, 1877-12-05
\ Drunken md Jcnlons 1Ius-
band Attempts n Double
Murder.
An Old Man and Ills Wifa Murdered in
Berkshire County, Mass.
The Victims 20 Years Old, and Tteix
s1anghtersr = Negro.
A. Most Foul and Unnatural
Murder Committed IN
Kansas.
Ceath Of an Igtd Minister at ths Hands Of aD
Gpgratefnl Wrelth.
a DESPERATE HUSBAND.

- 1s.s'a a..s.,. a.ss - 49, ,..as,t..
NORTHAMPTON Mass, NOV. .'--A terrible
Thanksgiving cplsulc at northampton VIVA the
deadly attack Of siattl,cw Davenport, work
,,,, =, tho nor state f,utlrrv Wnrku, ,,nou htt
.s t u .no o ..s,e ..s5 h", ~, ,t lin hs'
wife, Louisa naschpoft-"lo haa le1t hl"a "e-
causo Of his drunkenness aud cFuclty,-and icr
f,oarilcr, Will,anf &. 1'ratt. The woman. who
was keeping house ~ Mnrket street, was beaten
over INC neau "ltn u'se-pal' @ siup au s."o" %a.
in thu right hreast' and fratt, W'fo came 10 ncF
rescue, was llsc'nbowc'ed' and ea'nos recover.
Davenport Is IN ,a aud says he committed tho
asst s through a, run, rum and s.9,y sasS ,S
that Ms WIG !'as oeen cf'taloa''} .u.,1''alc WIN
Pratt: Tho aesnss! pattIes .le1ly th's, ~ sna tho
ncsElors consider t1c ,' woman aesheesaoc =, III.
wafe's l1u4e Mett'lcsdnf niEnt uy fen9Flug Inc
sash with ehsssi, aud tl tn side cclIar r!ose
by the upper Kitchen sta1re, arneu with slnu,
pigs. Mrs. Davenport lind been fearful q her
husbands cosntng to murder hcf, as he nag i'ech
skulkIng around til. premises inr several .ioys.
atnsu ~ . ~ ~ i.sxar tttnoE
at y o. Ill.,, WITH lanlp anA basin % q %water, 20
prepare potatoes fur breakfast. When nt tic
toot q the ,a,na'ng her hs'a d s,epps1 t aro
ehiaa TIC sslar ] slo0r n1d eunueo nc hef e r'enty c
way to ths upper k!teheI'' where, resoEni.l1.E %
her nseailant, sflc threw up her hands VIII!
a"Oh, Matthcw, don't kall ne,tor uod's fake!'
Then he stAbbS'l isr t~oinenticep cut VI tI!e
| right breast. IN the sktrmtt!a am; Daseh1'uft,
dropped her LAMP, unlocked the st'Ic door, and
got out ot dours tn fall.sG'islcss condition
Just tl'fnpratt, awakened ~ her cr!es OF mur-
der, rushed ,lowu stairs Will oniy ms shirt On
| to eeixu Davenport, Who dtcw h1s kft!le c!car
across fratt's abdunlcu. letting out US tntes-
tines, and stabbtng him further under inc right
shoulder. 1rast was abin TO null Davenport
| unt into tho sldc ynnt. anu HELD him through
vigorous kicking ttll O. Pratt, nclGht'or, cames
Wien. the wounded 1nan rceleti lnto ths house
and fnlntcd. The woman iiad crawlea back.
am was also scnscless. uaschport
male MI attempt to c.capc, but sur
rendered to Officer Richards Without
resistance. 1lo said he dtd thc ;1ec4
bgcuuso pfatt went to meeting WIN Mfs. uaF-
enIurt, and slept With her. Tue inJtrcu parties
say That ThonIas Dorsey, ncxt-do"r neighbor
ind vrony Of Dayenport't, saw the whose ncr. M
iurNauet from Ills window aud refused to giyo
my u4sistatce whatever. Mr. l'rntt even cnasg'
I'M; hin with f'et.i. acrcssory to the tiec DOT
gty denies this. claiming ne rushed out Ill ma
night-shirt, usllurtng UaGeapost, to ttc nas1lc
of tho Law, tO SURRENDER, anu TOOK LUG eh'se'
nway. -
TIC doctors put Atr. Fratts bowels back
agnin, and sewea up Thy wound. l'ue sts patient
Is not likely to live. Mrs Davenport, however,
will probably recn7cr, though very badly cut
und bruised. Pratt Is 65 yours old, . wtdowcr,
mechanical engineer, uttd a nattre u vernon,