, 1869-02-01
THE wlFE's STRATA0EM.
A Novel ard Original Mcthod of
Dfkpo1ing eli q Trouble-
some Husband,
Whist Woman is 0apabls Of Doing t.
Attsin Her Wishes
a singular Domestic Drama.

AeAQE&b. 4uc Ln%k A4At = EA4&u Nib AAllQEECA ~
It's mother makes the deed much more interest,"
Ing thau II It had been committed by servant
So, too, when wife poinous her husband, OF
son butcher1 his father, The ncar relauouship OF
the Two gives dreadful charm, frfghtf1l faset.
n4tion to the crtuo which 1t would other.
wtee lack. 1t deepeus the gloom
and darkness Of the murder, and
thus heich,ens the surprise At, and i1icrcat
ID, It. Where The criminal is only dittant rela-
tire OF The murdered pereon-a ereat-grand
mothcr, for lnstaucc-the interest IL naturally
lcstcncd, and ore might as we'll be murdered bYa
perfect strange, as by tenth cousin. The cItet
produced would be the Eame.
The most interesting Of these crimes OF home
lie arc shoec committed br wife against her
husband, AID, in a leseer degree, rses reysa. We
ali hase sort Of vague feeling, derived, pethaps,
from poetry ard fairy tales, that married. nan
should nnd nothing bnt exceeding great happi.
reeB In bis homo. That be should DO ntle TO
tsrn from tho cares aud annoyAnccs Of busincss
AID receive conso.ntion aud sympathy from bis
sitc. Or, In other words. that a mans w1!o
ehoutd lc soothing cigar and pipe, and SORROW
drowning llqncr ol his bachelor daJa. Al young
men dream thus unit! awakened nom II by mar.
fiaRc. -. ...
~hen vile commits eouc cnmc gatnst her bus
aek with With ArtatnuA. "Hhy ts this threr'
1heee crimes occur overy now and then; somo-
oss. %ss . sepeag sspsee es.s FL no.. Psps
'of,n =, sDtesGn,. hosevos. t. d,sofec satt
saa % oous .na IT,
nsto that tho one 10 be told Of to-day docs not
scmolo them. This ono y new and uniquc. and
al inteEeet. What is molr, oven tho hcronc OF
Sunday School book could read It without hav-
INK hlu.h tint her salntly cheeks. unless I was
wholly dceiito,o Of murder Or adultery. It ID Yet
Interesting, and showa wha. ! woman IL capable
u do!rg % attain htF stthcs. Matr,cd mon Will
ny 5eaessa 5SeSs Sn ~ausn ao lass IL IL
= 9s'op!4 e.. f1gonf H. e ,s ao. ssa hi, villa
moved ia thls eiy from Now YORK. md
bought a houso and lot on Madison st1eet.
e Il O.
the other hand, bis wife. who WAS young and
quite pretty, Was naturally gay and fond Of balls,
non,hs =, the lime they cane here snd 1T Is now
o. 'hes psrt: Ar. halle engaged II patineis nd
N. alF, nld bis wife very econ became acquainted
With all her ncighbots. Much Of her time vas
.s,ssa T. tRe s sDs sneRpnS T1sy hss s
10 attend the thcaEee frequently and TO 70 70 tho
many parties to which she was Invited. while be
ha:si. ] aed Soaia not t pcrnlt her 10 20 without
htm. 30 there were team and rcptoaches, quar-.
fcle and rcconctliatlons sometimes he would
irsry Ae vas fond Of domestic llte, Wills ahe
detcstea 1t. Had shc loTed him 1t might have
tc. u different
and bitiests, until one night last December shc
she returned he tod her that IT 1t happened agan
turcs for drcss nnd jcwclty had been too great,
tnd that in the future ehc nst bc content 70 stay
at home, as loving Eiic should. lie added that
be had no objection to taking her 10 the theatre
! or 10 party once or tHtca month. t1t beyond
] that he would not 20. She cried, Of course. but
be bad become used 70 that, hating eyen married
During Tho last weak Of December Mrs. Ua,'e
# he eh ol H.
Not to attend 1t woul ID be to be unfaehtonablc.
