The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-05
COWARDLY LOUTS
They Stand and Look at the
Murder of a Woman.
ONE OF THEM A DEPUTY SHERIFF.
The Most Brutal and Sensational Crime
Since the Almy Tragedy,

Gsorgo e. wiRgin Plunged a Kulfe Re
peatedIy Into His wife and then with
Eiendish Deliberation! Twisted Her
Head Until Her Neck Was Dlslocated-
A 1s-Year-oId BOY shames the Cowards
He Hits the Murderer with a stone
Behind the Ear.
MEREDITH, N. H., April 5.-The most
sensational and brutal crime that has
been accomplished in this section since
the Almy tragedy occurred ou the plat
form Of the railway station here yester-
day.
Mrs. George L. Wiggin was the victim
and the murderer was her husband.
Wiggin stabbed his wife half dozen
times, cut her throat and then twisted
the woman's neck till it became dislo-
Gated, SO as to make sure that he had
accomplished his helllsh purpose.
All the time Wiggin was engaged in
his murderous work u dozen country
men, among them a deputy sheriff,
stood and gaped, but not one of them,
by voice or action, had courage enough
to try and save the unfortunate woman's
life.
A small l2-year-old boy, who also
witnessed the crime, did an act which
should bring a blush of shame to those
in the vicinity who bear the appellation
of men. He threw big stone at the
brute, and it inflicted an ugly cut be-
hind the ear. This, however was the
only attempt at interference.
After Wiggin had wiped the blood
from his dagger, Deputy Sheriff Bartlett
drew his revolver and slowly approached
the murderer, exclaiming;
"Wiggin, arrest you'll Don't try to
escapep'
Wiggin surrendered without strug-
, gle, and is now in jail
While the body yet lay on the plat
form an accommodation train pulled
into the station and the bloody corpse
was seen by scores Of persons.
Wiggin was probably prompted to
commit the awful crime by the fact that
his wife, VINO had left him on account of
his cruelty, Aad begun proceedings for
divorce. lue case was TO come up for
4 trial to-day,
Mrs Wisgin, who lives in Lake Village,
came to town yesterday morning TO con-
suit with her counsel. Her husband evil
IDENTIFY had heard of her intended visit,
! for he was waiting on the station plat
! form for her. He was seen to speak to
her as she left the train, and then they
walked up and down the platform for
several minutes, seemingly engaged in
earnest conversation.
Finally, some of those who were
present say Mrs. Wiggin shook her
head as a rejoinder to some entreaty of
her husband. At this the husband drew
long, keen dagger from under his coat
and, pulling the woman toward himself,
he plunged the knife into her back three
times in rapid succession. He then
threw her to the floor and plunged the
knife repeatedly into her neck. After
this was done he knelt beside his victim
and twisted her head with fiendish
deliberation until the neck was dislo-
Gated.
Apparently satisfied with his work
now the brutal murderer arose, carefully
wiped his crimson stained dagger and
replaced it under his coat. His arrest
followed. Wiggin was entirely sober
when he committed the crime. He is
very sullen in his cell at the Jail and
refuses to talk
Physicians who have examined the
body of abe unfortunate woman aver
that death was due to the brutal CARROT
ing, which left the head connected with
the body only by the skin, and not ia
the wounds inflicted by the dagger.