The New York herald., 1877-10-28
A FRENZIED WIFE.
she ATTEMPTS TO CHOP HER HUSBAND INTO
MINCEMEAT.

she ATTEMPTS TO CHOP HER HUSBAND INTO
MINcEMEAT.
From tho San Francisco Chronicle. Oct III
At an carly hour yesterday morning Mrs Nc
Quade residing at No. 622 Fbert street, mado most
deliberate attempt TO murder her husband. The
neighbors were attracted to tho scene by screams,
ard moment afterward the woman rushed from tho
house They cntcred tho front room and were horri-
fed TO Ind tho husband prostrate upon the floor,
erod with wounds and blood Hc rotated
that at halEpast ten O'Clock on Monday evening he
returned TO his house aftor . walk along Kearny
street. but found that his wife aud children we're out
He lighted hts pipe and sat at the open window to
await their coming He sat there until three O'Clock.
be says. and then the street, where he walked
up and down. At tour o'clock he returned the
house aud sat down again and In Tow moments foil
asleep. He awakened by terrible blow on the
hip and sharp pan. He turned 10 time 10 evade
. second blow from the In his wite's hands An
other blow struck him tho hip and the blado Of
tho axe sunk into tho bone SO deep that It was
with difficulty that the woman could draw 1t out Tho
next blow the maddened woman aimed at hts head,
but the victim moved hts body out of the way SUD
denly and caught the blade in his hand, receiving a
terrible wound. Ho secured the axe, however and at
tempted TO return the blows She turned and out
OF tho house and he lost consciousness The neigh
bors had hun conveyed to Tho City Prison Hospital,
where he was found have received three Terrible
gashes, back OF the lett hip, cutting he hip
isclt aud third one in the thigh. The wounds arc
dangerous though not necessarily fatal The husband
stated that his wife insane He could account Tor
the fierce attack in other way They had been
married Tor sixteen years and had lived happily up
May last when Two children died OF diph hera. Their
loss no thought, had affected her mind, TOR she had
become changed woman, quarrcsome and suien
About half past O'Clock tue woman was arrested
by Local Officer Mckenzie. Sho placed IN the
female cell OF the City Prison, whore she was inter-
viewed In reference her savage attack she statod
that she has two boys, aged respectively eleven
and thirteen years, ana Girl nine years
hood. On Monday night ut eleven o'clock
her husband came homo drunk, rs usual and without
word seized her by the hair and drsgged her around
the floor. Whom he lot her 60 she ran INTO tho house
OF Oicer Burke IN tue vicinity, and induced him TO
20 her house. The officer persuaded McQuade 10 be
quiet and promise 20 to bed. As the officer
had gone McQuade began 10 kick the children and
threaten his witcs litc and shc again to the on
GERS house. The officer again visited the house and
quieted him. but in q short time the woman
forced to seok refuge In neighbours house. About
two O'Clock IN the morning sho returned and found
him asleep In tho kitchen. She went to bod and
about seven O'Clock In the morning. On going into
the kitchen she found that her husband had thrown
into the Gro some flannel out OF which she was muking
shirts for store on Stockton street, aud becoming
sxasporntcd siSo seized the axe and struck him Win
~ three timea She dtd- not know where she struck
him. She added that her husband is q blacksmith but
does not work and has not for months gwen her
cent 10 pay Tor ood she that had left
him twice, that he had prom ised each timc do
better and she had returned.