New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-02
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
uo,rvrrs MURDERER IN THE ToNBs.
WIS. QUINoUINETs INTERVIEW WITH III" II
THE CAUSE OF THE CRIME

HOUvETs MURDERER IN THE ToNBs'
sns. ou1SouIxEr's INTERVIEW WITH HER HUSBAND
THE CAUSE OF THE CRIME
Mrs. Elizabeth Quinquinet, who stanbbto at her
knn sa H Se Ho4 was taken to the C9r9
ners Office Yesterday morning bv petrc'i'yv yhan ar
berger of the Twenty-ninth Pre,n 81; terated The
sfafement that she had made to him on lne & 1
evening adding: He insulted me- one u.. ao'
mean to kill him. did not kn2W T to The Tomhs,
p Sotyrdav She had hardly left the office IN coin
pany with the officials when hef cSilIa Gnap en-
tsped The Office Both were greatly excited; the hus
band. with tears streaming down bis cheeks Deggnt
for permit to visit his wife twas eIwpn h nv
TRIBUNE repor er, visit to the Tombs was mace,
Quinaunet aking the following statement On inc
way:. Il, "ord tbopob
misfortune has followed me IN many my
ways this is the worst of all. For WsGA I mn
woman has been CRYING ana y'Ty Inaw the canse
Of her trouble. when she told me that by violence
Houvet had effected her ruin; ruin. t TO- t asr
thai ] would have and ho would demand
mouse mo exclamation, Inas went to schilling'T
liquor store and left word for HOuvet to come be-
tween & and g. as did not get home from WORK
before g. He called before that hour, and when l
arrived home heard of the tragedy went 70 tne
police station and detained there several noaIs.
think TO punishment too severe tor such al "''iOn
Arriving al the prison Quinquinet was permitted
TO see his wife after he had been carefully
She advanced TO meet him nervously' ne asAcu =
she desired any food and she replied that she Waneu
nothing He advised her to say nothing 10 any 9H i
about the case as he would get her LAY no the
then made arrangemens to have hef req IRON , hue
wardens kitchen. Mrs Quinquinet VIII SHORTY oe
come mo- her, and her CONDITION rom e1c renn
is coasdsrsh Of the body of Houyet was
gwen by Dr. w. T. jenkins, OF the Coroner oincej
after he had made the usual autopsy ond d sb1c
from bemorrhaCe due to stab" The KNIFE en-
tered between the eighth and ninth nos, graz,nS
the lungs and entering the a9rta re Cnnars
Phlanhropque. of which HouVet wSs ts,,s
member, and was taken, TO an nna n "a tbs
shop. At noon to day it vii oT be removed u 'H'
The murder has created great excitement aln1ns
the French population Nearly all speak OF houVet as
quiet nofenoiye man. ana ta9s co"if that Honvet
stoned visiting Mrs. Qulnqulnet TWO months asu,
ami suggested that jealousy might nave peen 'i'0
The Soci6t6 Culinaire Phlanthropique held
meeting last night and decided to attend me IueIa
of Houvet in Dody. The members say tnal uou'e.
never smoke dsparagingly of the mu deresS Oh
revealed his intimacy with her. 1t was rumored
last night that the dead mans description
answered. TO that of the murderer or DetectiVe
Kneiv who was killed in West FOurteentn-st.
some months ago AT the Twenty mum rreclnct
Station, the sergeant in charge sad tnat ne kne"
nothing OF it and did not believe IL 10 oe tluo
SUFFOCATED IN THE PUTNAM HOUSE.
William $. Lawrence, q salesman IN the employ
of Holh.trr Crane Il Co. -four mercnants at NO.
az Rroad-st was suffocA-ed bg Illuminating gas III
The Putnam House u Fourth-sve- Yesterday morn
ing. The door of HI room wss broken oieu AZ 9.ov
n m Mr. Lawrence was then awe, ou, ne uiou
within an hour. Ii was thought ~ tie Pohce lRat
he had committed ~ eide, because The deor Of ms
room was found locked and CHAIR orAoeo against
the knob while the gas was allowed 20 escAPe H9n
an open burner HIS friends said, however ina no
Wa in good heath and spirits and had no cause iOr
suicide he fastening OF his door was beheYedto
have been only precau'lou against thieves M,
Lawrence liked to have light Turning 10 his room
ri night and il is believed tina the dow OF gas was
interrupted causing the flame TO go out.
