New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-05-23

From the ws,h'azaa Rspu5tr Ihs lstb.
LAMENTABIE OCCrRRESCE AND DEATH.-The |
community was startled yesterday at the intel |
ligence that Mr.. Robert 4. Hawke, messenger !
in the Post-offce Department, (res1ng on NJ, |
between Seventh and Eighth streets,) had taken |
the life Of his wife by INJECTING wounds upon |
her throat with razor
| The particulars Of this tragedy are briefly |
| these: For some months past Mr. Hawke has |
been in a melancholy state Of mind. On Satur-
day the family retired to bed, as usual, at
about nine o'clock; he and his wife occupying |
the front, and their child 10 girl, probably |
thirteen years Of age,) the back chamber on the |
same floor. A few minutes after ten o'clock the !
last named was aroused from slumber by the
screams Of her mother, who had leaped from bed
and was rapidly descending the stairs, while
her father, who had raised the window, was
crying in loud tone, as if addressing persons
in the street, that he had cut his wife's throat
and his own, and that he intended TO cut that
Of his child
Mrs. Hawke having reached the street door,
endeayored TO make a communication to a lad
who at that time was passing to his home.
which adjoincd her own; but she was unable
to articulate, and meantime conyulsvely casped
her throat with her hand, In her agony she
retreated into the house, and shortly after
wards reappeared, but was again unsuccessful
in her attempt to speak. The Dcighbors, how
ever, were soon alarmed, and on entering the
| premises tney uiscoVereu tHc unIorlunate hOiIeI
lying on the floor in the agones Of death, her
night clothes saturated with blood the arteries
> and windppe having been completely severed
while her wretched husband was standing near
, 70 4er' an ms urawers'l W4th ms arms ez-
,endeu' palnlully excIaimng, ION have
Sliled my vile nave cut my wife 8 throat
The child occupied position on the stairs,
mingling her cries with the declaration of her
guilty father.
lie had made two cuts at his throat, causing
"a y ~" VI 't0Iu -, "iiou me- aio nv ~. ooA'i
eIed uan9erUuo' iloih ms 9"h statement MS
%ile' aI'er s.e was wounaeo' selzen .he ra1cr'
, 'hefehy cutting nef manu- anu oy thls lntefie-
1 renee prevented MN lronn consuinmatlhg ms ae
\ oign uPou H,in'ei. II my ",e' sali nc hau
not knocked IL out q my manu. would not now
DC mere;
n MT Ha"he was arrested on the same night
!" ana taken 10 the central watch- mouse, Where ne
Q ackno"leageo that ne haa cut ms wiies 'hroat'
out was hot aware ,nat she died IN consequence
razor, siihliar 70 thit ne hau naae use Of, was
= produced from ms pocket on being asked II he
d hau o1e III ms Possessioh' ne was hhaiiy COM
q lltteu u JAN.
:, lesteruay morning an inquest was hela over
inc poly OF MIS- haWke' ana Verdict render-
o ea tnat from the eViuence upon whlch We main
;, rely ID the preceding statement) the deceasen
s came 10 hef deatn ny haylng ner throat cut
q win razor IN the han'is OF her husband whlle
70 ne was In state Oh mental arrangement.
d Mr' hawke mas here,oiore sus.alhee a goot
GnaIaeter' anu na'' the reputat,oh oi pelng
ID Ainu nuspanu anu ia'her, nniie lile coillniu m .
lv nity is horror-suuch AT tne Tragedy tnere i
~ muGh lS, sympathy exel'ed IN ms pehalf.
At Inc lol,oWlng is q copy OF What ne haa writ
re ten on lhe same aay that ne committed TN
N ereaulul ueed. Whicn explains somewhat IN
he ieehhes py "hlch at the time ne was actuateu
he WASHINGTON CIrf, u u, May IL, loo5
to Cltizens you who have deprived me OF tn
1 n Ap 1pRf
re- JOYS; you, VINO nave treated me very unkin
he u anu unchrlstian- like you VINO nave Deen 'er
ch lnnuinan ana severe 70 an extent have nc
he L!eii'eu' !ou' VINO nave aisregaT9ed my sacre
n, rights wnien every good' peaeea bic, and homes
e, hiih' III the relation OF Iusoanu' lather' an
a. ellZen Oh Oh eivllzed; CHRISTIAN eommunit
or nag d Isl 70 claiin, ana circumscrlpeu all N
ch actions, . e1nversallon, privileges ana conduct
ly YOU VINO ha1e threatened 10 take the me- III
to property, anu the dear Wlle OF feeble ana ema
by citeu ior mere trifies' Tor sma
lie onehosS' oM ror Thicn ne was sorry ior-! say
you an, "ho nave cohspsreo' ana continue
Gonsp,fe, against lhe lawful rights oil INN tina
n hnu upne you no harin' alter peing often COZ
" Slhcea oi your error II Is TO al sueh that
se. woulu say ,onle' oehoiu tle 1eea which yo
p i NV oauaeu' ~ niost hor, oh, my uo
Ter haEe mercy anu forgive me! On my God no
M can shis On my LORD heip me anu take me
InySel, iEoih "0rlu so coiu anu unfeasohahi
"; my uear beloved Wiie on dear beioV,
chlll lose you noIn as love my NE put u
o plness wlth you. AMI to you, Julia. my de
h' 1nother, Would say :" BE not troubled, b
rs strive TO meet me III that blest abode where ma
plhess' pence anu justice relgns. Ana to !, a
ng. my reIatiolas anu Iriehus iare"ell' anu al
nave ever 9nenaed ASK iorglveness; ana OF N
irieh1s ana 'he community ask 1avor 'hat the
wv VIII DISPOSE oi my poor emaelated remains IN
deeent' respeetaple' ana becoming manner; al
VI iGftler, ,hat they viii 90 no iurther violence
eu these poor BONES ana that they Will not expo
"a !hem 10 ihe laie gaze Oh the puonc' COZ
lure you oy an thal Is sacreu 10 comply wa
lhls my reques, yes, grant ,nis' one OF my ia
,r =, requests anu l peg that MISS mary Marre
We viii accept my wateh as nl9mento from an VI
N iortunate irlend; ana l ask Ine iaS0r OF II
=; lrlehu' Mr' Marron, that ne viii see al my
~ ~. quests complied WITH ana that my ehects al
W on' the amount OIL my claim against the GoVefnme
tn, may he disposed OF as | snail desire, TO WI
us Alter my dents are paia' ana the iuneral e
~ m ienses are also paia' that the balance may
M disposed Of as iolloWs nan TO Juha' my mothe
o?;, balance 10 Eliza hart my uncle, Ieomas
III liaTAe; my erotnef-ln, law, fatrlcK oWeehe.
,. on. and my sister-in-law; Mrs Ceciia Evans al
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