Evening journal., 1895-07-12
WON HIS WIFE AT CARDS
Then Alderman Cut Her Throat
and Attempted Suicide.
CHE HAD BEEN AWAY WITH UTTER
when They Came Back Utter Proposed q
Game Of Poker 20 SEQ who should Have
the Woman. aud the Husband Won.
Aeisermap WIN Recover.


Game of Poker 20 SEQ who should Have
the Woman. aud the Husband Won.
AcISermap WIN Recover
BI0oMINGDAIE, n. j., July 12,-Hav
ing won back his wife at a game OF cards,
David Ackerman murdered her Acker-
man lived in the hamlet of Mariontown, /
near here He is 32 years old; she was 90.
He, lazy and shiftless supported them by
working at anything once IA awhile.
They constantly quarreled, for Alderman
was jealous Of her.
Six months ago Mrs. Ackerman ran
away from Mariontown with James Utter.
After a month the runaways boldly re-
turned to AclScrman's house. There was a
bitter quarrel, Ackcrman threatening TO
kill them both but il finally ended in a
game of cards for the woman, and her
husband won.
"Ill tell You what well do, said Ut
ter Wen play game of poker for her. "
Alderman agreed. The woman was in
different. The men decided Co play freeze
out, cent chips and 50 limit.
"lf ] win 81, - growled Ackerman,
scowling at his wife, 'it's almost worth
while taking her back
The men dealt the cards and began to
here remarked that she overlooked Utter's
hand, which was not flattering to her hus-
band. They played for half an hour, and
Aokerman was about go cents ahead. Ut
ter dealt. They began to bet dime at
raise-large stakes. Tho last cent of Ut
ter's s. was i'm the pot and of course there
was "a showdown. The woman was still
Indifferent
Ackerman Held Three Queens.
"Tmee tens, said Utter laying down
his hand
Three queens said Aclerman, raking
in the pot
Now you've got four said Utter And
he walked out.
More quarrels. Two months ago Acker-
man went to Hayerstraw, n. Y. and
found work in brickyard. He returned
to Alariontown on the Fourth of July.
His wife was still living with her mother,
but Ackernan heard chat She and Utter
had often been together during his abb
sence.
"In kill that fellow just as soon as
lay eyes on him, Ackerman told every
one he met
Last Monday Acl1crman went to JUS
/ tice Donald and asked him for warrant
| for Utter's arrest. But he could not make
up his mind what charge he would prefer,
l and no warrant was issued. Ackernan
| slept in barns for two or three nights, his
| wife remaining at her mothers.
He heard on Wednesday night that Ut-
ter and his wife had been seen ON the VIII
lage streets together. This time his-fury
was directed against his wife
"I'll XIII her within 12 hours, BE de-
clared
Mrs Ackerman started down the Sus-
quehanna railroad track to the grocery
store at Smith Mills at 9 a. m. Thursday.
Hcr husband, who had been waiting for
her, sprang out from the woods along the
track and confronted her. Moses Edwards,
an old man who was gathering wood, saw
the meeting. Alderman talked wildly and
gesticulated, using club he carried.
Deliberately Cut Her Throat.
/ His wife crouched before him. Edwards
looked away, then looked at them again.
He saw Ackerman bring down the club
with all his force on his wifeis head; he
saw him strike her again and again he
saw her fall face up and between the
tracks; he saw her husband whip a jack
knife from his pocket, deliberately oper
the blade, lean over the woman and cut
her throat.
Edwards shouted for help. Ackeman,
! knife in hand, ran down tho track away
from the old man. Mrs. Acl.erman slow
/ ly got on her feet the blood streaming
from her head and throat She staggered
from the track and along a path for 10,
feet. Her strength was fast leaving her
She leaned against q fence, swayed 20 un'
side, fell dead
Old Edwards shouting loudly, ran fo
assistance. When he returned almost in
stantly, Ackerman lay by his wife's sid
unconscious. He had run back to he
body, and there slashed his own throat
The knife was by his hand. The club witt
which he had broken his wife's skull wa
found ongthe railroad track.
But Ackerman's self inflicted wound
viii not prove mortal. He was taken q
the General hospital at Paterson, wher
he will be closely watched. His wife
body was taken to the morgue. Utter
remorseful,, blamcs himself for the trhgc
I dy. His friends with difficulty kept hin
, away from Mrs Ackorman's corpse.