New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-09-13
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
FATAL JEALOUSY.

A vot-NG WOMAN STABBED ny HkR LOVER WI"
Also ATTEMPTED TO KILL HIMSELF
A tragedy. involving the death OF one per
sop and the probable death OF the other was enaoe s
MIGHT al No A Governeur-st, short time peiore '"
night Catharne Hayes, handsome young "olua" .,
TWENTY-FIVE years, stabbed aud killed ny i-u"a,u
Newman her lover, who Immediately piuhseu '"o
veapon-dn oyster hnie-lh'o MS Wv" ''
a PROBABLY fatal wound
Roth Newman and the deceased woman have been en-
Moved AZ Tods salt factory az No a TompknsSi ana
both were looked upon as capable, INDUSTRIOUS peO
Newman resided ut No. 1903 South sixthst'' "ill""S
burg and is about twenty-seyen years OF age ""'A
iug together, something of an attaehmeht spl'"S
mn between them. and for long time New
nan was wei enc visitor at the residence
~ Miss HAYES I'm MOnroe-st This has eNtehoed
over reod OF three years, and upon several OCCASIONS
he has proposed marry her She seemed undeeoeu u
finally from causes unknown at present, her parents
prohibited his coming 10 the house They continued 10
meet however at the place where both worried ana
elandestinely rs last evening but not with the same
frendliuess as i'm the past Newman appearance Jaiou
OF some Supposed sutor Last evening they iuol
n. the house OF Mrs. Jane Turner NJ NO
a. Govcrueur-St., and during the evening seon'oi
upon the most andabe terms ABOUT p"i'p"o'
Ten they bid goodnight TO Mrs Veudover VINO h'es III
the same house andwent Downstairs Ihey s.oou "' INC
doorway conversing pleasantly. and tne only remark
ovcrbcard Inv those upstairs from Miss Hayes
when she cried out " Let 80 my hand put
A. was made In such Laughing manner tha'
no attention was paid 20 IT, HUE WINE a'terWaru
Mrs Vendover went down stairs TO put her miiS-cah
,,g tho door As she passed down the last gt, she
heard scream mud Miss HAYES rushed by her, crying
ont " lame. I'm stabbed Hes killed mel" Before she
eould recover from her astonishmeHt, Newman, TOO
rushed by her, crying, I'm going 10 s'ao
myself" Miss Hayes continued her hig"'
No stairs. and fell at the second landing blood gushing In
torrents from deep wound in the rgut side OF the neck
inst under the car she expired without uerng word
Newman fen insensble by her side. ana upon examining
him was found tina, had stabbed himself In the LETT
side lust below the heart The weapon used was one OF
the largest Of oyster knives, with keen edge
Vapping OF flannel which he had used as shealh, was
found with him.
The affair created great excitement in the neighbor-
hood of the murder and as soon as the "c
If fte doube tragedy became known, large crowds Of
people collected IN front ~ the dwelling The seventh
Precinct stationhouse is three blocks away aud as soon
AS the news was brou section opolicc hurried to TIE
spot under command Capt NcIyn who at once TOOK
charge OF the premises. The stairway was spateieu
with blood all the way 10 the second landing Wheie
great pool Of blood had collected about the dead girl IL
was with some difficulty that The story of the horrible
snnr could be CLEANED from tbs bystanders and the III
n,ates Of the house No Que had witnessed the saObng
Miss HAYES aud her SLAYER were alone on the front doo
step for fully thtoequarers of an hour after Dldahs
their hostess good night lady living In room
above the doorway overheard toe girl au2hngy order
The man 10 let 20 her hand That was q rev moments
before Mfs Vcndovcr came down with the mix can and
heard the screams Of Miss HAYES Mrs Hayes stated 10
q rrIrfr repoIt r. last night. tina Miss Hayes came to
her rooms about : O'Clock. Mr Newman also
,ar,e few minutes later, seemingly by appoint
u.ut She then convcrsed on various topics ana
AZ baif a ten her visitors hacc Her good ltnl,
ana v,,f down stairs. MIS-. lurncT supposed thty
Lad ronc home. and rcdrd nm few moments.
Tic rr-f iutimat.ou She d Of anything wrong. was
vben me- Ianilay screamed out 90 Lcr 10 come down.
mat ncr friend stained, ana Tie man
twraulng NcwmaLj was trying 10 hh hiHseH over u, .
body -be rI,htd down. and ioun1 MIS- liYes lylhS -
ne foot al te binding. with stab wound n lhe noch'
ust under the ear Newman Lad already staOptd MN
eli when she came down. ono
ae fatuily of tlc deceased woman reside 70 No 80
,fnlroas aud well spoken OF by those File III iicf
Jcigibnrh0od Miss hayc, was about twenty oae years
sd delicate ina form, hut galr piepuScsIS ll appear
,ulc Fveu tie face Of the dead woman hoie q
s.asug EXPRESSION, Ii there had On iit sutelhg
iadv remained 40 the seventh Pr Cnct rtaNO' House
80 niriit. Newman, sill unconscious whtn tkt1 il
he care OF the police, MS bIeculhS WOsUh,
Is from the wound IN ms nEht size anu
s,s taken 10 he Chambers street Hospital where me
Ioc,.r decided that tne wound was pro0loy iatai,
lorh lc could speak with any certainty uutll IL
adj t.pu lugr, circiuly examined.