The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-23
Horrible Tragedy I'm Maine.
- .aWp WIS nuRDKRED BY HER HUSBAND.
from the Maine Evangelist.


~ knight Is . farmer, about forty, and his wife was
moi fsr from sxty years Of age 50 r - anything that
ssss,Sep peaceaby. Mrs X was the widow Of an elder
broiher OF Mr.. Knight and has . large family BY her
yormer husband, all OF whom are men and women grown
enc had married 70 Mr. Knight thirteen years. Mr.
Knight has no children He lives not lar from Poland
corner, and has fine farm and house, which was the
property Of his wife AVID left her by her first hus
band, me fact., so far as elied are a. follows
On Monday evening. about seven O'Clock, Mr.. George
Knight osa ~ ms oAs ss ana er =. wnia
Herricks) about . mile Distant to complete his load
rernius' me road 10 Mr.. AerrioIs wss very cir.
cvitous and Mr.. knight, TO distance, had made
,lroush piece OF woods, and entered the main road
leading 70 Gray corner short distance below Mr. Her
rick's house, and between ms house MD Gray. NJ
vss seen with sas team on this private way Mrs.
knight expected her husband home, and consequently
the porch door eft unfastened Previous to going
20 bed little girl down TO The cellar and brought
up come candies and iaid them IN the cellar way At
the usual time the family went 70 sedIMrs hnxns n
ed with porch and with the front cnuy by DOORS
The motser OF MI Knight an old dy about eighty years
Of are and quite deaf 10 bed alone IN BACK room
Oh ire psrlor little girl Gan adopted chilly, some
years OF age slept in another back room adlon
e and little boy about ten, IN still another back room.
These three rooms opened each other. About ele-
O'Clock the old lady was walked up by Mes Knight
coming into her room and saying that she desired 70 got
into bed with her. She did So taking the back side Of
NE bed.
few minutes b, fore twelve O'Clock the old lady and
the lite boy-oeipg, with the exception OF the girl all
the persons in the house-~ere both awakened by .
shsrp CRY and by groans proceeding rom the room IN
which "grardmother and Mrs Knight had gone 70 bed
rhe little boy The adjo.Hng room testh I'd that he
heard the voice Of Mrs. knight, and distinguished the
words-"Hanrah, let me alone /" The old lady, being
deaf heard nothing but grcans which lasted only mo-
ent but felt what she thought the OF the
ceased thrown upon her Terrified she sprang out OF
bay vas Already out OF bed and where the little girl
awakened oy the boy Immediately came As she opened
the door, the little girl thought she caugha glimpse Of
shadow passing by window which was In the room
where Mrs. KDiS hit was, In line with the door, and
heard noise in The parlo- The old lady,
much frightened, Immediately asked If Aunt Mary"
as she termed Mrs. knight, had fits. 1t
was near midnight-the old lady and the little boy
and girl stood adjoining that whence such
terrible creams had come; what had occurred
thsy knew not, yet Il was certain that some evil had
befalen "Auns Mary The door eaeing into her room
shut, and they dared not open It. After diff
Guilty lamp lighted and tie little boy despatch
I'd 10 nek hbor's-some forty rods datant-o procure
eeeded 10 open the door into Mrs. Knights room The
ue boy being few steps in advance Of the res turned
hs eye 70 the bed Sehsld Mrs lying on i in pool OF
Mary has Killed hersefP They all started back alright
ID, and the boy was again sent for neiyhbors.
On their they went 70 the bedside, when the
most horrible sigh. presented itself Mrs knight lay on
her sde with pillow thrown over her head, IS though
smother her. and with her throat from few inches
mont Of the left ear the distance behind the other
ear The windppe and both carotds were severed The
bed was covered with blood Other neghbors were sum-
mcned ply cians sent for and yet suspicious
entertained hat there had been any foul play Mes
sesgers were sent TO Mr. Hsricks for Mr.. Knight who
informed them that he had gone to Gray
10 return to Mr.. Knight At twenty minutes before
ten O'Clock Monday night be LETT Mr.. Herrcks, with
and Twelve o'clock two men pa:sed the whole length Of
this road that Mr. X. must travel to Gray and they met
Team Nor ANY men on
morning, Mr.. X. called up man who lived eight miles
from MI. Herricks and asked 70 warn himself, remark
Aou. Thus six hours he had gone eight miles Of his
Journey. Al seven O'Clock 10 the morning he entered
Gray village with bis and shingles having been but
three hours going the last ak miles OF journey.
