New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-06
HAVANA.
From Our Own Correspondent.

fIom Our Own correspondent
HAVANA, Nov. q, 1853.
Our city has been thrown into quite sensation OF
horror by the preparation Of one of the most horrible
murders that can be imagined Matllde DOmnguez the
victim actress of celebrity whose grace and beauty
added to her youth attracted scores OF admirers TO see
her performances, appeared before crowded house on
the night of the 22d inst, and early the next morning
il reported that she had been assassnated by her
husband, who committed the crime in fit OF rage,
stabbing her about forty times with dagger alter
which he attempted suicide by inicting wounds upon
his own person with the same weapon. Upon making
inquiry appears that OF the unfortunate female
admirers had not admired in vain, and il is even said
that very great parsonage had been favored by her
acquescence; however. the husband in cases where
benefits accompanied acquaintance, in which he parti-
cpated squanderng the fruits of his wife aDiabilit
at the gambling table, felt no Jealousy on the contrary
named the price that should be demanded. The cause
of the tragedy was that little ugly empoye of the
theater, with whom the deceased was much enamored,
was unprOductye which raised the fury of the assassin
and after much quarrelng the murderer, on the morn
ing in question having written during the night several
letters in which he is supposed to have declared the
motives of the dreadful crime be about to commit,
made an assault u n her, and dispatched the poor
creature with the nber OF stabs have mentioned.
have been inform, ID that at the moment the crime
committed the wants had been sent out by the
husband and when of these returned being unable
to get admission to the house, the alarm was given
entrance forcibly made when the most revolving
scene was presented in the expiring person OF the beau
tiiul but ra iavore, all hacked and gashed, and COW
cred with her blood.
The cOrpsc borne to the grave upon the shout
de Of her brother actors who have wept her untmely
fate il attended by numerous cortegc Of friends
and immenfe rabbe, which conducted itself in the
most disgusting and disordefly manner.
Upon its being mentioned 10 a respectable individual
that she had been borne The shoulders Of her former
companions 10 her lnst home, he remarked that not
many months since bulLhghter had been carried b.
The grave Ia n similar snhnncr. You must understand
that the dead are usually conducted 10 burial In
hsAfse and lint 10 behr The corpse the shoulders o
ifnds marx u distinction shown toward The great
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n Ia singular coincdrnce that lhr mother of tho
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