Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-05-11
ArrEMprED WIFE mURDER.
John Harden stabs His wife-The Al.
Ieged Cause OF the Quarrel.

Shortly before midnight last night, John
Harden, living at 4716 Water street, while
in a drunken frenzy, made q desperate at
tempt to kill his wife, inficting danger
Gus stab wound in her left breast, which a
rib alone prevented being fatal. The in.
wardness of the case will not be known
until the wolld-be uxoricide is captured,
as there is undoubtedly tale to tell from
his standpoint. The facts, as given now,
are as follows:
John Harden is a briokmoulder at Wa
terhouse's brickyard, in the Eighth ward,
and lives on the river bank just north of
the county line. He married Miss Hy-
dinger, who inherited some little from her
father, and new at the age o. O. is still q
comely woman. Their married life has not
been altogether pleasant, and John has
been more or less addicted TO the intemper-
ate use of stimulants. On Tuesday night
he came home in a semi-intoxicated condi-
ton, having been on a spree since Thurs
day last, and.s taking his wife into their
bedroom he locked the door and proceeded
10 quarrel With her, Her story is that she
had in her stocking a check for $780, the
proceeds ora sale of piece OF ground. Her
husband wanted the money and she refused
TO turn it over TO HIM. He then drew a
clasp knife and made lunge at her, which
she parried with her hand, slightly cutting
her finger. The failure Of his attempt
seemed only to exasperate the husband who
then threw her on the bed and plunged the
knife into her left side. Fortunately the
blade was dull, and when the point struck
a rib its further progress was checked, and
John was saved the crime Of murder.
OF course this scene was not enacted
without noise or screaming. In the same
house live John Halfpenny and his wife
! L. Inn q
aroused the household, which at this hour
was locked in slumber. Halfpenny was ac-
customed TO these broils and paid no atten-
ton to il further than TO refuse TO interfere
in a domestic imbrOglio, having no idea of
the desperate nature of the Harden daugh-
ter, a well developed girl of Is. came to the
door, but retreated when the father threat
ened to throw her down stairs.
When the deed was done, Harden came
out, remarked that his wife had cramp,
and, without coat or shoes, went out and
disappeared Mrs. Harden continued her
screams until the family entered and found
her covered with blood and more scared
than hurt. The knife had entered just
over and 10 the left of the left breast, in.
flicting an ugly looking cut, an inch and
three-1uarters long and an inch and half
deep. it had bled profuseiy and her en-
sanguined garments gave her the appear
anCe OF having been frlghtiully cut. nut
when she was Gained and the blood washed
axav her hurts were found to be painful
and severe but not dangerous. The prop
er medical attention was bestowed by DR..
Ford, of BenwOOd.
Yesterday morning the news of the cut
ting was first diffuscd, and REGISTER re-
porter went to the house and learned the
PARTICULARS given. Everybody. including
Miss Harden and Mrs. Hydinger, the
mother OF Mrs Harden, maintained the
utmost sang .trDM concerning the whole oc-
currence. They spoke OF Harden as a
worthless. drunken fellow. whose absence
was desirable.
Capt Bennett, Officer Kennedy, Justice
McCready and Constable Honecker were al
there getting the facts. A warrant was
taken out for Harden. but at this writing
he is still at large. A small boy reported
having seen him out BUgg'S run. but moth
ing more definite has been ascertained.