A he was entering the village, tho messengers who
had been sent ar him from the scene Of The tragedy,
overlook him and In ormed him hat he had bad 70
communicate to nim-thas his wife bad committed sui
ode He merely remarked that he couldn't believe It.
without ntimatng deene 10 Immediately return home
he proce eded his and sold his shingles and
only at the request Of the sssenger that he
and leave the other back with the team. Some
tune In the morning he reached home. His Coz. was
II vas morning -neiShbors had assembled-x coroner
had been or-there great excitement In that
usually quiet neshbornood As yet ws supposed that
Mrs knight bad killed hersefeOn exasninatng the bed
razor was found near the foot Of ~ Il vas shut blood
less. and on examination found 70 be dusty Other
rooms In ns mouse were exAnined. The candles that
TIE little girl brought up all gone-the matches
were all gone, only having been efi In corner Of
The box This one bad been USED the night before for
nghtirg the lamp Three pillows were found on the bed
On eSaminauon pillow Was found gone from the par
isr bed The mont psrior wisdow wss out and rested
Spots Of blood and dtnct prints Of bloody haads were
q The window ALL though some person in his hurry
10 escape bad stepped on log under the window and
phppng bad grasped the window 70 prevent his falling
All now were confident that Mrs knight bad been muir
sered aod uspicions began 70 be whispered that
husband implicated. BE, however, showed no signs
me- coroners jury returned a scaled verdict The
County Attorney notified and immediately set about
feryetng ious tragedy Drs Carr and Rus
ell Of Mechanic Falls DR.. Eveieth, OF Poland d. sted
ahmed the wound and gave their opinion Nrs.
z could not have made such . wound herseh-that IL
could not bsve been done Win razor out Win sharp
q blow, and that an appearance Of two cuts was
caueed BY ihe murdered woman starting . little and
changing the direction OF the Instrument some one pro
posed mat as Mr. Knight suspected he should take
on his coat and show his shirt lie did He told
that that the shirt be had clean one, and that
they wanted 70 see the shirt he had the dsy before
Amer giving several contradictory answers he finally
said that be mad had on but an under shrt then he
had on one bar net been cannot be found.
Wednesday, was though. proper 10 arrest Mr.
knight and to invest gate the circumsta Fea-
ycurg men were Gent aresd Of the officers, 70 : hin
back Of the house. While there they saw knight
come cut Of hi, house; pass around y and 90 near
AeId 70 the edge OF the woods atop By cump OF bushes
PASS into the woods, and then return He then crossed
ihe Geld and went 10 neighbors. Here he was found
and Arrested BY the of ers Search was instituted and
urfdsy morning, under the fence near where he
seen 70 60 ey ,se yosns men common n s0ae
medical men IN attendance there were unan nousy Of
cpsnon that The wound corresponded with the shape OF
the knife. While the examination progressing two
distinct attempts made By Mr. X. 10 bride persons
70 swear that between the hours OF and twelve he
uas stopping At another place.
As yet mystry burg around the wnercabout Of Mr..
Knight bet the hours Of ten Monday evening and
four tuesday morning. Search being Instituted, the
track OF cart wheels discovered the road leading
70 cray the place where the road turned on
70 70 70 his house. Here appeared, team had been
driven out Of the main travelled track into O by
path. II also appeared that the oxen had been
iaken or the cart and chained to the wheels Those
facts-tupposing the team 10 have been that OF
nv Knight's-vould show whore he between len
and twelve. the time when persons passed the road
O. examining hs cart. marks OF blood found on
the clevispin ard examining the shingles which he
had sold In Cray, marks Of what seemed 70 be
blood discovered On closely examining his under
shirt mark Of blood the wrist and also
torn place which appeared 70 have been done re.
Gently for the purpose q removing the stains Higher
upon the sleeve another appearance Of blood de-
tected
Thursday afternoon the funeral services OF the mur.
dered woman attended TO- and at the special re
quest Of Mr. Knight although against the
cf the decceds daughters he vas mtted 70 attend
uuder The charge o. officers and appear chief nouv.