The New York herald., 1871-01-03
M U R DER.
A COwardly Wife Murder by
n Negro.
He Kills Her with Carving Knife-Ths Scene
Witnessed by the Son Of the Dead Wo-
man-The Murderer at Large-A
Full Statement by the Boy.

little colored boy came running to an ofilcer OF
the Twenty-eighth precinct, patrong In King
street, near Varick, between ten and eleven O'Clock
last night, and stated that his mother was being
murdered BY his stepfather in the basement OF 200
West Houston street. The officer hurried to
the spot and found the woman lying upon tho
nOOr In
POOL OF BLOOD.
with which her garments were saturated, and her
head resting upon low wooden stool. While the
BOY bathed the head OF his mother with water the
officer searched the premises, but could md no
traces OF the murderer-who had escaped-save a
hat which he had worn, and which lay upon the
foor Some white women In an adjacent house
stated they had seen the man run out or the
house, through the area and into the street,
THE WOMAN NEVER SPOKE
after the arrival OF the officer and her boy and died
within half an hour. general alarm and descrip-
tion Of the murderer was at telegraphed TO al
the station houses, and the boy went with thel
oficer to the Twenty-eighth precinct station. Here
at late hour he was interviewed by
intelligent and graphic manner he related the
Incidents OF the tragedy. His name is Henry Tynder.
brooke, and he Is only twelve years OF age. His
father died when he was very young, aud some
seven years ago his mother, who was born In
Duchess county n u, and whose name Is Mar
garet, married the man who last night murdered
her and whose name Is Abram Jones. BY this man
Rs hd Ssd one g .S S
his mother had laundry, and moved but recently
to the basement IN Houston street. Jones has Tor
some time been intimate with woman OF whom
his wife was Jealous and this has been the cause OF
frequent quarrels. About three months ago Jones
was
SENT TO THE ISLAND
Tor III treating his wife, and 1t seems that In addi-
ion to his other faults he is confirmed drunkard.
month ago he was discharged from the Peniten-
tlary and came to live with hts wife, who did wash
ing aud ironing py days work, IN the laundry over
hoa rnnf and ha f,i1n I'M
longshoreman. He had before been q driver for
Garner Co., dry goods house In Franklin street.
before breakfast and then went with another col,
ored man named Hunt and two associates to
place
where they remained till late IN the afternoon play.
ing cards; his mother went frequently to call him,
returned at three o'clock p NJ, and soon after went
to sleep; the boy then went to Thirrieth street
eight O'Clock in the evening; his mother told
him when he came in that she and Abram had
'made np." She then put on her things, ana accom-
panied by her husband, went out to visit a Mrs.
Cooper, In yarck street. They came back late, pro-
badly about ten O'Clock. He could not tell the exact
THE CLOCK HAD STOPPED.
Soon after they came In the man wanted to 90 out
insisted that he should come back ana stay. In the
quarrel Jones, who is powerful man, caught and
back % and rin nsy Re consenteS wH"a Wsea
they came back into the house Margaret
went to the cupboard to get the sugar bowl. Il was
on the third shelf from the bottom, and as she
stopped down to get II the husband stole behind her.
reached over her head and
CAUGHT A CARVING KNIFE
from the top shelf; then, before she knew
OF his proximity to her. bent over and with
great force made thrust at her waist. The
boy thought the knife entered her leg, but it pene-
trated the groin and caused her death within half
an hour. Without screaming or attracting notice In
any way the boy escaped and ran towards the sta
lion house. but before reaching It met the officer on
post, as above stated. Diligent search has been
made for the murderer, but up to midnight he had
not been arrested. Escape, however, under the cir.
cumstances Is almost impossible