The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1882-02-02
CRIME COOLLx COmHTrED.
cHAs. MURPHY, WITH. MuRDERou,

cHAs. MURPHY, WITH. MURDERoUs
INTENT, cooLLY CUTS HIS wIFE's
THROAT WITH RAZOR.
Without any apparent.provocaton
beyond the fact that she was drunk
Tor at least he supposed sol and with
out making any preliminary fuss,
Charles Murphy, last night, coolly
cut his wife's throat with a razor, at
their residence, No. l0l Lombard
street.
The crime was committed about
eight o'clock, and the first intima-
ton OF the horrid occurrence was a
succession of piercing screams issu-
ing from the house. The first to en-
ter the house in response to this
alarm was Mrs. Heating, who lives
around the corner on the Railroad.
and on arriving she saw::Mrs. Murphy
in the sitting room, standing up
about the middle of the floor, with q
pillow closely pressed to her neck,
and her face and clothes covered
with blood. "Oh, Pm killed was her
first explanation, and Mrs. Heating
thought from the sight presented to
her gaze, that the words were true.
However she induced the wounded
woman to go around to her house,
where DIR. T. A. Brown, who soon
arrived in response to a hastY sum.
mons, dressed the wouAd. 1t con-
risted Of one cash, entirely across
the front of the throat which cut the
exterior jugular vein but did not
sever the carotid artery. The doctor
rendered the necessary surgical as
sistance and this morning declared
that the woman was not in any dam
ger OF diving from the wound.
Mrs. Murphy's statement was that
her husband, who had been en-
ployed as moulder at the Lobdell
Car Wheel COmpany's works for a
number of years, quit work on Mon
day, because Of fuss with the fore.
man Dennis Bulger, about not get
ting to work earlier. He then declar.
ed that he would not 90 back to the
foundry while Bulgsr was EMPLOYED
there, and afterwards said he would
cut either his wIfe's throat or his
ewn.
Last evening, after supper, he sat
upon a settee for awhile reading the
Philadelphia Record. Shortly after
seven O'Clock he sent his little boy out
to neighbor's to try to get his dauRh-
ter, five years old, to go to the store,
but she would not go. Right after
the boy went out he walked up to her
and without word of warning cut
her throat, and after committing the
act cody sat down without Offering to
make his escape. He remained IN the
house after his wife went away with
Mrs Heating. Mrs. Murphy denied
that she was under the influence OF
liquor last night, as was charged by
her husband.
Meanwhile the affair was kept very
quiet, and it was alter 10 o'clock when
officer Ryan, of the police force, heard
1t spoken OF bya a man passing Front
aud Market streets. He called officer
Hardy to his aid, and while the latter
watched the house Ryan went after a
warrant. THIS procured, both officers
entered the house, and found Murphy
sitting quietly by the fire, smoking u
pipe. He made no resistance, express
Ing a perfect willingness to 90 TO the
City Hall, and speaking very cody Of
his crime. lie said he had been con-
templating this act for long time, as
bis wife was getting very much addict
ed TO the use OF Intoxicating LIQUOR.
Last evening, he said, he was lying in
bed, and on getting up and going down
stairs be found her lying on the floor,
drunk, whereupon he got q razor ana
cut her throat. The police found four
rszOTs In tAs house, none of which we're
blood-stained, but at the police station
Murphy designated The one wite which
he cut bis wlfe's throat.
Murphy is native of Norr flown,
Pa, but has lived in Wilmington for
the past fifteen years, working at Lob
delPs most of the time. He has four
children, ranging in age from FIVE to
thirteen years. He continues to treat
his crime very coolly, expressing no sor-
row or regret. He will probably have
hearing before Mayor Almond, this
evening.