Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-07

papa" Meanwhile the father was fumbline
with two razors in case
that he owned. AS his wife entered
| he suddenly drew of the keen
blades across the child's throat. Before he
could make second motion his wife had
| seized his arm and was struggling with him
! During the struggle the neighbours arrived
, and, as said, the unhappy man leaped from
the window. AS he fell he was caught on
the iron pickets of the fence in front of the
house and was cruelty lacerated in the leg.
Turning as he fell he struck the sidewalk on
| his forehead fracturing his skull. Help
| speedily arrived, and the two, father and
child, were taken to st. GATHERINGS Hospital,
| close by, where DR.. Heyl dressed the
| wounds. The child was found to be not
dangerously injured, the cut across her
throat being shallow one. The fathers
hurt is dangerous, but last night there vas
prospect of his recovery. He had recovered
his senses when he arrived at the hospital
and seemed distressed beyond measure to
learn what he had DONE He wept bitterly
and asked over and over if his child, who is
beautiful little girl would recover or die.
Brown is a mason by trade, the of
wealthy parents and man in comfortable
circumstances. He was always able to COM
mand good wages and much liked and
respected. He secretary of his trade
union. His wife says that he was especially
fond of little Mamie, who was the youngest
OF his three children and that he never had
been guilty of any violence toward his family
before. He formerly drank rather heavily,
but since July he had drank nothing at all
of an Intoxicating nature. He had, she said,
feen suffering with some trouble in his head
for year past, and had taken great quaint
ties of patent medicines, buying and taking
all that he saw advertised. For about two
weeks past he had been under a physicians
care, but he had not ceased to take the ad-
vertised nostrums
Murdered by her Husband.-The Fate of
a well-to-Do Widow who Married n
Tramp.
Troy, Aug 6.-About three months ago
Henry Delmanque, French Canadian, and
whose appearance betokened the tramp,
reached Whallonsburg, a small village a
snort distance from the line of the
New York and Canada railroad. AL,
though there was absolutely nothing
about him to win the favor of the
Betsey Wells, a widow with four children
and considerable property, and married her
after three weeks eourtship. Although i'm
mediately after the marriage Delmanque
sought first by coaxing and then by threats
to have the property transferred to him, but
his wife steadily refused, saying that she held
1t ia trust for her children On
Tuesday Delmanque said he was
going to Port Henry and asked
his wife to accompany him She consent
ed, although Delmanque had been drinking
freely. What occurred after leaving home
Delmanque only knows. Toward nightfall, as
| farmer was driving a horse to his barn a
| few miles from Whallonsburg the peculiar
| actions of the animal attracted his attention
An investigation of the cause led to the dis
| covery of the body of woman in shallow
6apNr
There were several gaping wounds in the
throat. The remains were identified as those
| OF Mrs. Delmanque, and search was made
for the husband who was soon arrested He
| had an examination yesterday and was com
mitted to await the action of the grand jury
The citizens residing in the vicinity of the
| crime manifest strong disposition to lynch
the murderer