Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-03-11
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HUSBAND NEARLT sEvER5 HIS wIFE's HEAD
PROM HEn BonV.

A HUSBAND NEARLT SWISS his WIFE's HEAD
IRON HEH BonV.
F-u ne Cincinnati Gareue.1
A most horrible murder was committed in
THIS city last evening, between the hours OF
seven and eight O'Clock, at a brick building on
toe sou-h side OF Front street, between Broad-
Eay and Ludlow. An Irishman, named Pat
rick Ntzhugh, without any proFocation what
cser, deliberately cut bis wife's throat with a
razor, and 50 deep and determined was the
wound, that the woman's head was nearly
severed from Der body. The particulars q
His most ibhuman and tragical affair were
furnished our reporter BY an eyewitness Of the
whole transaction, from whom we gather The
following PARTICULARS
Yesterday afternoon, the deceased visited
the above premises for the purpose OF admins
tering 10 the Rsnt Of an invalid acquain-
lance. She rens ned there until after night
fan, when her husband called after Der for the
purpose, as be said, Of escarting her home.
His wife, with a female friend, were chatting
socially together, when the husband entered
the room, and drawing up a chair, be mingled
in the conversation with them. Probably
haif an hour elapsed, and be proposed hey
should 20. The three raised from their seats
together, and while the wife was hunting for
Der bonnet, be suddenly grasped her around
tle waist. and, pulling from his pocket a ra-
z1r, Be drew t in,an instant across her throat.
The wound commences at the front medium
line, and encircies more than thrse-f0urths Of
the neck, severing the iugular veins and carotid
artery His wife staggered for a second sitter
sie had been wounded, and cried out, g Oh, nv
Godl Maria, run for the priestW then, pit
ting a shawl up 70 her throat, she momenia-
rilv s.aunched the flow Of blood and CROPPED her
way from the room and staggered through a.
Passage way, a distance Of some thirty feet,
where she Wasmst BY a woman at the head Of
a fight Of s-eps, into whose arms she fell,
shTieking, For CODE sake, get the priest r'
and then Immediately sank to the floor A
corpse.
McHugh, as quickly a. be had accomplished
bis purpose, left the house and fed 10 bis own
q siience in L~ongworth's building, Sixth street,
east q Broadway. where he vas shortly after
ward found BY officers Anderson and Balsar,
who conveyed him 10 Hammond street station
house. When detected BY the officers he was
sarrstsd IN a ittls room, and although t~eii-tsle
ev dences o. blood were on bis shirt bosom, be
denied The act and uphrsided the officers for
incarcersting an innocent man. At the station
house ws conFersed with him, and he laughed
and smiled AZ If the affair was a good Joke;
but later and toward morning he seemed 70 re-
slize bis terrible situation and The ~enormity Of
his crime, and p~alliatsd il By saying his wife
was untrue 20 him.. lie is about fifty years Of
age, and bis wife, as be informed rs, not yet
forty. He has three children, the Youngest a
Erl about eleven years Old she was beside he
dead and mutiated BODY Of her mother, and
seemed nigh frantic a. The sWful occurrence.
MrHurh is a bad and desperate character,
and has made other attempts than this upon
his wifs's life. In the year 1852 be ssssiled
her with a razor, and inflicted a series of
wounds upon her arms, face and breast that
came very near proving fatal. For this be
WAS srrsIgnel. convicted and sentenced 10 the
rsni e1tisry for a term Of seven years. He
served out his time, and has only been released
within the last six weeks.
Coroner Carey visited the spot at g o'eloek,
ana directed The body q the murdered woman
10 be taken to the Hammond street station
house.
An imitation Of Madame Bemoine appear
in humble Life 10 New York Grace Heenan,
a domestic, gave birth 70 a male infant child,
and to hide her shame thrust Der infant into the
fiery 1rrnaes IN her employers house. The
od1r caused her detection