Evening journal., 1891-09-21
HER NECK DISL0CATED.
HOWARD COO lSG STAYS HIS
WIFE BY ONE BLOW.

FAN Kills Her.
Howsrd Cooling. "a years old, living at
No Ills Walnut str BET, struck his wife
in the head with a mustard bottle at 10
o'clock last night. while in a fit Of
drunken rage, and killed her
what Led to the Murder
Thirteen years ago Howard Cooling,
who is carriage fuisher employed by
the F. T Clymer Company married
Zelia, daughter Of j. Wesley Pierce. The
marriage was not a happy one. They
have quarreled from time to time, but
have always been able to make 1t up.
Cooling took TO driak sud frequently
welt on aprees. His wife, on the other
hand joined Asbury NJ, f. Church and
Christian Egdeavor Socie les, aud tried
to bring her two children up to follow in
| her footsteps. She was highly respected
by all who knew her aud was an active
Christian worker.
Cooling Went to Cape May.
Yesterday morning Cooling went to
Cape May on the Republic. He was &C
companied by several convlyial com
panions, and got gloriously drunk
Last evening Mrs. Cooling went TO
a1SNAl 1hAANA uhQ itll lub GNllQIGn AL
home She returned about 0 o'clock and
asked the children If their father had
come home. They told her that he had
not ene set about preparing a lunch
for her husband.
She was in a back kitchen when her
husband staggered ia at the front door.
he numbered along the hallway. and
when she returned TO the dining room he
was seated in a chair in a maudlin condl.
ten.
She became indignant, and as she
turned to go to the kitchen again, she
said:
You drunken hummer you're full
again !"
Was 1t the Blow or the Fall?
This remark set Cooling's brain a FIRE
de jumped from the chsir and attempted
TO seize her She eluded him at first
Finally be caught her by the throat and
they had a scufiie. She broke away from
him. he picked up a heavy mustard
bottle and struck her hard blow on the
back Of the head. She fell TO the floor
and never moved. Her death seemed TO
be almost instantaneous
Cooling Runs for Physician.
The sight of his wife's inanimste BODY
seemed 20 sober him He felt her pulse
and heart, and called her by name Re.
ceiving no answer ne ran out of the
house without calling anyone, simply
saying that he was going for doctor
He ran down Walnut to Tenub. m
Tenth to King, and down King to Eighth
street.
DR. Josephine NJ. R. White had retired
wnen he reached her home. He &C.
quainted the one who answered the sum
mons that his wife's condition WAS very
serious and he was afraid she would die
il she did not have immediate medical
assistance. In such an extreme emer
gency DR.. White was called and hur-
riedly dressed AS soon as she saw
Cooling he told her that his wife had
fallen while in an epieptic ft. They
started for the house. Oh KING street
Cooling turned to DR.. White and said;
II must tell the truth. / struck hei
on the back Of the head She Is bleeding
at the mouth and am afraid she will
die
When they reached Tenth and Walnut
streets Cooling told the doctor that be
would not 60 home for fear he would be
arrested He ran down Tenth street as
fast as possible, and when DR., White
entered the house she was surprised TO
find him there He had entered through
an alley into which the garden gate
opened
He went into the room. His wife had
been placed on lounge He asked "How
is she2 DR.. White replied: "She is
dead He became very much excited
aud, saying he would take his life.
rushed into the cellar The doctor called
him from the cellar and advised him Ia
90 to the City Hall and give himself up.
By this time the neighbors on all
sides were fully aware of what had hap.
pened and the murder was the general
theme of conversation.
Cooling started TO the City Hall.
Fearing that his heart would fail him
and that he would commit suicide.
Thomas Anderson and Benz amin Down.
ing. two neiRhbors accompanied him
Captain Francis was in the police
station. Downing told him that Cooling
had hurt his wife very badly aud wanted
to give himself up He was immediately
searched and placed in a cell his an.
| pearanee showed that he was still under
the influence Of liquor
Her Neck Was Broken.
DR.. White sent for DR.. william G
Winner. They both examined The corpse
and agreed that death was instantaneous
They seemed to be of the opinion that
she was choked to death
At t1.45 o'clock Coroner Sparks and
his physician, DR.. Joseph r. Smith, ar
rived DR.. Smith made an examination
and stated that her neck was broken, the
fracture doubtless being caused by the
fall
Police Captain Francis and State De-
tective Witsil secured the names Of all
who knew anything about the tragedy.
and they will be summoned to appear be-
fore the coroner's jury and the courts
Mrs. Benjamin Downing took the
motheress children to her home, No.
| lila Walnut street, and cared for them.
They did not seem to realize that their
mother was dead.
Walnut Street Excited.
When an EVENING JOURNAL reporter
went out TO the scene of the murder this
morning, he found Walnut street in a
state of excitement. Nearly every DOOR
step from Eleventh to Twelfth street
was filled with excited men and women,
busily engaged in recounting the details
OF the tragedy, and allowing the imsgi-
nation to fill all points in which facts
failed. Many even went so far as to ask
to be admitted TO the house.
Rev. J. d. O. Hanna, pastor OF Asbury
NJ. E. Church, called about 10 o'clock and
remained in the house for some time.
Her Neck Was DIsIoeated.