The Republican journal., 1873-11-06
Wife Murder at st. John.

| The Bangor Commercial OF Monday
evening has despatch giving the pariic-
ulars Of fearful tragedy in ST. John
The following is the account
| ST. JOHN, Y. e.. Nov. 3. One Of the mos
shocking tragedies that ever startled this com
mllnity was sunday enacted at about 80 p. VI
| on the corner Of Queen and German streets
AT that hour man and woman, the former
about 30 years old and the latter about % years
were going down towards Germaine street.
| from the direction of Queen Square The wo-
man was leaning on the mans left arm. clasp
| ing it with both hands. They crossed the
| street and were opposite DIR. Preston houst
| on Queen street when, without any movement
| OF warning that could be observed, and while
| the woman was apparently conversing with the
man, the spectators heard pistol shot. Both
| stopped and the woman threw up one hand
| still clinging to the mans arm with the other
when he disengaged himself from her and
pushed her back with both hands. She had
| been tottering before he thrust her away, and
when he pushed her She fell 10 the sidewalk
| after which she did not move, the shot having
| had most deadly effect. The man then placed
| the pistol to his breast and fired The shot did
| not appear TO have the desired Seffect, for he
stood for few moments and then laid himsell
| leisurely down and taking another look at his
| victim, he placed the pistol TO his head, and on
pulling the trigger the cart ridge failed to eN-
plode. He cooked the pistol again. and placed
il TO his head near the right ear, and then fired,
the effect being sufficient TO render him inSensi-
| BILE 10 all appearances.
The man was AT once taken into Dr.
PreSton'> coach-house and thence to the City
| Hospital The woman was also removed into
| the coach-house and laid on the floor. She was
| tall. rather slight, and quite preposscssing in
| appearance. Her face was thin and there wa
| upon it an expression of pain evidently the
| result of the death-pang. She wore dress OF
| dark stuff. q dark hat n D, n shawl of brown
color. She had Il white cloud around her neck
| and a neat pair of prunella boots on her feet.
Altogether She was :tWe and la~teiulIy Dire s>ed
woman.
| apparent that they We're both strangers in the
| city. The WOman's pocket contained - cents in
| American scrip.
The man wore cap and ii bore the name OF
| the makers; "Buckhout. Barnes & Co. OswegO,
n. V" He had also four Inercolonial Railway
| checks. and Il sum of money, which showed
| that want had not prompted the deed.
1t appears that the couple came on Saturday
| evenings Bangor train, and were driven to
| Barnes Hotel by Robert Blackall. The man
told the latter that he was going east by the In
tercolonial Railway this (Monday) morning,
| and requested HIM TO call for him ut the Droper
hour to convey himself and wife to the depot
| Yesterday morning. after breakfast the man
| sat quietly i'll the SmOklng-rOOm of the hotel
| saying little or nothing to any one. and his wife
sat in the ladies' parlor reading a novel. appal-
entity newly purchased, entitled 'Thc Story OF
Wandering Willie" There was nothing pecu.
liar in her manner 10 lead any one to notice her
particularly.
They took dinner together al The usual hour
| and afterwards went to walk. This was the las
| seen of them.
Among the property found on the mans per-
son. and from his utterances at the Hospital
there is abundant evidence to show that jealousy
| of his wife caused him to commit the crime
| On the back of policy was the following in
pencil:
| Sc have five trunks checked to Truro Send
| them to Margaret Doyle, River John, Nova Scotia
| My wife is all the cause of this downfall. She
could make me happy if she tried. God forgive me
never murdered any person ask pa pardon Of Got
| for nv trOnble. (Signed) NICHOLAS DOYLE.
| TO the Associated Press
| ST. JOHN N. b., Nov. ). j. Nicholas Doyle
Of River John, n. S., formerly a resident Of
Oneida, N. Y. arrived here Saturday night with
his wife. Yesterday they took walk, when
he shot her dead in Che street, also shooting two
balls into his own body of which he will die
jealousy Is the supposed cause.