Daily Republican., 1881-09-19
SECOND EDITION.
ACHEsTER HOKROE.
The Thomas Tragedy of Whining.
ton Duplicated I'm CHI ester.

CHESTER, September 1S Not oftel
is the quiet and orderly City of Cheste
the scene of such intense excitement a
was the case this beautiful Sabbatl
morning. EAT, at da. break our citi
zens were spartied by the rumor that
murder and attempted suicide had beel
committed and on investigation it wa
ascertaned tLac the rumor was wei
founded. Tie Scene of the tragedy wa
in block OF houses known better b,
the local apre. .at.on of Ramcat Row, /
row of three story brick building
owned by TIE General Patterson estate
The murderer and attempted suicide il
a laboring man Lamed Thomas Ssinson
So years old ami the father of six chilu
rem, their ages ranging from III to q
years.
THE VICTIM WAS THE WIFE AND
mother. Bridge: Slinson, aged 60 years
The facts, rs far as could be gathered
in the inteuse excitement which pre-
vailed, are briefly as follows: The mur
derer, who hau for some time been NOR,
or less addicted 10 the use of liquor anC
made his home scene of strife and dis
cord thereby, came home last nigh
about O'Clock intoxicated. After sont
angry words SunsDn and his wife Wen1
to bed. In the course of the night tht
quarrel must have been renewed, foI
about O'Clock yesterday morning Mrs
Stinson left her bed and went to tn,
room of her daughter, intending ther,
topass .hel4igL-, The husband however
followed her and insisted boisterousl,
that she should return to her own room
She finally did IL order to pacify til,
enraged lnan.
WHAT FOLLOWED
between the TWO after they again retire,
is not known; but about & o'clock thi.
morning the sti!. angry mah arose from
his couch, opened cupboard at the
side of his bed ard took ont a razor aud
deliberately cu. his wite's throat, after
which, with the same weapon, he en-.
deavoured to l'.t ar end to his own ex-
istence by repeating the o ,eration on
his own throa', partly severing the
windpipe. After his victim had been
cut she spranG from the bed, the blood
gushing out H. spurts, and endeavoreu
to save herse.t by running into her
daughters room, but the wound was a
mortal one, and she only reached her
daughter apartment to tall dead on
the threshold.
THE MURDERER.
as usual, did Not make SO successful a
job oft IN his own case, and at this
writing is stl.. alive, although it does
not seem possible that he can survive.
He seems IN tG!I possession of his tacul-
ties and expresses no regret for his ter
r BILE crime. l., answer to ii Question
from Chief OF 1t.lce Wheaton, he assert
ed that he EaU ample reason for taking
the life OF his p4rtaer, both on ace 1unt
OF well founded jealousy and because
she did not treat tim right. The entire
10 wever, unite in giving
Mrs. Stinsou tine very highest praise for
her many good qualities, and the mur-
der seems 10 have been an act devoid
of all provocatiur.
THE INTERIOR OF THE ROOM
and, in fact, the whole floor where the
crime was committed presents horri- |
bic appearance, and the bloody finger
marks OF the Vi 2t!m, as she endeayOred
to escape to her daughters room, are
plainly visible or che sides OF the wall.
The location CT the tragedy is in the
South Ward, on Sixth Street below
herlln, and i'll locality generally
known AS most quiet and law obsery-
Ing section of uuT city.