New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-30
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN CINCINNATI.
AN ORIGINAL MODE OF SUICIDE.


The name of COrdelia Wilder is as familiar as
household word in the courts of Cincinnati. She has
gained most unenviable noorety IN the transaction OF
exOrbant rates of interest TO the Keepers OF houses OF
prostitution TO secure which loans she taxes mOsgases
ON Of the houses She did not eonhne her
transactions this line exclusively 10 CINCINNATI put
made very large loans the class OF persons in other
principal cities OF the West-St Louis, Chicago &c she
with her husband and children have recently llved IN the
suburbs Of the city On Monday evening about 6Oclock
two of the children belonging TO the Wilder family
running 10 the residence OF Dr. Williams, on CheVlOt,
TO their house" The Doctors wife met them at the
door, told them that he absent from home and IN
Ineligible account, but exclaimed in a terrified man
ner "Mother is all a-bleeding: Come quick-eome
the children the drug Of L. f. Davis at ChevOt
where they Immediately Mr.. Davis gathered up
Charles II. Moore. and Others and started for the
Wilder dwelling On entering the room pointed out by
from head TO foot and blood a over the room At their
approach the father ran into adjoining room and
barred the door firmly They picked Mrs Wilder up and
cuts and bruises the head given with both the pole
and edge Sorrs Of "a hajche she Her nose nose was
severely stabbed in the neck and shoulders with
some sharp instrument One Of these latter wounds
on the right side and will probably fatal While
part OF the assisting DR.. Davis to dress the
O der was to capture hi9 He warned them EO in
where ~" TO attempt to open the door, at the peril
Of their lives. He sa.- tempted to come in. Anew
and would Mi a ne EXPLOSION OF gun was heard IN
the room occupied by Wider, ana , Iuo uH" G
had been dressing Mrs Wilder's wounds II the scene
on their first reaching the house horrible then this
new scene vas horror intensified. The ceiling and walls
OF the room were despatched all over with the Dood
and brains Of Wilder. An examination showed hat ne
had made the most deliberate preparations for suicide
ON the bed were found lying 0owie'Enlfe, raZo and
cord either OF which would have served the pur
pose OF putting an end 10 his own life lie mad not how
ever chosen any of these means bat lad detached the
barrels OF q shotgun from the STOCK loaded them Win
heavy bucksho placed the tube end In the CRAZE ana
held the muzze against his head until the heat OF the
IRE caused the explosion The effect may DO mag
Ined but no power of description can paint in words
the horrible result. The entire charge entered ms
head Just beneath the eye, and from there daRonay
the forehead the entire top OF his head was blown
Oft in CORY mass and deposited some distance back in
All open trunk from which he had apparently just taken
the described above Back 10 tins trunk
his cless body had staggered In the death agony and
found Lying Just It's side with the remaining lower
portion his head resting again6t 10. subsequent
examination Of the room showed that his threat 10 Kill
Any who attempted to enter would have been exc
.uied. In addition the weapons named above he had
IN the musket aud several pistols, all loaded aud
ready for use. tCincinnau Gazette.