New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-28
JOHN CARPENTER ON TRIAL.
HIS FIXED PURPOSE TO KILL HIS WIFE.
is HE INSANE l-TnE DESPERATE ATTACK UPON MRS.
CARpENTER AND HER SISTER DEsCRIBED.

is HE INSANE l-TuE DESPERATE ATTACK UPON MRS.
CARPENTER AND HER SISTER DESCRIBED.
John Carpenter, who is on trial for the MUIR
der Of his wife ant all OF Yesterday before Recorder
smyth in the General Sessions courtroom with his arm
back Of his chair and his head resting heavily Oh
his hand lie kept his face turned away from MS counso
and tho jury and appeared absorbed IN unpleasant
thoughts. Ills haggard face was covered WIN snoi'
beard aud his eyes rolled nervousy. His counsel aeSo
hat he IA, or has been, insane
The twelfth Juror was after ten members OF tue
third extra panel had been examined Assistant Dstc'
Attorney Fellows opened the for the prosecution IN
a strong speech in which lie dwclt upon the maiigniy
shown by thersoncr who Tor ten years had held scuy
to purpose Ofkilng his WIFE, several years ago nc
pleaded guilty assault committed ON woman "Hodi
he had mistaken for his WIFE, and for that crime he ad
served term Of imprisonment in the state Prsoh' NO
sooner had hbeen relcasedhan he renewed his attempts
AVID after stabbng his sisernaw succeeded in accom-
pllshing his PURPOSE by numbering his wife. MISS Dclla
Ambrose the sister of the deceased woman, was the hrst
witness She was dressed in mourning and wore heaVy
Grape vail Her face pallid and she was cohipeneu
to speak In low voice account OF "A wound Ill her
throat inflicted by Carpenter Her answers were repeat
cd to the fury by the counsel who examined hcr In an
swer to the questions Of Mr.. Fellows she said;
Mary Carpenter was my sister. She lived with my
brother and his two children at No. 2l2 East twenty
eyhst For several years past she kept mousse lor my
brother in Tho winter and in the summer had charge of
Duhc hath Al the Fast River and Thirty-seyenth-s
have kno,Tn nhn CARPENTER since he married my sister
in Marcel 1899 He and my sister lived together for
cral years after their marriage, but sue was cOneeu 10
leave him in I577 She went live with her mother at
Eighth-ave and Northumberland thrticth-st. Az
one time, while she was living wing, at her f,T
mothers Carpenter broke into the house with pistol III
his hand and sought to lind his wife. My sister and
went 10 OVcs on the afternoon Of May 26 the day OF
the murder. As were returning about O'Clock ana
were walking along Twenty sixth-st, ] saw Carpenter
standing atthe southeast corner or Ihrdavc. ne ni
an o-skln cap drawn over his eyes ana had IN DIS gt
hand that knife identifying short sharp, shoemaKers
knife I said, Mary, there ne ~ lie Jumped past
Mary and stabbed me three times IN inc hea1 inc 1noat
and the arm Mary tried to escape By going down lhru,
ave Carpenter went after her. put his let arm around
her neck, drew her hoad down on MS snolloer h s
stabbed her three in the right ear lie left her Tor
moment and she ran into the ThrdIaye. entrance oil
sweencys iquor-sOre on the corner she c3ed on ir.
sweeney TO help her. but he did not do So followed per
into the and went out into 70 b
store Mary lay dead the floor in pool OF blood ana
Carpenter lay beside her ,
On crossexamnation the witness said that she visited
her sister nearly every day while she lived with her
hushand and that Carpenter would frequently beat his
wife Once he tried to kill her with Ratchet. When
bo went TO church nc would beat her on her return be-
c,usc he said he did not want to live with wire VINO
to church, as he ola not believe IN sIS b wSf
~ in0delty She said that Carpenters face was Dlack
with rage when he attacked his wlte: , - 49,
John Lawrence, who has stan1 lot carrying on INC
exprcss business mt TwcntyslXtl.st ana lhrditVe.,
testified that had noticed Carpenter loungng arPunu
the corner from to o'clock on the 9ternoon Oh INC
murder Carpenter smoked a pipe and did not 20 more
than q
sister.Ipaw appeared he rushed toward them and
stabbed Them When his wife went into thc quor stOtc
oroe ono shut the door. Carpenter rushed up TO the
door but nnding it locked went to the TwentyttnSt
entrance stabbmg himself two or three Tunes Oh inc
,-u-..., Co.,o,+or
ino The store The witness asked sweeney FOR revolver
hnt id NOT obtanit Carpenter felt across MS wires
bodv and stabbed her two three times IN the sGs
He then lay by her side TIL the witness TOOK Tue Ac
from him. c-.... ....ron4,,, d,
sing Sing Prison for four years, tesuhea tnaI tne &
oner was ouiet and did not appear excitabe whlle I'M
prsoned He did not suffer from any mental or physical
~ A. Mckinney and John Malone, superlntendentS OF
different departments in the state Prison. tished tnnt
hnv had her Carpenter say that he would kill MS vile
when he was released from prison.