The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1869-10-30

the little boy George. He appears, also to
have been somewhat troubled in pecunary
matters. The letter closes by the writer
bidding his mother aud sister good bye and
with hopes that God would save him. He
requested that he be buried Just as he died.
In such a frame of mind he entered his res
dence at 6 p. m. on Saturday perfectly so.
Der. Soon after he entered, Mrs Grimes
who resides up stairs in the house, heard
loud talking, and heard Mrs. Wood cry out
in an agonizing voice. "Oh, Josey, don
kill me-" She rushed to the street
shreikiua fer help, when mar 60 years of
age. George Metcalf, responded, and going
to the house, found the outside door locked.
He Knocked loudly and said Joe, open
the door" Wood Immediately came to the
door and opened it, when Mr. Metcalf pass
ed in, horrible sight being presented to
his view. There on the floor. near the door,
lay the dead body of Mrs. Wood weltering
in blood, her head hacked and mangeled,
her throat disfgure1 with gaping wounds
the back of her skull broken, arm gashed
and neck broken. 1t was indeed a sicken0
ing sight. The lounge was soaked with
blood, the walls were spattered with human
gore, pillow was drenched with blood, and
hair and clots Of blood were everywhere.
The maniac had struck his victim eleven
times with small hatchet, the blade of
which, four inches and half long, was COW
cred with hair, blood, brains, and pieces Of
flesh Wood stood in the center of the
room, and Metcall said, "Joe, this is a hard
thing for YOU" The wretch said not
word, buttretreated to an adjoining bed
room lie soon emerged from it, braudish-
ing in his hand razor. He raised it to
his throat, when Mr.. Metcall advanced to.
ward him and caught his arm, pulling IT
down aud letting 20 of it. Again the
murderer raised the instrument to his
throat aud again Mctcalf pulled it down
Then, with his eyes rolling wildly, the freu
zied man made Il rush at Metcnli with up
lifted hand, holding the razor, intending to
murder him. The old mans nerves for
sock him, and he maize rush for ihG open
street to escape with his lie As 5000 as
he was cut OF the way, the murderer, with
one swoop, cut his throat clean from
ear to ear, nearly scvecing his heal from
his body, and icii upon the floor near the
side Of his dead wife II corpse, the blood
flowing in streams about the floor, making
the entire scene one oi the most horri-
bic ever recorded Metcal was not gone
over minute, but when he returned all was
over, Tcu feet from the horrible butchcry
in its little crib, bed room adjoining slept
soundly the little boy Georgie, totally IT,
norant Of the dreIIful all .r. ~ soon
as the facts hucame known hundreds OF
people frckcd to the spot and ieasted
upon the horrible details. All day Sunday
it wa' the stmc' Sunday morIng,
Coroner Haserty imPanneed Il jury, but
;he inquest was postponed till 10 Il. m yes,
terday, when testimony corlo6araliye 1f all
the above was taken, the jury rendered Il
verdict in accordance with the facts
Friends of the family were present durns
the inquest, and manifested the great
est grief Mas. Wood was about
y years of age. Her lace, even with its
chastity wounds, shaved traces Of beauty
So lar us her neighhors know, she always
conducted herself properly. aud the suspi
cions that her husband entertained are
thought to be ba>eicss.