The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-09-16
WANTED HER TO DIE.
A Brutal Husband Advises His
wlfe to Commit Suicide.
DRINKS THE ACID He PRESCRIBED.
Tho Way He Tautallzed Her while
Suffering from Wounds Received
in Breaking Through Window to
Save the Child Whom He Threat
encd TO Kill..He Doesn't Want the
Doctors to Save Her Lite.

New YoRx, Sept. 15.-Willian Hen
Messy and his wife Bridget live at No.
1888 Oakland street, Brooklyn. He is
about thirty years of ago and she seven
years younger. But continued ill-usagc
and unhappiness have marrcd and lined
her once pretty face, and she looks
older than her husband The neighbors
say that their life has been continu-
Gus quarrel.
"A few days ago Hennessey came homo
intoxicated and drove Bridget out OF
tho house, telling her as he did SO that
he intended To murder the baby. When
Mrs. Hcnnessey got outside the baby
began crying pitifully and scream for
''mamma.s
The poor woman became frantic.
Shrieking and pleading. she tried in
vain to force tho door. Inside Henncs-
sey could be heard laughing in an insane
manner, while the little one, with cries
Of pain or fear, Iopt up its pititul cries
for its mother.
Neighbors caine to the woman's help,
but thew, too, could not force the doors.
Hennessey sworc that he would kill the
first man or woman who entered, and
ull, with the exception OF his wife, went
away.
nents OF the person who lived below,
got OH the fire-escape and climbed up to
tho windows OF her own fiat. The
sashes were locked, but, without mo-
ment's hesitation, she dashed her
naked arms through the glass OF one OF
the windows, cutting them frighttully.
Then she pushed back the latch, raised
the sash, rushed to the inner room
where Honnessey had tho baby, and,
snatching it from his arms, sank faint
ing to the floor.
The blooding arms OF his wife seemed
to sober the drunken brute. He opened
the door and called for help. An am
bulance surgeon came from the Eastern
District hospital and dressed the wo-
mans wounds. He found that she had
cut about three inches long over the
artery OF each arm. How she escaped
bleeding to death is mystery. But she
refused to make charge against her
husband.
Onsunday night Hennessey got drunk
again. He went home late and began to
amuse himself by haunting and ill-treat-
ing his wife. He kept this up until
early yesterday morning
Then Bridget's arm required to be re-
dressed. Taking down bottle OF car
bolic acid she removed the bandages
and saturated them with the LIQUID.
Her husband kept up asEeady fire OF in
suits
"Oh," said the poor woman at last,
thoroughly worn out, ooh, If there was
only some way OF being rid Of you"
"You can do that easy enough" re-
piled the man with drunken chuckle.
''swallow some of the stuff in the
bottle"
Tired Of life, exasperated beyond en-
durance, maddened by her husbands
persistent torment, Bridget yielded to
The sudden temptation thus presented
TO her. Putting the bottle to her lips
she swallowed a quantity Of the poison:
Then, with moan OF agony, she fell
back on the bed.
Again William yelled for assistance:
Again Ambulance Surgeon Clifford, OF
the Eastern District Hospital, re-
sponded. He saw that the woman was
your wife's life is hanging on
thread" he said to Hennessey.
II wish to God she'd die!" was the
response.
As. DR.. Clifford was doing his utmost
to save his patient, he heard u cooling
4 NtstF fFS
saw the face Of the baby peering at him
through the meshes Of little ham
mock that was slung from the ceiling
over the bed. The child's voice seemed
10 call back the Pickering life of its
mother. She opened her eyes and
madc weak attempt to stretch out her
arms to her offspring.
Finally Mrs. Hennesscy was removed
to st. GATHERINGS Hospital. She may
recover.