, 1869-11-21
THE WILSON HOMICIDE.
Triel of Thomas. Wilson, the
Wife Murderer.
The Prisoner Sentenced to Six Years
imprisonment

Iboen2s NEeon, Who was Indicted A. recent
term Of Tho Superior Court fm murder tk!l!ng hts
vito BY StAbelng her with kulfe In the right ddt>
having pleaded guilty Of nAnstanGhseEs WAS on
SatnrdaJ produced hefore Judge Porter OF me
Superior Court for Eentence- The name OF 1ae
wife that he Killed waa CathsE1nn Ine uomAo
WIS struck OF stabbed On the lest temple, And
30 stabbed upon tho right Hda, In tho
abdominal REGION that tht tnte3t1nes rrn1aded-
She liFed after the tntcf., perhaps, about twenty
ni12tes, during ii thst time being unable to
me 1 nrssoner nss the appearance, nov that
~niskey Is OFT OF him. and 10 so1ae eonstder2hle
extent beyond h!s reach, OF wel.hred u1An.
and 10 4 considerable extent redEed. lie seemed
% be CRAFTY aHec:ed, although his deueanor WAS
Bobdned- lie watched tho coarse OF the tesu-
nany astens,sely. md seemed rs fo Comprehend s5s
testified, there staSted IRON hts eyes tear reapon
EVE to thoso which fell faas and co79usly from
1ea 1ouna sse Il %
less By boutctde, and I2thene8s, a. tue result Of
crime. Testimony was received ~ follows:
1k*11NoNT or HKlrs1ET DCG0Ak.
Bridget DueSzu testlned tnas abe nnd eno1n
the dectakcd four or Gre yea-1 AMI was IN tue
re1i room Of the kAne house a that in which ate
rnN ell, and there being but doos between the
wo roonR, snc heard fe.Ifai scresm- There
~ not Issn bsen ny ea.sfsiito: .,s Or suJ nga,
crying Of taoT. Hearing th!s, w!sness told her
11ugtter TO 70 Aod sec *hss WAS going Oh,
OEf3Q$4 " ilt0Q W4EHL DC CIUUk% Au4 ulEu& QAtt
struck bis wife OF tae baby. TIE gsri !eit npon
the erT1nd, and came back and raid tho baby vas
stretched along SIDE Lie store, AID rs mother
a1upe, went INTO the roota and picked up the child
A. this tins she passed the Other room,
In which VA The prisoner. lytnx on the bed. Sue
oopa" IL then carns out and said. "isve nes
drink OF vateE'' Witness sad, ttShe u Killed."
u" e rsfasr wFRf wy niRA hss ,2;sl9 2219
but could not swear poslttFefy a. to that; he raj
Of 6iA 1Hn minimize h.fAr
Of deccascd. witness *as talking 70 her, but she
had Dot seen the ptsoner. and roe killing waa be.
prisoner ~as mani d7nker; he WORKED IN . ,uu-
hEz JaFo. a1d oeceaeed was has1 warxilr. Eood
Won1n. Vho took ID washing TO help support tic
!smiiJ: She did ary work sne coald get chance
1HsriNoS7 or sAaAu II. okAn4.
sarah y. Gesry te.rned tnat she s1ew cstna-
about her death, excepting that she VIA eating
1es dinner, tn Ihe house tEhe aecond door itotn
Wilson'S rEem,se'h when AFa Duggau's At&.e
Ks1 CAFE IN and aa!t to&t her mother 1au'cd hes.
She sa1d. Bridget, An eating q. aiune1," and
70 thh The reply saa tuade that Mra Wuson was
asa NH ;Se ,Sa sa% nsE
Guife- 1he WOMAN, who died atferward, was
lying In the bed, unabc 10 sneak. out nor yet deaf
cnt oseE or On the Temple, perhaps su inch broad.
HItnesA went Cd: to get Upper Of wa'er, to put
which sne. protested . do. whom wilson csae
70 Asd SD. Ma Gtas3. - home: Mia Wilson
Ia sck and r eat, - aid with that he walked into
the Kitchen lie vM not then aober, but sho
eoEld not ray he Ea4 drank, bur ne seemed 10 nave
berh on spree, Wi.hsss hAd heard that he
somsttne4 gst drunk, but ste never heard HIN
and 1iEe and telo %ltrrss he wanted her to 70
he1-s She aeat to 90 ~, and on her way met
as Sss S ne1 nes1 9.ot .a e.
Eeihet INTO the room vhere the drcea-cd Wal
1y:1g, atd the policeman ordered thoss present 10
iay ser upon Inc bed z1d STE WHERE she *aa huEt.
They os~Ied Ills Instructions. anu then found that
she WAS cot on he right Side snd that the 10 <e.s
pFotEuded from she wound. The policeman then
TESTIMONY oF sr9N N'GC7rE.
Susan Mcclure tt-stinvd ,llat Sic Hyrd up stairs
2 the house No. IL Fourteenth s'Iees, shere The
Et.onl Hyed- Sne wns Up srstra, whcn MID.
1n19ans dsnahser cane up and Called her. sa1'ng
tMt Wilson had k.!!ed his .Ite. She went down,
Sse Se sep, 81 81 saw ~
ADe ttea hb WAa dunk. The WoUsn had a cut on
the temple, ann. af!er she died, wtn.ss saw a
Wound % hef i7gnt SIDE Sue toox tue hahy aad
TESTIMONY OF JOHN w1Lsoa.
.soen Wieop, sol Of the drfeodant, testified
That hets ole Of three living children Of deceased
A:d p111ore7. There ne kk:e, aged 10 te4rs; him.
sell, aEat a. and Tnouxs, uot quiie 5ears Of
ezH ~ M1en sE IashsF "a ~, .oses % he @ treated nls
wise, t1e. qu1trel I'd Sae called him naDes AID
b. n.ed h ns1a upon he.. On the moruinz Of the
n+hins. Bun nts father and mother we're then
drink
Ie1aBony WAS then introduced a. 10 character.
lending 70 preFe s0mcHhat favorable state OF
csee II to peace
The pnsoner se,nz requested to stand at tho
hl1, H1a then Rs.tenced. Judge Porter said:
7HH hKNTKNc1.
THOMAS " flNE: You were Indicted for muF.
der tn killing your xlie- 1t vas Thought proper
that the piss wh1ca ynu desired to MAKE guilty ns
the crime II nsusAnghtcf, should be accepted.
Before IL was accepted ypa were fully informed OF
tho penalty attached to lhat crime; Of the purlRh.
Htnt which JGn 1cfe 1tsolc and perhaps tlxey TO
receive rne object VI the testimony which na1
been introduced Is to EhoW Bone circumstances
IN NAVIGATION O! the o0etee, and which ahoald NIT.
1gaae The puuihamens. 1rase Hstened 10 ttAt tes-
unony, scd caauot see very much In It ttH,
Eoo,a go % ius..fy the Court in imposing ~,
are great J excited for souf children. But Il
The ntst place sympathy has very uttI,
70 DO Nsth the mats+r. and asatn, am very mncI
inclined 10 tntnk thst Joaf children better oo
without you They must give 1on up and yoI
1nust give them un. II s0n feel rs you should I,
nay mad Al element eten OF sstl.'actlon IN e1
plating sac crime py suffering the Berete penal:
fecf bound TO impose. The sentence ot ii
Cour H. that within ten day8 Jou be taken 10 ID
stste Pcnltensiar5. and that yoo be there connoe
for the term OF Bx years, the last month Of I'm
70 ee paased ID solitary confinement; the residq
OF said term At nArI labor.