The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-06
JEALOUSY AND REVENGE.
Young Woman Dangerously Stabbed, and
the WouId-be Murderer Cuts His Own

Young Woman Dangerously Stabbed, and
the WouId-be Murderer Cuts HIS Own
Throat.
The San Francisco Bulletin of December 9s says:-
terrible, case of attempted murder and suicide
occurred yesterday, at house No. ss5 Clay street,
the circumstances OF which are as follows:-S
took his residence at the house designated
above, representing the :. young lad lady r, by
remained there till to-day. He had been for some
time jealous Of her, and to-day, while she was stand
asked her II she was going out She said "Yes" He
told her he did not wish her to go. She said she
was obliged to do SO, and started from the room.
At this he drew sword-cane, AMI rushing
toward her stabbed her three times,
once in the arm, once in the back, and
for help, and pursued by the fend. The landlord
heard her cries, and coming out met them. Walch
Immediately slashed razor across his throat, stag
gered and fell The landlord ran to the police ONCE
for aid and while he was gone Wach got to his
feet and, still nursing his deadly purpose to murder
Mary, started for her room again with a razor in
each hand, and his own throat gsshed like Bsnquo's
but fortunately for her he fell again in the hail. from
the landlord and O1icer Cannon. His wounds may
prove fatal, but the womans are not dangerous
e Is aouT bs years q age e and n
be murderer explain the cause OF his nendish acts
MY DEAR MOTHER; One hour before die you are run.
your pet boy but God or the Devil tell me so cannot
Gn Sng 9as s1 @ Toledo
fore your Jennie and myself dead corpsos am tho
murderer and do 1t for She has been false
and for it have the person She came
from Toledo, Ohio, my home. We passed on the boat
coming from Now York and wife. SO il wish
to take of her body and do You will
ut No. 1856 Clay street.
Please of my friends telegraph to any brother.
inlaw, Frank j. Scott, TOLEDO, Ohio.
Mary Williams, this wife OF mine, saw in Toledo
for the first time, and never spoke to me till Septem-
ber last. ] loved her, and she the same. After
leaving Toledo went to New York, and took the
steamship Arizona leaving on the same day for San
Francisco have not treated her very well some
times would be good and kind to her; but jealousy
ran away with me- for she was the stand-mark OF
everybody the boat. She is good-looking and
stylish. After we arrived in San Francisco, l
could not find much OF anything TO do, so
had to let her 90 to work for $50 per week.
On the list OF December sister OF hers came
down from Truckee. Her sister and none of
her folks know about her being with any
body. / met her sister in my rooms, and
was introduced to her Mr.. De Yean. That
is the name go by here and went by on the
and let them walk ahead. They were talking to-
said, with tears in her eyes, she had something to
tell me- l asked her TO go on. She said d:-"Met,
am married woman. My husband is living at st.
Louis" was 80 much surprised / did not know
what to make Of it, but she cried like child and
said she would have told me OF it If it had not
been for her sister. She preferred to tell me her.
self. / was so mad-madness like a tigers-I did
not know what to do at the time. Thank God
know now. The rest you can and will hear about
the end OF my little history.
TO Frank scott, Toledo, Ohio.