Montgomery County sentinel., 1880-11-26

ulsCuhIBeu.
Court adjourned Monday to meet again
tomorrow, Saturday.
Bloody Tragedy.-The execution of
murderers in Washington seems to fail in
deterring Others from committing murder.
Hardly had the bodies of Queenan and Bed
ford been consigned to the grave, after an
ignominious death upon the gallows, before
the community issagain shocked by another
fearful tragedy, which occurred on Monday
nigh: last, at 71S Fifth street, northwest, by
which John Paul Brown, German painter,
sought to kill his wife and, then in frenzy,
cut his own throat. The fact of his failing
in his purpose was not because he did not
make strong and persistent effort Mrs
Brown was Of Irish descent The parties
had come to Washington from Philadelphia
about three months ago, and Brown failing
to get work became despondent, and TO add
to the unhappiness of his household, become
jealous of his wife. About a week ago she
took their child and engaged as servant
with p. W. Doyle, a grocery man. On
Monday night she returned TO her former
abode with her husband SO far as can be
learned, there was no quarreling before the
two apparently retired for the night, and
everything was quiet in the room until
about twenty minutes past 10 o'clock. AT
that time the people in the vicinity were
startled by the cries of "Murderp proceed
ing from the house. A moment afterwards
Mrs. Brown rushed into the street. blood
| squirting from her throat and other wounds
in her body. The room presented plain evi-
dence of the terrible death struggle that had
taken place within its walls. The bed-clothes
were dsarranged and covered with blood.
The clothes laid on chairs or hung on nails
bore the same carmine spots. The supper
plates, left unwashed on the floor and table
held great clots Of blood, while the floor was
! literally soaked. The woman had evidently
laid on the side of the bed nearest the wall, =,
| for the latter was sIneared with the bloody
| prints Of her hands as she wildly grasped
at it in the vain hope of forcing herself from
her would-be murderer. On the wall, be-
meath these terrible spots, were written in
| German the fatal determination which Brown
had made: "Ich will NIGHT mehr leben"-I
will live no more
! 1t was found that Brown had severed his
larynx, the wound being probably fatal, es-
pecially if inflammation occurs. lie breath
ed through his neck, and spoke with great
difficulty. lie made it plain, however, that
he did not want the physician to sew up the
wound, for he wanted to die. While Brown
was receiving treatment the ambulance was
sent for the wounded woman. DR.. Began
had made an examination of her injuries,
and found that she was cut or stabbed in
eleven different places. On the right wrist
was II cut two inches long, penetrating TO
the bone. On the right hand the second
and third fingers were nearly severed, and
the fourth badly cut. Two fingers of the
/ left hand were also cut. The most serious
wounds, however, were inflicted upon the
neck and shoulders Upon the right side of
the neck are three deep triangular wounds,
one thfee inches long and penetrating TO the
throat, ard the others each two inches long,
but not so deep On the left side are two
wounds of Il less serious nature The wo-
man bled freely and her clothes were COM
pletely saturated. So weak was she that it
was with difficulty that the doctor could
sew up the fiye severest cuts. Her condi-
ton DIR. Began considered serious, but with
care il is thought she will recover. She was
brought 10 the station house and both were
then taken 10 Providence hospital in the
same ambulance, lying on Opposite sides OF
the vehicle.
Brown, while having his wounds dressed,
stated that his wife had gone away, and be
wanted her back, She had como To tell him
that she intended 70 keep his child away,
and this lod him TO try to kill her. DR..
Bruckheimer stated that he thought the man
was little demented.