New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IAWYER MURDERED BY HIS WIFE.

"A LAWYER MURDERED BY HIS WIFE.
KIrfISo' -oF eIssoN A. IfousE AT LAWRENCE STA
TIoy, \, J:-srosY5oy. THE HOMICIDE.
Orsona A. sHouse, a divorce lawyer of this
city, was killed by his WIFE Friday evening at their
country home awrence station, about seven miles
north Of TrentonN.J House was born at VIGIL corr.
land County N V, on April, 1881 In 1856, was at
m,,ted 70 the Bar. He came to this city and enter
into the practice Of his profession with Timothy D. Bur
ger I'm BeeEmanst After the death Of his partner ho
changed the character OF his practice conhnihg u
almost exclusively to divorce cases His business was
profitable and he wealthy man. While ms nrs'
wife was still living Mrs. Denver, whose maiden name
va, Irene A. Van Zandt applied to Mr.. House for
divorce from her husband. The divorce was procured
and soon aterward the with her little Ooy Ihe
son OF her first husband Charles Anderson, from WHOM
she had been divorced some years before came 10 ts
city and lived with House. claiming to be his wfe lhoy
at first occupied rooms his Office at No 194 broad
way In January last, Mr.. and Mrs. House, WIN the
latters bow removed TO their recent home III New
Jersey Quarrcs Of more or less violence nave occurred
between them during their life together In the WINTER
OF 1875 Mrs House left home, intending TO sue ior dE
yorce Through mediation Of the lawyer to whom she
spplied partial reconciliation brought about and
abe returned Mr. House is spoken Of man OF peas
ant manner but suspicious disposition and violent
teinper when aroused Mrs. House appears 10 DC
woman Of airctionate nature but insneefe ana al
HonSe returned from New-York last Friday evening,
murdered man, sat down 10 supper The quafre winch
led 10 the murder is said 20 have arisen from demand
on the part of Mrs House for money TO pay carpenters
who had work upon the house. Mary HamInell,
sister House. testified at the inquest saturday
reference to threat departure from home Knocked
her down and kicked her, and aferwsrd dragged hef
about by the hair. Lucretia House, sister OF
the deceased man, stated that " he pushed
his wife down" other witnesses testified that
the hoy, II not the Of the quarrel was
at least concerned in it, and that his septather in the
night Of passion, dragged young Anderson around the
lawn by his hair The boy himself testified that he inter
erd 10 protect his mother, and that House seized MN
and threw him out OF the door. AZ this point Mrs
House. who had procured pistol from her rooEi alttr
the first alteration rushed forward and fired TIE pan
struck in the right temple and he fell dead Mrs
House was taken to the Mercer Street Jail; Various
statements her and eXcamations after the
saw her husband fan dead at her feet,
she cried. my God, have killed him.
and that the way Jail she said Yes, take me 10
jail | have killed my dear husband, and want 10
die: hang me at once" The COrOlels jury brought IN
verdict that death produced by q pistol sh0t
wound caused by pistol in the hands OF Irene A. v
House in West Windsor Township Mercer County, state
OF New-Jersey, about O'Clock on the evening o.
June So 1876 and that the act was wllltu ana deiD
crate"
Mrs House is SAID to be attractive woman person
aly and to be very intelligent She has provcdm years
mast tat she has GOOD knowledge OF law, ana she
claims 70 "A graduate Of the Female Me0lcal Colese
Her parents are people of wealth and euucaon Ihey
refuse TO recognize her account OF her last marriage