The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-10-30
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F""her particulars OF Mc crime.

The following are the details Of the lor-
ribie crime committed near Rondput. Sat.
urday night, "A teleSraphic summary of
which was published in Ihc TriJaac YES
terGay: Joseph wood, murderer AMI su.
icide, was about 10 years of age, Il strong
man OF medium stature, AID was tn soao
extent, drinking man. lie woull work
steadily for months at his rra'e lship car.
carpenter). and then would in4al.c 10
spree for weeks. lie hnd been married
once before, but his wife left him, aud is now
living in Ulster County. lie was "A soldier
in the Rebellion, serving in the Old 10Th.
Ulster Couury, Regiment. aud whcn thu
war was ended he married the woman he
so horribly butchered. The maiden lame
Of his victim was Maria Wuu!oil Her pa.
rents are respectable w,ll-to-an people, re-
ssldipg near Milton Ferry, DGtchess Coun.
ty. They were married about tour years
ago, and have had children. one boy who is
still alive, and the others, lwln-, who died
last winter
1t Is hard to ascertain the actual cause Of
the murder, but it is suppose! that rum was
at the foundation tUr sUlue weeks pre-
vious to it Wood had Lscn on sy,rte, and
getting over it appeared t. be IN dull
moody condition. FROM some sources he
received, it is said, intelligence in relation
to his wlfe's chastity. though teose who
know her best say all reports were
gruuuIes as she has ever borne the very
best charachter; at all events these reporrs
worked upon him in such manner
as TO seriously disturb biz mind. On
oatursday OF last week in company with his
wife, he proceeded to Newburgon "A visit
to Mrs. Bingham, :elative of the lamaly
arriving there lie seemed to be in apartially
deranged condition, and thus attracted the
attention Of Mrs Eingham. he said he
didn't Think that he had long to I've; said
his head bothered him "a g.eat deal aud he
couiGn work till he felt better. He was
very restless through the night, so much
50 that Mrs. Bingham assembled to his room
nine tines. One time when she ertcred
Mrs Wood was sitting on the bed ewing
aud bcgglu. her husband to come to he'd
AIRS Bingham urged him to 20 down stairs
by the stove which he did During his
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the matter was. The latter raplicd he bad
talked to her as he haG never talked before.
In the morning the two left for Ruudout
again on the steamer Eagle, Wood, remark.
ug that he had not enjoyed himseir much,
but hoped he would the naxt time he came.
On saturday in the morning (the murder
occurred at n!9hD Wood went around among
his friends, sitting up little bills, and where
balances were left assuring the parties that
his wife would settle them Cn saturday
morning, also, he wrote letter in which,
IN an incoherent manner he revealed toe
state of his mind. he wrote that he susnec.
ted his wite's fd lity, and had brooded
over it for long time also that he gave
up a job on the rail road to come to watch
her, and had been to Newburgh to find ont
about her Ills letters said fuather that he
suspected another man of being the father
OF his child. He used disgusting language
aud wrote that he had received ANONYMOUS
le;te's telling him he was not the father oe