The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-03-25
THE WIFE MURDER.
FEARFUL TERnISATI0N OF A
HAPPY MARRIED LIFE.
Full Particulars OF the Affair Given
I'm the Registers West Alex.
ander Special, Satur-
day Morning.

a special dispatch TO the REGISTER,
from our faithful correspondent at Wes;
Alexander, Pennsylvania, printed in SAT-
urday mornings issue, gave "a the brisf
particulars OF the arrest of John n. Day,
aad his preliminary examination before
Squire Joseph F. Msyes, for the brutal
treatment Of his wife, from which
death ensued. A, stated, Day waived
an examination and was committed 10
the Washington jail, whence he wss
taken on Saturday, to await bis trial in
Court. Mrs. Day ww Tolsnd before
her marriage, and it was upon informs
ton made by John 4. and Thomas To
land, her brothers, that be was arrested.
From the Washington Rtport.r We
gather the following circumstances pre-
ceding and attending the sad tragedy,
and as gathered from various sources:
D.y ana his wife have been married
many years, and have six children, rang.
ing in age from sixteen years 70 nine
months. They were people of fair re-
pute, and are well spoken of by their
neighbors Until within year or SO
they have lived as happily together s
people in their circumstances ordinarily
do. But within the period named, it is
reported that yourg men of bis ac-
quaintance, cut Of spirit of mischief,
:eld various stories-stories that had no
foundation in truth-tor the purpose OF
making him jealous Of his wife. Ia this
they succeeded only too well. The poor
wife is now in her grave and the wretch
cd husband behind prison bars.
During the last year Day and his wife
have had frequent quarrels, growing out
of the stores so wsntonly told him, the
last one, which terminated so fatally, on
Sunday evening, the l7Ih, st about four
O'Clock. It appear. that Mrs. Day, who
is represented IS woman OF some spirit,
in the quarrel on thst occasion, struck
her husbsod with broom stick and then
RAD, and IS she wss about raising one
foot 10 step over something, her husband,
who was behind her, kicked her with 8
heavy boot. She soon after took 10
flooding" and DR.. o. BIstchley was sent
for, and be visited her some time during
the night. She suffered great deal, and
on Monday afternoon, the 18th, about
twenty-four hours after she received her
injuries, she died.
John n. Day. the unfortunate culprit,
is son Of Harrison Day. OF Morris town
ship, Greene township. deceased. He Is
about thirty.fve or forty years OF age,
and 8 farm Iaborer. He lived. a. the
time of he tragedy, with his family, in 8
tenant house on the farm OF Mr.. Benjs-
min Fsrrsbee, about one mile north of
Concord, in Morris township, Washing.
ton county.
The wife, Jane, was thirty.six years Of
age. Her remains were buried on Tues
day following her desth.
No one was present at the time OF tho
fatal quarrel eIcep. members Of the
family. The wife made statement be-
fore her death which, we understand,
doss not differ in substance from tho
statement Of the case s here given. He
wn an ordinarily sober ard industrious
msn, ard he and his wife were persons Of
good repute among their ne,ghbors. The
parties who 50 wsnionly infsmed the
husbands jealous passions are not entire
" clear of the wJmsus blood, and tho
case should teach the lesson how danger
ous it is even for spor. TO thus wsnionly
trias with the good name and reputation
OF others.