Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-16
STAR.
LOCAL A F FAIRS.

be- community was startled, yesterday,
inc Intelligence that Mr.. Robert A.
es. T. messenger in the Post Office
lst -ment. (residing on NJ between sew
ses and eighth streets,) had taken the
Df his wife, by inflicting wounds upon
,ut br,at with a razor
Urn % particulars of this tragedy are
civ A these: For some months past
Hawke has been in a melancholy
it'll Of mind. On Saturday night the
he II retired to bed as usual, at about
81 o'clock: he and his wife occupying
f. [aont, and their child "a girl, proba-
In thirteen years of age) the back cham
to II m the same floor. A few minutes
oe II ten o'clock the last named was
ed 1,qd from slumber by the screams of
HI mother, who had lear ped from bed and
en- rapidly descending the stairs, while
ds 81 father, who had raised the window,
II crying in loud tone, as if addressing
rs sons in the street, that he had cut his
mt Is throat and his own, and that he
ne 4nled to cut that of his child!
r. Yrs Hawke having reached the street
he Or. endeaYOred to make communica.
.s- II toa lad who at the time was passing
he bis home, which adioined her own: but
to vas unable to articulate and mean
al inc convulsively clasped her throat with
d, hand. In her agony she retreated into
de house, and shortly afterwards reap
ar arrd. but was again unsuccessful in her
It. Tempt to speak. The neighbors, how
pit ger, were soon alarmed, and on entering
a. premises they discovered the unfortu-
III ate woman lying on the floor in the ago
D. Of death, her night clothes saturated
r 18th blood, the arteries and windpipe
ie ayng been completely severed: while
lie -r wretched husband was standing near
Re o her, lin his drawers with his arms
r-cnded, painfully o1;laiming, ooh, [
are killed my wife. have cut my wife's
" lroat" The child occupied a position
% the stairs, mingling her cries with the
r Ieclaration of her guilty father.
a He had made two cuts at his throat,
! ausing large flow of blood, but which
re not considered dangerous. From his
own statement, his wife, after she was
wounded, seized the razor, thereby cut
ing her hand, and by this interference
prevented him from concentrating his
design upon himself eff my wife" he
said, chad not knocked it out of my
hand, would not now he here"
llr. Hawke was arrested on the same
night, and taken to the central watch
house, where he acknowledged that he
had cut his wife's throat, but was not
aware that she died in consequence. A
n razor, similar to that he had made use of.
i vas produced from his pocket, on being
4 asked if he had one in his possession. He
4 was finally committed to jail.
j Yesterday morning an inquest was
i held over the body of Mrs Hawke, and
verdict rendered, that from the evidence
upon which we mainly rely in the pre-
Ceding statement) the decease came to
her death by having her throat cut with
a razO- in the hands of her husband while
he was in state of mental arrangement.
Mr. Hawke has heretofore sustained
good character, and had the reputation
Of being kind husband and father.
While the community is horror struck at
the tragedy. there is much sympathy ex
cited in his behalf-Ropu6lic.
He gave to Mr.. Allen, one of the po
hccmen who arrested him, letter. 1t
Is full of complaints against mankind IN
general asks forgiveness for the act he
committed. and makes disposition :of
his pronertv. We were present when
he was brought before CaDtain Goddard,
and his annearance and conversation GER
tainly indicated insanity.
Fslino SRorps.-The majority of Stran-
gers now in the city appear to be as
much interested in the operations at the
small landings, as thew are in any other
matters excent the amendments by the
President. The landings down the river
have generally been stoDned and the hands
discharged. Those in the ncighborhood
Of the city are still busy. and have very
good success. Every day numbers OF
persons. generally strangers, walk or
ride to the shores to see the '.iollv fish
ermen" at their work and the aDDarent
pleasure of the locker on is only exceed
ed bv that of the sable -hauler when
he feels the weight of a heavy and valu-
able draught Of fishes.