New-York tribune., 1878-04-20
TRYING 70 TAKE TWO LIVES.

CUTTING HIS WIFE'S THROAT AND HIS OWN.
A HUSBAND AND WIFE LYING IN HOSPITAL TER
RIBLY WOUNDED - CAUSES OF THE CRIME
THE woUID-BE MURDERERs PREVIOUS BRU-
TALITY.
Officer Kuhlwein, when passing the corner
of Houston and Forythsts, about o'clock last even
ing saw a string OF men and boys rushing up Forsyth
ST. shouting Stop thief" Leading them was hatess
man who crossed the street just in front OF the seed
The officer jumped from the platform anu
was on the point OF seizing the man, wheh'
with n quick movement the latter drew from LIS
pockct razor and taking advantage OF the jump bacK
ward which the officer made thinking he meant TO AS
saut him. drew it across his own throat The man leh
10 the sidewalk the blood gushing from a horrible
vouDd extending from TO Officers Hughes ana
Kuhlwen carried the apparently dying man into dras
STORE ON the corner where he laid upon the floor
while messenger was sent for Il physician
Through tue crowd that gathered IN the street new
soon tine rmor that the man. before he cut his throat
had attcmntcd IN murder his wife The rumor was
provcd 10 he true Into drugstore the next corner
was carried % wounded woman. She had rusheu
wildly out Of No. 80 stanton-st, win cry
of murder 20 followed by the man, who had rushed up
Forsyths ST. and there attempted to XII himself An an
buance was telegraphed for while the apothecary and
his assistant tried stauuch the blood that flowed from
terrible cash in the throat. The dress OF the woman
showed that she belonged the working class. Appar
emily young hut her face was SCARED ana Woru
The questions of the officers elected no response from
her but gIreling sound, and and then convusNe
sigh Upon the arrival OF the ambulance the Wohlah
was taken to the Chambers street Hospital Later the
man was laid Oh hastily imprOyised srechcr ana ear
Iicd by the Off GERS to the Tenth ireclhct otaoh '
In Eldrldgc-st.
A sister Of the murdered woman, Mrs James MilIeT
was found at No o19 Chrys ysest whittier she had been
in the act OF moving from No 80 stanton-s; when thc
murder was attempted. The name Of the man Is william
Henry Walters. a blacksmith by trade. He had not
worked for years, preferrlnG TO 1--we upon the
small earnings of his wife, who had worHed
as a rockefeller. He IS thIrty-fvc years old
six wears ago yesterday, he married the woman whom
he attempted to kill. Their life. the sister states
has been a continuous quarrel by reason Of the
on dcbauch he would threaten TO take his wc's life
and upon OCCASION year ago, he was sent To Black
wells Island for year Tor Striking hcf. Two weeks
ago his treatment Of ner became luioerabc that Shc
sought refuge with her sister where she has since ca Az
o'clock yesterday afternoon walters came 10 the h9uh'
and entering the occupied by the Mler7 without
| a noise. knocked down Mr.. Miller ana struck MN
the head with CORNERSTONE ltd up w hhH"h'i :
/ chief lie sought his wife, but did not hnd her. Az
o'clock he returned, and finding e Mer' just IN lhe
act OF moving out. drew from his pocket and
Threatened Mrs. Mlers throat At that moment he
saw his wife leaving the ROOM and, rushing at her.
threw hCr down and cut her with the razor hlrT Sun
his fed the former weak from the loss o blood that
had flowed from the wound IN his head, and called Tor
aid When thcy reached the street, Mrs Walters stag
gered and fell ON the sidewalk, while walters ran
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seven years old and Is said 10 bc very Industrious
When her husband carried to the stationIOsc he
casped out with intervals Of choking She broke my
home I'M, sold furniture. aud went TO 1--we with an
Italian" No information substantiating the truth Of
these words could be obtained last night. Of late the
woman has lived with her sister, In constant fear OF her
nfc The testimony Of her sister that walters was
pcrfcctly sober when he the house yesterday
INF was evidently bent on murder. James Miller. her
husband corroboratci her story In this. II j. claimed
by The friends Mrs Walters that her husband wished
her 10 obtain for their support by her prostC
ton and her refusal 10 comply with his wishes led
I to lc difficulties, and finally 10 the assault
/ While the surgeon at the Chambers street Hospital
was dressing the wounds of the wife, Walters was
brought in Lying strctcher, he presented ghasty
| sght. lie Is a Of line proportions win deep
magnificent muscular Development lie
has dark hair and taChc ana brown hazel eyes
As he lay IN half stupOr his eyes wandered rcstcs,y
To the faces bending over him, and he nurmurei, Oh
the shamc-the disuacc-my poor old mother my SICK
old luOtncr-tis Will Kill her" Then, the surgeon
0ncucd and examined the wound his mind seemed to
vert 10 the O the tragedy aud he said quietly nut
in low, broken tones, The razor was too du-too du
for loth f ~" The wounds OF both precisely alike
IrgunIug below the lCf; each wound slope, slightly
Each wound lays bare the wndppc, ana goes down as
deep as the carotid artery and the lugular Ve but while
tLcy are exposed they not severed Tie woman has
| aIc, snght iirsh wound on her left forearm.
IN an upper ward lay the wife, with hcr eyes closed
I'm partial stupOr produced probably by opiitcs adj
I miuistcrcd by the surgeon while dressing her
wounds she appeared 10 be slightly drlrious
/ at times. and Coroner NOltman was OBLIGED TO
Last nlg IL wa, the opinion Cf the attending surgeon
that tAc patients were not at tie moment ia an cN-
trrmcly critical condition The result wOud depend
wholly on conditions that could not be forcsccn. lu-
Illumination n the wounds would DC Likely 10 cause
fatal termination