New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-22
SHOCKING ATTEMPT At WIFE. NvRDER-


On Saturday afternoon the tenement-hOuse No
30 Ninth street was the scene Of most horrible
attempt Of nan 10 murder his wife by cutting her
throat with a razor. The victim il Mrs. Mary L.
Hubbard, a young american roman, wife Of Holy
Hubbard and Sle mother Of two children The hu--
band has been for bong time incorporate in his habits
and so brutal and violent toward his wife that on
several occasions she has been compelled to leave him.
On Saturday. he requested her to have his clothes
ready a. he wished to leave town, aud returning
soon after and finding them ready, he approached hi,
wife. who thought he intended to give her parting
kiss, and drew razor across her throat. She
screamed and struggled, and during her efforts to
escape from him had her throat gashed and her hands
cut in various places. The neighbors hearing her
cries rushed in and secured the husband, who s now
in prison. DR.. Sheppard was called in and attended
the unfortunate woman whose wounds are believed to
be mortal. Infumation sent to the Coroners, and
on Saturday afternoon Coroner Gamble, having impsn-
Deled jury, took the ante-mortem examination of
Mrs Hubbard which reveals the circumstances oftse
horrd affair and is as follows:
Mary Elizabeth Hubbard, being duly sworn. says
reside at No. 2i2 Ninth street. Holly Hubbard, at
whose hands I received my injuries is my husband
we have been married fourteen years threatened TO
leave him several times account Of i'll treatment
and his having diseased me- he was very Incorporate,
and used TO go with other women; separated from
him about eighteen months ago: we hadtwo children;
be made fair promises to me OF his reform, and We
came together again the following May; that was
about -four months after our separation lived With
him then until January last; he was no better than
before; be gave NE no supports left him last Janu,
ary and took the children with me; since then lived
in Willemsburgh in a situation housekeeper up TO
the 9Th Of May last he agreed to bring back the
children and have his sister support the family if
would live with him; / agreed 10 this, and conse-
queuty we hired apartments in the house No. 2i2
Ninth street be did not bring back the children since
they are with his people in Greenwich, CT; | have
supported him and myself by taking in washing &C.;
constantly asking him to 90 for the children; be
agreed to 20 on Saturday last, a week ago; pro-
vded him with money to enable him 20 do SO; he left
home and returned the following Friday Yithr1 the
children, saying that bis family You'd not permit him
| to bring The children if | did not consent TO
| go to the country and live with him; lie has
been acting since his return as if he was
! continually under the influence Of liquor he
said last evening that he would go to-day for the
Children and he packed his trunk and set out TO do
told him this morning If he did not bring back
| the children would not live with him. He said,
guess you do not want to live with me, anyhow. He
then proposed to me to sign bill of mutual separa-
ton and that he would take of the children and
give me the other. l said would do quick
got the child. He wanted to go to Portchester to
sign this agreement asked why would not do for
me to sign it here. He answered, that he bad his
reasons for nv going with him to POrtchester. He
left me after he had this conversation and gone
about two hours; when he returned was ironing in
the back room; there present but myself;
be came into the and approached me, asking if
his clothes were ready. / answered that they were,
ard asked him to take something to eat he made no
answer but went toward the closet in the room he
then came TO and placed his around my neck;
thought he going TO caress Inc as he was going
away soon found that he in the act of cutting
my throat: | called for help and fang myself on the
floor. He endcavOred TO raise me up. and called
out "IIs is killing me-" Upon this some gentlemen
in the house came in and took him away from me; he
was removed by some officer, and the doctor came
and dressed my wounds. There was o razor in the
closet which had used for pairing corns and this was
the instrument he used to infct the wounds upon
! did not see it in his hands but saw il soon after.
MARY L. HUBBARD.
Sworn and subscribed before this h day Of june 1851
ROBT. GAMBLE, Coroner.
The testimony Of some of the persons who had
entered the room while the rghtful tragedy being
enacted was taken after which the Jury rendered the
following verdict
"That Mary f.. Hubbard received her wounds at
the hands Of her husband, Holly Hubbard on the Both
of June 1857 at No. PIP Ninth street"
On the rendition of the verdict the unfortunate man
was committed to prison TO await the result of the
Injuries he had inflicted Mrs. Hubbard i. a native Of
Massachusetts,, 80 years of age. Her husband was
born in Connecticut. Both well educated and APP
pear to have formerly, been in good circumstances