Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-11
A SHOCKING MURDER THIS MORN.
ING.
A Jealous Husband Cuts His Wife,s
Throat.


About o'clock this morning the neirhborhood
OF AZ and streets southwest was startled by one
OF the most horrible aDd deliberate murders ever
perpetrated in this city. Frank Minor, colored
oyster dealer, about thirty years Old residing at
323 street southwest, murdered his wife, Victoria
Minor, by cutting her throat with a razor in the
same way that Stone killed his wife a few years
ago. Mrs. Minor and her husband have been liv-
ing very unhappily together for some time the
trouble being
JEALOUSY ON THE PART OF THE HUSBAND.
Mrs. Minor had threatened to leave him on sew
eral occasions and it is said he threatened that
before she should leave him he would Kill her.
For several months she has been leaving her home
and staying away day or two at time. Always
on her return home fight would ensue between
her and her husband.
Minor resided at the house mentioned with his
wife nd his mother and her children. Minor cut
the throat of his wife several times with razor,
almost severing her head from her body There
was no attempt on the part of Minor to escape
down to the corner on his way to the station to
give himself up, but returned, and to the crowd of
cOlOred women attracted by the cries of Minors
mother he said. "Women, this is a fair warning to
you women. You see what running around with
men has caused"
MINOR ARRESTED.
Sergeant Pierce then came up and took him to
the first precinct station house on street. where
kSs
and has heretofore borne good reputation This
is the first time the police have ever had him in
custody. He is a laborer, driving horse and cart
of his own, land recently has been engaged in haul
Ing sand This morning he was engaged in his
usual occupation, but on account Of the trouble
between himself and wife, after hauling one load
of sand to the corner of 9th and streets north
west he returned to the house, intending to go to
Baltimore for few days. While at the house he
objected to his wife moving and committed the
act
WHERE THE CRIME WAS COMMITTED.
The crime was committed in the back second
story room, occupied by Minor and his wife. When
the coroner. Dr. Patterson, visited the room
large bundle of bed clothing was found on the
floor with blood upon it and large puddles Of blood
were in several parts OF the room. The dead body
lay on the floor. The victim was rather comely
colored woman about % years Old and was raised
from infancy by Minors mother, about six miles
below Fredericksburg, Va. Her head was almost
entirely
SEVERED FROM THE BODY,
the windppe being laid bare In front and spine at
the back, while there were large gashes in and
about the face and head, there being over a dozen
wounds, many penetrating the bone. Almost
any one OF them would have caused death. There
were no witnesses to the commencement OF the
murderouS assault. Minors mother and his sister
Emma were Doth down stairs at the time When
they heard the scream they rushed up to the room
ana found him holding his wife by one arm and
cutting her with the razor, which the mother at
tempted to take away from him.
THE CAUSE OF THE MURDER.
They stated that Frank was a man OF Jealous
dlspo5ulon and his Wife was good woman, and
he had no just cause to be jealous of her; that
they have been quarreling for some months, and
that some time ago she left him and went to live
on 81 street, but she was persuaded to return to
MIN; that this morning she commenced to move
her things and had wagon at the door.
The Prisoners Story.
Inc prisoner was found by reporter OF THE
hn Rn1l LOT fba
against the bars. He was attired In gray panta-
looms and white Shirt on the sleeve and bosom
OF which blood was seen in splotches. He re-
marked, when an officer said he was sorry for him.
that he had many friends, but he supposed he
would have to take the consequences of his act
When asked as to the cause Of it he said he would
tell all, and remarked that man named
AdolphuS Johnson, who Is called DR.. johnson used
to come to his house, first to have his washing
done by his the prsoner's) wife and finally he
got SO intimate that he would come to the house
ana lie down and go to sleep in the front room.
Wlfe several times that she must stop washing
for johnson and keep him from coming there
one o nisnt ne ne prlsoner) was sick, and when he
got up TO go out he met his wife going up stairs
ana he thought it strange that she should 90 to
e ped as ne was going out. He then told her that
she must leave off washing for Johnson and she
said she would do nothing OF the kind, and the
result was that he slapped her In the mouth and
she went to her uncle's house. after this she came
Dack 10 him. and sometimes they would get to
quarrellng and she said She tired OF his fool
s lshness ana was going to leave him. This morn
Ing ne got up and eat his breakfast and while she
was packing up the dishes he asked her what she
was going to do and she said she was going to
leave. to which he replied by asking her not to
He, however, went to work and hauled one load
Oh sand 10 9th and K streets, but could not work,
and he thought that he would 90 to Baltimore for
few days, and, returning to the house. he pro.
ceeded TO get ready. His wife then had all the
things packed. He and his mother both asked
hon hn yu,a( ron aTnn I,n
had some words with her, when she started TO get
warrant for him, but he told his mother to call
She then was sitting In a chair near the door, and
TOOK the razor and walked up to her when her
sloe wa was turned toward me and cut her
Cut her throat from ear to ear" said the re-
porter
Yes" replied he, 81 did it. 1 determined to
fnlsh her ;, suppose Will have to take the con-
THE WEAPON.
The razor with which the deed was done was
this morning In good order for shaving, but after
the use made OF It the hicks made In it converted
IL Into paSSable saw.
THE DECEASED WOMAN,
whose maiden name was Victoria Mount was as
stated before, native of Virginia. and was in the
twenty-fourth year OF her age. She was mem
Der OF Jerusalem Lodge, No. 36, OF the Order Of
Sons and Daughters OF Samara, who will take
charge OF the body after the inquest.
THE PRISONER.
MIMI 10 d SVouU uuilt HAIL. 1e WAS DOTu aDOuU
six miles from Fredericksburg, Va, and came
here about seventeen years ago, being now twenty
seven years OF age.
WHERE THE MATERIAL FOR CIGARETTES COMES
FROM eSterday morning Oficer Young, of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children,
saw Poorly clad Italian girl collecting cigar
stumps on Fourth avenue. She carried a basket
In which were about one thousand cigar-stumps
which she had collected from O'Clock am. Onicer
S, young asked M the girl what she did with them
Shc SAID that 1t was her daily habit to go on tour
at daylight, and the "buttS' she collected were
dried and sold for 10 cents pound to persons who
USED them In the manufacture OF cigarettes. In
the Essex Market court, where she was taken, She
deScf1Ded herself as Rosa Igalin1 aged nine years.
or No. Jersey street. Justice Smith committed
| 10Th.
CUMBERLAND COAL TRADE.-The shipments from
the mines OF the Cumberland, Nd, coal region for
the On e week ending Saturday, october 10th, were
440 10 tons, and the total shipments for the year
to that date sOs077 Os tons, decrease Of 10
| TONS as compared with the corresponding period
OF 1881. The shipments to the Baltimore and
ONO railroad were, for the week, 1884 - tons;
Ior the year, $50, 4608 tons, decrease OF 0
| tons, as compared with last year. The canal
fc yUar 90 S00