Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-04-05
GO OWARDLY 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.

George E. Wiggfn Plunged a K0ifo Re- peatedly Into His Wife and then With Ftsndish DsliberatiOnI Twisted Her Head Until Her Neck Was Dislocated- A 1a-Year-old Boy shamss the Towards Behind tb0 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 E. Wiggin was the victim and the murderer was her husband. Wiggin stabbed his wife half a dozen times, cut her throat and then twisted the woman's neck till it became dislo- cated, so as to make sure that he had accomplished his hellish purpose.
 All the time Wiggin was engaged in his murderouS work 8 dozen country men, among them 8 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 12-year-old boy, who also witnessed the crime, did an act which should bring 8 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, l arrest you! Don't try to escapeH'
 Wiggin surrendered without 8 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, who had left him on account of his cruelty, had begun proceedings for | divorce. The case was to come up for | trial to-day,
 Mrs. Wiggin, who lives in Lake Village, | came to town yesterday morning to con suit with her counsel. Her husband evil dently 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 hel head as 8 rejoinder to some ent-eaty of her husband. At this the husband drew 8 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- cated.
 Apparently satisfied with his worl 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 anC refuses to talk.
 Physicians who have examined the body of ahe unfortunate woman aver that death was due to the brutal garrot ing, which left the head connected witt the body only by the skin, and not t' the wounds inflicted by the dagger.