The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-20

HORRIBLE MURDER OF A WIFE BIZ HBE Qurp Aun
The DeiehboT hood n bsmaIle str 80 ana No.
eIn avenue was thrown in'o conste action. sheoe 10
O'Clock on sunday night N COM .queDce Of the cries
Weigh0rst, located on the corner OF tess thcrcush
fares. Ar ROOD " the ny was made. in an instent
the room nom WITCH ths CRY proceeded was kghtsl
up, and u -~ss supposed BY those outside that the
lsuf6 WAS Oh fire. An eilost was made 70 forvs the
door hut Il was securely fSst~Dea, aud several per
sons then started for axes. that It might BE- broken
in. AZ this juncture Of the affair the door vas
opened by Weighorst, and woman envSloyod In
flames rushed into the street. 6he threw herself
into the gutter, but there being but little water 1t
did not quench the fire. Several fe males Who were
near by, attracted BY her cries, went 70 bar assist
ance, and after time succeeded In tearing "a her
clothing but her hands, face aud body welo burned
IN the most horrible manner. Her body, from her
hips to her shoulders, head, arms aud hands, were
perfectly skinned by the action Of the IRE. IL sp-
pears that short time before the occnrrcnce Of this
tragic scene, Weighorst, In comp any wth Mt.John
Wells, entered his house and ordered his VIII 10
bring out some brandy. Not moving q brishly Is
he desired her, be commenced q TRADE OF sbueo, In
which he accused her Of inconfinency. Btung by
such charge against Der. in the presence q com
psrastve stranger, shc retor'ed, when her husband
seized bod Of the burning lamp, containing nearly
half pint Of ETHEREAL OIL and threw Il Of hr head.
The lamp brole, and the clothing Of the upfOrtu-
nate woman, being saturated wfh tho hqud. - was
In an instant wrapped in fsmes She Mae. taken
1utO = DOueo OPpsnt0s JpsOAuuo CoSgoY4 ~ n =
short time Drs. Kinnem0n. Handy ard AsWilname
appeared md dio MI they coqld to alleviate TIE suf
itii6ss Of the WRECKED woman. II was fcund that
portion Of one breast was destroyed Ane ~ whole
body completely crisped. Mr.. Wells In aseenTeng
to put out tho IRE on the clothing Of the woman,
was very seriously burned on the hands and AIMS
She charged her husband with the enknes, where
upon he was arrested, and Justice DOrman sum-
moned to take her declaration, O. II was supposed
she would expire In short time. She declared that
on the previous night her husband threasenea 70
take her life, and on that occasiou threw several
glass bottles and heavy iron weight - ber had.
Upon the testimony Of the wife, Weigh01yt wae oaken
to the middle district watch h0ufe and thence TO
the Jail TO await the result ri the tragedy b began
He has for several years been engaged IN The gro
Gerry business, haa accumulated An independence,
ond was very much respected by those who knew
him. So popular was he with hh own oountyymen
that abort time since new German mlli1ary
company was organized, Of which he was chosen the
commander. Mrs. Weighort died at i've O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, after nineteen houFs OF the
most intense agony. She stated before her death
that she did not desire live. her husband had
treated her very harshy for two or three years. and
though che had made repeated propositions for o
separation be would never consent 70 H. She is
represented BY her peiehbors to have been very
thrifty and industrious woman, and has frequently
hpd the whole control Of the business Of her hue
band. Coroner Goldsmith held an inquest upon the
bo0y, when the jury returned verdict that abe
"csme to her death In consequence VI being burned
Win oil contained in q lamp thrown At her by Der
Observation-Disclosures AMERICAN, July 10.