New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SULLIVAN STREET.
A Spaniard Murders his Pather-in'Law.
ur s1aas HIS WIFE AND Her MOTHER.
jealousy the Cause-Escape Of the Murderer.

rear e premises No. l5i Sllivgn street Harmon
CaiDor. b coloed uau, b-og stabbed r. the heart ~
Folk Sat ctez, bs son-ir-iAw. ,us ~e-ks .go
sapch,z VITO is eoOc 10 king ynuog Sp.tia &, mar
ri.d S,rsh jan. Curuon, sprizhtls cjored g'r and
la.teriy tie rewly married ceopl- boarded Win Mr.
eIo Me. CUTIOu 81 toe b)ve Dumber
sanci e. ~ho Is repr- serted q. b-iDg a. extremely
vicious e low, without becsme jealous Of hls
wife sId day or two threatened - take per
ne. AZ. Ut the tius Ssn bez tp'k fronn closet
{ sword care belonging 70 his s'De'-io-l.w, ard 'ad
ie goifg t. have n paired. ihe fanny tt n'st
th6Ogtt O th crcu ns;ance, a. 'he Gaze sp-
appeared 70 b. 10 pe,fc' ordr, but the matter vas
soon forgOter, or, a. least, IOtting more ~as SAD
about it. Sanchez continued to fod fa2lt " til his
wifr, ono Ii ace iBss If v-ry di-.Elte>be.
II. wac cut lsie Wedne'oay tight, aud the family
sat 10 waitlpg for bIs return I'll = O'Clock a. IN. Az
SsIolez cane Ii be br ugtt the swOdcans wit him,
ard iu N, da,cly aftaraard started INTO the bedroom
i.h bs ate 70 re ne. M. Cufuon. having occasion
to 90 ito The bedroom waTe Ssnc7ez and her laugh
ter ~ert ksocked IT TIE co'r bat S,nehez refused 10
acn,t t,r al g for bade rs wife from doiog So As
iast res0It Mr.. CUfpoa puhed the door which she
had 10 sooner done ,ba1 Sznchz drew the blade from
tie sword care and ru-t ed fHioury upon her.
Tie steel peI etrate0 The e by part o. the len arm,
inf ctug a dangerous bot not fatal " 'und. Ms
SsLct.z cane to aid hor potter shen tle de'parafo
turftd UPON ard stabbed rer il t-s back or nght
shoulder, c,usire a veIy daogefoas sound Cd'non
n en- n,erier,d TO protect s wife and daughter, wOes
Sanchez sesiu raised the steel and plugged IL with
eI, st forte INTO IT. back Of Bis f4,her-'n lar
Tee weapon pierced the beart and the uuof odiDg
d al iell tr tie floor a cope. Tos feni ev'dootly
inter cling t. nurctr the sboe fsuiy, then made for
ms efus younger s-ier bat she carted down CELLAR
art tsospsd hn SascbeL then lef the prenises, bu:
fesig lie still yns 10 wat for them the inJure4
wcII.D ard tie g' sfrai0 TO leave the room or
to rsse aarm lest tue murderer sh)uli etaou aud
fuish liz f.rd,rh work by taking tLeir lives. Mrs
Cu'Lon ard her two oaugiters arJussi mar seepi1g
n tie upper part ei tie hous-, aud requested him TO
coll tie police, there had been q murier commte1;
bot be refused TO move sbJ t1s bleeding victims we're
coo PEELED 10 he there asd suffer without medical sd or
ait.Lticn Of suy kind, b-sde the cean body OF the
tusbs1d sDd is,her Il o'clock 10 tue mocnlng,
whtn they ospstct ed by to tue Eighth fteclnct
Police. station a1d i0iJrGcd Sergeant MDutt then on
duty Of tie tragedy. TTey ~ouo have eooe out them
s,vts bat f. areo S,neh'z wss yns IN wait for then.
Sergeant McuBtimpec iatey r psiredtotne spotwlth
lumber Of officers, aro dio oil in hs power f,rtoe
ruff, ,rers snd also made ca Jr the murderer, but
be wss nowrere to be fouod. Coroner Schumer was
not fed TO hold II quost.
Cattsin Turubu sub.e luenly deputed Officers
Baldwin Wireb1n TO arcn for Sar c1ez, an1 the
officials searched his Old haOots but without SUCCESS.
Other policemen were likewi-e on hs alert, and It
- tt lieved q G murderer vii snOn b. taken.
