The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-18
TRACED IN THIRTr-1HIRD STREET
Another Unhappy Marriagc-A Husband
Cutting bis Wife's Throat and then his
Own-HoldinG "A Crowd at Bay-Pca rfui
Struggle with the Police.

Another Unhappy mRrriage-A Husbnn nd
Cutting bis wife's Throat and then his
Own-Holding n Crowd at Bay-Fea rful
Struggle with the Police
Yesterday afternoon, betv een Q and 8 o'clock
On Thirty third street, between Eighth aud Ninth
avenues, John Dusgan cut his wife Kate Dugyah's
throat, and then cut kis own. Duggan and his wife
were married in Ireland about our months ago, and
Immediately sailed for this country. Amer their
arrival the husband obtained q situation watch
man at the st. Cloud Hotel, Broadway and Forty.
second street. and the wife situation as servant in
nird street. She gave up ter situation last Mon
day, ewing her ,rupk, with Instructions 10 not
give To her husband II be should call for IT, Yes
tcrday she rs.urned to get It. and shortly aferward
he called also. Miss Eccles, who keeps house for
sicn 10 Lin. II WIS isten ont into the street BY
her and p'acsd on the sidewalk. Both started down
eowsri XII, Nth avenue to set an express wagon.
After walking short distanee, the husband sud.
denly drow n razor. caught AiB wife b. the hair
Iorocd her head back, and II her throat
then slasbed the weapon across his own
tLront. This terrible scene soon attracted num-
Der OF persons some OF whom attempted TO arres,
his razor and scattering them in all directions.
Omcer Phelan and Roundsmln Suite arrived at
this junclure, and approached he man, who tn CIV
paving stones at them az they advanced the crowd
meantime ko,ping at a resfeetful distance. They
closed In upon him. however, lodging the missiles,
and Phclun struck him down with his club.
The woman stil Jay on the pavement bleeding
pro uscly Mnle tne DloOu continued 10 Rush from
the q atly wound in Dugguns throat. The couple
were at once carried 10 the West hirty-hfth street
police station, and Police Surgeons OTIS and Pooler
and DR.. Burdick sewed up their throats aud stopped
the How Of blood. Both were SO weak that they
could scarcely speak in!elgibly. DuRgan seemed
crazy and his wife almost entirely exhausted They
were seEtto Bellevue Hospital In an ambulance.
. Mr. Eccles was away from home at the time. Miss
Ecclos said that Mrs. Duggan bsd been In her en-
ploy one month. She had been good servant, clean
and udJ attending closely TO her duties. After
she had been there few days Duggan
called and Miss Eccles then learned for the frst
ZINE mat the girl was married. She then related 10
miss hc'es the story of her married life. how she
hau oeeh "sdlel against her will through the infu
onee OF her reaii es how she detested her husband
and refused 70 1--we ~sh him, how he had threat.
sued TO XII her II she did not return to him Mrs
DuRgan has an uncle, Mr.. Wiley, who keeps a sec
ondhAnd boot and shoe shop On DiSision street
near Essex. Miss Eccles advised ner 10 go to him
for protection. But tue wOmRa Wis persuadsd TO go
with her husband last Monday, ptrtly through iesr
and partly through persuasion, 70 80 St Cloud 10
tel, whore he said ho had sery lt's situation for
hor, and nothing more WAS heard OF thom until her
husband called Tor her trunk last Wednesday
Duggan was discharged from the St. Cloud Hotel
some days ago on account of his Strange behavior