Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-11-23
4 JcaIou. Hu.band's BLOOD, Work.


years Old, named John Paul Brown, who lives
at us Fifth street, in tit OF jealousy attempted
TO cut bis wife'S throat with sharpened putty
Knife, and then gaShed his own throat. Mrs.
Rosa Brown, the wife, was in a room overlook
Ing an alley. and to save herself from her in
fuf1ated hus band Jumped out OF a window and
ran away crying for help, the blood. running
from her wounds. covering her clothing, and
causing great excitement IN the crowd, which
quickly gathered around the place The woman
was conducted 10 d.. Bogan's Office on G. street
near Filth, where she received the necessary
medical aid. The police arrested the husband
Fho was also covered with blood. and with an
ugly wound across his throat He was taken TO
the seventh precinct station house. An exant-
nation OF the house In which the couple lived
showed that the room had evidently been used
as workshop. and room In which TO cook and
sleep and blood appeared TO be scattered about
upon the bed furniture and the walls showing
that great struggle must have taken place
between them before she juDnped from the YIN
dow into the alley In the RON was found a
razor case knife, putty knife. a hltcnet and
milestone covered with blood. and on the wall
was Written Dy Brown In lead pencil, 10 Ger
man, the words, Il want TO die" An eXamina-
ton OF the woman showed that gaSheS had been
made In her throat, chin and hand and through
loss OF blood She was In a critical condition
She was removed from Dr.. Bogant's Office to
the station in the police ambulance. Drs. Bail,
BToOkheimer ard Selhausen were IN attendance
on Brown, and 1t was found that in his attempt
az self destruction he had severed some mem
Eranes Of the throat. bur hone or the arteries
were cut. The wound Is CHASTITY in appearance
but may not prove fatal.
CAUSE OF THE TRAGEDY.
From what could be learned OF their affairs
IL seems they have been married nine wears
and have one child. Brown. il seems, Charged
his wife with tnfidelity, and there has Of late
been but little peace IN the family Several
days ago she took the Child and left MIN. bur
through his per5uasionS she returned To him
last night, and after they retired to bel they
talked the matter over be saying that he wanted
rbaf
Vas ,m.tpg TO do so, when he threatened 10
XIII her and tne,s. Kill himself
MRS. brown ATT ACRES X FED:
Ii appeared that when Br0Ta Thought IL,
vile asleep he took tie putty knife which he
had ground 10 a sharp edge. making DANGEROUS
implement OF ft, ana plunged IL In nar throat
seveItIg the root or her tongue. She jumped
AID tried 70 defend herself bgt II the strIyg,e
lie Inflicted The cuts in her hand and chtG, when
Sic made her hight through the window IutO
tie alley. Ii must have been after her tScao
thar Brown Inflicted the wounds upon himself.
9r p W DOYLE who took the woman TO the
station, says that Brown was standing IN
harmed in froht of the looking glass In his room
when he got to the spot. but Wnea he returned
nom the station with an officer Brown was
lying on his bed with blood running freely from
cut in his throat and cuts on his head. Mrs.
Brown states that she was compelled to leave
her husband because OF his cruel treatment OF
her. After their cuts had been sewed up and
dressed, they were ootn taken 10 the Providence
Hospital
IN BOOK, STAINED WITH BLOOD,
10 Browns room was found long, iGcoherent
letter. written In German. and addressed 10 w
ii. HamaD. No. SOP ST. John street. Philadai-
phia showing throughout a dis0rdeTed state of
mind, stating that he vas out OF work unable
10 ind any. destitute. bis wife and child gone
from him: that be had been searching for heF;
that her Irish friends, among whom he in
qUiTcd, denied knowing her Whereabouts but
that he had found her or Sunday with her Irish
nieIdS. He then gives the conversation he had
With his Wife. She promising 10 return 10 him
sunday, and states that after leaving Ter he
became suspicious, and went back the next
morning at O'Clock, walking directly into the
house; that lie found the people well TO DO,
''stin they were Irish, aud hate Us Ike the
deVil;" that be returned Monday morning
called her ont. but when she say MIN she ran
back, saying she wanted nothing more to 90
with him. &c, &C. The account or another par
ley fellows, in which ne states that he saw his
child; she looked at h!m With her angel blue
eyes Ike a marble statue that could not
move: that Mr.. ONe!l, at whose house she
was staying appeared as II ready 10 take hts
(Brown's) wifeS part, and ordered him away.
HIS wife appeared 10 have no control OF herself,
and her Irish friends were trying TO separate
them He had been chased away like thief
and be could not stand IL. sooner q thousand
times Geath lie the flames, as The pangS would
be sweet In comparison 10 what he suffered. He
concludes by impoTtuniDg bis friend Haman TO
come TO washington and use bis influence With
bis wife.
On a page Of the book IN which the letter was
found las written some words denounCtng his
wife and the message Write TO Railway New
jersey: have lived twelve years there She Is
known there also" On an envelope also in the
took was written the words My life has an
ED"
BOTH DOING WILL
Both patients are resting to day a comfort
ably as possible, aud there Is no Immediate