Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-26
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE ANDREWS HOMICIDE.
A lightning Calculator" " Kills His VIII


A "Lishtning Calculator Kills His Wife
With Rolling Pin.
Tho parties to tho murder of Mrs. John
D. Andrews by her husband, in Chester
county, just across the Colerain town.
ship line, are we'll known in this city and
throughout tho lower end of Lancaster
county. Prof. John ID. Andrews is about
tifty-six years of age, a native of Andrews
Bridge, Lancaster county. He was always
regarded as eccentric. He possessed u
very active, nervous temperament, quick
perceptive faculties, retentive memory,
and was known near and far as the
lightning calculator" Uo was an
adept in mathematics, which he turned
to speculative account by teaching.
Previous to his marriage he trav
eled extensively, visiting nearly all the
cities and large towns Of tho whole
country, teaching classes and persons his
rapid system of calculation. lie was also
well-booked in other specialties aud was
fond of discussion. He made considerable
amount of money by teaching during his
travels. At the outbreak of the war he re.
turned homo with 81, 500 in gold, which he
soon after sold when it had reached prem
ium of $50 per cent. He purchased the fine
farm of David S. Hayes, in Lower Oxford,
WUICu uC HIS SlIlCC 1udtOC AOMCs AUOuO
year ago symptoms of mOnOmania became
apparent to his friends and under the advice
OF DR.. Houston his wife accompanied him
but about the first Of August insanity was
he was taken to DR.. Givin's asylum, Burn
Brac, at Clifton Heights, near Philadel-
phia, at which place he improved and was
hrc,,,v1,f hn,nA fxyn 1u A
mission in lunacy was held ut the office of
S. d. Ramsey, esq, Oxford, short time
ago, tho latter having been appointed by
the court .commissioner. The jury pro-
nounccd Mr.. Andrews \ lunatic, and
DR.. Robert j.. Mcclellan and Il. Frank
Cochran, of COchranville, were ap-
pointed trustees. The inquisition was ap
pointed upon the petition Of his wife,
who was very devoted in her attention to
her husband, 10th to admit his insanity
and at no time feared he would dc any
violence, although repeatedly warned by
her friends to use all precautions. She
thought change of scene aud rest at the
seashorc would restore him, and on Mon
day evening was talking to him about her
intention to 60 to Ocean Grove next day to
secure cottage for their summer residence.
Andrews was opposed to the arrangement
and was worrying about it; but Mrs. An
drews insisted that he would he greatly
benefited by the change. He slyly obtained
the rolling pin, and slipping up behind
the unsuspecting woman, dealt heavy
blow upon the head, when an attendant of
the insane man, who was in an adjoining
room, hearing the blow, rushed in and Sc
cured him. The unfortunate woman got
up and said she was not much hurt, that
it was not necessary to send for a doctor
but she soon laid down on a couch in her
room, complained of pain in her head
and became unconscious in a short time.
Drs. Rea and Clement of Oxford were
soon summoned, who found the crown
of the skull fractured, and death re-
suited at four o'clock yesterday morning.
A coroner's inquest was held and Andrews
was taken to Jail to await his removal to
the asylum at NOrristown. He is con-
scious of his act and is apparently very
contrite and deplores the terrible deed, as
he loved his wife deeply. Shc was about
So years of ago her maiden name was
Elizabeth Andrews, and she was native
of Colerain township, Lancaster county.
They had been married about ten years
and were without children. She was
highly esteemed by all who knew her.