Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-08-01

Tie vacinity Of Second and South streets
was startled last night by an alarm from the
house Of Charles g. Herring, COS South Second
sSIeeC, tnat murder had been committed at
that place, and large crowds soon COLLECTED
lars. 8' r'- R'''''N~-
About quarter past 9 O'Clock Mr.. Charles
q. Herring, dealer in carpets, went uD stairs
TO the third story, supposing that as he had
neard nothihg from his s0n-fn-law and dauQh.
ter they had gone out together, as thew were
oiten In the habit OF doing. They had pre-
Vlonsly left the supper table about half past 6
o'clock, and had gone up stairs. When Mr.
Herring entered the room he saw Edward
onNsIerlGer. MS son-in-law, lying on the floor
back room, and large pool Of blood near by.
Ills stepdaughter Mary, Subscribers wife,
WHITENING IN HER GORE,
was coiled UP and lying on the floor. with her
throat cut from ear TO ear. The couple had
occupied Two communicating rooms in the
third story bf the house, In the front room.
near near tne en- door, lay the body of the husband,
Win MS nahdS stretched out and his face to the
floor: Near his left hand was a bottle with
blood MARKS on the outside and containing cor
roslye subllmate. He was apparently man of
gooo heighh and was In his shirt sleeves, His
iaces on pelhg turned to the light, showed that
ne nad poisoned himself, as it had turned to a
o-Ou
was evident that he had lain in It and had fall
len OFF. When his body was found the breast
was yet warm. In the back room the BODY OF
MS wife was found and presented a sickening
appearance. Her head lay in blood, with hoF.
rid cash in the throat, extending from the
front part OF the neck cIearthrOugh the arteries
and :, g4F5sIvs 4 E37TltwS ~ : ~
sEvERIN0 THE wINDPIPE.
From the appearance of the neck. one would
imagine an axe was used instead of q razor
This instrument was afterwards found. with
q dent IN the blade. She was dressed in aliQht
calico body and black skirt, both OF which were
covered with clotted blood. The horror ex-
perlenced 1n witnessing such sight was sick
ening in the extreme The prominent ewes, One
opened mouth, and the agoniZed look of the
murdered. woman cOmpelled the steadiesl
nerves to culver. On the door knobs marks d
blood could be plainly seen. as IL made by the
Of the room. Marks could also be seen trailino
from the window, plainly Indicating that shs
had rushed there with the
INTENTION OF CRYING FoA ASSISTANCE.
| There was also slight cut on the rfeht
| cheek The position of the two bodies at the
time or discovery was such as to give the i'm.
Il preston tAaC there had been q struggle which
/ had begun in the doorway between the two
rooms. From all the facts that could be "a
thered at d late hour last night It appears that
there had been some feeling of jealousy exist
ing between man and wife. 1t was knOWr
that they had quarreled occasiOnallv. -bnt Il
did not lass very long A few davs AGO IN !
quarrel with him, she asked him WIN he die
not go to work Instead of living on her father
There wis no noise heard of persons wFangline
but as the bodies were both warm at the time O
discovery lt Is thought that the crime must havt
been committed about hall past O'Clock. 1t i
supposed that the husband after Committing hi,
horrible deed, took shebottle Of poison, intending
to lie on tie bed. + In slpport of this the fresI
marks of bis bloody hands were plainly visible m
the sheets.s The Impression That hia fRena mad,
ON the pillow could be also perceived. He evi
IDENTIFY drank the poison lying on the bed while i
was working It's death-dealing way through hi
system he rolled on to the loor in which position
he was found The rooms though we'll furnished
were In disordered condition. portion of hi
clothing was in one part of the room, as though
he had Thought Of escaping from the house,
There werb thirty cents and two pocLet-bool,
also found near him, and this was ali the none,
that could be found He was q German, abon
~ years old, and at one time was employed In
steel foundry, but for the last three months b.
had been out of work. t,
THE MURDERED WIFE.
Mary, the step-daughter of Mr.. Herring kept
carpet stole at 2b2 South, street, which was
branch OF her fathers establishment SheW q
nnely-forned aud good-lo0king woman, and /
was generally thought that the match was goo,
one, they having been married In May last.