The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-01-09
KEEPING HIS OATH
Chas. Quackpnbush SwOre to
Kill His Wife and Did So.
ALSO RID HIMSELF OF LIFE.
Particulars of the Terrible Tragedy at
Newark, N. ].

Quacleenbush was the Son Of Mayor OF
Albany, n. ", and His Wife was at One
Time the Most Beautiful Woman in
That City---she Would Not Let Him
Have the Custody of Their Children
He Had Made Repeated Attempts to
XIII Her.
ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 9.-The news Of
the double tragedy at Newark N. j., in
which Charles S. Quackenbush, a well
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 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 p m. 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
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, girl of seven
years to Montreal two weeks ago On
Dec, 80, 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:
ANNIE-Send my clothes and Maggie's,
| her muff and my gloves, cap and shoes
and everything. Send our three young
ones but you stay there If you come
| you will know the result
\ G. S. QUAcKENBUsH.
4 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. @. S. O."
1t 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 Mrs. Gould, She heard three shots
and heavy fall, but was afraid to see
what was the matter Mr.. Gould re-
turned a few minutes after the shooting
and began an investigation.
He found Mrs, Quackenbush leaning
over the banister groaning, 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
h Quackenbush had about $40 900 in
securities on his person and $3.50 in bills
He fell heir to a large estate in Newark
by the death of his father a few months
ago, and since then has been trying tC
get rid of his wife. She has persisted il
following him. Quackenbush repeatedly
tried to kill his wife in this city Muct
sympathy for the unfortunate woman
and the children is expressed.
| Quackepbush is the son of a former
mayor of this place and his wife was
once considered the handsomest woman
\ in this city, and well-known society
Il belle.