The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-20
CRAzED WITH JEALOUSY.
HUSBAND MURDERS MS WIFE
AND KILLS HIMSELF.
Divorced and Married Again-Tcrribie Eject
of Anonymous Lettcrs-A Strong Feeling
Against the Divorced Wife Of the Victim.


Of Anonymous Lettcrs-A strong Feeling
Against the Divorced wife Of the Victim.
PEMBERroN. Pa. July 19.-In 1855 Shep-
pard Pratt wiley, a speculator In wool. mar
ried Margaret Kinney In this place. In 1898, on
a charge OF adultery, he obtained an absolute
divorce from her. Four years afterward he was
married to Miss Susie Gale, young and attrao-
tive village girl. The divorced wife continued
to live In the place, and still lives here. Wiley
bad accumulated considerable property, but In
spite of that and his handsome young wife he
led an unhappy life. lie was inordInately
Jealous, and his disposition led him to such ex-
tremes that he frequently charged his wife with
uufaithfulness, and serious quarrels resulted,
but to smother scandal Mrs. Wiley continued to
live with her husband.
A year ago Wiley began to receive anonymous
letters. These explictly charged that Mrs.
Wiley was unchaste before her marriage, and
had been unfaithful to her marriage vows. Cir
oumstances and incidents were cited In proof
of the cherges and the unqualified denial OF the
wife failed to remove the Impressions on her
husband that sne was guilty. These letters had
a lameptable effect on Wiley, and hiS sole topio
OF conversation became that OF his family
suspicion that the letters emansted from his
divorced wife, and the proof that Mrs wiley
daily laid before him OF her Innocence, had no
A fortnight ago Wiley received the following
letter:
Ask your nephew. Dr. Jake, who the father OF your
ehid 4. He KNOW. 4 sinr your. and % laugh. IN h.
modating husband you are.
On the receipt Of this letter Wiley left his
home. Dr. Jacob Wiley IVES his nephew,
worthy Young man, who had been a frequent
and favorite guest at his uncies house. Wilevs
conduct became so singular that Mrs. Wiley
consulted physician and several OF her hns-
han aQ N
something done for him. They saw nothing
alarming In him, toey said. but promised TO
Sunday morning Mis-. Abigail orth, who ocou.
pied room In Wiloy's house adjoining the
o'clock she heard q knock at the back door.
She looked out and saw Mr.. Wiley standing
there. soneeody admitted him and presently y
room. In few minutes she heard Mrs. W iey
utter a shrek, and then say, In an appealing
-" 1t is not true, shep. Please don't kill me
I'll go away I'll 20 away ]"
I've so, d the cali. ~ we've got to- die ''O' ''''
A dull blow followed this, and Mrs. Orth ran
out OF her room In terror, and alarmed Mr..
Moratt, q neighbor, by telling him 20 20 to WI
ley's as soon as possible, as he was killing hts
| on the hoor. Blood was pouring from deep
wound IN her temple, ani a frightiul cash In her
hatcnet covered With blood in front OF a bu-
| reau In the room stood Whey. He had a razor,
| closed, in his hand, and was gazing with a look
| OF horror on the dead body OF his wife. He had
no. noticed the entrance Of MUnatt, and when
| the latter stepped up to him an laid his hand
| on his shoulder and s1id, "Ship. wha' In God 8
name have you donef" he started back 10 ter
ror. savage expression almost instantly y
spread over hls face, however, and he replied
| what Is that to your I've had call to do a
fearful duty. don't want to be interfered with
| for I'm not half through"
| Wiley then opened the razor, and made a mo-
tton to draw II across his throat. Moffat seized
hold OF HIN and attempted to tsko the razor
from him, but the madman threw him to the
floor. and raised the weapon to kill Modatt. The
| latter by a quick movement Knocked the raEof
| from wileys hand. He then sprang 20 regain
| possession OF IL. Monatt took advantage Of this
| to escape from the room. He summoned tue
aid Of persons who we're passing. Tue partv en-
| tered tue house and found tue bedroom door
| locked. They broke II down. Wiley had COM
| bead nearly severed from hts shoulders, dead.
| In the absence OF the Coroner, the bodies were
| taken in charge by Justice OF the Peace Almer
| who ordered an investigation.
| Mrs. Post, the divor. ed wife OF Wiley. was
called to the stand. and strictly Questioned as &c
| the anonymous letters. She denied all knowl
| edge of their authorship, or anything relating
| to them. The feeling against her was verI
| strong and IA she left the ONCE abe was hooted
| aI and jostleu by the crowd. The verdict OF To,
| Jury Was thai Susie Wiley and sheppard Prat
| Wiley came to their deaths at the hands Of th'
| latter, while lsboring under deranRement Of tn,
| mind, caused In great measure by the heart
| less and criminal act OF some person or person,
| to the Jury uOkn0wn, In writing and sending
letters to the said Sheppard Pratt Wiley"