, 1866-02-07

A Man sszb& H3a Wits 1iiaih 4 Dagger.
lnutcs'"G, Terrible Wounds, aud
ahcn Bhools Hiua >e1f.


tfrom the Saginaw Enterprise, ad]
The usual quiet Of x!lwaulte. "a slilsge on
Lie river 'Lrcc miles below this city, was bro.
ken Yesterday morning by tho Startling e!y Q!
woman, Mrs. Marlin, TINT her hnaband nag
attcmptcd to kill her, aud sl1at sue feared be
had killed bimsc1&. Her neisabors, on re-
pairing 10 the house, found lhe huso5nu w.
teEine II us blood on Il. 1as LOOT = nottiDle
he lad co,na,t.cd suicide by sltoottnS A!mse1t
with p1e,11 which he still held fn h1s clcnched
hand. Il bloody dagger was lying near BY
Him. The woman, 10 bleeding, suhuftns
condition. wns conveyed 70 the honsc o. hcf
home. Medical aid wns summoned: and 1t
war soon asccrteined thai she, though fear
tulir cut, WIS no: In q dangerous condition.
Upon IN investigation lcld Immediately by
Jus1icc Wright, the following facts IN the
tnsc were elected: Mr.. Martin lad been
drinking to excess for satnc time past, and for
two OF tllree days he had been much dep7ess-
e: in u1ind, nnd had exhibited In the presence
OF Ills friends 1,nulistlhahle signs OF ,,4x,aia a
y.oiu. Ills wife statcs that he called her ia
The bed nnd asked hcr TO hc.p him get up.
She assisted him tn rise, whereupon lie went
into an adjoin,n= roam without dressing, and
tos'k tEsssl their '.laces Spanish da.Gcf and
4 small Two harrcled pistol which tic Ind kept
in his house fol some time. With the dagger
in his right hnnd nnd the pistol in the other,
he turned upon Ills wife, who i'll n;!ac.ly saw
by his appearance that lie WIS Intent upon
snlac foul design. She rcsoln,cly Mci him
and attempted to wfest the weapons RON his
..srnhp, III lis frenzicd strt,gE:lo he made
desperate slash Mt 1lcr tt,roat. The Enite cut
4 large gc:i, auross The lower part Of her lace
lnsing tarr Ler teeth and jaw. Finding that
she could not rctrain him in his fury. She
turned "a rcirca. by side door. As sue
rasscd oul lie struck her another blow in the
ind. I'm h1Nin nrt .r.A1 t,nhr t1ta shnu1da~
penetrating about four inches, but owing to
the Flant:ug direction given II, did not reach
thc yital*. il appears that ie Immediately
shut tue door and commenced the work OF
hutchcry upon himself. scrcu distinct
wounds In the brcast mark the number OF
thr.ssts }1c made toward his hrart- In every
instance, lrwcrcr, the digger failca to l'eae.
tratc the cavity Of the body. He then put
the pistol 10 his breast and fired Int 1t seems
it was londcd without ball, and only made
fi7slltful flesh wound. He next placed thu
1nuzz,c in his mouth and discharged the con-
tents Of thc rcIuainins barrel into his bead
In moment hr was lying in m tnscnsfble
condition upoE the floor, md before his
friends reached him. his spirit had taken Its
flight forever.
Amer tull investigation. the jury agreed
upon verdict that the said r. 4. Martin
and dagger wounds, inflicted by his own
hnuds.'
afr. Martin was a native Of Switzerland and
about th,rry-iour years OF age- He had been
10 this country about twelve years, and has
lived in Zllwaukic for tho pa.t three, keepln.
saloon. For four years previous to his
coming to ZllwaukIe, he lived Ut Bay City aud
filed the office Of Register Of Deeds, Hc was
Ii man Of iinc education, end till gin burned
ott his better nature was i1.tcd 10 till any sta
tiou III the best OF society. For the last two
wears he has been town clerk, b;,t lis habits
llayc bc;n s;,ch as to impair his ability 10 dis
chucr the duties properly. or late he sccm-
ed much discouraged.