New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-30
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN IOWA.
A WIFE CUT TO PIECES WITH AN AK BY
HER HUSBAND-HE COMMITS SUICIDE.
Coue.,ond.nce Of the Iowa City Republican.


LIBERTY, johnson Co., July lS, 1857.
You bave undoubtedly h. ard rupcrs OF steiribls
outrage mn ttec in our settlement on friday even
irg last. Living ns 10 near the s'eIe OF saagotess
and b.ire nca. aried with the circumstances and tho
psrti.s have thought II beet 10 give you shoss
sketch of the same. About mile porth Of me there
is Tor was living family by The name Of Hurt, con,
ssti, of HINT hi wife, his wifes mother, and 'our
clior,n Friday Forming Hurt went Ia the city for
In. purpose OF sscertainpg the truth 81 the report n
circulation, h Cd was that his wife had succeeded ID
obtaining bill If divorce.
He csue home little before sunset, went to fhe
well got d,ii OF wafer, the, picked up AZ and
dove his wife from the hopse Oyertaking her Ia the
y.rd be struck her with the AK in the back OF the
head She iell to the giouud aud he then hacked neg
up IN the shameful manner; cut her right Srm
ntaly r. snd sunk the bit Of the AK several finee
in e. back end sides. lie then lett her for dead and
tool after biz MUiber-innw. who was running through
III. Il. I'D " the neighbours. She had gof ~ fx
fl that he len her, Went into the house took s.mo
fIe vent up stairs and set the beds Oh fire. In hat al
hour the bouse ard everything In it was In ruin'.
Two Of lie soE, Young men, were present al tho umes
but G are d net IA axe the lesst re- istance.
While the house was burr ing, Hurt was seen going
through the field toward hicket. About dark, sumo
thiity Of the DeighbOrs collected around the burning
Iuint. Mrs Hun was found IN q potato-patch sense.
les.. Sic was carried to q neighbours house, aud II
was ara eed TO meet al daylight the next morning to
hunt for HUT. The search short. lie went aboue
twenty rods 10 the edge OF thcket, and st.boee
binself twice with a pocketkm e. lie was h,afa
bors He had oet bis knife IN the grass, add haa ~
other weapon with which to fhish the work vt self
dest ucfiun. one dispatched to the city Tor
n ooct,r He hsc n dOube.bsnel shOt gun with i'm
apd in lea, ing for the city he kt the gun standing
uhe,r III. shed. Hurt hit the thicket IN the pight
can = to The housr where il stood, pull oil hts
ii. BIT boot fact. ped t. pole with HE haudkercn,ef
ahu rot at.r from the well to druk. As so"u rs Is
was zig bit be The gus, aud placing the muzzIo To
HE l.f e1r he discharged the piece Ms Is supp0 led,
with biz toes. He was found lying upon his back,
with bis left arm arouno thu gun.
Hurt wbs y dfiI king, shifiess, and evidently ded-
reiarc ulap His wife was a had-wOikiDg, iodustious
worsp. The fsmy lett without shelter or
,Drige # clothes. Mis-. Hurt had lived 10 constant
sI ~ her life for the last four yesrr, and suffered
tlous " debtLs.
The fan iIy formerly lived in the northern part Of
Ohio. Some fifteen years ago Hurt killed Delgbbos
Of his IN a drunken fray and fed 10 Canada. She
mansd in Ohio Until about four years ago, where she
received .tt.r from him from Michigan stating that
be had aD0 there and wanted her To- sell out and join
him Her children being anxious to ooue West, she
did 90 hut was 10 debt for RIog and board bill whea
rbe iounC him. She paid it, for che had about 80 with
her. She bought q place here; and not seeing any
reformation in the man. she secured the title IN her
own name. They lived together rs man and vile bat
a 81 Ort time. IN
He came nigh killir q her some two years ago. She
~ ore her life on him. and applied for bill. He has
been Ii, ing in The family since, terror " them
al She IN yed Clark g. Brother ~ get divorce.
Al her yeouett wrote the VI twice In her be-
halt Knowing her, as did, lshe having worked for
us several times, when compelled t. flee hor 0wn
bom4,D l informed them of her frOubes and they
,eeurtd the divorce and Der right IL the little property
she Possessed Bu' rhe IL not here now to thanktbem
for it, TOR have just learned that she died last light
Hurt was buried yesterday, and she will bs thn
evening.