The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-20

He Attempts to Gut His Wife's
Throat and His Owr.
I'LL SWING FOR YOU"
A Thrilling Tragedy Enacted in
the Streets.

A tragic street scene OF attempted murder ana
suicide occurred at about haipasl O'Clock last
evening. man and woman stood talking together
in front OF No. 81 Stanton gtreet and as words
between Thorn came faster and louder quito
\ crowd OF urchirs gathered around. The
dispute had not lasted long when Shrek
from the woman, as she Tell TO the grouno, at
tracted the attention OF score oil mon and women,
who ran to the spot. There the woman lay upon the
sidewalk. stream OF blood flowing from cut on her
mock Her assailant ran of before The last gathering
crowd knew what had happened Tho Impression
prevailed that robbery had been committed
ana hundred men and boys joined in chasing tho
fugitive VINO ran like deer carrying In his hand the
blood stained razor with which he had attempted the
woman,s life. cry OF "Murdcr I" Nv alch I" ''stop,
ihiel" followed him as he ran along Stanton 10
FORSYTH street, where he turned the corner and
continued his flight up far as Houston
The crowd aud the excitement were increasing with
every step. Suddenly, as ne reached the upper side
of Houston street. he came 10 halt The bowling
crowd quickly gathered round but before any one had
time to lay hands upon him ne lifted the razor
10 his throat and drew II three times across
Bleeding he fell 10 the ground. An officer
nov came upon tho scene aud drove back
The surrounding people. lew moments ,a as .he
m an was carried into drug store at NO l3o East
Houston street, whore he renamed nearly an hour
beiore the OF the ambulance In which he was
conycycd 10 Chambers Street Hospital The lew VINO
remained beside the bleeding form Of the woman car
ried her 10 u neighborng drug store iron whence
she also removed 10 the CHAMBERS street hospi'
tai
Upon their arrival at Chambers Stree. Hospital
Their wounds we're found 70 BIO dangerous,
but not necessarily fatal. Coroner Woltman
was summoned TO take their ante-mortem
statements. Both delicious most OF tho
time while the Coroner was present. and the
testimony was somewhat incoheront. Tho woman's
statement was to the eject that her name Mrs
WALTZ q he married 1872 and twenty-five
years OF age; her husband had been In the habit Of
abusing her. ana about hs..,, ysar ago she l a.a
fenced TO tho Penitcntiary for one year,
but, through influential friends, secured
his liberty in six weeks. In July last he beat her
again SO badly That she lett Tor dosd. Again ana
again they together and parted because Of his
abuse. He drove her out upon the street 10 prosl
iuie herself support him. He had stolen money
from her spend upon himself. She took refuge with
her sister, at No. 2i9 Chryste street her nusoana
and knocked at The door. When she opened II be
confronted her with an open razor. "IIl swing Tor
you'll be exclaimed and drew tue weapon across her
throat
This was all that could be learned from her, and
according to statements of witnesses affair tho
story OF The occurrence is Incorrect Mr. and Mrs.
Miller. with whom she was living, were moving from
No ss stanton street 10 No 2l9 Chry stio and ~ her
No satisfactory answers could be got from the
wouldbe murderer and suicide. ne raved aud seemed
10 imagine that he board train OF cars, as ne
kept mentioning the names OF stations on the Erie
road
'ALL ON ACCOUNT Oh An
Roundsman Doughcrty, OF the Tenth precinct on
bearing The tragedy went to the drug store where
Walters had been taken. Tho roundsman had been
In the store but minute or so. when
Walters. VINO was lying on the floor, beck
oned Tor HIN to come near him. Douaherty
knolt alongside walters, who, IN low tone,
said, sThe woman whose throat cut Is my wife.
lived with her happily Tor time, but she deserted mo
aud my children and went TO live with Italian.
she ala not tako proper OF my children, so was
forced TO them to an institution. where they are
now. | have cone this all on account Of an Ital-
hui Ow am a n
engineer. You may have heard Of me, for during the
labor strike last year ran train on tue Erie Ran.
road all rest refused, and was understood
that TO be blown up ~ The strikers when u got
10 Altoona. am running an express train now, ous
where my destination Is ] do not know, but
guess will soon solve the great mystery. have
good character and never did bad act before IN my
lie. Ny mother resides at No; u Cottage place:
Please inform her OF my roubic.r From loss OF
blood Walters, after making the above statement TO
the roundsmln, became deirous and then inscnsibe.
An EYEwIfSKss' STORY.
Thomas J. Taylor, young man residing at No. 2l5
FORSYTH street. satd:-l standing in front of my
house last night talking with my brother, when
aud run toward me- A moment later heard cries
OF "wa,ch !" "Pocel" "Murder ~ and at the same
time noticed u crowd OF people In pursuit OF the
man. Thinking that hc might possibly be thief
PREPARED myself Tor run, and when the man
alongside him with the Intention of handing
him over 10 the FIRST policeman l met when
with blood on II in his hand was somewhat
scared al rst. but "a be did not attempt 10 harm mo
continued on. While we were running together he
turned srouEd To and said, II have cut my wifes
throat with this tcxhibit1ng the razor and before
they me will Il myself she had me ar
rested, and with false charges stained my good
name Besides that she robbed me, ana |
forced TO send my children to an institution where
they would DO properly cared for, because she ran
axav rom me ana went TO rye WITH an Italian co
and tell my mother; she RESIDES a. No. 81 Cottage
place." Alter telling the above story he suddenly
matted when the north SIDE OF East Houston street,
directly opposite Forsyth street. and without saying
n he drew the razor three times across his
throat The blood spurted from the wound in his
throat after the first and covered his SHIRT 'front.'
was thundcrslruck and unable to prevent him.
walk ana with several others carried him into the
drug store OF Carl Ely Co, at No. l35 East Houston
street.
About four O'Clock yesterday afternoon Walters won't
10 the house OF his brothcr-in.law, Miller. who lived
s,ono tied up in a nandksrcniei. When he met
Miller he struck him on tho head with
TIC Stone ,na,c!ns several scalp wounds;
seen again until evening when he encountered his
wife ID OF No. 80 stanton street, the house from
name gwen by Walters as that OF his mother VINO
lives at No. 81 Cottage place Is Mr. Frank
s msnsf x,aow For some time pas. sbs
has not rcen well and IL was thought
bes, 20 keen tho news from her she has two
sons, William Henry. aged thirty-cicht years. and
Charles r., about twenty, who Is employed In the
Metropolitan Hotel Her three daughters are Mrs.
John Crawford, Mrs. Emma Jacobs and Mrs. Edward
Dean. The husband OF the last named, IT Is
said, is the captain Of a revenue cutter, and
Is now away 10 tho south. William Henry
who lies In Chambers street Hospital. was az one time
q policeman and later engineer He mas lcda shit
less KIND Of lite The family ~ higniy respectable
one ina nj time very wealthy. The head OF tho
house mr. francis Walters was resident OF Oneida,
THIS state, and president OF a rairoad com
pary He died tour years ago. leaving ample pro-
vision tor mis- wife and cndrcb win the exception of
William Henry VINO WINS discarded Tor his will man
per OF living. Since the death OF Mr. walters his
widow and children lost most Of their properly nv hre
some I'VE or SIX years ago William Henry became
acquainted with tue woman whose lie he attcmptef
last night. She ~ VIGOROUSLY known ms "Blonde
Annie,r an adventnress, and mad fascinating iu-
1uence over him. He lett her several times anu as
tumed false names to keep out OF her way, bat she