Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-08

In New York yesterday Charles Wolf. gasfit-
ter, % years Old told his wife. Mary, II years old
that he was going to staten Island to work, and
would remain there all the week. Last evening he
returned and found her absent from home. Some
time later he found her walking in Central park
with man who was a stranger to him. The hus-
md follow them and saw them go to his home,
where the wife, after looking about, invited the
man to enter the house. Wolf sprang forward
aud made several lunges with jack knife at the
man, who turned and fled. Turning on his wife,
he stabbed her seven times before her screams
brought policeman to the SPOT. She was taken
TO the hospital, where her wounds are believed to
be fatal. Wolff expressed no regret for. his act.
He says he also stabbed the man who ran away.
THE ONO WILD NAN CAPTURED.-A few days
ago wild man was discovered in the woods near
Mason, Ohio. Since then a party of men have
been in pursuit of him, and Monday night he was
He was entirely nu: Re. His hair is long and his
beard buShy ana unkempt. He cannot speak ex-
cept by groans and grunts. He IS evidently OF
German descent. When spoken to In jail he
threw himself on the floor and raved like a
maniac. He was taken to the county intirmary.
THE STRIKE OF THE RAILROAD ENGINEERS DE-
NIED.-The cleveland Leader published an inter-
Wv yesterday IT. whi, P. Macarthur, chief OF the
Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers said "Our
brotherhood has M connection with any other
labor movement. We have padded our own canoe
Tor over twenty years. and hope we shall con-
tinue TO do So The statement that we were ready
10 strike was made without authority, and has no
in Iast We have no grievances and
operators go out 1t would make no difference to
us.'
A BOYS sUICIDE.-E,ward l. Frederick, a boy
about Is years Old living with farmer named
John Thumma, SIX miles south OF Carlisle, Pa,
committed suicide Monday night by shooting him.
self through the heart. He was sitting by himself
on the stoop OF an clubhouse, and fired the fatal
Thumma, thinking at first that he was Shot at
hastily dismounted AMI swayed his riding whip to
prevent repetition OF the firing, when he was
apprised OF the fact OF 1t being Frederick, and Of
his injured condition, by the agon.zing exclama-
ton, ''Oh, my God. joint" Assistance was called,
but the young man was beyond all human help
and died almost Immediately. An inquest was
held and verdict was rendered that the shooting
Was done with suicidal intent
A NEW YORK PHYSICIAN ACCUSED OF PERJURY
The New York Sun Of to-day says: Seabright
n. j.. Is very much interested in a lawsuit grow
ing out Of a suit Of Albert L. Levi ana Cyrus W.
Field jr., OF this city against Mr.. James H. Carey
proprietor OF the hotel Bellevue at Seabrigbt, on
from Messrs. Levi and Field, for allowing mem
hers 0! their families who were sick with fever to
, rel IN the hotel Among the witnesses for
city, who was attending the patients. Mr.. Carey
has commenced action against DR.. Henry for per-
that any male or female who said that he had
stated that the patl'n could be removed lied
ana perjured themselves; Mr.. Carey viii try to
show that the doctor did Say that they could be
removed, and that he would assist In doing it.
A JEALOUS WoMAN's CRIME-Last Saturday
eV' ming a colored girl nameh Kate Williams was
Shot and killed by May Homter, also colored, at
ScOttOwn, on the Eastern Shore OF Maryland. as
heretofore stated in THE STAR. It appears that
these two girls, with two Others were seated In
Mary Hom1er's bedroom getting ready to 20 to a
picnic. John HOMER. Mary's father, had placed a
pistol, seven-shooter. under the pillow in the
morning, after firing five shots at target While
not Clearly shown how it was done, evidence es-
taDlishes the fact that Mary Homier, while en-.
gagged In making the bed. sefZ' d the pistol from
under the pillow, and report followed. The BAH
entered the left temple of Kate Williams and came
out on the other side OF the head by the ear KILL
verdict of accidental shooting, but upon additional
evidence Mary HOmier was held to ball 1t is rum
Ored that a young cOOred man caused jealousy be.
tween the two aud that this is the fatal termina-
ton OF several QuarrelS.
Persistent reports are current in London that
CetewayO is alive. The British agent at Maritz.
burr ,ifS,.redftS the report.