The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BUFFALO.

A Man Hacks His Wife to Death with n
COOper's Axe-JealOusy the Supposed
Motive for the Deed-The Murderer
Found Dead IN the Canal.
Another probable murder took place at Black
Rock yesterday morning, between and 2 o'clock,
on Thompson street.
The facts are that man named Brown went
to No. station about 2 O'Clock and informed
Captain Rhinehardt that man named MatZnOlt
Binder was fighting with his wife Mary. Captain
Rhmehardt, accompanied by patrolman Bohn,
Immediately repaired to the house and found
the woman stretched upon the bed, insensibe,
weltering in her own blood which flowed from
several wounds, three of which were on her
neck. A cooper's axe was found near the spot
belonging to Binder. The police made instant
search for him, but he had escaped as soon as
the toul deed was committed.
Df. Dayton was called and dressed her
wounds, but gave as his opinion that her re-
coVery was impossible. Biuder is a German
about forty-six years OF age, and WORKS at
coOpeIing. He was in the army for O number
of years, and il is said that he was jealous of
his wife, fact which led to a great many alter
cations between them. He is addicted to the
use of Intoxicating LIQUOR and has frequently
been arrested Tor abusing his wife while drunk.
The neighbors speak OF Mrs. Binder as having
been hard-wOrking woman, who during her
husbands absence in the army supported large
family of children by taking in washing, but it
is not denied that he had ample grounds for his
jealousy.
When the police arrived at the premises they
found several children In the house. One little
boy said his mother was asleep when Binder
came in with the hand axe and struck her
blow on the head, alter which he chopped her
neck and face. The boy was afraid, and did not
speak because he thought hi father would kill
HIM. After the deed was committed Binder
went into an adjoining room and placed the axe
under bundle of papers, where it was found by
the officers. The instrument used resembles
butchers cleaver, only the blade deviates con-
sderably TO the lett side OF the handle. The
edge was dull and notched, as though it had been
employed about the house In cutting bones.
When Binder left the house the children saw
him go in the direction of the canal, and then
gave the alarm. A large force OF police were
engaged in searching Tor the murderer in the
forenoon, in all directions. 1t was ascertained
that he had been seen at about IL o'clock
Wednesday night, and that he was perfectly
sober at the time. He had been heard to say
that he would kill his wife and then drown him
self. These facts led Captain Rhinehardt to
search along the line of the Erie Canal When
about mile below the dam two boys came I'D
and said they had found dead body floating in
the canal below Strawberry Island, which was
afterwards identified as that OF Binder. A singu-
lar fact is mentioned respecting the body, which
is that it was found floating upright In the
water. The body was removed and an inquest
held by Coroner Walsh, returning a verdict of
death by suicide.
The victim was reported to be alive at 10
o'clock last evening, but no hopes are enter
tanned OF her recoVery.-Butdlo Express, 26h