, 1875-01-11
CRIME.

EunpERous ASSAULT UPON A WIFE.
Fran Hts Roc'tsstcr Is. ~ Union, Jan.o
In tho Town Of Parma, night before last, joha
knnc, well-knovu farmer, made mtrderorts
assault upbn Ills wife, tntlictiug injuries from
which sl.o will probably not recover.
From Mr. Simou Marsi,all, brother Of Mrs.
jEanc, who. .haa rnooivod graphic description Of
lle tragedy from lho daugtor, 10 years OF ago,
We hayn n rui,ulo description OF the events
preceding anl Intending tho dood. 1t appears
that Kanes lttlo bog commenced crying for
soma triyinl cause, when tho mother told him to
utop or she would send linn out for hla
coba without hs suppor. Al this Kane seized q
:cast.iron Btovo-hook aud throw 1t at Ills vito,
'brea1pg 1t upon hor haad. Uo then dubbed her
with III ugly stick OF wood, when she 1oll to tho
iloos, dropping u tho game time hor youngest
Child, babs Of year, whlc]! she vas !, holding a
of It's cllildreu picked np The intapt. Tho brutal
! husband continued to- beat hia vito, and shc,
nearly lnneniib1a by THIS timo, could only. give
t. rittni ana ppG pfooTTgod Te 3ro
"lsuu for grandma Mrs. Kane's mothor, who
| liyos a H,orf distance from tho house. Tho poor
victim seems to !aso attempted to got ont to tlea
refuge in tho pAntry, whittier she Was pursued
by tho iuluratei brute. Iiore tho bloody work
| was finished. Silo must f.ave baon struck tn al
ut least tworlty heavy blows.
\
ran to alra. Masshalla {sirs. r. mother) s'ld
nlarmed ner. she hurried to The hol.so, aud was
met at Tho throshoid by . CHILD, wlo cried out
"bIother Is dead " Msa. Marshall punhed
! opeu tho door. when lorrid Bght met her
gaze. The tea-tablo, upon which was spread
lie dishes and victuata Of tho evening meal 90
acknowledgements, was asboapattered with human
blood, tho cluth, tho plates, and everything being
chairs, and the wfndoH-casings. But no human
being waa to bo seen. Mrs Marshall called,
.Where is my darling child 2" and, following up
adjacent pantry or kitchen, sho found Mrs. Kama
PROSTATE upon tho floor, weltoring In blood.
Htcpping back, sho met kano coming from the
front part of the house.
Mrs. Marshall said: "kane, is this muir
der p
Kane thou left the house, proceeding ACROSS
tho lot TO y nelglbor'H-Alr. Martns-to whom
lie said "Martin. take caro- Of me; I've killed
! Wo should also state that. In addition to The
: stoya-hook and pieces Of wood with which the
:. bontinE WIS 1ono, d large knife covered Will
Llousl was found in tho siuk. There are cuts il
tic head OF hls victim that might have been made
with tlis knifo and it s quite likely they we're
! Mrs kano, in hcr dolirin1n. often e1claims "rht
i knife! tho kuifo!" Which would load to the be
8 Cd in her aight plls pools Of blood on tho hoo
: indicata that tle poor woman foil to tho hoo
troeitinea, and as ofton rose and struggled to es
tile Jury OF LAC uHutl 1ub HAilo 6Iil bA1h hAn
= whom ho had her Oh tho floor in tho Kitchen IL
J. stood with hin foot on llor ueck and pounded he
y. head. The friGhtfu1y- bruised aud swollen con
l. lition Of tho mock fully corrohorates this.
II The unfortunate HRS. Kane still vo'noinn IN
conscious. She WIS cnceinte, and this morning
y US might have becn expactad after SO terrible
- ~ nasault, q miscarriage waa tue result. Fo'
IT IT t,lnatuly plIysciaa was III attendance at til
10 time, aud nothiug mora acrous immediately or
q, h,,et. There ia but litt1o probability that th
70 wolnan'H lilo can bo aayed. Indeed. her reco'
H. nrr,vouid he n rn;rnr1e TTor lnad in bnaten 10
OF or jelIy, o. it were, aud her ncck, lmbs mud bod
i y ure blact and swollen With bruises.