New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-27
AN EX-CONVICTS REVENGE.
WIFE MURDER ACCOMPLISHED AT LAST.
,o,x CARPENTER SLABS HIS WIFE AND HER SISTER

WIFE MURDER ACCOMPLISHED AT LAST.
JOHN CARPENTER SLABS HIS WIFE AND HER SISTER
= ~ rur STREET AND TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF.
tall. muscular Irishman, with small, keen gray
eyes mouth like bull dogs, square Jaws ciea ca
shsyen and closely cropped hair. walked back ana
forth in Twenty,siKth,st:, east 81 lnIa-aae lG[
brown suit and soft black hat, but his
walk and general appearance were strongly
suggestive OF recent PRISON life. Ills age
was fifty wears. but he looked younger He was
watching for some person with the air OF man
who had long time 10 wait. AT o'clock Two
women plain in dress and features, whose likeness
10 each other showed that they were sisters crossed
Third-ave., on the south side of Twenty-slxth.st
aps II m See d to sEp OF of fhe
they were confronted by the "a' Snd
ing man, whose face suao adlTS . sb msu
taken ON an expression of ferocity., lie held snoe
makers knife with a long, sharp blade, III ms up
lifted hand. The women recognized hln' anu d az
peared 10 be helpless with fright lhey TuuS a y,
each other. but seemed unable 10 scream Inc man pa
struck them in their faces ana necks WIN lno
knife. first cutting the younger woman. VINO was ~
the nearest to him, and then directing ms blows AT
,ho alJcr one Several persons saw the stabbng from
a distance. After being stabbed IN the race anu
neck, the older woman ran INTO the Tpipd en-
trance Michael Sweeney, the proprietor, was DC
hind the bar, and Patrick McDonough, customer,
mass in. but shut the door in the face of the man
who pursued her. The woman staggered 10 q
whskey barrel near the entrance ana sat uP T,r6
seconds later the man who had stabbed her rushed
into the store through the side entrance III twenty
sixth-st She saw him coming at her again ana
threw herself on her knees lie struck her terri
bile blow in the breast and she fell dead without
word To make sure of his work, he bent over her
body and sent the knife blade TO the nut III her
sweeney seized au. club ubo,o6 and shon ran
murder The assassin made no attempt to escape
Satisfied of the woman's death, he seemed anxious
only to kill himself He plunged the KNIFE INTO n iS
the blow. HIS strength failed him as he was try
ing 10 stab himself third time several ,nGn
ran into the store WIN 1ne yT9n t6c knife from
The murderer The woman said he was Joha Car
penter aud the dead woman was his wlfe. Nhen
s"unds in her neck and head had been bandaged,
she told all she knew about the murdered woman
wonnds and said he might recover If pertOntis did
not set in. He was handcutfed on his cot and
policeman stationed at his SIDE to watch MN
stage driver when William NJ. Tweed became In
fuential in the city. He was Democratic ward
politician and one of Tweed senthnsastc admirers
His home at that time was IN the ihlrteenth ware
Fourteen years ago his wHe died, leaving him with
three sons. Soon afterward he married Mary Am
brose, young IrshwOman who had not been
long in the city. He drank heavily and
treated her badly On the Fourth OF July follow
inc his marriage he nearly killed negro at De-
fancy and Ridge SITS, beating him until he was IN;
sensible. through political influence he escaped
punishment for that offence. He also obtained
L
tra Park. His brutality toward his wife increased
90 such an extent that she left
him Of go rea nnd She oaeG
employment for q short time as care-takeT OF the
house No. 2 West Twenty-third-st. in which Ben
jamin Nathan was murdered. Then she stayed g
iew days with her mother at EIghth-avo. and
One-hundred and thirtet hist. Carpenter went TO
the house, broke in the. door and threatened
., sent 'H1 10 Blackwe wells Island for month
While be was in the Penitentiary his wife obtained
dressniakcr in West SiXteenth-st. TO evade her
husband she assumed the name OF Wolf, which she
bore thereafter. Carpenter learned m some way
after his release, that she was employed IN SIX
tcenthst., and he watched Mrs. COnnOllys mousse
IL was his w1fe's custom to attend early mass
a 81. Francis Xaviers Church. One sunday even,
ing he followed a woman TO the church and stabbed
her within the portal of the building believing that
sac was his wife The woman was Mary Lyons, ser
dangerously hurt. Carpenter was arrested con-
v.ctcd. and sentenced 70 sing oing, Prison
discharged from the prison only six weeks
ago and came to the city TO see his three groWh-up
sons one of whom keeps liquor store IN twenty
eighth-st, between Sixth and seventh ayes Mrs
Carpenter meanwhile had become hOusekecper tor
her brother, Thomas Ambrose, who is widower
with two children, at No. PIP East twenty sixth
st. Her own son, now eight years old, IS in an
asylum at Bayside, l.. ]. Della Ambrose, her I'M
went to No. 2i6 East Twenty-siXth-st ON Friday,
NAV 10. and on Ter way back she met carpenter az
Second-,yc. and Twenty -ntth-st. lie had changed
prison that she did not recognize hum until he spoke
Have you been to see my wlieI' he inquired
Sh, stainmeTed reply Ia the effect that she had
been paying visit to her other married sister,
johanna. IN Iwont X-fourth-st. 49,
You needn't lie he said gruiiv; ! know where
II is evident that he had nursed his wrath against
his fe while he was IN prison, and that he meant
mischief Della got on Second-aEe; car 10 aVolt
cut and ran back by way OF lhird-aNe TO warn her
sister that Carpenter was at liberty again, mat
evening she went to the house again, 10 speak with
Ter brother Thomas; She say Carpenter standing
nj the corner. watching the house. Thomas went
0ut to ask what the man meant; but Carpenter
walked away without word OF explanation. Della
"a Il her sister went TO ONelFs dry-good store In
slxth-avc at $50 p. H. yesterday. Mrs; Carpenter
bought some clothing which she intended TO send 10
her son today The sisters talked about Carpenter
ON tAe way back, through Twenty-SXth-st Mrs.
Carpenter sad she had not seen her husband, aud
she did not think he would continue to pursue her.
When they Suddenly met him IN front Of the liquor
t:ore Mrs Carpenter uttered low cry and tried to
hide behind her sister.
The body of the murdered woman lay in the
Morgue last night. Her husband when TRIBUNE
reporter saw him, moved his brdwny wrists I'M
easily in their iron shackles, and sad 1t would
b. too long a story to tell ali about this trouble
There is a family quarrel, many years old, at the
bottom of 1t. No, was not Jealous on my VIC.
prison long time and haven't tasted liquor for
ygars. / won't say any more now
MR. HAvEMEYERS HORSES TO BE SOLD.
Theodore A. HavemeyeT the we'll known sugar
re.iuer and member of the Coaching Club, is to
eel his entire stock of carriage horses, coaching
horses saddle horses and hunters, over twenty IN
all together with about fifteen horses from his
Nonntainside Farm al Mahwah n. J on June 3,
az 10 a. ~, in Madison Square Garden. The lot
comprises some fine animals recently purchased in
Canada Maine and Kentucky. A timely mated four
finland team and several excellent carriage teams
and single horses are in the stud. Several OF
the animals will be exhibited at the
horse show. aud the farm horses will be at the
American Horse Exchange from May 80 TO the day
oi sale Later Oh the choice herd OF jersey cattle
bc ongin2 10 Mr.. Havemeyer will be sold.
in Havemeyer SAID yesterday that he had re-
ye HIS family tO Eurona for