The Morning herald., 1878-06-28
-TEEEcRAMS.
: AHUsBAND,s a FIRNDlsH ACT.

: AeHUsBAND's' FIRNDIsH ACT.
pAoaaH ". STILES SHOOTS HIS WIFE, OUTS |
TEE. 1HoAr OF HIS DAUGHTsR,, AND
trnnu curs ln1s avn sTHRoAT---AS HoRs
1uL1 DEED. ss sa---,---
Ahout hslfpast . o'clock this morning |
~ issidsnts h tho vicinity. Of Lehigh
ayshue and Edgsmont street were startled
VI thse czies of murder isuipg from the
rrsAr o. No. 14s4 Edgemont street, and on
rushing 10 the SCENE found George WI
etiles, shout Aisy-sight years Of sge, well
tsring IN his own blood, with sn ugly
wound in hls thEoat. taiq it4 eamlo
There, too, was his wife Sallie, with al
bullet wound in her left breast, while up
stairs was bis little fve-year old dsughter
LILLY, with . ghastly wound In her
thfoat. t2-1
Oalcer Robinson, Of the Twenty fourth
district, took charge of the place, and had
the would Do murderer and his victims at
once conveyed to the Episcopal Hospital,
where all that could be was done for them,
and ct last accounts the husband and wife
wsse alive, but little hopes were entertained
fer the child. 4'
THE CAUSE OF THE ASSAULT.
Il sppears, upon investigation, that Stiles
u . steward on the schooner Annie Stevens,
which left this port for the South yesterday
afternoon. he has followed the water for
wears, and upon each of his visits home has
had quarrels with his wife in consequence
Of her alleged familiarity with other men.
About two months ago he arrived here
suffering with An affection Of the eyes, and
in order to have them treated he went to
The hospital. During his stay there stories
came TO him in regard to his wife's intidelity
which had visible effect upon his mind
md when he was discharged yesterday II
was noticed that he WAS suffering to con
siderable extent mentally. aa
He returned to bis home and during th'
day he and his wife quarrelled In regard Il
the distribution Of the furniture in the hons
and the custody Of his little daughter. H
aaid he wanted half of the furniture an'
the child, aud would then leave his wife Il
take care OF herself. Hot words passed be
tween the two, but no blews were struck.
Early this morning he arose and went on
coming back about half-past with seven
shooter In his hand. First he went up stair
to the second story; then he came down
9ud seeing his wife lying on the lounge b.
fred at her, the ball entering the left breast
going through her corset, which broke tb
force of 1t and probably was the means {
saving the wcnan's life: As soon as th
shot was fred, he started to 20 upstairs
His son. fourteen years of age, started afte
him for the purpose of saving his sistel
but when he entered the door his fathe
pointed the revolver at his head and ssid:-
"If you come in here I will blow you
brains out"
The frightened child backed out for
moment, but returned to the door in tim
to Gee his father draw from his pocket
large dirk knife, which he opened with
spring, approach the bed in which LII
was asleep and drew it across her throa
Then he drew the knife across bis oW
throat and the boy ran down stairs followe
by his father, who reached the front ste
when he fell down, bleeding, and too wea
to 70 any fartaer.
Those who know the parties say ths
Dtueb WAb y H1Eu-WoThiukp luoAouoAVo AoA
whose whole thought was the care, OF b
children. His wife, it is said, on the col
trsry, 10 one Of those women who had littl
regard for her marital vows, and was fir
qucntly seen In the company of sailors VIII
made Port Richmond their 'headquarter
On the 3rd Of May last she had QUAR-
with woman named Clara Morgan abo'
q friend of the latter's during which 81
was severely cut by Clara. Lieutenant Nef
tor, OF the 1wenty- fourth district, stat
that he has had her In the station-hou
several times on different charges, and b.
general reputation was bad. He says th'
from what he knows of Stiles he bore ,
excellent characted and thinks the bad co
duct Of bis wife made him insane. Aft
the affair the Lieutenant went to the hosl
tai for the purpose of getting a stateme
from the woman, but she refused to s
anything. The man also refused
talk, and the little girls condition "
such that she could not be spoken to. I
Haynes, who attended them, says that t
man and woman will recover, but there
little hopes Of the child.
Samuel Edward Stiles, the SOD, says tt
his father was 10 the habit of abusing
mother every time he came In port.
states that during the time his father '
away he never sent any money for the 81
port Of the family, and his mother '
fnpoa1 IN m O1It uvorkinu tn kaen ths