, 1874-02-08
TRAGEDY In NEW HAMPSHIRE.

A MEn Cats His Wtfesk Throat
Laeonia, n Il. tJan. 1s), Dispatch to the Bestor
Journal.
David E. Blodgett killed his wife. Al1nira
Blodgott, On Water street, in this place, this
afternoon. They had not been living together
for some time. About week ago he came here
from Vermont aud was staring with her. Just
after dinner, while in the room with her and her
two boys, he suddenly seized her head under his
left arm and stuck the blade OF q large jack
knife into tho right side Of her neck, cutting the
jugulaz-rein and wind-pipe, causing almost in
stant death. They have several children, the
youngest OF which, about l year old, WAS in
the mothers arrns at the time the blow Was
struck.
Blodgott was at once arrested on warrant
issued by O. 4, i. Vaughan, before whom he was
brought for examination. Upon tho hearing it
appeared that lie came hero at'noon aud COM
u1itted the murder within very short time after
he reached the house whore his wife was STOP
ping with their sou-iu-law. She came here from
Baltimore, IT., to get away from Linn. as he WAS
constantly abusing her, and threatened to kill
her. Jealousy was tho cause although it does
not appear that he had any reasons for being
jealous. After his arrest he triad to simulate
insanity, but it Was evident that he Was ahn1n-
ming. He was committed to jail to answer for
willful murder ut the Supreme judicial Court for
Belknap County st the March term.
The prisoner WAS born at Springfield IT., and
is 43 years old. Mrs. Dlodgett, whose maiden
name Was Brown, was born in Michigan, and is
50 years Of age. Tnoy have been married
tweuty-thzee years, and have seven children, the
oldest a married daughter, residing here.
Blodgett owus farm in Baltimore, VI, worth
81, ,560, and stock valued ut $500. The parties
havo lived unhappily rs long as the eldest
daughter can remember, he getting mad with
her without cause, and frequently kicking and
choking her, and pulling hor by the hair, and
Furnishing Lis children severely on frivolous
prcte1tH. She had loft him before because Of
his violence.
She loft tao LAST time on tho 18th OF Jauuary,
py tue edvice Of l1or son, who lives in Baltimore
George Jefre, Of whom it ia supposed Dlod-
gett Is jealous, waB sent with her, as tho son
feared yiolonce from the husband Jeifs
is a. distant, connection. B}oagett came
going back to Vermont, but Immediately re-
turning. On going into the house be at once
began to urge her to so back with him. She told
him ehe would not TINT she would die first;
that she had seen aI the trouble by him she
over would by living with him; that she
would bo drawn in two first or run dagger
into her heart before she would live with
him. Ho began t.: c!-' end she told him If he was
Jealous Of Jeffs that ho should go back with him
and then ho would know thnt ~ JETS q, was s!,, not
but the baby; that sha would tako tho baby and
90 among the farmers and take care Of herself.
Ho said he would follow her, go where she
would tnat he did not want the children, but
wanted her TO go back With him and sell out the
property in Vermont, and return hero and try to
live happy.
She still refused to 60 with him. He said he
would never leave her till the law forced him
from her, and thoreupon committed the bloody
act as before related. During the talk. which
occupied nearly half IN hour, ho had bis pipe
in his hand or mouth, frequently lighting it at
tho stove.
After be had stnbbed her aud been Eecurod by
persons near by, Lie made violent efforts to get
st her again, and Was Only restrained by being ]
thrown upon tho floor and held there until po-
licemap Hart WEB called. The child fell to the
floor with her when she got struck. She got up,
took hold OF tho child, and, going to m outside
door, fell out, but withathe help Of her BOD, Is
years DID, got back into the house. where !
she tell On the floor and died. Her
own clothes and those OF the child
we're 1renched in blood, and tho floor, |
doorway stops, and snow Tere covered with her !
ifo-blood. The boy pulled of hia cont and
:ried to stop tho flow OF blood BY COMPRISING it
about his mothers nock, and when that was |
soaked. OIL with his jacket and used that for tho i
,ame purpose, meanwhile assisting to keep his |
:ather from getting at hi" mother. His conduct
MAS that OF Il hero. |