New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-17
CRIME.
A WIFE MuRprR IN rnr FouRrm wARp.

WIFE MURDER IN THE FOURTH WARD.
For some time past Charles GOttfred Waibe pro-
pnetOr of small grocery on the first floor of No 80
Jamesst, has been in the habit of quarreng with his
wife Ann. On one occasion he arrested by the
Police for having beaten her. and locked
np for the night On Monday evening they QuaITeled
waibel wishing her TO in from the street. and she
Secp,np :" do so. Wai9el finally appealed to Officer
cause of her refsa IN hey him. The officer declined to
So and Mrs Wabe bt 70 r[tt n9r , nus
that if they did not 20 into the house ana quaTIeng
d ne you'd BE forced TO arrest R2th q M tCr
- =, went intV III onSSoif saloon nm
the door, and M,ci tnen went to the to5cet corner
Inc 6asthent Of the Atlantic Hotel Located az SoVed
of the New BoweIy and Ohverst "hea on1 Iuenst i'm
as pianist. The proprietor OF inc 1 ord questioned
mig noticed that he was very eXcltaoie W,5cI
him as TO the cause, aud was mi4eo ~ Su- at ne
had guarreled with his VIE Al W. r. III. ne Wds
again met by officer Van Dusen, and In the course OF
senyersaon with the officer informed him that his wife
had on one occasion left him Tor SIX months ana hve
with another man. and during that interval had not
once called to her infant child soon aler thlb con
yersafion he returned the saloon where he was en-
Moved and remained there until u O'CLOCK a. III INC
Al few moments before o'clock yesterday morning,
scream apparently uttered by woman was heaId 10 pro
the rear of the first floor In moment after the smut
and sash of the front door Were burst open W Ifs
house Mrs Mary Casey, residing on the hfU Oor who
had hurried down stairs on hesiHg tnS sclsan standing
her throat The wounded woman on seeing Mrs. Casey
ran 10 her and catching her by the arm told her thai her
husband had cut her throat. At tins moment Wabe
came from the inner rOOD passed cut OF the door, beside
the woman and walked eisurey toward Madisonst AS
ne passed his wife he said "There, stay there" Mrs
Casey as she could shake off the grasp Of the
wounded woman handed her over % the care OF some OF
1ected and started Tor ON the way she met
with her 10 procure physician. Officer Nesnt
had already beer Informed OF the circumstance pro
curing the assistance OF Officer Piat followed in pursuit
of the fugitive, He caught mOmentary glimpse Of the
murderer the corner of Chatham and ROOseyests
down nteyceptng the view Waibel probably dared into
some Of side streets leading to the Five Points, and
In the mean time Mrs WaibeI had been conveyed into
nsg a. son ;Se fo Of blood hv wrnpp%g towel
about her throat All efforts were ihtess, however
The body was subsequently conveyed Fourth Pre-
Snct Station House. where Coroner Cover held an in
number OF witnesses were examined, and their fest-
ony eOrobOrates the above account in every particu
lar. No tar be ascertalned actually saw
DR. JoSn Beach made a post-mortem examination Of
the body Of deceased and found an ncsed wound about
inch in length and extending inward Both carotid
arteries the f side Of the neck and the juguar vein
were severed. Death resulted from hemOIrhage The
weapon with which the wound was committed was a
razor which found the floor OF the store covered
with sod and ROtched In two three places where the
edge contact with the vertebral column The
Deceased wac native OF GERMANY aged 70 years She
was married to Haibel in 1863 They have not lived
happily together she having according 70 the statement
one 81 the witnesses, who told the fact ny &c
left her z sband two or three times on account Of
III usage The LITTLE about two years Of age OF the
deceased has been taken In charge by Mr. Van Meter OF
Immediately after learning Of the murder, Capt
Thorn dispatched officers In pursuit OF WaleL and he
scarcely escape. He is German, Al years OF age,
about five feet six ancRes In hight, has thin hgcOlOred
aide whnkers and hustache; two front teeth are miss
ing He dressed 1p dark sack coat with side peck
dark pants lOU crowned black Derby hat, aud talks
. with stBe0g German accent
From an examination of the apartments lately oceu-
pied by the deceased and her husband IL appears that
9he first ssut committed while the ina
bed as the bedclOfLes spotted with blood. She
probably rang fr0s bod and ran into the front
Holl0woA by Hbel where Ia again assaulted her Blood
here seatefed over the eoantef the wall furniture
and floor 0f THE Apartment
A The house where the assault committed bears
kOst unenVlae character IL is occupied by families Of
abe poorer es. and quarrels and fights frequent
excite comment II here that Frank Ferris
wi lately executed at the TOnbs, murdered his
wife by ceavig her head with aud years
since a sailor was thrown from upper window To the
pavement and instantly killed The perpetrators Of this
aforementioned crime have never been discovered.
TIE KNBAIL ABORTION CASE
The Grand Jury in the Court Of General Sessions
yesterday dismissed the complaint against Dr. Gt orge
BeakIy and Nancy Cole charged with abortion tho
body Of Elizabeth T. Knbau.
MURDER TRIAL IN WASHINGTON.
- TRIBUNE
WASHINGTON. April I9-The trial Of ". G. Cleayei