The New York herald., 1879-01-05
A Husband Murders His Wife
While She Sleeps.
CUTS HIS OWN THROAT.
Sad Scenes in the Little Attic.
boro Household.
CAUSE OF THE BLOODSHED.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD

the of this startled by shrieks
and cries OF murder uttered by female. This wo'
man proved to be the mother OF Gardner G. Ting
ley, jeweller who lived with his wife and three chill
dren aged respectively eight six and three years Thu
first who rushed into the street at the sound
Of the alarm told by Mrs. Tingley that her son
had arisen in the night while she absent, grasped
and assaulted his wife in most brutal anc
fendish manner. The poor woman had been rudely
awakened from quiet sleep only to be sent into that
sleep which knows waking. When the horror
stricken neighbors reached the house CHASTITY
picture met their gaze Mrs. Tingley lay on
her bed. a corpse surrounded by pools Of
blood. Her throat had been cut. The
carotid arteries severed and the wall several
feet distant, was splashed with blood which had
spurted from the throat. To add to the horror the
little child by her side sprnkled with it's moth
er's blood and screaming and cuddling up to
the lifeless body. There was no evidence that the
poor woman had suffered much after the fatal cash
had been made: her countenance wore serene look.
and it not for the terrible surroundings would
be difficult to think she had died any other than
peaceful natural death.
THE MURDERER CUTS HIS OWN THROAT
Not far from the blood despatched bed, upon the
floor lay the murderer also covered with blood and
apparently struggling in the agonies of death II
evident hasty glance that after killing his
his own throat, making wide cash and deep in
cision into the trachea, but failing to reach the
It'd arteries He breathed with difficulty, the blood
and air rushing from his wounds. He had
also hacked his in several places
in attempts to reach the arteries and had drawn his
weapon a number of times his abdomen.
making bad wounds, from all of which the blood was
flowing. Physicians We're quickly summoned 4
Medical Examiner Bronson was notified The WOUNDS
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great that but slight hopes of his recovery
entertained. As the morning advanced crowds of ex-
cited villagers poured in from all points. and the
house surrounded by dense throng of
people The police took charge of the premises and
kept the people back that the doctors had plenty
of chance to apply their skill to the wretchcd man.
OF THE TRAGEDY.
Speculation was lively among the neighbors to
the cause of the tragedy L. Nj Stanley. who
of the first to arrive, found trustee writ dated
August On the back written the following-
This is what caused my death G. C. TlNGLEY-
Everett Capon and g. NJ Horton pressing me for money
1t was well understood that Tingley was in strait
ened circumstances. He out of employment.
Although his family enjoyed the ordinary comforts
OF people in his station in life there is little doubt
that he was rendered insane by his embarrassments.
and it fact that insanity has been noticed in other
members of his family He once had brother in
the Taunton Insane Asylum who had lost his reason
also through domestic troubles. 1t is also known
that his wife would if she had been allowed to live
in a short time have presented him with an addition
his little family and it is surmsed that the pros
pect Of an increase of his expenses during the hard
times may have worked on the mind of Tingley and
added to his madness. To her prompt flight to give
the alarm the old lady attributes the saving of her
life 1t is considered strange that the maniac did
not kill the child. but doubtless the screams of the
women in the street for help compelled him to
hasten matters and try kill himself before he could
be prevented.
TISGLEy's RECENT MOVEMENTS.
Yesterday Tingey took the train. and with his lit
tie boy went to North Attleboro. and from there
went for his mother. who lives at Wrentham. He
was then apparently cheerful and happy. He spent
last evening neighbours and it is said in most OF
his conversation he dweit upon his being poor with
out work with his wife sick and three children to
look out for, and that he had just had his wages
trustecd, all of which seemed to have depressing
effect upon him. He returned home however.
apparently cheerful. Charles A. Pond the first
man who entered the house with the murderers
mother. He states that he saw the wife lying upon
the floor, with her throat cut and her head toward
the door. dead. The murderer lay at right angles.
with his head on his wfe's body aud in his
left hand. Blood flowing from his wound.
A eyearold child upon the bed cry
ing. She was upon her hands and knees
bending and looking at her parents Pond first
picked up the child. 1t was unhurt He gave it to
the neighbors. who carried it away In a few min
utes the murderer opened his eyes. Seeing Pond ha
clutchcd the dehantly kicked the door and at
tempted to cut himself. The taken from
him.
STATEMENT BRONSON NELSON
Medical Examiner Bronson Nelson. who
promptly summoned by the officer. makes the fol-
rowing statement:--when arrived told that
everything just as the neighbors had found it.
with the exception of the removal of the and
a different position taken by the murderer Mrs
Tingley was lying face downward upon the floor
with nothing but her chemise. Tingley, who, az
Iapproached, warded me of by motion of his arn
lay upon his back with his shoulders resting upon
the upper part of the body of his wife. called help
and placed him upon bed Examined his wife and
found CHASTITY cut in her throat which had stopped
blec ding and which must have caused her death al
most instantly. Her body still warm. There
was cut fve inches in length upon the left side OF
Tingley's throat which had laid open the windppc.
but had toucncd the jugular vein arteries. There
was also q cut about two inches long the right
side but the latter serious. The cut in the
windpipe caused him 10 breathe through the mouth
instead of nostrils until scwcd it up. Unless in
famaon sets in he may Hvc Tie had also made sew
eral upon his abdomen with the which he
must have done previous to cutting his
throat because after that he was too
weak to do so. lie not drunk when
he committed the deed. and whether he crazy or
not is an open question. He appeared to be
enough when talking TO me. l asked him If he cut
his wfc's throat. and he answered YES" and also
said that he sorry for IL. When got there his
child. about three years DID, out on the piazza.
crying. Another about years of age. up stairs
asleep.
Tingley is a native of Cumberland r. l. Some Of
the ncighbors say he hard drinker aud that his
family had to be taken of frequently by tho
neighbors. An inquest will be held tomorrow, and
prnhably also autopsY Will be made on the body Of