The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-22
CRIME IN NEW YORK.
Murder I'm WIllIamsburg-A Man Kills
HIS WIG aud Cu1a Hts Throat.

a shocking murder and suicide took place
about O'Clock yesterday morning in Williams
burg. At that time Officer Lee, of the forty-tifth
precinct, was passing along North Eighth
So, occupied by Thomas Mullane and his wife,
he heard the terrified cry of a woman; where
tain the cause of the IL ouble, If there should be
any, when Mrs. Mullane rushed out, her throat
cut wide open, and the blood flowing and spirit
ing out; with outstretched arms she fell forward
upon the sidewalk, just after leaving the door
way, and almost instantly expired from loss of
1t was but few moments before a large and
excited throng gathered about tbs dead woman,
and the officer was about entering the basement
to discover the cause of the murder when sud-
denly and unexpectedly Mullane started forth
holding in his hand the razor that had killed
his wife, and flourishing it with wild exclama-
tions He was in fact a maniac, and when the
policeman attempted to secure him he lodged
about, whether tor the purpose of attack or not
is not certain but finally ran away, and in
running CUT ms own IhroaI ana Inen ieiI down
In the street. He wan Immediately taken up
and surgical aid procured, but the selfinflicted
wound was fatal and he died in about an hour.
IL was found, on examination, that Mullane
had seized his wife by the hair unexpectedly,
and drawing her head backward, had cut her
throat in such frightful manner that nothing
but the back muscles ana vertebr@ were un-
divided. The carotid arteries and jugular veins
were cleanly divided and the unfortunate
woman bled to death in very short time. No
cause is assigned for the terrible act. Mullane
was q native of Ireland, and was a very pas.
sionate and impetuouS man. He was about
thlrty-eight years of age, but far from being
settled down into steady life; had many times
been in dangerous affrays and had often broken
the peace. For about year he has been
jupkman in the neighborho1 ID of his crime and
death, and has more than once appeared in the
Police Court because OF his inhuman treatment
of his wife; and now his brutality has culmi-
mated in murder which he dare not survive.
About year since he assaulted q policeman,
and was, in consequence, sentenced to the Peni-
tentiary, where he served Lis allotted time.
On the 18th of last June he shot man and
nearly killed him, and was brought up before
Justice Dikeman about week ago for the
offense He pleaded guilty of assault with in
tent to do bodily harm, and got OF with hve
days In the Penitentiary. The nve days expired
last Friday and he came back to williamsburg
and on Saturday visited New York, in order to
find situation, but returned to his wife unsuc-
cessful. 1t was remarked that, after coming
back, he treated his wife with more than usual
attention; and none OF the neighbors knew that
any dinculty occurred between Them
Both the bodies were taken to the Station
House to await the arrival of a Coroner, that an
inquest might be held, and up to late hour q
large crowd of tnquisiLiye persons, anxious to
look upon the CHASTITY corpses, remained out
sde.-N. y World.