The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-25
HoRmBLE TRAGEDY AT CINCINNATI.

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piooA IA 'ne morning, anu ehohed her 10 death while
she was asleep by pressing on her throat with one hand
Ii that after the murder of his wife Ioefner
locked the door and nro,aeiai IN The r.c,e,ca nc NJ
Horton fubo was the actor for tI ;o ,ooo ,
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immediately oVheaun the chamDef OF Mis- Horton
Alarmed by the smoke Mr. Horton attempted to ascertain
the cause when he was met in the hall by Loefner and
asasinaed receiving wound in the hand and another
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Mr. Horton from the cut in his hand, made a struggle
and then staggered back into the narrow hail. where he
was found by Mrs Wilder glemurderer RIM ont IN, t,a %
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yu'' anu upon 'iie siope u mi MADE the attempt upon
his own miserable lie by cutting his throat with razor
and attempting to sever the artery Of his left arm
aud up towards the gate, where he fe-a distance Of
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khie Wmch ne appears 10 have shapened for the pur-
pose and the common instrument hardly keen
edged enough t.. make a suicidal purpose sure They
were both found not far from, Mr. Ho,tan,s bora h
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Inc oncnah enquirer furnishes the following further
particulars;
Mrs Ioefner WAS abont twenty ,oo ,,co,s oil ,.o
prepossessinp II, anparance finely forncd and snoL
of as exceedingly intelligent for one occunyn Tia ,;
tion of domestic She ,as reared in iris c;ty .na
of hers cd
on Hamilton ROAD Ioef,ner has RESIDED here alont IN
years and for the most of the time nd ben noaed IN
hardening. He Is about thirty wears ola dars lair
black goaee has a vicious expression Of countenanoe
snIen and morcse looking
We visited Loeaer at the Commercial Hosrital YES
terlay afternoon about three O'Clock He Law nnon a
cot in the un,er ward and was attended nv Trs Ronlr
and Hays the resident pbysicians Of at institution
Dr. Rocker informed us that Ioetfer had answered n,on,
ouestons asked him by writing yes or mo mon slnt
but becoming feeble he was unable 10 respond xcnt b
shaking his head His throat was cut terribly the wind
pine being severed and the veins and arteries nrotrng
He was vet bleeding profusely and water and Igbt sn
were administered to him through tube He annearea
perfey sensible and cornzant Of what was GOING ON
He was asked Did YOU kill them p meaning his
wife and Mr. Horton He wrote on the slate yes
s.oues Dd Won kill your wife first :.
cans yes
.aoues did YOU know dat Mr. Horton had silent with
yonr wife
In answer to many other questions by Signs and the
satu Horton with ms