The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-04-18
Henry Watterson's Sons Crime
He Stabs Pretty Irene Unkol In
Her Rooms At Washington.
sho Is n Young Widow With
Whom Ho Was infatuated.
She Refuses TO See Him and He Seeks
Revenge by Whipping Out Bis
Knife and Cutting Her
Severely.

Special Dispatch " The Appeal.
WAsnINoroS, April IA sensational
aiTray occurred at No. l,2ll I street little
after O o'clock this afternoon, In which n
young woman named Irene unkcl NJ
ccived two rather severe wounds with
knife. Her assailant was Ewing Waiter
sou, young man scarcely grown, the
eldest son Of the Hon. Henry Waticrson,
Of Louisville. The cutting Wns done in the
young womnn's room, when no one else
was present but herself aud young Waiter.
son. The young man made no effort 10
escape, but frankly confessed the deed
aud the very deepest contriiion for Il, aud
accompanied an officer who had
been called In at his own Ina.
Ifiance ,o tho ssa,ion-housc, where n,
| was locked mp. The name Of the woman
who keeps the house II Margaret A.
Evans. She has number Of boarlcr,
and In December young Waiteron fook q
room there. Shortly nftcrxard Mrs.
unkel came and took room also. Sho
and Waticrson became acquainted, and
seemed 20 fancy each other from the out.
set. In fact, the young man became very
much infatuated and showed the young
woman a great deal Of attention, taking
her out 90 the theatcr and making her
presents. Young Waitcrson, according
to the woman's story, grew jealous and
refused 10 speak to her.
last night, for the first time since thciI
acquaintance bcgnn, he went 10 the thea
tcr alone. The story Of todays affair II
given by the landady, Mrs. Evans. She
said To the correspondent Oi TnE ArrE,L
tonight
"Mr. waticraon camc home about q
o'clock this afternoon very much under
the influence oi liquor, and In passing
lrcnc's door tried the knob, then knocked
and asked to be admitted. Irene said
no, he couldn't come In. lie persisted,
and finally opened tha. door and walked
into the room. Irene said 10 him: ~
you have anything 10 say TO me bc quick
about II, for I've got an engagement ut q. 20
O'Clock, aud ii's nearly that hour now.
"Mr. waiterson walked mp Ia her aud
nd, Won't you brcak that engagement
ior mcg and Irene replied, NO, ] won't.
"Ilcr answer iniuhaied the young man
and be nt once whipped out pocket
knife and stabbed hcr twice. The first
thrust entered her left sido and bLl for her
corset would have killed her. The second
blow struck her on the arm near the wrist
aud but fora heavy bracelet, which turned
the knife aside, would have proved deep
aud dangerous.
" wa- sitting In an adjoining room,
Mn. Evans continued, "and hearing the
noise called 10 know what u was all about.
Irene replied assuring me that nothing was
wrong; but, having heard her scream,
rushed into her room anyhow, and found
her with blood flowing from her wrist and
side and In the act of falling. She was
almost inscnsiblo from fright. I caught
her la my arms and, turning toward Mr..
Waiienon, he said to me, weeping bitter.
", IL is my work, and now want TO kill
myself.
''At this called for help, and he was
prryonled from cutting his own ihrunt.
llo then demanded that an officer bc
called and gave himself up"
Mrs. Evans Haid that the young womnn's y
wounds were not thought ~ bc'iaial; that
while the loss Of blood had been great, no
vital part had been pierced by tho knife.
Mrs. 1nkcl IL n young widow, originally
from Richmond, Va Her husband, II u
said. died In an insane asylum. She has
one child living aud one dead. Her ngc
Il given NJ twenty-five. She 4 n brunette
with a sweet mouth, shapely figure and
an unusually fine pair Of eyes. She dresses
we'll, and altogether makes an attractive
appearance.
Ewing wattepon, NJ already stated, lsthe
son Of the Hon. Henry Wailenon, but fc.
scmblcs his father but slightly. lie Is tall
and slender, has smooth, boyish face,
aud Ia Of quiet aud unobsirusiye dispo-
nilion. IIo u well educated and widely
travelled. lie accompanied his father
on his last European tour. lie has
tried his hand at writing ior the
press, but with no marked success. liz
worked ~ n reporter on the Tribune In
New York. lie has been doing some work
irom here for his iaiher's paper at Louis
VILE. Tonights whole unfortunate and
moniiylng story IL told In two words
whisky and jealousy. Young Waiter
non declined 10 make any statement. No
charge has m yet been lodged against him.
but ho occupies cell at tho central sta
ton. Ills father has been notified VI Tho
| affair.