Daily Republican., 1880-12-11
roRrx xEARs MIS- yUsHOR.
The Ofine Of o Farmer who Mar
risd q Young wife.

II
The New York Sun of this mornin
says: Mrs. Lizzis Van Tassel, who's
homo 10 In the little Ulster county ham
lot Of New Salem, was 38 years Of ag
on Wednesday. and II was arranged
that her birthday should be Celebrated
by q social gathering Of her nsighbors
Bat instead OF the pleasant party an
ticipAtsd the Van Tssssl dwelling wal
filed by mourners.
John Van Tas,el, the husband o.
Lizzie Van Tassel, for the past halteen
tnry has lived In or near New Salem
Twenty four years ago Jsha Van Tas
sci, then being widower and the faith.
or Of adult children, married Lizzie the
only child Of Matthew Frser, q farmer
possessed Of much property. Though
two score years her husbands Junior,
Mrs. Van Tassel always svowed great
affection for him, aAd until within the
past year Van Tasssl seemed 10 reojp'
foCate II. The ysulg wife developed
into oomsly woman. She found op'
portunity TO improve her mind, and Al
conversationalist ranked far above
her neighbors. No social gathering In
the towns Of Kingston and 1sopns was
ever deemed osmplste without her.
Mrs. Aaron Stokes, whose home 10 next
to that Of the Van Tsssels, says "Lis
sic loved . gay life; she was ever ready
10 laugh and TO joke she always
wore q smile, and none Of our parties
could bs held without her. OF all the
parties held In this vicinity for the
past dozen years she has been the
BELLE"
Mr.. Van Tasssl was never known TO
urge anyobj sction to the participation Of
his wife In these parties. No man ever
whispered aught TO the wife's discredis.
Once, however, about year ago, Van
Tsssel displayed . saspicionot Jealousy
after his wife had returned from
''sociabls', on Travsr's Hill. He said:
"Lizzie, l don't believe ysu love me
like you ought to. You care more for
other peoples company. You have
been of dancing all night, while have
sat here all night with the childred.
But it's all right; l dent blame you.
I'm twice as old as you ars, and Of
courSe you can't love mo like a young
er man. It's ell right Lizzie. During
the nsxt several months Il IL not
known that Van Tassel ever said any
thing 10 his wife which Would further
sustain the theory Of jealous feeling.
10 sspte nbsr, Van Tassel was pros
trated with nalarial fever, and ipr .
long time death WAS considered certain.
Ho recovered, however, and immediate
ly began to accuse his wife, aHd to
threaten her life and that Of . man who
10 Well.known In the nsighborhood.
He also threatened to take his own lite.
These threats were made 10 half doc
en- persons.
On wednesday morning he asked hia
VIE to 60 with him to the barn, and
she did 30. Au hOnr later Mrs. Van
Tassel's mother having an errand to
the barn saw Van Tassel falling back
ward upon = pile Of straw, a batcher's
knife to his throat, and the blood spur
ting over the floor. The hamlet was
alarmed. In the upper story Of the
barn lay Lizzie Van Tassel unconscious
aud cut on the head. An axe lay be.
side her bsspattered with blood. The
mans throat was deeply cut, the wind.
pipe being nearly severed. Ha died
q mostly Immediately after being re-
moved 10 the house. The doctor saws
she cannot 20 'sibly recover. Her skull
Q fractured and she suffers from ooD-
oussion Of the brain. DR.. Josiah Has.
brouct said late last evening that the
,ondi ion Of Lzsis is much improved.