The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-06
4 snocKrNo WIRE MURDER.
Almost Bcheadcd with a Unsuec css
iul Attempt Of the Murderer 10 Commit
Suicide His Arrest and Confession.

OssIPEu, N. H.. Nov. 4.-On Tuesday
lives about two miles north OF this village,
killed his wife and then Attempted to commit
suicide. Abbott had tot lived happily with his
wife for years, and three times she had applied
for u divorce on the ground Of extreme cruelty,
but Withdrew the suits on account 81 her chill
dren and Of his promise to treat her better. She
also procured his arrest few years ago for an
assault upon her. She married Abbott about
fifteen wears ago and was his second wife. Two
girls, the fruits of his first marriage, long since
left home, and the family consisted Of three
boys, aged TO- f. aud "A years, respectively.
ON Tuesday forenoon, Abbott visited Duncan
Lake village, about mile from his farm, and
purchased "A pint Of rum About =. NJ he
started for home, and VI was between that hour
and 4,U that the murder was committed. when
the two Younger boys returned from school,
they found the wooden shutters to the windows
laSed, and thCtr father Walking me kite zen
fOor. Daniel. the oldest. asked, Where ~
motherf' Abbott said sho hal gone away, aud
that they must 20 to their half sisters for their
suprer. Daniel replied, don't believe u
father. aud IN little room beyond the kitcnen
fuund tie bleeding corpse of his mother. Az
ptIttd at the spectacle. he hastened b. i to the
kitchcn, hut MS taih'r hau disappear. q. tie
was Jun attcrwtrd fOdnd In the barn standing
on tue scauuld. WIN chaih attached 10 beam
around his neck. On sceinr tue BOY Abbott
told him that he was going to hang himself. The
boy Old what he cuuid To dssuadc hts father
from the suicidal act, but Abbott thre tened 10
strike MIN wish a piece Of Sleigh shat II he
didn't Keep away. Abbott then slid on from
the scat I'D, falling to within six feet Of the
uonr. Win the assistance OF neighb1r,
VINO was passing at the time, the chain
was unnodned, and Abbott was released,
but he was inseusiule, and remained
So for some time. An hour later Constable
Lewis If Ossipec arrived and arrested Abbott.
murder IN tue first degree. BY advice OF coun-
SCI ne pleaded not guiltN' nus niadc the follow
ing confession, freely aud voluntarily
come home from the village Nv wife began nud-
M ini WIN M. snc 1aa ben stgraysiins and fant
mat had give my Auniu Jaw. tugcuc ABBOTT, ut OF
pies. bought nm wagon, and sew ng ma nine for
otitcr tnat LED Alter fe y more words out
snou-ht IL over ana came mcs W,i. w. ~asnins Ine
sorn. she Threw dowa tie mop aad started Tor NC
and ,ugca her JUS a. .he was going ilto the nulg
struck her Nicr was assta'ai"' To do H. am want
my property to my cmlercu.
During this recital the prisoners manner de-
noted all absence uf feeling. When he spoke o +
the dispute with his wife a bali grin Cv rapread
his cOuutcnaucc. sheriff Mou.lOn, who has The
prisoner III charge, say tua. he acis IS though
there vas bat one more ct to complete this
tragedy and that IA MS own death. While he
does not say that he intended t. Nil his Wife
does not exhibit the least sign Of remur @ for
tue tlOody deed. At tue inquest II WIS shown
that the woman's skul was fractured on the
back aud on the left side of the head, tue ear
wa partially cut n, the Jaw cut an broken.
and a cut i've incncs long ny TWO and hall
deep severed tue spina' coiunn The head 70
NAMED on the tOuy. mi attcr deatn the body
had been turned over on the right side. 'rne
Instrument with whcn tue deco Was done was
hn ordinary shup or bevcl Ratchet, somewhat
worn. ami II tNciN sharp.
The Nicuu. AIs. ABBY c. Abbott. was about
is wears - ge. ami born iu Kingston. y. H.,
Qua ha- ie,ided In Ossi. ee for tue past thirty
wears Tier maiden name was Amy c. Langley.
she mas borne a good ~ rutation, though uign-
tempered and nervous woman. She was quite
lnteiii. lent, and wen youut. good -looa Ling