The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-11-25
TerriRls Trassdr IN New orls.ns.

A terrible tragedy occurred about 10 O'Clock
last night i'm Marigny street near Msresu. Third
District which resulted in the instantsnseusde death
of the principal actor in il, and the wounding Of
two other persons one Of them dangerously. IL
.appears that German girl named Mary Webber,
called yesterday afternoon to see q Mrs Thomas,
the wife Of a man named Joachim Thomas, . ma
tive Of Manila all Foreigners and that II was late
in the evening before she proposed going home.
Mrs. Thomas had been drinking some during the
afternoon, and begged Miss Weber to remain
with her all night, saying that when her husband
came home, she feared he would beat her if she
was alone, but that he would not do so If Miss w.
was there. aAfig ai0fsH iplR 9238s ig.s
The girl was finally prevailed upon to remain,
and it was arranged that she should sleep with
Mrs. Thomas. The husband came home little
before 10 O'Clock, in morose and ugly state Of
mind, and got on a cotin family room, on which
to sleep All the parties went to bed, and Mrs.
! Thomas fell asleep almost immediately, but Miss
| Weber remained awake In the meantime
Thomas had, among other things, remarked that
he did not believe any one of the three would be
alive in the morning. short time after retiring,
he arose, and approaching the side Of the bedron
which Miss Webber was lying; commenced taking
liberties with her. y II &liFG III 5es
The girl resisted when Thomas drew dagger,
threatened her with death, and dragged her out
upon the floor, She was finally enabled to get
/ upon her feet; Thomas, in the meantime, pacing
the floor with the dagger in his hand, and fire..
quenty approaching his wife's bed. Watching
her opportunity Miss Weber sgrasped the hook
on the door, Embossed it, and turning the key in
the lock, made dash for the street, with nothing
on her but her night clothes Thomas sprane
after her With the ferocity Of tiger, and caught
her by the clothes; striking at her with the dag
ger. The portion Of the garment seized by Thoma,
fortunately gave away and he only succeeded il
Iinficting slight wound in Miss Webber's shout
der. She then ran up the street, crying watch
and she soon met officer J, Boyle. XXI
Boyle ran to the house, burst open the door
and had approached the cot on which Thoma.
had again thrown himself when the muaquite
bar was suddenly raised, and he received terri
BILE thrust in the abdomen. Retreating into the
street he met another officer, who rushed into The
house, and selling Thomas, was in the act O
dragging him out, when Mrs. T. remarked thai
there no necessity for strikinghim or dragging
him out, as he was fixed" This was indeed the
case, as the man was breathing his last, having 1
CHASTITY wound in bis abdomen, which perforated
the stomach, and which had been inflicted with
broad sheath.k knife fully twenty inches in length
This is the knife with which Boyle was probably
stabbed, and which Thomas seems to have pro
! yided himself with, after the attack on Misl
Webber. XXI, \, Z, e,,is.s.grtf IN, ,.ysal.i D6l
4 Owing to the remark. made by Mrs. Thomas, 4
was thought that she might have killed her hus
band, andshe was accordingly taken into custody
| We presume, however, that they will be released
as the coroner's jury decided that Thomas com
mitted suicide We learn that Boyle's wount
viii in all probability prove fatal Ell