New-York tribune., 1874-03-09
SHaDOWS or INTEMPERANCE.

A BROOKLYN DRUNKARD sTABs HIS WIFE TO THE
HEART IN THE PRESENCE OF HIS CHILDREN
While Thomas Lowndes and his wife were
under the influence of liquor AT their apartments NO
2l5 North Fifth-st, Brooklyn t. d., yesterday, they
Quarreed their and he finally drew pocket
knife stabbed her in the forehead and left breast
killing her almost instantly, in the presence OF their two
chlldren-Thomas aged o. and John aged years. They
have long Incorporate and have frequently guar.
Relied They occupied two rooms on tho first hoor
OF twostOry frame house in the rear OF NO. 2 North
Ffthst, and their voices we're heard yesterday
by the other occupants OF tho house. but as such sounds
were frequent the uproar ceased, no attention
was paid to the matter. Mrs Armstrong who lived on
the top floor about o'clock in the afternoon heard the
children sobbng, and after listening in vain for the
voices OF the parents went down stairs aud opened tho
door OF the front room, when she discovered the
body of Mrs. LOwndes lying on the floor near
the in pool Of blood while the children we're cali
ing to their mother and crying bitterly She immedi-
atey gave the alarm and few minutes two or three
policemen Of the Fifth Precinct arrived and took posses
sion Of tho premises while the children taken to
the statOnhouse There they their version OF their
fathers crime, OF the grave character OF which, how
they seemed to be ignorant The older child said
that his parents quarreng usual and his father
struck his mother hard and hurt her. Then his
mother dropped the floor and hls father lay
down and took nap When no woke up he SAID. "Tom,
where's your motheri" The boy replied that she was
lying by the The father then asked whether
she dead The boy replied that she that she
didn't speak, and she covered with blood The father
then sent the boy for pint OF beer, but the urchin
brought back whisky instead. After drinking LOwndes
put his hat and coat and went ont II was asceraned
from other persons that before leaving the neghborh0od
he borrowed % cents from person living over the way
The circumstances OF the murder were lm.nedi aely
telegraphed to Police Headquarters, and description
Of the murderer was all the stations About
o'clock, while Officer Kelly Of the Fifth Precinct
duty at the house where the murder had occurred,
boy named William Conn oily ran up 10 him and told
! HIM that LOwndes had just passed along the street
the aoyway. The officer Immediately went after him
and overlook him at seventhst and North Seventhst.
taken alive but the crowd surrounded him
the officer in carrying him TO the staon-house When
he arrived there be askodby the sergeant In charge
! whaG his name was, 10 which he replied IN
| a loud tone, :" Thomas Lowndes" at the same time
,,g..I.5S y out. aHe sald he Was ~ yei. on ys ana
native o. England he could read and write and pas
| q BLACKSMITH by trade He drunk at the time of
ms arrsst and Appeared 10 BE suffering from derium
tremens. He Is large broad shouldered powerful
looking man. He refused to say anything about the
ionrbladed penknife, with which it is supposed the
deed was committed, were found upon his person.
TRIBUNE reporter visited last night the OF the
tragedy The front in which the murder
IL about 2 feet square, and contains cooking stove
which the woman was found-sOme broken chairs,
Old pine table aud two or three prints on the dncy
walls Broken crOckery and old clothing were scattered
a large pantry Upon "A quantity of old rags IN the
ofthe lay the body Of the murdered woman,
cred with eloted blood from wound IN her forehead,
and her hair, which was black and curly. was spread
her pillow. Comparatively little blood had flowed
from the wound which had caused her death. IL
the eft breast and about threeeignths OF an inch
deep The boys muDchng crackers quite content
edy in the statiou-hOuse They had nothing more TO
tell, aud scarcely seemed to realzs that terrible
shadow had ftleE upon the wretched home which had
been dark enough before
WAGER ENDS IL DEATH.
Henry COnneTs, a halter employed In the
factory OF Heck Van Ness, East Orange ~ j. made
a wager last Saturday afternoon with Mr.. Hcick aud
another that he could drink hall gallon OF beer
and pint Of whisky which he did, at the factory. be-
tween and 5 .. III. He was kept in tho shop until
O'Clock, and was then sent away In "A wagon. He
reached his home at MOnuOse N j., at about IL o'clock
and died at a. yesterday. The County Pny ysician
has directed Coroner Mum TO hoid an inquest