Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-10
Man Murders his Wife at MONDAY IN the
Prr,rncr of his Children.

IFrOm the Detroit Advertiser October 3D.
We have to record another crime by which
wife and mother has been sen; ..unanointed
and unancaied' To her last home. On Satur-
day. about noon. Thomas Higgins. an indus
trlpus man. who, with his wife and two chill
dIcn. resides in Windsor, opposite this city.
went To his house from his work and ate his
dinner. After his meal was over he became
IEceL>ed at his wife according To the testi-
IIOny of his little son--whO was intoxicated,
aHd hit her upon the head several times with
= -ti-k OF ccrdwood and piece Of cane. He
knocked her down upon the floor. kicked her
IN the region Of the kidneys and leaving her
upon the hpnr. vent To his work
His little boy gave the alarm, and officer
samuel Port proceeded to the house where he
t"'nd The woman seated in chair. still alive,
HU' where she soon died The officer. after
putting the corpse in charge of some of the
ucI-hhOrs. went 10 the Great Western Railway
freight depot, where Higgins was employed,
and arrested him. A jury of inquest was sum
Iurue'l at the Town Hall by the Coroner. DIR.
Cisgrsm. when the little son of the prisoner
w'S examined. and testified to the facts stated
IN substance above.
a post mortem examination was held. BY
which IT appeared that the Sc alp was badly cut
ia several places; that conclusion of the brain
resulted from the blows, and that the kick said
t. have been given caused the rupture of some
ol the blood vessels. The little boy whose tes-
tlm"ny was taken is only years of age. The
only other witness Is the daughter aged 9
years. who ran away at the time the CorOner's
request was IN session. but who was found after
wards. The inquest was adjourned until this
morning at 10 clock, when the examination
will be proceeded with. The prisoner was
lodged in the Sandwich Jail
Cur reporter cOnversed with Higgins in the
presence of the corpse. but except at Intervals
he manifested the most stOlid Indifference, not
s"emIrs 20 care anything about the crime he
had committed, or as To what became of him.
seH- lie had not shed tear, but when the
lp>i n"Tism examination was being held
helped To move the body, and assist in various
ways He informed our reporter that he had
a gcedt deal "i trouble with his wife on account
Il hcs drinking prOPensitieS, and then ex-
claimed, Il couldn't help it We are in
formed that he also stated that he pushed her
over, when she hit her back against the bed
stead and fell upon the floor
Inc scene presented at the house was any
thing but pleasant TO person of weak nerves
The corpse lay upon sort of bench. and was
surrounded by number of women. who were
waIlIng, the children were sobbnc as if their
little Fcarts would break; II nephew Of the
prisoner was crying. and repeating over and
over again. Why did you do IL how could
y"T d. it,N while the man who had imbrued
has hands IL blood seemed but an unconcerned
spectator.
higgins at one time resided and worked in
this cIty. but for sOr.e time past has been en-
TI"yvd hy the Great Western Railway Comma
nv at Windsor station. lie is in his 18th wear
while the deceased was about 40 years of age
The children are at the house of Higgins. under
the care u the nephew, " no with the neighbors
vail see that they are properly cared for, until
some disposition IS made u the father.