed lying
the kitchen; Mrs Wolf opened the door; found Capt
Howard leaning her alone much exctedj he bad
belt round his waist and empty scaboard for bowie
knife she quite dead when vi arrived exsin
cd the wound imme diatey. which ommenced on the
left side tho the angle the jaw for the
ing obqu-ly, dividing the jugular vein the common
carotid and half trschea pipe transyerssy
and then entered the aorta insmorata artery der
the breast bons mortal wound from which death
inevitable; blade four inches long would have m .ds
.uch . wound. "A knife was shown the blade Elk
inches long which va, an old wooden butcher
knife very much. till the blade became very
row, tsperng from the handle out to sharp point,
ns uo 3D.
berlsin two hours after, went with TO dress the
wound; witnemw went to Capt Howsrds room to his
bowie knife which was In the hand Of Mrs Marshall,
very large instrument tho blade clean; Capt II had
put on Lis belt to revenge his wife.
C'oss e1amined- Didn't know Howard.
JoHr L. Sco1r sworp-Ou Friday evening last.
about Is or 20 minutes after o'clock, going home
orth side Of Fourth street. opposite store
dton building, met Mrs Howard, defendant, as had
oen In two years, not having spoken to her in that
back to me, Mr. Scott" stoppsd Oh. up, svi.
pea, the point Of her nose; ana ane sprinklss
Of blood. the largest not quite so large IS pin
f.c. al H H" , her n &c the o0%ps1on OF no.
flushed with the excitement OF scufiie; she said,
MIR. Scott, do you think can make anything OF
an encounter; and snswersd-" No; Why do you ask
the question:" AZ said this, glanced down, and her
cloak slightly opening saw that her right wrist
bloody She app Ard to notice this, and in answer
to my question twhy che asked mo Il she could make
anything ost Of Howard!) raising her cloak With her
left hand disclosing her right arm half above the
elbow with knife in her hand she said Because
there's the hearts boed Of the wretch who's v-
ing with him. and keeping me- from my children" Her
arm, hand and knife were bloody. Here defendant
wept WAS thunderstruck BY this In the street.
and raid, My dear madam, what in the world have
you been dcing-have you been killing somebcay!"
her" oppressed surprise, sstonhnsns and horror,
more by my countsnsnce than words, and asked her
What IN the word do you meant" She replied, in
tone Of surprise" Do you blame me for It! Would 1t
have been better should suffer have suffered,
or that should have taken revenge have taken
~" IrsPlisd-"My dear madam, cannot judge you;
said 49, Do you bsme?' or "You don't blame me for
IT." made a simiar reply, and asked wherett 90.
could Only get hold Of hi0 and also Oh! IL had got
hold Of HIM" | again asked Who're did this hap
could only get hold Of him!' reiterated the Same
suestion--where WASH Aehsnge OF her ntsnauce
ind eating change Of mind, passed like sh:do~ or
thing iihe slight, half gsee, said" Don't say any
thing scott" and whs cling instantly her heel pre-
noticed the knife particularly a. could; l sup
pore (takng the knife before descrbed) think this
Is the knife she held in her hand can't describe
her dre'. except that .he bad drab oolored plaid
CLOAK which covered all; nothing of her dress
couldn't tell what Il vas ,he wore straw or Leshorn
bonnet, trimmed plain, with light coors; don't think
the ODE che wears the zane; think the cloak had
. cape, but not sure; I DIDN'T believe her story;
thought che In in.sns At, though could MT
account for the booo held . sultation with my
bro,herin.lsw as soon a. got to my house, who
cured In opinion with me- after tea however, went
to the Mayors Office but not hudng him or any officer
there went to the council chamber where heard the
murder confirmed and for the frat time credited the
story Of the dsfeLd snt; did not know the deceased
Here the witne,s, entering on narrative Of the
facts Of the defendant consulting him . lawyer,
more than four ago. in relation TO her difficult
ties with Cspt Howard tho Mayor interposed to in.
quire for what purpose the statement designed.
After brief dlscussion between the counsel all
seeming wiling to hear the recital, as 1t would tend
70 dsvelore the state Of mind and feeling which led
to the tragisal catastrophe, Mr. Scott desired to
proceed; but 1t seeming to be considered informal
and not evidepos. ana tho very CONNIE ncemsnt Of
the narrative thrilling the hsarsr, made note
Of what further he testified. We only therefore,
attempt to repeat recollection It's substance One
evening about four and half yesrs ago the