, 1870-12-31
TRAGEDY.
- n Murder lEts Wife
tIa eou1lnies Suicide.
r EINnt VIZ ~

u JAZZ" ANemPts n Murder letx w,fe
.- enulunies Suicide.
4 horrible affair ,.arrensJ ~ ~: =
1aet Eight Robert u. inuns - 1..e,-n: T Mes. I'nu
trade, resided at No. III !sti..s.nn a,1a y
Lie wife. Elizabeth ]. Yours' Il. whn,E 1i!1
teen ma1ried about ten sears. Tha ~ oe.s1a nau
lived pleasantly together ,ss1il ,n.t eoar,s t;t.s
ago. when the man became loo ,uirras tna.s
to drinking, and abused his wife wh5n ba a1.A ~.
ruscd Of neglect and intide1ity. Iux. bttwaeu
Them we're then of frequent nceurs rnta. La
thIo9inG cut his charges and sha rep.llius
the m with scorn. Last night the luarfr, c11l-
minated in the husband attacking his Via
with hstchet and a razor. and then eu;,1a.
an awful gssh in lEs own ftEoAt tsat aeaslT
eeveEtt the head from the trunk and instant.
" destroyed life.
From the rsr ,-u'a,- that conld he gathered
Of the sffsir it SCENE that t..e two children Of
the Hrhaery couple. boy of zig years OF ago
fnd a girl os tonr. loft hume yestctl.y aftar-
noon to attend Chtiatmas PARTY at The house
OF their uncle on foplsr greet. the parents
promising to follow soon. As late 4. I; O'clock
both man and wife we're seen at the 1.u.os
by come Of the neigha0s-. AMI NJ tint tint,
tlsy sFFetLed to be couvessing tnsetlier in \
riereaLt msnrer. Alt,ut O'Clock tho bus
hand vas ut.icE nn h.- caa' to 90 out sst!,
his Nif.' (wlo Was Esarwh;l. prepAsin; her
ttlt # the psrts], ntasu 3 lii Of fIeExv ap-
Pesrt1 to stize hlnl. and, af,es abu-1,t; he:
dashed AT her with the weaHoa in his h~ad-
Shn Immediately ran to the c1o-et in tho
room. and attempted to shAt herself in, but
the infurlsted man was too quick for her. Ha
succeeded i'll preventing her closing the door.
and Elafe teveral cuts st her, iut1lcting 20 Or
threa slight Wounds on the top Of her ho,,l.
MEe. 1tnuE then Attemrtt i to Htest tho raE II
from Lin, but in 20 doing she received suua
cute On her left hand. Tho MAn shr1s
suatcL.,l up a small hatche. ths, was lying il,
It r1 H. to-t1a T.
lad presence OF mind enough 10 c!pse vsiii,
him evcty time he ATTEMPTED to strike her,
ard 60 eayed her life. -
The screams OF the woman 5oon attracted
Il crowd outside the house. como OF whom,
fearing that scnae' hing Of tragic u..n.e Va.
traner,ang inside. ran to tha Third rolica
STATEN on Jog etreet. aud also to Iouug'1
brotter-iE-law, on roplar street. Oisiccts Fitz-
gerald ard McSamara were quicklr on the
spot. followed a moment after*a1d by tho
relatives and by other officers On etfeetin;:
an entrance to the room au awful scene pre-
,ense.i itself. 80 sickeuipg that more than una
etzous man tainted away. The taoor waa en-
tiEtly csveret. a,th the blood OF both parties.
The womans dress Was considerably torn
ana covered with gore: the man WIS also
bloody They Oere elirched i'll cach others
arms. the husband still retaining his hold nf
the razor Letting 60 his hold Of the woman
for an instant, tho nalm1n made smother rush
at his vile and cut her. and then, seeing llor-
ror-ssruck party OF men in the room for tho
iirrt time. he deliberately drew the .Teapon
across his OWL thrust With such forca ~ to
seser tue tuSaIsHr H..1 anu .fon. b liz boJv pssai. @
= &e instantaneous
Tho "oma1. was attended by d.. Mcdonald,
who sewed np tblsteen different cuts on her
head, neck, and harcs none Of them vero
very serious. however. and the prnbahilitie.
! are that tlc Will re cover, thsnk= to ler rtea-
CT ce Of nirs, in cling,rg E to Young when he
attempted to strike her With the haiehes, one
| blow Of nlch, fairly simetl. must have kill.sl
| her on the spot. THIS body OF the man WA
viewed BY corcner Rieh.al-on. who deemed
an inquest unuece-.arv. II was then stveu to
| az ndertakcr for burial.
| The deceased had a!waxs borne a good rcpu-
sat.or. boil, as \ workman aud husband.
For =oine time past. as has already heen
stated. he had h"en subject toii's Of de.panl.
| epcy, atd these we're always followed by
| freLzle-. Wien he becauis utterly uumau.se-
allie. Tfete appears to be not the slightest
foundation for his ieslousy. wh1ch ou1v show
cd itself whcu laaosluE untltr mental aberra-
lion. lie vas memter Of 1lo,e Company
| M. 3. aud WAS much respected hy his com
| raHea