OF course sho wished 10 accept It, aod 70 ,set 8
Eew dfese, &C., for the otcael0n. Coa1ingay khe
epoke to her husband aeout II hat be at onca re-
fnsed to let her 70. &c had been losing money !;
be could not adotd 1t, ind he tired ot having
| and wcpt, and all in vain.
! Angated IL her husband, With her Pclf.love
and pride wounded, and null Of longing to attend
The party, the determined to 90 At all haxards.
| The next day, when her husband was a. his hus:
iness, she went TO her drEaemakers and ordtred
turIed homo in the evening Ehs aeain implorcd
him to let her GO; he 5c;uecd. She consulted
When her husband returned home the evening
before the bali. she met him With emllcs and
tissss; ts,ine ehe had made up her mind u, % be
usual. his two cups Of tea. which he drank, com
plating of a peculiar lastc IN 1t. The tea vas
was Sleeping. About ten o'c:ock, thu wi'c and
maid took from him bis watch and chain, money
ard rings and cut and tore his clothes some wtat
hfoa tn' sna Soefea epea soms On hs
cioste::. Then. havins put cioaks on and Gov.
cred the heads with enh~ls, they partially raised
them. The night was dark aud the streets were
went ibsce q four b'oeks from The b ?use, and
that a policeman woald pass within bali an houf
Thea tncy returned bone.
All hsppentd as they czpeeted. The police;
knew from his breath that ho had bccu drinking
AZ Nj. ualIe would ne!tkrr apewes or move, ht
a 70 hs ross g s05
next mottinc ho was brought bcsosc tho Polio.
Cour, oE the charve Of drunkenness. Ae WA
Il drnhk Ho was lined Il, md Is be lad n, n
money, was takcu to Inc Brtdowe!l. Hr dIt
not Iully =, recover -, until see next day
the b1idcwcl The last thing he crnid ramcm
her wa eating supper with bis wife, lie m.n
eg.d 70 get a, noto 20 hi. partner, and Was 70
. wbcn H. ,wi'e and ker maid had lei, him |,
tls s.se, and returned hone. shsy we're d!,sp
|
otnet Mucleh: Mfe. HALO saw but oho way =
Obtain II, and that was TO Sell her husband
Maten ana mo othct tnlnse ehc nau thxco Iron
h'M: IEe nGxt gay aney were sod oy INC mai,
a. PAVE htnkcss. iho drcss Was thus pald fo1
ing hla As'lo auenued mo party tnat osooinR
Mheh atkeo Moy hef nusnane was not Present
ehc aneHeleu Waln hGa InN soe !catoo nu W.
on fpteci lnht sac hau nol hee1 MN 10
tHsn,yIoar nouft. Nneh ihc party was oset
sue tclu1nea uoMe, Weii ehusp1oa ena Iockcu ~
ofese up ~ 1e1 l1nAk. Incn fhe eamE WAl&c
1of ner hntosnd.
nseoon ~ MF. uaNe was felsAaed rom ~
Hifc IN bed. eick and wcepirg. He met with
storm OF rcproachct. she accuBinR him OF hAvtn
boon drunk AID nl having lett nesto keep Comps
] ny With some Vt!o woman. She asked him, in
/ meek and Injured way, II he did not ftmeMbe
bow he lcft nct after snppcr two nfRhta previous
thst the reward ehe VA 10 hs1e Tot consoutlns
All 1hcsc rrproAches wctc upiatcnrd With trnri
; FlnallJlHr, Nailc was allowed to tpeak, and b
told her all be kucw-he had found bins Iii In tn
HrdtWe)l With his money, w4'ch &c, tto]ct
How. why, or wherefore ha did not KNOW, eh
declined to believe him, and calltd uooo her us
10 bear witness that her hush had raid be wa
cn'rE to rss ft1cnd On buslucsr, IL
mcd did 70. Mf. Halle p1olcste
h!a innocence. sut Was dnally hcl,eved. Tho nr1
dsy he wAs able TO ond out, by inqulsinR At 1t
! Armpry and the tus stat.ou. that he had be
picked ut dead drunk In the street, Dcyoad tn,
!. ho could nLd ont nothing. aud tho whole mstt,
VIA N satcyJ to him, But for one l!,tlc ,ncidcr
se wogld a nsvs5 haze known Of his wes srsac