Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-08
From the Loulsrllle courLsr.

A. WIFE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SUICIDE
HORRIBLE SCESE.-INoUEsT.-T community
vas shocked yesterday by the recital of another
decd of blood pcrpetrated on Brook street. It
appears that Thos Traycrs had murdered his
wife, Mary Travers, and when arrested made an
Intellectual effort to take his own life by cutting
his throat with razor. They occupied part Of
a brick house ON Brook street, between Main
and Market, and Travcrs, who had been on a
spree for several days, was heard by the inmates
of an adjoining room, to come home about 10
O'Clock Thursday night They heard no unll-
sual noise i'll the room during the night, and in
the morning their curiosity was first aroused
by the unusual stiffness that prevailed in
the room. As the day wore away, suspicion
was aroused, and about noon a hole was punch
cd through the partition wall, and the man and
wife appeared to be asleep on the bed. They
were called, and the man replied, saying that
his wife had gone out to attend to some sewing.
This was known to be false, and information
was conveyed to the police of the suspicion that
some foul play had been enacted, as the unfor-
tunatc woman had previously told her neigh
bors that her husband had threatened her life
The door was burst open by the officers when
a horrible sight was revealed. The unfortunate
woman was found dead in her bed in a mass Of
gore. The man, all covered with blood, had
been lying quietly beside his murdered wife,
apparently slccpiug until disturbed by the po-
lice. Like an Infatuated beast he aroused him
self from his lair, and Selling a razor that lay
beside the bed made desperate effort to cut
his own throat. lie was seized, aud though
struggling desperately was overcome, and his
hands tied. He at once admitted that lie had
committed the murder, that he had done It for
reasons best knownt to himself lie said he kill
led ner about 4 o'clock in the morning. The
body was yet warm, though life was extinct
The bed and bed clothes were completely satur-
ated with blood. On an examination it appear
ed that she had received two stabs, one in the
right breast, severinS the lungs, and the other
on the left side. glancing to the shoulder blade.
The wound on the right side was mortal
Travers is an awning maker by trade, and had
been married but eight months to his wife She
was a young woman, not over "a years of age,
and SAID to be very prepossessing in appearance.
Every thing in the room bore traces of neatness
and careful housekeeping, as far as she was con-
cerned, but on the table near the bed was a bot
tie of liquor, half drained of its contents This
fact reveals at least one incentive to the horrible
murder, US it would be but charitableto suppose
the man partially insane from drink, or how
could he commit such a deed? The instrument
of death, a large pocket knife was found in his
possession. lie was lodged in Jail, and will be
farraigned for murder.
Coroner Bryan held an inquest on the body
| of deceased, and rendered verdict that she
came to her death by stab inflicted with a
knife in the right side, in the hands of Thos.
Traver.