Mr. Curnon WAS very respe;tsblo add isdu'trous
msp He ives employed in the large china establish
ment corner Of BIoadwsy and Become 'trett Mr'.
Curnon and her dauI liter alec highly spoken OF;
their honse wac aud clean, ans everything ABOUT
tue pr, usts ud Gated that tnty were ivlrg comforts
bly, At tee time Sanchez ps!isg attentions to Miss
Curpop ff epCs OF MI CurCn ADVISED bm to forbi his
dsugmer marrying hin,, n be was sP.efdl and
sIc,,us felUw; but Mr.. Curcon seem tD think he
wou d make good husband, ind conssEted TO the
union.
II sppea,s that the mother aud daughter COrnelis
upon escaping from the apartment Iao up st's u tue
garret cr att, follosed by Satchez sword caue IN
hand the iend seeming neUt upol tskiog tneir lives
Ttey gained the be sd of the stairway first aud closed
the coor thus bsIrrg Ls further pupo es Tee blood
tbirsiy wretch stood eGrsug aod sssarDg at tle Coof
spt hie attention was drawn to the lover ppt OF the
houte by the balopg ol Martns Curboa, anot er
Gao. lit r. At this tine a Cal die which he held IN Oue
hard welt ont and be retsCeO bis steps to the lower
ratt of tfe Dou-e w ere he mace sesrch for Mutna
SIZE heard him coming and -ecreed hers If in closet
crt civ ~ der his loom Having lighted his candle ne
went Gown ,nlo the C. lar and attempted To force the
H. order 10 get a, Martha bat the DO is not yield
,ng 10 hs pressure lie returned TO his room, where le
TAT long wiile upon bis beo taking TO himself. Mar
tia heard HIN tslk,1g bu the only words or sent"pcs
ste could d-tif gaish was, Never mad, I'll cstch
ycu aLd II you ard myself, to-
Yesterday morning CortLer Srhirmer proceeded to
the house and held inquest upon toe dy Of de-
oeassc. Ire folowln. tsst~ory was clctei
TTsTiMOsY.
Cornths Coruon, being s~orn, dcposes ant s'ys-l
an ne Wit of .assd nj. ht before lat Felix csn-
ci q IN, sou.iL.a. brc1i1 Jealous ui wife aO jut
one uIis,ito L,tuucbel, dhd hr Hnd ms 'ie, nY
deu hter bad disputo,- he waited IL dTaS ner u
ttur4 Wlict would not PEI 1t, asd ne Otc7me au7iy
" "a mr; rothu. nuth~f occurred uutI tls i'ih'hSi
hhout - o'clock at which tine was ironing cl tbrs
down ~ the kitchen, ~hen | heaId >auchez aud ms
wife wrUpglug auc takibs LOUD IN roe ROOM V'e'-
heed: 1 tLisheC oy work hLC went u stars win by
tusLat 4 and found tna, the door Oi Lue 100 wulcl
/, ads Ia their b. CROWN shich L. used paflJr aIi
als, .s IA sl.epiug. ~ i,r myself n1d husband was
locked; | kuocked louoly aud delnani'd edmtt t1cs
three time ssked uy oaoghteT 20 ,PeH tDe 1o'r
ana ste sAld tb-t hue uaLi sUuld not ivt 4eI'
I'm but,t ooen th roUu dutr AMI found tle BE- ir
Cotr closed; S4rcuc1 CGue ott 81 tte boui''m
almost imuedis,ely, and 1staiuy tl.pet olca
agsin To- get the s"or' zane .nicu wa.
lyrp upcn a char by The slhe of his Dec;
H., a., ~ CAGE out aud stabbed me in ths lett upper
SIN as he did so my daughter unpei out OF bod sni
h then rnaoe at h,r sud stable Ter II tue Ell siou
Ger. NY nu-tsBd attenltedio ward u the o.'"s AZ
- al th,a 1ai,. Ht h u, mi | saw raise
ts arin 10 stnke but oid not the bio" i1lI; my
daughter aud nyse ran up s.Nirs, iol"Ted oy o'u-
chez bus the door pIevrLtsd hts getting at u.s. heat
ug ny csug tjeI M,Ittn hgt"o, be vel! d'"H sIAH'
a,r Ter st THIS tine Lii hight went ouf, aai ne "al
back Tito the p4r.cr oicsssd tln>.i, atd IL haF
su hour - ewaId lc't the Ious- aud kroF uO'llus
furtteI about hiiu; S-BCuez supt drukiaS Mal ou.