Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1870-01-21
JEALOUSY AND REVEGE.

JEALOUSY AND REvEGE.
from the San Francisco Bulletin.
A terrible case of attempted mur
der and sl'icide occurred yesterday,
at a house No. S35 Clay street, the
Of which are as fol-
lows: Some time since a man
came to this city and took his resi-
dence at the house designated above.
representing the young lady by
whom he was accompanied to be his
wife. They remained there until to-
day. He had been for some time
jealous Of her, and to day, while she
was standing near bureau in her
room he came in and asked her il
she vas going out. She said Yes.
He toll her he did not wish her to
60. She said she was obliged to do
so, and started from the room. AT
this he drew sword cane, and
rushing toward her stabbed her three
times, once in the arm, once IN the
back and once in the breast. She
ran into the hall screaming for help,
and pursued by the fiend. The
landlord heard her cries, and com
ing out met them. Walch instantly
slashed a razor across his throat
staggered and fell. The landlord
ran to the police office for aid, and
while he was gone Waleh got to his
feet, and, still nursing his deadly
purpose to murder Mary, started fol
her room again with razor in eacl
hand. and his own throat gashcG
like Banquo's: but fortunately fol
her he fell again in the hall, from
the loss of blood, and was found in
that condition by the landlord ano
officer Cannon. His wounds may
prove fatal, but the woman's are moi
dangerous. She is about 26 years
of age, and quite handsome. The
following letters left by the would
be murderer explain the cause of bis
fiendish acts:
"MY DEAR MoTHER.-One hour
before I die you are running in my
thoughts. l am sorry you will hea1
this about your pet boy, but God OF
the devil tell me so. 1 can not re
tain my long, long oath 1 swor,
when left Toledo. So, dear moth
er, [ bid you farewell. Pray for me
W. P. Walch.''
"M1ss ANNIE D. MUDIE-I drol
YOU these few lines before YOU
Jennie and myself are dead corpses
I am the murderer, and do it for re
venge. She has been false to me
and for it revenge [ have. [ an
the person. She came from Toledo
Ohio, my home. We passed on tn
boat coming from New York as maj
and wife. So if you wish to tax
care Of her body, come and do so
You will find it at S35 Clay street.
"Pleas have one ofmy friends tel
egraph to my brother-in law, Franl
j. Scott, Toledo, Ohio.
"Mary Williams, this wife of mine
l saw in Toledo for the first time
and never spoke to her till Septem
Der last. l loved her, and she th
same. After leaving Toledo W.
went to New York, and took th
steamship Arizona, leaving on til,
same day for San Francisco.
have not treated her very well
sometimes l would be good and kim
to her, but jealousy ran away witt
me, for she was the standmark q
everybody on the boat. She i
good looking and stylish. After W
arrived in San Francisco I could no
find much of anything to do, so
had to let her go to work for thirt,
dollars per week. On the 21st O
December sister of hefs came dow
from Truckee. Her sister and he
folks did not know about her bein
with anybody. I met her sister i
my rooms, and was introduced t.
her as Mr.. De Vean. That is th
name I go by here and went on tn
steamer. At s o'clock I took Jenni
to the theater and let them wal
ahead. They were talking together
After coming home in the evenin
| she said, with tears in her eyes, sh
had something to tell me. I aske
her to go on. She said: "Met,
am married woman. My husban
is living in St. LOUIS II was so niue
Isurprised, that / did not know wins
to make of it, but she cried like
child and said she never would hav
told me Of it had not been for he
sister. I was so mad -madnes
like tigers. I did not know whs
| to do at the time. Thank God,
know now. The rest you can an
will hear about the enk of my littl
history.
To Frank Spott, Toledo, Ohio.
An apothecary's boy was latel