National Republican., 1880-11-23
A SANGUINARY STRUGGLE.
A Desperate Attempt at Wife Murder and
Suicide.
\ German Painter, uaddonod by Jealousy,
Docs Bloody Wsrk--Fatal Besuits
Probable, Etc,
A Jealous ecrman's Double crime.

Of bloody struggle. which probably will
result in double tragedy. G'rman
painter, forty four yeats Of age, named john
Paul Brown, aud his wife, Rosa Brown q
woman several years his junior were the act.
ors IN the scene. Brown and his wife havo
not lived happily together, aud, as it appears,
while mad with jealousy, about # o'clock last
night he attempted to end nor life 10y cutting
her throat with put ~ kuil and nlsO TO put hor
out OF existence. The neighbors were aroused
NY tho shrirks Of the woman, who escaped
from tho house 10y jumping out of n window
into an adjoining alley. aud ran way crying
for help, the blood streaming from the chastity
wounds sho had received. Her appearance in
this condition caused great excitement,
and soon tho house WAS surrounded
by crowds Of people, The woman hay.
ing been taken 10 DR.. EOgan's Office on q
street near Fifth, whero she received
proper attention, tho police secured the man,
who presented II most horrible appearance,
being blood from head to foot and having
a great gash across his throat. lie was con-
veyed to the seventh precinct station house.
Tho room in which tho scene was enacted
gave bloody evidence Of what had occurred
there. The room had evidently been
used partly as a workshop and partly
asa liynB.room. The furniture was OF u
rather poor character and there wcro
other signs of the straitcned circumstances
of tho pair. Paint.pots, brushes and
other implements of Browns trade were
scattered about the room. The visitors who
crowded into the room last night, however.
paid little attention to these surroundings,
Tor everywhere, on tho walls. On the tlocr, on
the bed was human blood Tho bedding was
sOate ed In blood aud there were bloody hand
prints Oh the wall, tosJiiyiug to the Gercencss
of the struggle that had taken place there.
A L. 4.
knife, a hatclet and a milestone covered with
blood were found in the room. On tho wall
WAS written In lead pencil in the German lau-
guage The words, 81 want TO die" Brown
had written the words rather llcgibly in one
place and then rewritten them in largo bold
Letters
The womans injuries were found to consist
of gashcs in her throat, chin and hand, aud
her condition Is considered critical. Sho
was removed from DIR, Bogan's house 10
the seventh precinct station in the police
ambulance. At tho staton-h0usO Brown was
attended by Drs. Bali, Bsoukheimer and Sell.
hansen. II was found that he had severed
the thyroid hyoid membrane, but
none of tho arteries of the throat
were cut. The wound, though most CHASTITY in
appearance, may not prove fatal. The
story of tho affair." as gathered from
Brown aud bis wife, is in substance as lOl-
lows Thoy have been married nine years,
aud have one child. As Brown charges his
wlo with gross inhdeity, there has lHLtery
been very little happiness In tho family. She
lett him nino days ago, taking the child with
her. In compliance with his earneat request
she returned to him last night. After they
had retired to bed they talked the matter
over. lie stated that he wanted hor to re.
I main aud live with him. She replied that
! + she was unwilling to do It, upon which he
. announced that ho would kill her aud himself
, Previous TO retiring Brown had lowered the
light. When he Thought his wif9 had gOns ia
! sleep he took the putty.knife, which had been
ground until IL made dangerous weapon, and
plunged IL into her throat the point severug
the root of her tongue. She then underworld 10
defend herself and in the struggle that fol.
lowed received the gashes in her hand and
chin. She then succeeded In escaping TO tho
f street. Mr.. =. W. Doyle, who took the woman
, TO the Doctors, states that Brown, at the time
his wife ran from the house. was standing In
, front ofthc lOOking.g glassapparently unharmod.
, When Doyle returned to the house with an
officer, Brown wGs lying on the bod,
, with blood squirting from the wound
, in his throat aud several scalp wounds.
1t was from no lack of determination
that terrible tragedy WAS not committed.
! The mau evidently believing that his wounds
were mortal wrote the message on the wall.
The woman stated that when she left her hus'
baud she was compelled to do so on account of
f his cruel treatment They were both taken
Il little Gftor midnight to Providence hospital.
browns STORY AS WRITTEN BY HIMSELF,
, The following letter. written Ia German on
note paper, was found in Il blood.stained book
in Browns room'
w. H. Hamon, 500 81 John street, Phlad.iphi0!
DEAR HAMAM | cannot Gnd dare not put to
, me- am dcspNirng | will tell you my unenyi.
able position as briefly us possible, l worked lor
: three weeks for NJ Gibson then stopped. ] AIN
but now comes the consequences. God knows Il
: Rntmy fault, but aS usual ! have 10 stand II.
house every day TO ask forwork ut any price, aud
Couldnot find any For that eason, everything, too,
ono TO share your troubles with YOU After run
! ming around once for whole day returning homo
! found that my VIE m ana Ghid Wlth Their effects
} had disappeared IN truth, hnd been during the
last days a little excited. would have had work
during the whole winter, but she was the cause
that we have to hunger now, This was on Friday,
October the -. Alas ! went 10 several Irish
people, but they tod me they didn't know
whore sho had gone; nevertheless 1
Came out OF tho house with the child which cried,
"papal papal pupal Paul-"Rose, como back again;
stay here this month Psul-"Oh no; come, or
, stay until saturday yand then come RoSe-"Well
; will seo." Paul-'Whcn may ! call again
Thursday night Rt 7?' Ross-.N1s goodnight,
Are you hungry? Speak tbs truth; I will give you
somethlny.n Paul mo" Rose - Have YOU wood?
| / will give you some" PNul--"%o." ROsc--"Bring
your clothes; VIII wash them" Paul-"Oh, no,
Rose; 1t Is not necessary, ns you 0rs com.
ing back. 1 will bring cart for your trunk"
{ YOU will como after me-" She then returned to
ihe house, but called me back aud said, "Curolne
wants to say good night" went back and said,
; Good night, Caroline" But now became sls.
pclnus, 50 that | couldn't sleep the whole night.
For that reason | went back Friday morning NJ O
, o'clock aud walked direct into the house, They
were wellto.dO still they were Irish and they hate
US like the devil. On Monday morning went 10
SEQ her--thnt f. had hOr called out Of The house,
but as she saw me she ran back again. Paul
Rose, why do you run away whom | come to
! your" Rose-"l don't want to have anything more
10 do with YOU" Paul-"Rose, come, only
back, | will give you the money and we will have
no moro trouble. Rose-"lt Is my discrimination
not 10 come back to you. You will treat me as
you did before PGul-"Roso II was all your own
fault" The child appears and says papa papa +
papa The lady oil tho house called the child
throe or four times and she went back. Paul
May | come this EVENING" ] want TO speak
, TO you. About what uneY RJsc-'Well,
, about o'clock" PRul-"Nill YOU como
outside o. RO,e-"ies." Paul-"Good night,
Rose, good night" In the evening entered tho
I kitchen and took her by surprise said Rose.
are you sur0y coming tomorrow 2" Roso-"l
don't know" Paul--"Oh, please tell mo what you
thmkT Rose-"Well, no." PSul-"Oh, Rose,
come and don't mind what other people say. /
I cau't do my work and cook also We lose more
in one week than you could make In u whole
month" Rose-"IcS | know that, but 20 into a
bOariinghOuse, where YOU Will be better on" Paul