, 1873-06-19
TRAGEDIES.

Journal.
The Bcone Of tho Hudson tragedy has hcen
visited to-day by multitude Of curious pcoplo,
on foot and in carriages; tho greater number
intont upon gratifying = morbid do-
sire for full particulars and detailed accounts
ntrnir,
Tic circumstances which led to tue t1ngcdy
aro Furnished by Mrs. Charlos Wood. mothor OF
Miss Ella T. Wood, tho victim. Mrs. wood
states that the assaaaln' Mr. honry ysn Je"ots nros
employed until April following at wood d-turning
by her husband He waa out Of hoalth at tho |
time. During this time he formed an attach.
ment FOR hor aaughter. Tho ., , apparently favored
Tho intimacy laated nbout two months, when
eho became diegustod aud declined furthor ut
tontions. Since then ho has boon IN occasional
visitor, always zoalously urging big suit and on"
His importuning was al to no. purpose, as she
stoutly maintained her for1nor decision. Ro-
Gently he has shown groat depression OF mind,
has brooded evor tho atato Of his AGaira, and
him aho should not marry anybody, at ono timo
exhibiting piatol. On Saturday, o wook before
the tragedy, ho came to the farmhouse and de-
sirod to stay awhile, bcing apparently sick, and
refusing food for hree days At tmo some
On On Thursday night ho road a chap
ter In the Dibio, and Miss Wood offered tho fam
lily prayer. He appeared strange, and. although
want him about the house, but, being good.nar
turod people, allowed him to ramain undor pro-
tcat:
Saturday morning ho callod Mrs. Wood to his
Ella. Hrs. Wood told him Elm did not wish it,
but aho would mention bis request to hor. Miss
Wood declined, for the reason that On several
occasionB ho had used abusive language TO her
She wanted him TO 50 away: Shortly after thls
11t7,f Id IHf1nH 4 Il
sofa, Jowett came In and sat beside hcr,. Mrs.
Wood hoard him using urgent and abusive
language, and being miBtrustfm opened tho
door fo t9o ehGn snt 1sTst put us arm
ondoa1ing words, to .pacify her, but she strug-
glod to release herself. she finally succeeded In
7reoing herself, and took sent by the window,
when he pulled eovon-barrolod pistol from hB
pockot, approached her, aimed at hor heart, and
tirod, tho ball passing harmlesaly past her
through tho opon window. She thon aoixod him
by his hands, and hold them above hia lead, he.
In tho meantime. crowding hcr. into u corner OF
herself. hfr. Wood came into the room ut this
poiut. hut not until tho villain had dlsuhar ged
another barrel OF the pistol, the ball entering
the young womans forehead and telling hor to
tho floor.
Mr.. Wood soized tho assasein and Z terrible
struggle ensued, in which Jowett Was dfuahed to
| the floor and the pistol taken away from him.
| Tho onraged paront then opened tho door and
forced him out into the yard, when Jewott i'm
modiatoly pulled second revolver from his
pocket, plncod the 1nuzzle to his car, and dis
Charged it, the bail penetrating and destroying
| the baso of tho brain, and making a wound that
| rnuAt cnuso his death in Hhort time.
Tho wounded girl oamo to hor aenseB quickly
and vas placed upon tho sofa, whero she re-
named until medical aid reached her. Jowett
laid under an apple trco in front Of tho house
nearly all day, suffering terrible agony Of body
and mind. Ho called for Mr. and Mrs. Wood,
and asked thoir forgiveness. Tho latter told
him no could not i've when he innocontly asked
what ho had done. Ho said, further, that ho
| was not conscious Of having done anything, and
| wanted hor to send for come ono to come and
RiisszZ R%isz. Tor 1'"' Ills 1'ao''' '@' not '0"p'''
Lato in the day, jowett was taken to an unoc-
cupied farm house, half milo from the Hcone OF
tho tragedy, where ho now lies on = mattross,
physician probed his wound to tile depth Of aoyon
Inches, and decided that nothing can bo done for
him. MisH Wood il in fair WY a. recovery.
| The surgeons have extracted tAoba1l, and report
that It Inflammation does not aet in nho will
| recover.
Jewott has always been considered IN inof;
fonsiye man. Ho was born In Nashua, ia 2t
yeara Of age. tall, thin, woars blight mouataehe,
when be WAS IL his father and stepmothor wore
drunken. disBo1ute people, and neglected him
At the age OF IL, ho stole somo hay caps from 6
farmer, Tor which oflenao he served a torn in tht
Reform School, Returning to Nashua, @ h, he wGfE 3t
whom he gavo It up and drove milk-wagon from
Hudson to this city for aoyoral years.
A. MAN Murders 1a.s Tive chtlaren and
Attempts to XIII His Wifcs
n""''''"' o''''v heS 's Terf ii Void. 's'1''- '
This morning at half.past o'clock, Thoma'
ensine,-houao engine, of t6e Grand Western Railway, Ii
this city, made desperate but futile attempt tt
murder hia vito, aud shortly afterwards killot
his infant son, II months old and hi
stop-daughter Year, old, cutting 1g,o aao aa9l
mittod at the residence Of the family. Fields, to
some timopnst has been drinking man, ,and spon
most Of his wages for drink, giving little TO IN
support Of hts family. On Monday after receiving
aged to obtain $40 Of his wages: On Tuesaa. q
ho aakcd for and received from her 81 Of THU
sum. Yesterday afternoon lie Was sober, aud u
domant!ed the remainder Of tne money, .,,n an
lent quarrel, commenced by him, ensuod. H
threatened tlou to kill her, but as ho Ind proyi
ously made similar threata no notice was tske'
Of hiH words, and Mrs. Fields retired with tn
children, ~ usunl, at bod-timo. Fields went gu
subsequently, returned at 0 o'clook, aud, alto
lighting lamp and smoking for somo time, wen
to bol. Ho aroHo this morning and shortly a1ter
wards approached tho bod whore Mrs. Fields ALI
and Mrs. Fields partly 90. IIe struck his VII
! hoad with hatollot; hut, as Mrs. Fields WAS
{ strong woman. aho managed to wrost tho tnHtr1
! mont from him, and then ran out Of tue houB
screaming for lielp. It waB during her absence
and prior to alio arrival OF policeman who llh
= boon sont to tho house to arrest him for tho Of
? aault on lis vito, that ho cut tho throats Of ts
0 two Children with razor. The murder OF til
j. children WAS only discovered aftor tho return
Mrs. Fields to tho house. Folds WAS takon
onoo to the atatlou-houBe, and, nftor the yorll.
:, OF tho Ooronor'n Jury, was transferred to IL
Jail. The pbblio indignation lB Intense over th
1 crime, and tho lynohing Of Fields was Aorlousl
K discussed when It became known that he La