Mr. Lawrence was hfty-slr years old ana liVed AT
Huntington. l.. |. He usually remained III the city
two or three nights in the week and stayed at the
Putnam House. On Wednesday evening ne pnr-
chased a commute ion ticket for travel over the
Long island Railroad. He also made an appoint
ment to meet his son, j. 5. Lawrence, lawyer AT
No. 165 Broadway, and 60 with MN 70 hnn.'hg,On ZION
merchant in Broad-st., and was reputed 10 ne
wealthy, but he had lost much of his properly. ne
was well-knOwn in BROOKLYN, where AZ Que thinp "o
lived and was superintendent OF a SUNDAY -schooi'
A PARK IN THE HIGH BRIDGE DlsIRlCI'
The Park Commissioners inserted an advertise
ment in The city Record about two weeks ago. IN IN
forming persons interested in property IN tue
High Bridge district of the Twenty-thrd and Iwen-
ty-fourth Wards that the Park Board proposed 10
revise the system of streets and avenues III thaI
district The map of the proposed plan, II was an
pounced would be exhibition AT lhe once
of the Park Board until March l. Mayor
Edison sent letter to the Commissioners
Yesterday stating that the advertisement conveyed
no adequate idea of the proposed change, winch ne
understood covered scheme for new park OF con.
siderable extent costing the city large amount OF
money. He asked that property owners as wen as
himself be gwen an opportuty to De neara IN inc inc
tend to Law out the streets and avenues IN that dls
trict so to provide for park under the bill intro
duced in the Legislature by Senator Irearor.
STORMY WEATHER REPORTED AT SEA.
The steamship Somerset from Bristol, arrived
Yesterday after a voyage of eighteen DAYS having
encountered terrific seas and storms. From the
Fnelish Channel TO the Banks of Newfoundland
she had a succession Of strong head gales hqrrl-
canes and snow and hail storms On sunday last,
IN latitude 400 40 north, lonelud 46o At west,
the vessel passed several iceberg, and came III
contact with large quantities of field ice. She was
kept OH a sOuthery course for 100 miles before she
The American ship George Skolfeld, which ar
rived from Calcutta, was caught IN cyclone of
Bermuda early in December and bad her rudder,
head twisted As the gales continued with great
force the ship went TO st. Thomas, arriving there
Oh January ..
THEATRICAL AND CLUB MEN TO BE SUED.
rhe Fire Commissioners yesterday indorsed the
following communication sent TO them by
Peter sreryi Inspector OF fGmOqsings
mentto take action it Immediately:
Gentlemen: nave the honor to recommend that legal
proceedings instituted against the following persons
10 recov penalties incurred through failure TO comply
with the directions given to provide means for conmu
ncstng alarms Of fire 10 FIRE HeaLqlartcrs, as pro-
vi Ell for in section 5. chapter 742 of TIE laws Of 1871:
pro,y.ief0r or MANAGER. Pidce NJ Amusement
J4sfer Wallack ..................W alhk's Theatre
TI,rf CIub Turf Club Theatre
Jacob ABB rle Aberie's Theatre
Michael Neumann .............. National Theatre.
Car Hermann .................... .Thsla Theatre.
THE TRIAL OF GEORGE JAMES RICE.
The trial of George J. Rice. who is CHARGED with
iIleg ,lly issuing and pledglng certain railway
stocks, was continued yesterday in the Court of
Over and Terniner. The prisoner was croSs-exam-
inrd in regard TO the tetlmOny which he / ad given
on Wednesday. He adhered firmly to his original
story aud stou ly reasscrted that be Lad acted as
the agent OF King g. Go. throughout his connection
with the railway company whose stock lie IS said o
have issued illegally. He did nothing on his own
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