Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-07-14
Murder and Suicide.

a ~ half past four o'clock on Supda
n aite noon Lizzie May, aged IL year
1t died from injuries inflicted BY a knit
It IN the hands Of John May, her fathel
n ~ her Ded room, In the second story .
tne residence Of her parents, on Elm
:, street, between Fayette and Harr,
streets, in the borough of Conshohocken
4 Ta. The assault was committed earl,
On Saturday morning, and after hi,
muraerous WORK was done the fathel
Committed suicide. The circumstance,
W she crime, as gathered togethe,
orleny, are these May and his famiI '
lived in Baltimore until about a vea,
ago, when they came to Philadelnhia
and resided for while in tho neigh hor,
mood OF Twenty fourth and Norris
streets A married daughter and tbs
daughter Lizzie, however, were left in
baltimore, the former keeping bouse
and the latter living at service.
I9e family, it is said, did not suc-
ceed very well in Philadelphia. and
nhaiiy removed to the dwelling in Con.
shohocken in which the tragedy oc.
CURED. The father set himself nm a. a
snoeIhaker in the vicinity, and WAS
given plenty of work. 1t ia said ba
was sober and industrious and seemed
70 Take great interest in the affairs of
calvary +. L, church, of which ha
ana MS wife were members Not lonv
since the father told Rev. Mr.. Atkins
the pastor, that his daughter Lizzie
was coming home, and wanted him 10
come and see her. On Friday abe
arrived. The father seemed delighted
10 nave her home again, but astonnded
the girl on his return from the shop.
ABOUT II O'Clock at night, by entering
ner apartment and addressing her in a |
gruff manner. She protested and he
lelt the room saying to his wife that he
wAhted TO be called exactly at two
o'clock In the morning, in order to com.
piete an important job of work.
ABOUT O'Clock he Is said to have
arisen he secured long, sharp knife,
wnicn ne had made himself, and, en-.
oering MS daughters room, stabbed her
Sn S,n.eeh OF seventeen times in the race,
head and breast. A number of cuts
across the arms gave the impression
that the girl had thrown them up to
ward OFT tie blows in her struggle for
NE, but the fact that her body wasl
found IN a crouching position half wayI
under the bed, whence she had sought
% escape, showed how powerless her 3,
'Hofts were. While the deadly assault
d the father was going on the girl and +,
lei mother, who were attracted by the !
noise, screamed for help. This did not /.
essen the frenzy of the murderer. who. |,
'esing that his child had fallen apps.
'ently lifeless, turned the kni fe instant. :.
y upon himself. He plunged il time
'nd again into his breast in the region
u the heart and in other places ap-
'roaching the throat, until he fell
bleeding from fifteen or sixteen stabs.
8y this time the wife had attracted The
'ttentlon of several neighbors, and they =
sith George and Charles May, the TIVE y
title sons of the assailant, proceeded .
u once for medical aid. A physician .
vas hastily summoned, and, ON enter. ~
ng the room, at once turned his atten. y y
ION by request of the mother TO the y
uffering girl. The father was then in
dying condition and did not survive
nt few minutes. The wounds of the
ossible. disfgured her body and n
Not man aribie manner, were dressed [
,as snns dosaassva dsas a asu&RJSassaa SHRSsaRu
nd held an inquest on John Mays =
'ody. The verdict was that the latter
anne to his death from "suicide while q
insane"