The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-25
ATTEMPT At MURDER AND SUI
CTDE IN NEW YORK.

Yesterday morning about six o'clock, tragic
affair occurred In the premises NO. ~ avenue -,
Uhich resulted in the death OF an aged 6eImhn
named John Smith, It appears that Smith tor
the last four years had been living with btlza-
beth Knouer, who, few days since; leit Nun
.-a ~ant 70 live with % man in me sa9e
Sonsc This conduct on the part OF ElizaDssSn s
so enraged Smith that he resolved 10 saSe nS
Iife and then end hia own mlseraDle eAls' a0i
AccordinPly he proceeded 10 neI IVS' s. - g.
under pretense OF lS shaEnf saa While with in
10 iart hand he attempted to draw u acr 0ss her
necE bnt succeeded only in inncuhg, severe
h o,or the left eve, and another IN the back
gaeh ~ ~ baad Sbe became Fighter cd and fell to
~ pnor when Smith rushed dom stairs, at the
botiom of which be stopped AID cut frightful
cash in his own throat WIZ the razor !, ne s nau
6gsed upon his former mistress. He fell from
loss of blood, and was speedily removed 10
Bellevue Hospital, where he expired soon atter
aOmitgion, Coroner SchiTmer was notneu ana
heIE bioined sn will be found copy Of the most
Important testimony elected on the verdict OF
Testimony OF ELIZABETH KEoUER.
Elizabeth Knouer, being duly sworn, says:-I
live ut No 40 avenue 3; used formerly to live
with the deceased; was with him four years,
and four days ago left him and came 10 i've
with Joseph Elme; the deceased turned me out,
and said he woHld live with me no longer; this
morning, at 6 O'Clock, he came up here; no one
was in the room but myself; the deceased came
nm TO me and said, "Sbake hands" and held
tbe left hand he drew a razor and cut me over
the left eye and back of the head; became so
frightened that fell do wn, and then he fastened
away, and after running down stairs cut his own
throat.
TESTIMONY OF FREDERICK SMITH
Frederick Smith being sworn, says-I live in
First avenue between Fifty-fourth and Fifty
fifth streets; the deceased was my father; for
the last five or six years he has been living with
a woman, and was not married to her; the name
of this woman is Elizabeth Knouer, who ls In
the habit of drinking, and has spent all the
money my father had accumulated as farmer;
for living he was in the habit of peddling
vegetables and other things; this woman he
lived with got besides, $500 from her son in
AndeTsonville, which she also spent; laterly
they became very much reduced in circum-
stances, and this woman lett my father to live
with another man in the same house; this eX-
cited deceased so much that heard he cut this
woman in the face, and after going into her
room cut his own throat, this morning, at halt
past o'clock, after which he was taken to the
hospital, and died in half an hour.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Joseph W. Howe, M. D., Head Surgeon of
Bellevue Hospital deposed that John Smith
was admitted to that institution yesterday
morning, Suffering from an incsed wound of
the throat; death ensued half an hour after ad-
mission. from excessive hemorrhage.
This closed the testimony, and the case being
submitted TO the jury, they returned verdict
of death from suicide. Deceased was sixty. i've
years of age. The woman Knouer will be
around again in a few days.-N Y. Herald to-
day.