Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-01-09
KEEPING HIS OATH
Chas. Quackenbush SwOre to
 Kill His Wife and Did So.
ALSO RID HIMSELF OF LIFE.
Particulars of the Terrible Tragedy at
 Newark, NJ.

0uackenbuSh WAs the Son of . Mayer Oi
 Albany, N. Y., and His Wife was at One
 Time the AEOSt Beautiful Woman i'm
 That CIty---sho Would Not Let Him
 Have the Custody of Their Children
 He Had Made Repeated Atten,pts to
 XIII Her.
 ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 9.-The news of the double tragedy at Newark, N. J., in which Charles s. Quackenbush, 8 we'll known and wealthy resident of this city, killed his wife and then shot himself, created great excitement among the friends and acquaintances of the family. He had attempted to kill his wife several times, and about a month ago was only restrained from carrying out his purpose by policeman. Three weeks ago he tried to shoot her again, and swore he would kill her sometime.
 He had returned from Montreal, Can, and about s p. ID. went to the house where his wife was living, on Warren street. He went into the kitchen from the hall aad saw his wife Annie in the next room preparing their three little girls, ranging in age from two to five years, for bed. Some hot words were exchanged, and QuAckenbush then pulled a revolver from his pocket and shot his wife in the back of the head near the ear. She had turned to run from him.
 He then went into the kitchen and shot twice more at her. He then placed the revolver to the roof of his mouth and fired, the bullet going through his brain and lodging in the ceiling. Quackenbush took his oldest child, a girl of seven years to Montreal two weeks agO. On Dee. 29, he wrote to his wife telling her to send the rest of the children and their clothes to him. The letter read as fol- lows:
 ANNK-Send my clothes and MagSie's, her mutf and my gloves, cap and shoes and everything. Send our three young "ues but You stay there. If you come You will know the result.
 c. s. QUAcKENsUsH. P. S.-Bad luck to you, send the kids.
 The next day his wife received tele- gram reading: Send clothes for Maggie and myself by box. Also three children You stay there. Reply. c. s. O."
 It Is probable that he did not receive any reply to his message, and that he came to see about it. The only person in the house at the time of the shooting WAS a Mrs. Gould. She heard three shots and heavy fail, but was afraid to see what was the matter MT. Gould re- turned a few minutes after the shooting and began an investigation.
 He found Mrs. Quackenbush leaning over the banister grooming, while the three children were huddled together in a corner crying. The police were notified and were soon upon the scene. Quacken. bush was found lying in pool of blood by the kitchen table. His wife was taken to St. Michael's Hospital in the ambul- ance There the doctors probed for the bullet and found that it had entered the brain. She remained unconscious from the time she was discovered in the hall way until she died, and could not make any statement in regard to the shooting.
 QuHckenbush had about $40, 900 in securities on his person and $750 in bills He fell heir to large estate in Newark by the death of his father 8 few months ago, and since then has been trying to get rid of his wife. She has persisted in following him. Quackenbush repeatedly tried to kill his wife in this city Much sympathy for the unfortunate woman and the children is expressed.
 Quackenbush Is the son of a former mayor of this place and his wife was once considered the handsomsst woman in this city, and Q well-known society belle.