Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-05
A Horrible Crime-Jealousy the Cau.e


Thismorning. an old tenement house. No. Is
east 18th street, bet ween Sd and Atm avenues,
Inhabited chiefly by colored families, was the
scene Of fearful tragedy-bslng no lees than
Inc brutal murder Of q colored woman by her
husband, Cripino Cadena, Spanish negro
The most intense excitement was occasioned
among the denzens OF the house and nelghbor-
hood, and the most exaggerated rumors were
rife IN connection W it'll the fearful affair
Our reporter was soon on the ground, and
there learned that for six or seven months past
tripino and his wife. Matilda, inhabited
small rear basement OF the ABOVE house
CrIpino Is Cuban, who has been in the couu.
Try about eleven months. and worked at a Sc.
gar factory in Liberty street, Matilda, his
wife was New Orleans girl, and they had
been married about six months. Cripino is
abut twenty years of age and his wife was
about "a years old. They lived very unhap-
PLY. Cripino being Jealous OF the men for whom
his wife did washing. About three months
ago he threatened 10 kill her. and he was ar
rested and sent TO BIackwelfs Island, but was
released about six weeks ago at the earnest
solicitation of his wife.
Last night two Cuban negroes called At the
apartments occupied by the Cadeaas, and left
some washing. Cripino took umbrage al this,
and requested his wife not 10 do the washing.
They quarrelled all night, and this morning
Matilda told Cripine that he IA ust either leave
The house or she would. He refused to go, and
shortly before ten O'Clock she commenced
packing mp her clothes, saying that she had
II ade up her mind 10 leave him. te W min
utes afterwards. colored woman living in
2.
and she ran into the back basement and sa "
Cripino with his wife's head under his arm,
and stabhing AT her with a sheath knite. This
woman, Christiana by name, seized his arm.
and he struck al her with the knife, but fortu-
nately did not strike her, The wife broke
Eway from the grasp of the murderer and ran
into the rear yard CrIpino followed her,
dragged her back into the basement, and
plunged the knife into her left breast She
sank TO the floor and died in about ten tes
An alarm las given, and Cripino. who did
lot attempt to escape, was arrested by Off GER
Beam and Brophv. Of the Fifteenth Precinct,
and Culver. OF the Sanitary corps. He was
locked up at the 18Th Precinct Station House
He claims to have no knowledge OF the mur.
der. lie says his wife went out about five
o clock. and returned about nine o'clock. Sue
was then bleeding protnsely and said that she
had been murdered. w hen arrested his hands
were covered with blood and there was blood
On bis shirt front and onjhs face. He accounts
Tor these stains, by his wife putting her arms
about his Eeck when she came in from the
street He denies all knowledge of the knife
which was found III the basement, and which
was covered with blood. A heavy fatiron
WAS found in the basement also stained with
blood, And il is supposed that he commenced
tie attack upon his wife by striking ner with
TIE iron.
TIE apartments where the body is laid ont on
a mattress, Is in possession Of the police, and
hundreds of colored people have called there
Earring the morning, 10 gaze upon the corpse
OF the unfortunate woman. Coroner Wildey
has been notified, and Will hold an inquest
this af,einoon Y E,press, an inst