The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-02-04

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CLEVELAND, February LA horribly
bloody dead waa enacted in the Cr0cker
Bloct, On Superior street opposite the
City Hail, between midnight and day
break yesterday morning, Alfred Smith,
a sailor, killed hla wife, Althadine
Smith, aud woman named LOulsa
Wilson, by beating out their brains
with a CLAW hammer, aud then slashed
his throat with q razor, and lay down
between the mangled bodies OF HIS VIC
tins IN die, rhe effort 70 Oaltempt 10 end
hls own life was unsuccessful, although
the cash across hls throat WAS deep
aud ugly one. In aendishness OF con
oeptlon and brutality y Of extc1iOn the
orima has had no parallel IN this city
aimee William Adm seized an AK In "A
Cross street dwelling, aud with u half
dozen blows sent Two souls intI eter
nifty, The murderer now lies on cot
no the Huron street Hospital, puWded
BY a police flicsf, aud with the charge
OF mu drrlug two human beings ing
Ing UyT hia head. The blOOdthifsly
tragedy war committed In suite No 81
OF the great gTayst0ne, lye-stOry block
on the south side Of Superior street,
three hundred f'et east Of the Public
Banare. The rooms had been occupied
for two years b, Mrs Smith, who was a
clalIyOyGnt, Bnd whose signs were scat
tered alohg the stairway Mrs. Louiaa
Jane Wilson, the other Victim, was a
dresamaker, who had recently made her
home with Mrs, smith, The murderer
has no, lived with his wife for several
mOnhl. Hi4 treatment OF her had be.
COM nnhea able, and she refused him
ADMISSION 10 the rooms.
b tween 9 AMI 10 o'clock yesterday
morning MTs Hattie Wright, the janit'
ress NJ the block. who occupies room
on the floor above the Sui h suite, heard
some one grOaning In Mrs Smith'sbplrt
menls. She wani down, aud knocking
at the door, called: "Wnat In the mat
tef9" She received no reply, She 10
cured stepadd+r aud 10 ked over the
tranaOm. An ulOccupied bed stood In
the Onter room, The sheets and cJYtI-
lets were covered with blood ShH ran
no stairs an aroused the other rOOmsrs
In the blOrk. Thomas w. Ockrtll, ,rain
dispatcher o. the Valley Tlai, occupies
room 80 Ia came acrOB the street TO
the CITY II II, gnys tha alarm, aud q tel'
ephOne message was hastily aent 10 the
Central station. PatrOlmRn NJ. II. Wood
was IN the Clllce Of ths Superintendent
OF Police. Run he aGcOmpanie' C0ckrell
back TO the block. Henry Kinueman,
line replirer Of the Fire Department,
went with hin. Woods broke the tran.
pom aud with broom pushed the lO3k
back
To the left OF the door was bed upon
which lay three persons, AT the foot
was the form of Mrs, Smith, clad only In
q chemise. Tue face was covered with
th'ct blood, and th' top Of the head was
beaten In. Sue rested on her left side,
aud her husband lay In front OF her with
his left aim about her neck. Blood was
pouring from horrible gash In his
neck Ha was not undtesSed, Behind
him, ana lying dlAg 'nally across the bed,
was the dy Of Mira, Wilson, Her face
and head was pounded aud MASHED, and
her brains were scattered oil over the
bed.
Many theories az TO the method In
which the murder waq committed have
beeu put forward. IL is generally be.
lieved that Smith cut his own throat
while lying on tha bed In the outer
room. and then staggered inside, and
lay down TO die between his victims
Every person who SAW the murder on
Saturday evening unhCsltatingly teeti
fles that he was considerably under the
influence OF liquor. IL may ba thls fact
that gives TO tue whole bloody lransac
tlon sO.much brutality.
INTENSE FEELING oyER THE AFFAIR.
Special to DAILY DMooalL
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. l-2P, Alfred
Smith, murderer Of hla wife, Altha
dine, and her companion, Louise Wilson,
has recovered sun 'iently 10 talk bat re-
fu les TO say anything ~ 10 why no COM
mltted tho terrible decd He will 10
taken IN Police Court 10 morrow or the
next day for q preliminary heurinc,
The bodies Of his victims huye been
prepared for burial, aud are now lying
In plaiu black CO0l ~, slie by side, NJ
the rooms OF Undeflaker Hilton, on the
west aide,
Large crowds have been passing
through the building all day where the
tragedy occurred, all anxious To get n
sight Of the place aud its surroundings
The curious throng, as well M the be.
Ieayed girl and stricken friends, nre
collected around the Mofgue, and walt
Ing Their turn to get look NJ the now
peaceful countenhnces OF the butchered
women, the sight OF whose mangled
faces and heads ara enough 10 make
tha hlnnl ruu pnlI in tina Vaina NJ ihn
most perturbable natures. II II expected
that the funeral will take
place tomorrow, provided the coroner
has concluded his investigation, which
began this morning, by that time. The
murdeaer Ia under arrest and closely
guarded by officers 10 prevent either the
escape Of the prisoner or any attempt at
violence by the indignant friends OF the
dead women.
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