The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-09-13
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HofsI.fBLg TRAGEDY.
3rnu s.abs IIia Wirs to tho Heart at
Midnight. ~

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Last night, few Minutes after l
O'Clock, as reporter Of the Democrat
was proceeding down Fourth street,
near Myrtle, his attention was attract.
ed by several beart.rcndin9 screams,
that evidently proceeded from fe-
male III the greatest terror or the
deepest distress. The sounds pro-
ceeded from n low story and.a half
house, No. 305 South Fourth street.
The window, which was within easy
reach Of the sidewalk, was wide open.
While the policemen, who had quick.
y assembled, were cffecting All en-
trance at the door, the reporter clam
bered bali in the window, when u
sight met his gaze that would trans
fix the bravegt man with boror.--
Underneath the window, lying on the
floor, in the full food of the moon,
WAS a
WOMAN CLAD ONLY IN HER NIGHT.
DRESS.
Her half exposed bosom revealed two
clear, clean-cut wounds, from which
the blood was squirting with the beat
| ing Of the heart. Lire was not yet
extinct; the head moved partly 10.
ward the object in the window, the
eyes slowly followed, with terror.
stricken look, and then dropped away
aud the woman was dead. 4 light
was procured, and an examination
hastily made proved that life was cx-
tinct. Search WAS made for some
trace of the crime. and for some clue
To the horrible deed. No traces oil
blood werc found on the floor Of the
front room. Holding the light down
TO the floor the officers searched
through the back apartment. similar
in size. aud used for kitchen and
sleeping groom, TO fud, If possible, an,
spots of blood. None were found
either here or OF the steps leading tc
the yard The whole case was in
vo!ved in mystery. 10 which there
seemed TO he no clue. II WAS at las:
furnished by little lad nine or Ter
years old, who had been overlooked
in the confusion. To our reporter hs
he told the following story: THAI
| is my mother over there under Tho
window.
FATHER STABBED HER.
he didn't want to let him come in
but he pushed the door open ans
stabbed her. They had fuss two OF
three weeks ago, aud then he wen
awa,. His name is Antoine Holme
aud m.ne is Ernest. lie went sons
place 10 lawyer and stayed TIVE
weeks. lie came back two days ago
and then they had another fuss. IL
always beats aud hurts her, and Il,
went away, and tonight he came baci
aga,n. Mother was in bed, and ih,
door was locked. l; was the bacl
door, and she got mp To keep hin
out. He pushed against il, and sh'
couldn't hold it. aud then he stuck hi
arm in. lie bad q dagger-a Ion:
one-hali is long rs my arm. IL
stuck it twice III her breast, and theI
she put up her hands TO stop tn,
blood, aud screamed and ran for tn
front OF the house. She tried 10 re
oAN va AiAE " EiIAAO6s OAk SUE 4EsA bsiEs
and there she is now. lie ran out o
the back door, and / don't know
where he wen; to-"
Further inquiry revealed that An
tone Holme, the murderer, was a ricl
man few years ago in Germany
lie was married then to i woman
much older than the one he kille,
this morning. She was the mother o
his son. Before her death he fell il
love with and married his secon,
wife, aud
DIVIDED HIS MARITAL EXPERIENCE
BETWEEN THEN.
The first wife died. He then, with
part of his property, came TO Amer
"a. This would have given them
comfortable living, but his wife, S,
his friends affirm, was addicted TO fas
habits, and she ran through with tn
money as fast rs he could make it,
This led to the difficulties betweel
them, and ended in partial separa
ton. While he was OFF in the coun
try, three weeks ago, she opened he
house 10 three young girls, and III
drlged in a rapid life Yesterda,
Hollne returned, and in The Afternoon
he saw his wife walking down Fourtl
street with fine-looking man, t.
whom she seemed TO be paying par
ticular attention, and after visitin!
Schaider's Gardens, he returned |,
his home, and entrance TO his hous
being denied, committed the murder
The woman, crumpled up as she ha,
fallen back from the window, and th
. jaws distended and CLASSY eyes sta,
ing wide open, was still beautiful
Her features were regular, her fac
sharp and well defined, and down III
back OF her shoulders struggled
mass of jet-black hair. Her night
robes, fallen down from her breast
revealed the wound, but covered
shapely form, with delicate hands an,
small feet. Holmes friends repre-
sent him as an Industrious, hard-work
ing man, who earnestly desired hi
wife to live with him quietly, even il
poor quarters, and that he made prop
ositions of this kind to her over am
over again, but she would not liste
to him.
BARRIERS should frequently was
their hands. A stranger whose nos
hal baan oriped for the eiphth tim