, 1866-07-21

a United StAtea Internal Revenue
Nflccr ArTcASed for Attempting TO
Murder hip XTtfes
From the Mobile Register, July Is

Murder hIa Wife.
From the Mobile Register, July Is
Jacob SfouEhdecker Is quite youuE man.
and his wife Is plctty youn: woman. They
arc 1ntl Gcrmatss, aud have child about six
years old. During: their residence iu New
Orleans, previous 10 coming to Mobile, the
domestic circle Of tho Slou=hlcckcr family
vas very turbulent, and oil one occasion tue
co:irts Of that city on the charge Of adultery,
which resulted liz thc'r separation. They
subsequently, "juntpd the broom stick - and
turned up in Mobile, since which timc they
have repeatedly been before tho Mayors
court aud justices ot tue peace Tor difficulties
growing oul Of tlleir relationship as husband
pnl wife. These cascs have frequently bccn
reported In thc+c columns, aud The sympathy
VI their friends always seemcd about equally
About fvc or six weeks ago sloughlccker
lad another quarrel with his wife, anl took
;tc child away from her. Phc caused Ats ar.
resi- N. t1ae Charge of assault With Intent 10
kill, and l'nI him put under bond o! 500 to
lcep tllc peace.
sfnee lin. lime NC hive lcnr.l nothing from
f,,cu, further tban tllc iacl Tint they wcrc
living tcla,atr-thc hts*'fnnl 0h DAupl,in
etrcct, nuL the wits nn Cuuti street. A few
nights ayo s1u,lgl!drckcr went duwn to the
f,nstati, and TIC. Ills w'te t1.cro n co'nl'any
with yo,ng mnn. On tho .iuy lo!iowlax lio
addressed sstr note requesting IN interview
With llrr on frltny ,,ight ut liis ron'n on
1'nnphn street. Al III" hn1ir designated,
nire. x1:nx''tl"eker wcnt 70 tlle room.
Hu,kcl unt. mud shortly ait"r"ard. mot him
tn thr r1ll'Iir square. Th1s was alDnl tttnr
n'ctork ut night. liz created lsrr With y
ilrn,nnt smitc. a'al asked l'cr I" tnkc walk
t"nill. nut nj tho ga'c l.nin9 1T, " dn'ci''!
t,r,rt. 1l,u wlt' tnye TINT tn huggud ut,ti
k..rct trr Turing t1Ir wink, IND .lcsrr Acctl,cd
nIa'k 70 sweet !" ter M gu sl'lA orcasloi,.
1'ny tlIr }'ast md un!'n "'wc 'n.'rc with her
IN rtrrl'al love. Itc nlno t'r"tnlscd 10 glyc
j.rr u!D,ey nn rc.I1 her iii yt.lt 10 lIls EgIa'
lives. lor The hrlartlt NJ f'rr inr.lli,.
as Til. conyrrsal'nn prosecuted. they waltz
I'd slowly ~ ". I"trp' n''.'n'. n1.t by tlls
Hue they gait thu rallfsmd 'rrrt y lad got
tIu!tr 1Atc, mud The VIII suggested Tint they
rrtusn. lsni the husband prevailed upon llur
1ogo lfttEs further. TN. n'lr agnin Insisted
rttAr,IIrK, hut thu ltrl'a.tI persuaded her
rlrr. ti'cY could get somctl'fng 10 drink. The
Ni[e kept on. and nn,tc several efforts 10 got
hrr husband to return, hui fearing no danger
with him. sic wa1kcd out to = bridge, between
i quite tccludcd and lonely. Here
The husband suddenly turned On
ills helpless vic, anil .nnde the Lnrrtblc an.
nn,1ncrtnent that she i'ad lnk:n her Inst step
On this side Of The grave. lie accus*.l llcr Of
adullcry, aud told her that l.o wou!l dcspntch
1cr instantly II slc garc any a1arm. The
in the terrible ellrncc Of thnt lonely spot de-.
clnrcd ,,ctorc lcr God that II WIS talsc, antl
begged iim to nane Ills authority. lie drew
Tore lc killed her: The wIIc tlnrtorcd hin 10
tl'arc her fife, and in her desperation grasled
3!is urn: when llc lr'rf9d the pistol md
drew large knife. lie attempted IL stab her
1'y Providence, and the well directed ctTosts
pfth wOnld-fe murderer wcrp tAwartcd,
Finding that t,ntA knife and pistol had
1ni!cd him, lie rauEht his yohn. wlto by the
1a!r OF the head and tried Il. chpkc her to
death, at the SANG time running Ills thumb
l,to her ,!ght eye and cnusIng It Ia shock
Ing manner. The unfortunate woman Taught
with desperation for her life, and her scrcams
alarncd The 1sndlsh husband. Upon looking
MP from his victim. hc hc,Icld u stump, Of
er:te= spectre Which confronted Him In hls
minds Imagination, and ran of, leaving the
PROSTATE firm Of Ills half etrans1cd wife on
Lie bridge. Shortly Atter Mrs. Sloughdeckcr
recovered her strength, shc made her way to
It drove her off.
Mrs. sl"ushdcckcr continued her state.
n1cnt, shat after her husband had made scy-
cral efforts to shoot mud stab her, he tore
whole lards!u1 OF hair out uf her head, and
this hair was aiterward found on the spot.
together with her net. shoes and enme little
1rinkets: lic was terribly cnrascd, and BE-
Ianlt 2uI4FAIeQ At1ef nc Lad failed In d.
1cctsng the knife to her heart. To
Tho nearest recollection OF the wife, this
desperate struggle for life, On the brIdce;took
place at about eleven O'Clock. Mrs. Slough
s!tker's right eye IS horribly eougcd, ami she
L. susie!5ng- intensely from IT,, licr ncok is
covered with flesh wounds made By his finger
nails willie choking her, and her hody bears
Eonc seyerr marks OF violence. Several Wit.
ncsscs testified to hearing her scream on the
Bridge, but they arrived too late to sec tho
PARTIES,