, 1859-07-28
SHOCKING DOMESTIC TRAGEDY
1 HCsBaxD CTS HIS WfFEs T1Ie0AT.
ClreuIn8I enceH Of the Crlme-Appeax.
pe4FAneo Of the Prisoner.

About eight o'clock last evening most rain-
ful excitement was caused in that vicinity Of the
South Division, by the rumor that Dr.. Frank
Royal, residing at 1917 Adams street bad, while
walking With his wife On Quincy street, sudden
u, in fit Of rage, cut her throat, inaietiuS a
gbass1y wound, Immediately fleeing to escape
! arrest.
| From what TIC could learn last evening it
would appear that the parties, lirfng in small
cottage on Adams street On the corner Of the
n1ley running from Monroe to Adams, bad lcfl
home about the hour named for walk, nothing
unusual was noticed in tho derneanor Of either.
| They had proceeded but two blocks and when
on Quincy street near Wells those in that vicin-
isy were startled By CT Of ''Murder" proceed
/ log from The woman, the man at the same time
leaving her and making of nozshward across
| the vacant lot.
Mrs. Royal, holding her hands to her throat
the blood streaming from between her fingers,
ran home to their residence on Adams street,
exclaiming to several persons she met On the
way "My husband has cut my throat" She
entered the house without assistance, about
! which large crowd gathered. and the most c1-
traordinary rumo-s were adoat, and much cx-
citemcut prevailed.
DR.. Jerome, was Immediately summoned from
his drug store on the corner of South Clark and
Adams street. lie found that . long deep gnsh
had been cut in the side of the womnn's throat,
presenting ghastly appearance, though sever
ing none Of the more important blood vessels.
The proximity Of the scene TO theA rmory po-
lice station made numbers Of the police among
the first on The ground. and the detectives we're
Immediately on the truck Of the fugitive hus-
band. About an hour aud d halt niter the COM
mi.tal Of the deed Of attempted wiie-nurdeE,
nr, Royal was taken into custody By officer
West. at No, Ill jackson street, the residence
of his daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, wife of
well known circus performer.
When arrested by the officers Dr.. RoSai pro-
tested bis eutire ignorance Of aught pertaining
to the tragedy. which he said he had heard OIL
but knew nothing Of its caute- Tie was taken
10 the lookup about ten o'clock last evening ano
lodged in one Of the cells.
-Our reporter saw and conyersed with him
little time after his arrest, md to him i'r' h.
reiterated his entire ignorance Of the whole al'
fair in its inception !; said he had been down
town and taken m ice-cream ut !" Nnghss,
near the Court House, and when returning, hts
daughter Rosa Mrs. Armstrong; met him, tell
ing him that some ono had cut her mothefs
throat. md urging him ' not To 60 home" upon
which he had gone with his daughter to jack
son street, where the officers found him. Lie
arain and again arowed his ignorance Of the
nernetrat;on of the deed, and that be loved his
wife rs fondIv rs ever any husband could.
DR.. Royal is q mau little past middle life,
apparently m Eoglishman, has been, we learn
an army surgeon, and has been for some yaars
resident of this city, where he has nostly
t;x.t3 in tl,e North Division. He seems intelli-
rent. and his appearance last evening, ut cur
Interview ut least, gave no traces Of the intox1"
cation anaef TIC nauenee O. ".'~
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we sis'seo tue fesiuenee' w. -
strcct, aooot eie'ea c'oeA ."s' ~
found the unfortunate woman III e""lee VI -,
y. H. fnch from "nom "e !saA s :. -, -.
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seVeEaa OF the o91ef1es' inS aoae
OF tie tamll5 haTc NOT oeen o1 soe 0ee' S11''A =.
ter. and frequent 9uaFrcts nave oeeo LIE te'a'|,
more violent than usual took place, and TINT
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| utter her return home last evening refused to
saw anything more to csiminate her husband,
refused 10 answer my ~,
| fl1EelI0H a4Su 4V" VI ~ "Ho+A sA~
done. Afler her FIRST exclamation that her hus'
band had cut her throat, she seemed to desire te
recall it, stating to policeman that she saw the
shadow of man who stole up behind her, ane
;muediata,r cut her with a knife. and on he1
exc,uiminc turned and ran.
Thi, singular affair caused most profound
sensation in that vicinity last esening. It vii
doubtless be thoroughly examined to-day.
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