The daily gazette., 1878-04-08
The Murdered woman.
coRoNER's INQUEST ON SATURDAY Az
TERNooN-RuM THE CAUSE OF
THE BLOODY DEED-vER-
DICT OF THE JURY.

Elizabeth Thomas, who was murdered
by her husband, William Thomas, on
Friday night, full and correct particulars
of which were given iu the GAZETTE of
Saturday.
The testimony given before the Jury
brought to light very few facts beyond
those already published, although there
were a large number of witnesses ex-
amined. The following named gentle
men comprised the jury: Messrs. ID. w.
DuVallenger, =. NJ. Mitchell, A Kane,
James Grubb, William b. ,Jetferis,
William B. Wiley, l.. w. p.
Palmer, T.; Bucher, William Sim
mons, William A. Blizzard A. Hill
lard, Seth Stewart, Jacob Butz, James
Bradford, George McGovern, S. Carlisle,
James Hargis, q. Scheon, n. Martin,
George i. Hall, j. Allen, Thomas
Wier, j. n. Gambrill. Mr. James Brad
ford was made Chairman and A.
Mcdaniel, Secretary,
The first witness called was undertaken
Fox, who stated that the first he knew
of the affair was about 1890 O'Clock, Il
policeman came to his Office and told him
10 20 out to Browntown, as a man had
murdered his wife and cut his own
throat. He went out, and going into the
house procured light; upon gong up
stairs, he found "a woman lying ON the
floor of the front bed room near the door;
there was "A great quantity of blood ON
the floor, the walls Were spattered, and
there was also some one the door, in the
shape of finger marks. The husband
was not there mt the time that the wit
ness arrived he had been taken to the
hall. There was also apool of blood in
the back room. The woman was dead
when he arrived at the house.
Officer Brickle testified that about $50
o'clock, as he was going out Maryland
avenue, he met IA lady who told hIm that
"A murder had been committed at Brown
town, for which place hc AT once started.
When he got to the house, he went up
stairs and found the woman in one room
with her throat cut from elr to ear. He
then went INTO the back room and found
the husband sitting in a chair with his
head against n door, and throat cut. |
said TO him, "JOhn what in the name of
God have you been doing" lie replied,
"l cut her throat and then cut mine" |
looked around the room and found two
razOrs, one of them near the dead wo-
mans head. ] then went back to Thomas
and finding that hc was dot going to die,
! sent Il man after horse and carriage
10 take him to the City Hall; in the
meantime / had dressed him. Thomas
told me to 90 and feel in the pockets of
IA pair of pants and | would find some
: money. / did so and got S24. There
was no one else in the house the chill
dren had gone to Mr.. Hawks. When
the man returned with the team we put
Thomas in the wagon, and drove to the
City Hall.
John Hawk testifed:-About $50 o.
clock, Friday night, Thomas eldest girl
and the next one to her came into my
house and sat down. AT first they did
not say anything; in a lew minutes l
went out into the yard and when l re-
turned my wife told me that Nellie said
they We're afraid to stay at home as their
father was going TO kin their mother, as
when they had left the house, their
father had the mother down on the
lounge Ill the front room, threatening to
kill her. The girls remained Il few lnin-
utes longer when they started home. /
then went to bed, when my eldest son
came in and called to me to come, aS
Mr. Thomas had killed his wife, and had
also cut his own throat. | hastily dress
ed myself, and when | got down stairs
the girl were there, and said that their
mother was killed, j started in town for
a police officer, but not finding one,
went to the house of Thomas johnson,
and called him. He Immediately started
with me To hunt an officer; we found Of
ficer Bouzar1h in a short time, and start
ed out to the house. When we arrived
there Thomas had been taken away. He
quarreing. Did not hear any noise on
the night of the murder.
4 Edward Hawk:-testiiied to coming
home and hearing the oldest girl tell his
mother that their father had killed their
mother He further testified to the fact
of Thomas being n drinking man aAd
: when under the influence of liquor very
quarrelsome.
Frank Zebley, William Matthews and
G. p. Brinton, who went out with Off
Ger Brickle, corroborated his testimony
i'll regard to the finding of the body OF
: the murdered woman.
, Officer Bouzarth testified to being
called upon by Thomas johnson and
another man, and ordered to 20 out to
the house. His testimony in regard to
things at the house was corroboratiYe ot
that given by the other witnesses
} Charles Jones, testified, that he knows
= the husband of the deceased; did moi
hearany noise on the night of the mur-
der Did not know that it had beei
committed until the next morning They
! We're in the habit of quarreling wheI
= they got drunk. Mrs. Thomas had beer
} III the habit of drinking she has beeI
r drunk from nine days to two weeks at g
time she has had to have Il physician tC
attend her for the Wdaid-d-pOtu. Hat
heard him make threats that he woult
i kill his wife. IL is only about montl
: since she had doctor. The qHarrel
e We're caused by her drinking. When hC
n said that he would kill her he was no
:. perfectly sober. | told him what tn,
y Consequence would be if he killed her
}, and he replied that he "did not care /;
a damn"
Mrs. Mary Jones, Officer Gibbons an1
b James Hawks testimony was of a cor
: roborative character.
n Nellie Thomas, the Oldest daughter
was the next witness, and as she stepped
' forward n great interest was manifested
She testified that she was present whel
i the quarrel commenced, about 7:3l
!. lo'clock did not know what the cause
was. Father went to bed first and in
short time mother followed, and the,
lstill continued to quarrel; did not Sc,
: father cut mother; after they had gone t,
d bed l remained down stairs for the pur
1t pose of finishing the ironing; after wa
A through / went up stairs and father aske,
: me to 90 down and get the razors, as h
was going to kill mother. This refuse,
It to do, and taking Rose left the hous
e and went over to Mr.. Hawks whel
e returned l found mother dead
is and father with his throat cut
- than took the baby in NV arms