New-York tribune., 1892-01-09
HE FULFILLED HIS THREAT.
c. S QCACKENBUSH SHOOTS HIS WIFE.


fatally shot his wife Annie and then killed him.
tclf between and 8 o'clock last night at the
rooms of the wcman No. Ijl Warren-st, Newark.
The woman was taken to ST. Mchael's Hospital in
an unconscious state with large wound back OF
her ear. Quackenbush had sworn to kill his wife
when intoxicated, and the tragedy was the last OF
several desperate assaults upon her He was under
bail for two murderous attacks upon his wife, aud
went 10 Canada few days ago, taking with him
Il daughter seven Years old. lie wrote from
Montreal as follows to his WIFE
Annie: SI.l my clothes Mazge's clothes her nun.
my gloves cep, etc. send the children but you
stay there II you cone on, you know the result
I. s. QUACKENBDSH
Bad luck to YOU Send the kids Address No. eej
St Jsmes--t.. Montreal.
The following telegram was also received by
his vii on December 30.
send clothes Tor Maggie and myself by boy. Also send
dhe three children. You stay there.
{. 5. QUACKENBUsH.
1t is not known whether Ms. Quackenbush
answered these messages She had the children
with her, and they in the house when tho
tragedy was enacted. 1t said about Newark
that Quackenbush had slipped his bail, fearing
Jersey justice, and the kilograms bear out the
idea that this was his purpose. 1t is known that
Quackeni ush on his return from Canada stopped
in Albany. lie appeared in Newark yesterday
evening and visited the Office of Frank NJ.
McEermit. his counsel.
lie angry that there had been a story
in the newspapers ntimating that he was q
fugitive from justice. He had been drinking
Quackenbush had an appointment with his counsel,
by suggestion of the Prosecutor to draw up
papers providing for his wife ard family. The
papers were ready, but the lawyer was
absent. and they were not signed Quackenbush
left the Office AMI 1t IS snown that he visited
several liquor shops. Mrs. Quackenbush had in
formed the Prosecutor Of the expected return of
her husband and detective was told to look out
! fr Ll,.
Mrs. Quackenbush occupied three rooms on the
first floor Of No. Iii Warren-st, and family
named Golde lives up stairs. At ten minutes TO
o'clock Quackenbush entered the house. lie
showed cvidenc, of drink. The children were up
stairs with the Golde family Shortly after he
entered commotiOl was heard in Mrs. Quaclen.
bush apartments. scuifie followed and there
was r!.c AS of tie oycrturring of cE ars. Mrs.
Quackenbu,r screamed and then followed shot
succeeded by two Others. There was heavy fall
and then there was silence
The horror stricken people upstairs ran down
and found Mrs Quackenbush hanging over the
banisters in the hall, the blood streaming from
a bullet wound in her head An alarm was at
once given, and several police officers with Captain
Corbitt, entered the house. Mrs. Quackenbush
was lying across the banisters unconscious The
front of her dress was torn away, show.
ing that there had been struggle.
In the kitchen lay Quaclenbush lie
was already dead. After shooting the woman
he had placed the revolver, a 3S-calibre, in his
mouth and sent the ball out of the top OF his
head, the ball penetrating the ceiling.
| An examination showed that three shots had
been fred, the first shot going through the kitchen
door Mrs. Quacl<enbush shot in the bed
room, and, believing lie had killed her, tne
murderer walked into the kitchen and put the
pistol to his own head. On the body of the
suicide was a roll OF bills amounting 10 S7;6,
and bonds and securities worth about $4,000;
also fire insurance policy on house at West
ern-ave. and Quaii-st., Albany. These effects
were taken by the County Physician. OF tie
four children, all girls, the oldest is eight years.
! They knew what had occurred and there a
| heartr rndng scene in tie apartments urstiirs.
where they taken care OF by the Goldic
family
At the hospital the physician probed for tho
bullet in Mrs Quackenbush's hsad and could not
| find it, lie said ii had entered her brain and
she could not live
Quaclenbush was forty-four years DID, and his
| vile forty. The husbands father wes a former
Mayor of Albany in 1886, and left considerable
! property when he died four years ago, the son
! nhcri,n. it, The couple were married about
! nine years 20. In statement to reporter
December = tire date OF the first assault upon
! her i'm Newark, Mrs. Quackenbush said:
Three or FOUR years ago my husbands
father ieit hm fortune, and then W. began TO
/ live in good style in Albany. Through drinking
/ or gambling | don't know which, whether 10
| was something else, my husband went down
! rapidly until he gave us little - live upon. \
week ago. maybe more. We came 10 Newark
where ne said he had employment, and took up
our abode here. tod help Ms, bal no more
! peace here than anywhere. else. lie would come
| had 10 sleep ON the floor to escap, his
drunken fury. In Albany. where We once lived,
! he threatened to Kill me with sword, and had
| him arrested there several times.
The wife added that when her husband was
! sober he was an ailectonaic husband and father,
| There are two indictments by the Essex Grand
jury against QuackcnbnSh, and he obtained bail
upon them by placing security in the hands OF
| police took a 3!-cailbre revolver from him, and
| he remarked
That Is the third gun I've bought to
kill that woman. but it seems | can't get au
The Grst assarlt Quaclenbush made upon
| his wife. in Newark. was at the Market-st:
! station on the night OF December :. He had
! been drinking and She vas trying 10 keep him
! from getting into cab He drew revolver
and struck her on the eye Policeman Connell
arrested Quackenbush. WHO said on the way
! TO Police HEADQUARTERS that he would
Kill his wife yet. Securities worth 100000 wers
found IN hl. poe l,ets al that time. Mrs. Quacken-
bush said hc tried to kill her twice in Albany.
lie arrested second time two weeks ago
for another aggravated assault upon her in her
apartments and indicted by the Grand jury.
Quackenbu>h was 10 have appeared for trial
in the courts ncNt "Wednesday for assaulting his
wife. When he reappeared i'll Newark yesterday
his daughter Maggie seven years old, whom he
took TO Canada was not with him, and il is not
known what lie did with the child. In the room
where the shooting began there table with the
sewing which the wife laid down when lrer
| husband entered the room IL also contained doll
carriages and other toys of the children.