Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-01-14
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Three Little Ones Doubly Orphaned by
the Murder of Their Mother and Sui
eide of Their Father at Newark, n. j.

Three Little Ones Doubly Orphaned by
the Murder of Their Mother and Sui
. eide of Their Father at Newark. n. j.
NEWARK, n. j., Jan. 9.-Chas s.
Quacken bush, a wealthy resident of
Albany, n. Y, shot his wife in the
head about o'clock last night, and
then killed himself. He had attempted
to kill his wife several times, and about
a month ago was only restrained from
carrying out his purpose by a police
man. Three weeks ago he tried to
shoot her again. Last night he re-
turned from Montreal. Can, and went
to the house where his wife was living
at 1874 Warren street. He went to the
kitchen from the hall and saw his
wife Annie in the next room preparing
their three little girls, ranging in age
from to 5 years, for bed. Some hot
words were exchanged and Quacken-
bush 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 re-
volver to the roof of his mouth and
fired. the bullet going through his
brain and lodging in the ceiling.
QuaclSen bush took his oldest child. a
girl of years. to Montreal two weeks
ago
On December 90, he wrote to his wife
telling her to send the rest of the chit
dren and their clothes to him. The
letter read as follows:
ANN1R-Send my clothes and Maggies: her
muff and my gloves, cap and shoes and every
thing. Send our young ones, but you stay
there. If you come you will know the result
G. S. QUAcKENBUsH.
P. S.-Bad luck to you; send the kids.
The next day the wife received a tel
egram, reading:
Send clothes for Maggie and myself by boy;
also the children. You stay there. Reply.
c. S. Q.
The police were notified and were
soon upon the scene. Quackenbush
was found lying in pool of blood by
the kitchen table. His wife was taken
to st. Michael's hospital in an ambu-
lance. 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 shoot
ing.
Quackenbush had about $40, 900 in Sc
curities on his person and $3.50 in cash.
He fell heir to large estate in this city
by the death of his father few months
ago, and since then has been trying to
get rid of his wife. She had persisted in
following him. At Albany Quaclxen-
bush repeatedly tried to kill his wife.
Blaine Attends the Cabinet Meeting.
WASHINGTON, Jan. n-Secretary
Blaine attended the cabinet meeting
yesterday. He arrived a half hour
late, coming in his carriage by him
self. He stepped from the carriage I'M
assisted. The secretary looked trifle
whittier than usual; his step is not quite
so firm, and his whole bearing showed
that he still felt the ill-effects Of his re-
cent illness. Secretary Blaine, as usual,
was taken up to the cabinet room by
means of the private elevator and
found the president and all the other
members of the cabinet in the room.
He was warmly greeted.
Lffe-saving Station Crippled.
AsBURY PARK. n. J., Jan. 9.-The
United States life-saving stations along
the coast of New Jersey are badly
crippled by the grip epidemic. Nearly
evey station has from one to six men
down with the malady. In many cases
it has been found impossible to find
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