The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-26
SUICIDE FROM REMORSE.
BEAT HIS WIFE TO DEATH AND THEN
KILLED HIMSELF.

| KILLED HfMSELF.
Henry Nelson's Horrible Crime In Brook.
Iyn and Its Sequel In Coronn-Letters In
which He Explains That He Had 10
Murder or he Murdered-History orTwo
Misspent Lives which Were Pit Out.
CoRoSA July 25-Hcnry Nelson. 40 years old,
OF IL Coles street, South Brooklyn. committed
suicide ut tho house OF Thomas Callaghnn.
Corona. this morning, by taking Paris green
and blowing his brains ont with a revolver.
Nelson came to Corona yesterday to deliver
a lease to BENJAMIN Carpenter. who rents
| small cottage owned by Nelson. He
told Carpenter that he had had a
| quarrel with his wife. and that she
hit him on the hcad with n hammer.
He complained OF not feeling we'll. He refused
| TO 20 into tho house. and told Carpenter he
would sit in the yard. After it became dark.
Carpenter ngain asked him to come into the
house. but he again refused. Finally. lie said
he would TO to Mr.. Callnghan's house. next
door. and remain there for the night.
Cnllngban noticed that Nelson appeared TO
be in great distress. He told Melton that he
could remain over night II he wished. but that
he would have to sleep on q temporary bed on
the pnrloy floor Nelson said. "All right" and
retired TO the pnrlor, aud the family went to
bed. Yesterday morning Mt o'clock Mrs.
| Callaghan heard tho report OF o pistol. and.
| thinking that her nciRhbors were shooting
cats paid no attention to II.
At about IL o'clock Mrs. Callaehan called
| Nelson. but received no reply. She went into
the rarlor and found him there dead. A re-
volver with ono chamber empty and glass
fccked with Paris green Law on the floor near
| him. He left letter. directing that his body
be kent three days and then be buried without
| o,fAntRtion He rauueStoJ Tint NOVA NJ hia
| suicide DO scnt to his sister mt $50 Union street.
Brooklyn. Iie also left n proclamation nd
dressed To the Citizens Of Corona" This
paper Is in tho possession OF Coroner Homeyer.
Coroner Ilomeyer was called, and inter the
Jury viewed the body it was taken to Cham.
berlain's undertaking establishment.
This afternoon DR.. j. Wickhsm made post.
stomach full Of Paris green The "" SUPERSTITION
| Is that after taking the Paris green. and find.
.ci that So nut lid not so ss70 the S..S
Mr. Carpenter SAYS that Nelson bought Tho
Paris green with = cents which ne borrowed
during his call at Mr. Carpenter ; cottage.
Mrs. Nelson did not come to Corona nor
make any reply to the telegram sent to her this
F Mfdn!nk' 1n0 inquest Will 10 ns'' OH next
who lives nt $50 Union street. Brooklyn. at 6
O'Clock last night that Henry Nelson. his
lux himself at corops. When Weiss heard this
| he hurried OF to the richards street police
station Ti.h a story that startled the Sergeant
Wss sad that s Se' rIsv Ss ct o, Coles
relied. On Thursday night Nelson came to
house sd sp. shs1s ne hsi sssa
leaving home he had laid his vile out with SitH'
| mallet. Weiss said that a. Nelson had been
and rs had beard him talk that
Louis <. Olsen. VINO was with Weiss, eorlob-
ssssssns NfSishen IN, and Policeman Kennedy
rooms on at the crnnnd iioor The door TV Which, H
led to, them from the hallway. was
rear window As the Officers cIambered Ie oVec
tn. the sill tho sickeniug odor oil decomposod flesh
The policemen proceeded to the little room
Inc esnre m e oS ana san
state Of decompositLon. There WAS a ghastly
wound on the top Of the head. and billet OF
mont with, which the mortal blow had been in
ricted. There were other wounds on tho body
fought hard for her life.
house for q considerable time after tho COM
mission OF the deed. Three letters which hs
found on u table In the front room. They are
written IN very poor English and in rambling
SS done Gle f n
but was forced to 1t to save himself from II
II defended myself not to be killed first is
sentence in one OF the letters. in another
letter Nelson else! SAYS tina. his marriage to the
Both Nelson and his wife have bad
was Swedish wood. carver. ana some
man and earned xooS wages lie . deserie So lis
ilr9t wife In Norway fifteen years ago and came
went back and rsturned. Srinena lis 'e dsue 10
ter the wife OF Mr.. Eugene Wise.
on ufres or four ,y years ago he made the &C.,
sss !hfy ana Sha but
whose whose real name. it is said. was otter sen.
She married. her first husband in England
three years ran away. iiom him and came anne to to
this country where 9 few years later abe mar
two children. Is said to be now living In Albany
The woman Was an expert in lnco and ON
nearly two years ago. owned the Colo stree;
tenemsnt house. where they went TO live. and
SSf hsa aoss "n IN
As his SOD: law said last night: the couple
became q such shat the
.dqughser and son-in-law never thought OF Wis |
N0loOu Ilb tldSot EuNo ur us WORK.
and coolly informed his wife that he thought
he could occupy oil his time IN looking alter
her properly. 1t was this. Wise says which !
was the main cause OF tho trouble between
tho couple.
caused much excitement In the neighborhood |
Of tn. house. Mono OF the occupants relnem- !
floor on Thdrsday morning Tho murder. !
according to Nelson's admission in ono OF the /
letters lie lott behind him. occurred exactly ut |
S:i5 o'clock.
As. the woman is supposed TO have been |
worth Sl0.0nD or $4,000 there will probably no !
I'm Interesting controversy over Tho money, !
owing TO her peculiar matrimonial relations.
Tho uoico have taken charge Of al tho !
papers AMI rilecs at the house. anl Coroner |
Rooney will hand them ovor to tho Public Ad- /
MIniStrutor 70. morrow.
CdPSIZED UIIH TWELVE on HOARD. |
The DOIphIn's Passengers Cling to the !
Overturned Yacht and ARE Rescued.
The yacht Dolphin OF South Norwalk. Conn.,. |
with three mon. seven women. aud two chill |