The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1874-07-18
From the Allentown Democrat, July 15
THE BLOODY KNIFE


A Husband Possessed by the Green
Eyed Monster Attempts to put
His Wife and Himself
out Of existence.
On Sunday forenoon last a telegram
was received here from Slatington an
nouncing that a double murder had
been committed there the night previous,
and asking that the coroner should come
on at once. The said functionary left
here at noon In response to the summons,
accompanied by the district attorney
and some of the newspaper men, arriv-
ing at Slatington at little after two
O'Clock. 1t was then found that there
had been no out and out murder-that
the parties to the tragedy were yet llv-
ing. The particulars of th e affair were
as follows: John Jones, his wife and
one child lived together in two small
rooms in Satington. Jones came from
Wales and settled in Slatington about
eight years since, where he met and
married Ellen Kuntz, at that time a
maid in Neff's hotel. Their married
life appears to have been stormy one,
and. while Jones, having no regular
trade, obtained work as he best could,
being inclined to idleness and jealousy,
his wife seems to have troubled herself
but little to make his life better or hap
pier. At various times he had suspect
ed his spouse of infidelity, and he insists,
with good reason, that she was guilty,
while she asserts her entire innocence
and states that his suspicious were un-
founded. They quarreled frequently,
and twice during their married life
separated. The last time of their sepa-
ration was three weeks ago, and then
they parted in anger, he going off to
Shenandoah City and other places in
search of work. On Saturday night he
returned, in the pouring rain, to the
place that should have been his home,
and, from what he says, met with but
a cool reception at the hands of his
wife, so much so that he went to the
floor above his own, occupied by
photographer nsmed Dengler, and ask
ed permission to sleep there. Mr.. Deng-
Ter gave his permission and also some
thing with which to make bed. He
lay down to sleep, but awoke about 2
O'Clock so wet and cold that he thought
he would 60 down stairs and try to
sleep. When he went to the room occu-
pied by his wife the door was locked,
but was opened by her after some time.
AS soon as he got into the room she
cursed and abused him, and they quar-
relied until after daylight, when he in
his desperation went into the next room,
where he found butcher knife, with
which he returned to the bed room and
stabbed his wife in the abdomen as
she lay on the bed. He then stabbed
himself and pressed the handle of the
knife against the door, to make the
wound more effectual. Neither stab
was very deep-not sufficiently so to
penetrate the peretoneum. The surgeon
states that the locations Of the wounds
in both the husband and wife do not
vary an inch. His wife, after being
stab bed, alarmed the neighbors, who
found the couple in most deplorable
condition, both being covered with blood.
Mrs. Jones makes statement differ
ent from this. she says: When he re.
turned on Saturday night she was afraid
of him, and so told Mr.. Dengler. She
went to her bed, and knew nothing
more of him until he stabbed her; she
did not undress, but kept her clothes
on, ready to go out if he came, and was
lying on the outside of the bed asleep
when he stabbed her.
The lives of both are in great danger.
At last accounts the husband was not
expected to recover, he being then in
a sinking condition, Inflammation hav-
ing set in in his wound. Mrs. Jones'
condition was more favorable.-At
about s O'Clock on Sunday evening she
was removed to her sisters residence,
Mrs. Hunsicker, where all the attention
that can be desired is being given
to her. Jones on Sunday stated that
he was sorry he committed the deed.
and wished he was dead. He loved his
wife, but she had "gone back on him."
Ever since their marriage he has charg-
ed his wife with infidelity, which accu-
sation she invariably resented. The
result was a very infelicitous welded
life, which terminated In the attempted
murder and suicide above related. Jones
Is young man, of abont "A years, while
his wife is his Junior by about wears