Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-26
CIT TO THE BRAIN.
Probable Fatal Termination OF
A Wife Cleaves Her Husbnnd's
81 NIL Milh a Halelel.

Probable Fatal Termination OF
Turbulent Matrimonial career.
wife Cleaves Her HusDnnus
skull with Hatehef.
From the Nashville Banner. 25th.
Last night, after a long and turbulent
married life, after fierce domestic dis
sensions without number, and scenes oil
matrimonial violence that shocked and
often terrified their immediate neigh
bors. the wars of the house Of Gilmore
came TO termination which threatens
To prove fatal to at least one of the par
Ties. This crisis was reached by Mrs. j.
r Gilmore. who lives at 800 Church
street. lust west of the Chattanooga de-
not. striking her husband on the head
with Ratchet, cleaving the skull and
causing the bones on each side OF the
gap to lap over each other, one pressing
heavily on the brain.
Mrs. Gilmore ssys that her husband
had been drinking very hard during the
mast two or three days, and had repeat
edIy beaten her.and maltreated her in a
very brutal mannaP; that he compelled
her on Monday night to leave the house
and to stand out in the rain; that while
under the influence Of liquor, last even
ing he whipped her and pulled her hair,
after which ne sat down and tsntalized
her by saying that he was tired OF LIVING
with her, and that he would either XII
her or that she should kill him that
night, if she remained longer in the
house," that be then handed her a
Ratchet. which was Very aharp, and sar-
eastically told her to kill him, where
upon she took the Ratchet and drove II
into his skull, let it fall and ran out O.
the door, he in the meantime picking i
nm and throwing 1t al her ae she passed
out. So much for Mrs Gilmore 8 yer
sion. An hour or SO afterwards she was
arrested and taken TO the police station
Gilmore speedily became insenslble
and his wounds were pronounced very
likely to prove mortal. DIR. q. w. Currey
and DR.. Paul f. Eve were summoned 70
attend him, and did all that was possible
to alleviate has suierings.
Mrs. Gilmore has two children. she
and her husband have been twice divorced
and three times married. During the
past two years they have been frequently
IN the courts, where they have at divers
times yaiLly sndeaYored TO adjust then
domestic difficulties. They had saved
about $500, part Of which they had
invested in a small grocery store. All
their capital was, however, gradually
squandered in prosecuting their almost
interminable quarrels, most OF 1t being
spent in feeling lawyers and in paying
court costs and fines.
About six months ago these unhappy
people we're divorced for the second
time. Numberless law suits epsued a;
10 the disposition Of the property
which, strangely enough, ended in iheil
third marriage, they having come to the
conclusion that they could still love ant
respect each other, and live in peace
Their fatal error is now but too appa
rent.
Before Gilmore became insensible he
stated that his wife quietly approached
him from behind and cut him with the
Ratchet, without having said word, o.
given the slightest warning Of her deadly
intent; that he had just finished supper
and had one of the children in his arms
little suspecting that she had meant t,
do him harm, as they had not quarreleC
for some time past We give his story
just as il was told to us by those wht
heard II.
The physicians at first spoke Of send
ing the wounded man to St Vincent
Hospital, but his condition soon becami
too critical 20 admtp Of his removal.