Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-05
EVENING STAR.
The Perkins Tragedy.

rHs HUSBANDS sToRY-ISPIuEIIrv. pRrEc-
TON AND DKsPERATIoN CBAksED TIE
wlFk's DENIAL.
dispatch dated Cincinnati, October ,. saws:
The mystery Of the Perkins murder ami At
tempted suicide grows deeper with the new de-
Velopments OF to-day. The husband OF the
unhappy woman who Killed her child and At
tempted her own life on "Wednesday last, IL
appears, has fearfally wronged her. lie hAs
notoriously kept mistress, aad she hiss been 80
bold Is to call at bis house and ask FOR him N
IL even stated that she demanded that he nut
away his wife, and thst she threatened 60 kiU
them both n be did not. This prostitute, Il 4
said, told Mrs. Perkins how her husband hat
been conducting himself. There Is no den.al
that Perkins had led absolute life, ghoagh II
older men, who laughed 1T him FOR bis weak
ness fer women whom they brought 20 his no
tice.
THE HUSBANDS STORY.
II nav be remembered that at the INQUEST
Perkins refused 20 tell the name OF che IN an
who Was In the house on the night before the
murder. He has Teconsidered the mater, and
told his friends the story Of that dreadful nSht.
IL duplicates Joseph Clare, member OF Per
klns' rrm. residing At Bethel, TWENTY-FIVE miles
distaht The story Is this;-Perkins had sus-
Picions OF intimacy between Glare and his wife,
founded on her desire TO visit az Clsrels houss
against her husband's will. Clsre has been ia
the habit OF visiting the city once in q week,
and Ter the last few weeks has stopped ~ Per-
kins' house. On Tuesday night last he was
there, and Perkins determined 10 make certain
bls spspicions. He went out with Clare, under
wss going 20 the exposition. They parted a
square away, and Perkins slipped back home 20
In d that Glare had preceded him, and was
up stairs with bis wife. He perkins, Secretsi
b mself down stairs, ard took observe rionS
He saw Clare 60 out snd get bottle of beer.
aud take il M stairs. he heard them both
trying 10 get the child TO sleep, so they could
GO to bed. He heard them talking in a los
vulgar way about what they had previously
done, aud when he had fully satisfied himself OF
their intention, he went up snd accused them.
His vile reminded him OF his own sins. He or
deTed them both to leave the honse At once AMI
angry words passed. Finally they agreed thst
in the morning Mrs. Perkins and the child
should 60 TO her relatives. IN northern OHIO.
She was much distressed at being ordered avay
Glare begged that no disclosure should be m sie
on account Of bis family. With this under
standing Perkins left his home early in the
morning. His wife had attempted suicide
about O'Clock, but had promised 70 not repeat
the attempt When Perkins found that some
thing was wrong by the failure of the hsckmsn
to get into the house, he went TO Glare and told
him be feared suicide. Glare begged to be al
lowed TO get away, but Perkins insisted he
should 90 to the house. He went and soon a.
he ssw the body he left aud hiss not since been
seen, except ST the exposition that day, where
band.
Clare lie middle-sged man, the father of a
grown-up family, quite wealthy, q prominent
church member and leading temperance man
in bis neighborhood. This Story Is At utter va
Rance with the antecedents OF his life.
SECOND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Mrs. Perkins father arrived to- day, and had
aeOrrowful interview with his daughter. Some
time afterward, while her father was standing
in the door, she got small pair OF scissors from
the work.basket, and stabbed her throat abou.
the old wound, but missed, by a mere chance,
the carotid artery. Her father st once took the
deadly instrument from her, but she begged 20
be permitted to die. She refused 20 eat or
drink, and said she would not live. She was
very nervous in the afternoon, but Tonight was
better, though her symptoms are not favorable
for recovery.
In
utterly denied improper intimacy with Clare,
and says her husband became euraged without
cause. and wanted to drive her from his home,
and that Glare interferred to beg that she
might stay till morning. This statement she
makes with the full belief that she will not live
So the mystery thickens