, 1866-06-23
PROBABLE WIFE HURDER,
4 Husband Strikes His Wife q Fatal
Rlow While Under the Influence
OF Llquor-.His Subsequent
Demennor.

4 shocking deed. Il hjeh If probably ano,her case
OF vile musccr. WAS p: spetsaled yrsscrday tn
fhc house 40. 1s1 Illnots street, hy an lttehuau
who appeared 1t The time to be under the Influence
Of de!trtum t1tEneas. At one o'clock, family Who
Ectide In lhe taue tenement. a two4to,y frame
huifdsuC. "ese rt2nitd bv hearin. In the room
overhead the sound Of blon, follow ed by shrtrk
and heavy fall on The floor. a no.nen. asttrna.1.
ttzi1F. 1nn rrs'ed h,nR.lt quietly on chair with
IL pipe In Els mouth. To judge from his
ns oss Ssd S,a esse Tia.
i1y were deeply alarmed, however, ny The morse,
and on rush1n. M f'aIrs they discovered tho body
ward. Ind tpi1onnded WIN pooj % oi blood M i wh,eh
bad to7cd IRON horrible wound ~ the hack Of
her head. She was sui brca'b.ng. Int quite M
par nt1y, int that WIS sufficient On The floor bc-
eide her isy small stool with one OF thr legs
broken: md The top enlit IN two. which bad been
ruan Win tcstra1 officers Of tic tie Third iSectncl
took po~*tfeiun OF the housc.
The nsnr oT The unfortunate woman was Mari
Shoot. The vile Of Joseph Shoo'. Who was tho au.
fLof oi The ttEau-e and Unnatural deed IhcEr ap-
md tsom ha, Gu c ca.he1cd oi tic .;ory a Of Il:
pa7, II Would erc 1hnt tht act rms mol prem -slt-
ta1.t on ,hc psrt OF Shoot. bat done IN tuddcu
ware sco 4 plact called Dover 10 .hc .senfy ol
III nion, y. !. The +" o,nlu whose maine VA Mary
lEhct. had previously been UaIr1rd. and w4s tho
*oon alter lef zua1Eia:e ms1h Joseph shoot. The
roAplt removed 70 this c,tJ: whcrt ne onfa!n ID
e1nplo. men: as laborrr on The dock. lie ma-
-lradT, hard s.urllnc rnan. Kind 10 hia WIFE aud
% her roy. 1bou he brought Up aud educated A.
1I'e oSn- ScNf was he Enosn 10 tEeIt her mar H.
+. OF utfes an rnk3uu word TO my ouc- i1n.td
Ur tnant .ears he lived esteemed and vel! liked "
all lsA ntlcnhtIf.
Ahoa' three weeks aeo rad change .eam, oycr
II lille he usfho}c. Shoot brcan 10 drink tstiic.
The ff%81E a rf,.
ecnted himteif from bis home slowly the dlsca. {
rrcu upsp him. until his ulsc began to experience
tnc enects OF hi. habats. He grew cross, and used
haHh lancna:e IT the poor woman. ~ho. however.
bGle NTH ii MI. ard nc,cr hard to complain.
In ihe eourse Of ttrse eeks snoot. who bad fos
eight tycars sustained tbe character Of sober, 10.
uusuious mar. Was M tr1tclAtrlabic dsunEard. On
Day Int the terrible dstcatc kno+n ~ dc.
l'r'um .ttsnen. s*ran 10 manifc.t itfe'f. The
.mrs tnd c:heFN.sc exhibited unmtstak1 Die ), mp
IONS oi inf.nity. Oec1,lorally he was. s"t.u ia
q drink in biz .obcr Intervals be still rrieinst
htt original lintnees Of biz nature.
unis IN bonr before the sdfcadfu ereut which oc
Of the Goutc conse.slu- quietly with one Of hi
| ne'chbo'e. I man who occupled that part Of ths
tenement. Excerpt tha' b vas q little re.'le.. ans
dlsquieted IN his stpeci there VIA potlinG 10 c1
ctte any eFec1sl alarm. 1he snAn went 10 hl. wosI
snd SHOOT ntu1ned TO ais room In The rear part o
1ns dinner Tor The family 1herc waf no OF. r1c.
ent tut the tHe. the sun being ont IT the nnne+ e
ttal Mhat took place cannot be precisely Atccrtxn
| cd. Probably the man Nas fsixcd wlth some nts
notion peculiar 10 The ditea.e under uh,ch b
tEcesed. for II il NOT likely that bis vile avc hin
any p1oyoeatiou. Thc 6sBf tudlc1tIon ths' Au{th,n
va. wrong was the blow. the tctcam and the II
| hetru by The parties who occupied the room bef0N
lie hAd evidently tttzc the ftoo! by III the lc.
| and struck bis wife suddenly while she vi, hrnt
irg over The stove The wouud was inflicted fi.t
on the centre Of tho back part Of !he head. ii
ekull teipR e,na. hed 20 thai The brains psoiruu.
shoot Was Immediately taken into custody ar
lcdcca tn the Sofih Market station, whence
will he transferred this morning to the Arusor
| iir,s2 man Of ahou. thirty slao ycara Of a:c. al
ase 1e. nine inches IN heieht. lle u. ao1
honetl looking lcllo~. laie dcmtanot lat est
r,.ps Of feeling, but his rc.tr.
n QE,et eyes betrayed the existence Of inslnll
Un being quettiontd a. to Nhtt 1td him 10 /
commission Of sucn Rn aets he taiked ineohcrta;
, | giving variety Of fra.ons. fuch A. eTayr m
! onl5 wuuld ,masine. lie rttated rc!y cJr1riy I
| manner II which he .truck her x1th the ttool. 4
raid that be did u becauEc shc had annoyed b
! on the prev ious night. al one lime be teemed
:. '<nlt over The decd. expressing hie soE1o" ibat
: uid no: hft hrr acsln. 7hc:e. hoatvrr. wot
: sttm 70 hc hui 'hc rasfrct Of a .Daltae. All "
l know him intimately, CONCUR in SAVING that vt
he If 10 condition 10 appreciate The tut cata
: | hat haf lct21lcu him, TO one will teei 1t n,
kttnly. lie W1s very fond Of bis wife. and ~ he
naturally man of scIy sei>iiiye naiu1c,
4 | thought or whst he has done in his rstnces II
| not 1urrohsbiy rEose fsial 10 himself.
! The Won1an ft'uatnla In tue house n btrl' she :
| struck at the das. IN I state OF ufsc1 uncooecto
! ncrs. From The flEtt no: tac faintr<t hope Waa
ttltaiped OF hcf recovery, yet thc fingered ou Il
:. late hour last nlch'. hui Is ScTy rsohaaty Grad
!. orsI Wagner n i'll 1old m inquest on the boar
y f0fcnVQb,