The New York herald., 1870-02-12
CRIM. CON. IN BROOKLYN.

A Wife Attempts Ia CUminl Suicide Ia
Her M0ryiticalion.
The basement or q tenement house IN Wyckon
street. near smith, Brooklyn, was the scene Of O
Gaerant outrage aud tragic termination last even-
lug. The occurrence when Is shocking In the ex-
treme, exhibits degree OF depravty truly appalling,
involving asst does the character Of vile ana OF
a public oncia both Of whom are perhaps, equally
cupaUe In the commission of the respective crimes
charged fhe circumstances alluded 10 are tbese:--
On The I'd INST. Joseph Si1net, aseaman apparently
q respectable, honest man, bid his wife, Mary stu
nett, ana Iam,ly, consisting of two boys, goodby
and went TO sea, on hoard the steamship Cleopatra,
bound Tor Iayre, expecting TO make the trip TO his
houe, Iii wycko1 streer, about the "a OF March.
On Friday nigdt Last however. the snip on which
he sailed got ashore OH FRYING Pan Sboai and was
nnaDle 10 make the voyage when was intended.
MI Sinnett arrived IN BrooNlyn yesterday afternoon
and Immediately repaired to h,s nome. lie entered
by tie H!dOW, lie states and repaired 10 bedroom
Witch Is Just or The 'front.' basement, where lie lay
down without seeing his wife. About hali-past six
leading to the basement hall aud then neard some
one tr, the door, which was fastened upon the IN
her husband, opened the door, ana adnlItted the
visitor. VINO was not known to the husband the
latter relain'ng secretly ~ the sleeping apartment,
all that ranspred. She began TO converse
with the newcomer. telling hlm Of a very
obscene circumstance when sne SAID she
had noticed at the Court House where she lad been
at the ofce Of the Superintendent Of The rcor that
morning. The couple, after some further talk.
b.canie INT mate, MI the husoand, nladdeAed
by a'that he n.d sen snd heara IN proof OF his
Wlfe's treachery and the strangers audactous VII
luy sprang lrom his hiding place, ana, with fear
1u kich 'Talscd' The scD,ldrel, who fed precini.
tateiy leaving his nat behind III his haste IRON the
place.
Overw helmcd with shame ana modification, tho
Wretcned woman sought 10 fly from the presence Of
her justly indignant Spouse bat the latter barred her
egre,s and demanded lle name Of the ruf1lan. she
at ilrst declined 10 tell, though she subsequently
stated that II was 'Iotnny Golding." Shortly after
negnbof came into the house and engaged IN con-
veisarlon with Slnnetl, when the woman went into
the bedroom, and, scZing razor that was at hand,
areW the edge across her throat and el bleeding 10
the ioor. Medical aid was procured ana the wound
dressed. Her condition. though pronounced Crltl-
cal, is hot considered hopeless.
Jonu GOlding, tne person alluded TO, could not ne
found by tue police Of tho Fortythird precinct last
night lie ls emp,Oyed by the Superintendents Of
lie Poor as an outdoor Inspector and visitor and Is
a well known politician OF the Tenth ward. lie IL
not unknown 10 the light weights OF the "P k.,'
and has, IT is sad, been considerable OF q uoR
lighter The unfortunate woman was III the habit
of obtaining assistance IRON the Superintcndenrs
OF the Poor, and u was IN this manner II IL believed,
that they became acqnainted Mr. Sinnett says that
he mas been married 10 her about nineteen years,
and that she mas been in the habit Of drinking
freely al lines.