The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-11
4 Woman Becomes the Victim Of Her
Husbands Preny.
CASE KNIFE THE WEAPON USED.
The wife Had separated From tho MUIR
dercr-He Begged for Food Then
Grew Ugly and IN = Frenzy Of Rage
Murdered His Wife.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, sept 11.-A MUIR
fer of the most horrible and fendish char
peter was committed here when Daniel
Robertson killed bis wife by stabbing her
In the mouth with a case knife.
For five years or more Mrs. Robertson
kept boarding house In the block on the
east side of Acushnet avenue over Par
sons laundry. Her husband has lived
with her part of the time. A few months
ago he was sent TO the house Of correction
for drunkenness. While he was In con-
finement his wife sought divorce, which
was refused.
Saturday Robertson was released and
went to the house to see his wife. At l:30
he went to the front door and rahg the
bell, MrA Robertson refused to open the
door for hin.
II must come In to get change Of cloth
jng." said Robertson, and his wife finally
consented to open the door for him. The
door was accordingly opened and Robert
son went up stairs. Mrs. Robertson
stopping to Again Lock the Door.
Both man and wife proceeded to the
kitchen. Here they became engaged in
another dispute Robertson angrily de-
manded that his wife. furnish him with
some dinner, This she persistently re-
fused to do.
"You shall give me my dinner" ex-
claimed the irate man, Then the whole
house, in fact the whole neighborhood,
was aroused by two long, heartrending
cries.
The brought the young daughter Helen
TO the scene. With blood pouring from
two wounds on her forehead and cheek,
her mother stood screaming for help.
Over her stood her father, holding his
wife by the hair anu in his uplifted hand
the blood covered knife. Miss Robertson
screamed. and grabbing her father, made
him give up the death dealing knife.
Mrs. Robertson succeeded In getting
away from the frensied man and ran down
the front stairs, as il to escape from the
house.
AT the same time Robertson made his
escape, Mrs. Robertson succeeded in
reaching and opening the front door
About this time DR. Fales. who wan
passing along the avenue, heard the
woman's cries for help, and running to
the open door found the woman bleeding
aud dying on the stairway. He picked the
nying woman up and carried her to the
dining room above. The woman was
nearly dead when picked up, and in few
minutes after she was carried up stairs
She Breathcd Her Last.
An examination Of the wounds disclosed
the fact that the woman had been stabbed
twice. A ragged cut was made in the fore
head just above the right eye. This wound
was not deep and only penetrated TO the
bone. In the left cheek, just below the
cheekbone, was another cut, which went
through the flesh and came through the
roof Of the mouth. The facial artery was
severed by the cut, and this was the direct
cause of death.
When the police arrived they found the
deadly weapon on the floor Of the kitchen,
and this was Immediately given into pos
session Of the chief. The knife was an or
dinary caseknife with a black wood
handle, and the blade was
Round nud Not Very Sharp.
Mrs. Robertson, whose maiden name
was Mary Mckenzie, was born In Prince
Edward island. Robertson was also a
native of the island. They were married
about IL years ago, and have lived i'm this
city about 12 years. Robertson is
carpentcr by trade
A general alarm was rung In on the fire
alarm for all the police officers to assemble
at the central station. Meanwhile, Officer
Sullivan found the murderer in the saloon
of Joseph Hindle on Purchase street.
Officer Sullivan went into the saloon and
walking up to Robertson, said: II want
you"
He replied: II know you do" The
prisoner was surrounded by crowd of
officers while the bandcuffs were being
removed from his hands. X Robertson ap-
peared cool and collected, and was appar-
emily sober, although he had been drink
ing. His right hand, between the first
finger and thumb, was covered with blood
spots.