, 1874-07-26
1c7.ESIIC TRAGEDIES.

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.-o Pr, <Ju!y 2o), Correspondence Of TIE Nts
sr'S@''N' Yor- N'w!G.
r.,y7,,.gc Of slatinston, Lch:sh County. in
lns ',..s resicn below here, is greatly excited
tx toc-ful domestic tragedy which occurred
~. 49, m Saturday night.
nsa n.rncs arc Mr.. a2d Mrs. John Jonea.
ai' ,.1,o to El.tington ahout three years ago.
lsos= ronng man, Welslulan, aud workol
ns .hs ouarries. At the hotel where he bonre'ed
~. IDS the acquaintance Of hendsomo and
fnsth 'sttx Young girl, employed as table
Fo They were married soon after,
sa'e'. lad cat-and-dos's lifo eyer since.
~ ..,.rsted three tunes, twice be-
Is! e:geconcilel, tho third separation re-
a;oiaS in tAe tra .edy. The cause Of their
saala'k s'sa qss iuorljn2tc jealousy Oh the part OF
lI'oms5h He!labitual!y charged his wife with
she hIsel Istslress to him. and three weeks ago left
onlahaau on.a 1ent to tho coal regions. He was not
he! aau mill Saturday. wien he appeared in
huon h>aa =. IL seemed moody and su!len, aud
s''I1sd some of lis friends that he had 1t On
nlu,..h a .nthor;ty thst his wife WAS going to run
eea soon with another mar, and ho intended to
asc ~ Ills authority was all anonymous letter
s:0:-,od s:0gt.: IN hayp received while away. All cf-
an
1T ~ ~ sought tho place wlero hie wife was
~ ~ ,hont 9 O'Clock at night. He entered
tasIs 1so-n and found her III bed. quarrel
III a,s 10 .rcse between them. Jones charg-
!" TI har with iutidellty and an intention to r11n
ES w. ncnial Oh her part added to his rage,
.siHe drew large carvinG-k,llfe ho lad oh-
..aaJ ~ somewhere, and before bhe could eludo
-. he sa;zed her BY the hair aud drew the Keen
~: ~ .ross her throat. lie then released her.
Es1s Ess1s',.rc1 |le knife into lis own stomach.
~ p.ps snr. that it would tind vital part. he
~ u. ..-o,s tha room and drove the hanu[e
49, .;,s. tha wall, sending the blade OF the
r:,non ccsr through his body, tho point COM
~ oat almost four inches above tue root OF the
~ .1s,a When Mrs.. Jones was rrt'a:9u bE her
,;uTi-rous husband she started towards ine
1,or crying murder" Before sEo reacnea Il
~ iii 10 lie to2r uuconsclous-
uar rries attracted the aitcution OF others
.tn.t the house a2d several ruzhoa to tho room.
lis Jones lay near the door and Jones near tho
r;,dog. both in pools Of blood. The woman
~ nneousc,ous. The man was groaning, anu
r,xented q no11:d sight, the handle OF tho knlfe
I1,ot,udiag from hiB stomach, aaa blood oozlng
ri from around it at every deep. long breath 40
,.ds, The kuifa was drawn from inc "oullu'
III .Jone; made frantic effort to regain pos
s-sa;on Of il. cryinG "Lct me finish it - Both
r., y;rtins we're laid On bed, and physician
s-rmonc1. He pronounced them both 1ata!ly
yopoded, but restored tie woman to conscious
nsss. They we're both still alive at last ac-
counts. ,.
lie story Of the intended e1opernent can be
.,r.d to no authentic eouIce, aud it is not be-
hred. As to whether the letter Jones alleged
kreceIved giving him the information vas genu-
ts or written By Jones hinse-i, there ls con-
E1esable difference OF opinion.
child belonging to the victims Of this tragedy
b., been taken in charge by relative OF Airs.
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