Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-26
" NY DARLING WIFE
These The Words Of a WTetcAsd HuS-
band Charged Viih Murder.
ur STRUCK HER WHILE DRUNK
rho uiow Dealt Mrs. Kahn by "er
husband. Resulted In Injuries NM
rcruinntcd fn Her He"'"
ropching scene In JAN

Terminated :" Her n'"'"
ro,ching scene In Jail
co.. c,roiinc Belle Kain, Of No. eO9
,.,.,rrb street. who has so frequent
l,,e appeared IN the Police Court
,c nd, ot prosecutor against her nus
ohio was charged with beauns her'
,... 5.ad at her home "a the result
..-a blow administered to her last
...bt by her husband, and he Is
,..y ian. charged with her murder
d" .,.. the main facts In one OF the
. tr.reIies enacted in this city IN
and an is attributable to whiskey'
,.- tnan twenty years ago james
voung plumber, whose prospects
... were very bright, married CaIo'iho
,-. Serge. quite a pretty young iaay
.... citv and they started life under
t...,,.., auspices and reared quite
and interesting family, fourteen
..l.., blessing their union. Not very
,e,,r their marriage the husband be-
e., drink too freely. and soon a cioua
..,.l ON the horizon of their future
,,..,.rs instead OF improving. went rom
81. to worse. but stin the couple ioNeu
...,t great devotion. and the wife maue
..-..-,,oYs efforts to reform the husuai"'
49,. r,.lr,. INDUCED to such an extent mat
l..,at himself and struck the iaithlul
.of his bosom. This Dee continued 10
~, almost every Saturday night as u pe-
fD
,.., n beastly state Of intoNcatlo"' anu
r. habit Of wife-beatiug having grown
-, him. he would treat her in most
t.ual fashion.
SIZE WOULD BEAR WITH HIM.
es. onallv had TO call upon tho police
,sr protection. and it became almost
s,,rrdav-night custom with her TO swear
l,, warrant for her husbands arrest
r...r WAS always penitent when he SOBER
~ .,n and she. with great regularity re-
r..-.l 10 prosecute him, and unu 'Ho
-.,, snree they would live together as
,...r.iy as could be desired. Last week.
t,..y,r Kain was more violent than
ever before. and he struck MS VIE
,.-. severe blow in her stomach "hich
s.,.-rIuced peritonius, and, 1t is DE-
I..I caused her death.
SID. swore out warrant for him. anu
r Was arrested. The wife was unable
Oh, .uusar in court against him, but al''r
.r. persuasion on the part OF young
aQvcr who represented Kain agreed not
20 PROSECUTE him. She was really TOO III
On attend court. or else she would have
,pueared against the man She loved Dut
.,pId no longer live with in peace ana
safety.
Justice Crutchneld realized the import
snce OF the case, and declined 10 dis
charge Kaln, but continued the case
until to-day and committed kain 20 JAN.
when Mrs Kain's death was repoFed
All the Police Station. Policeman Prddy
of the Third District. went before Mags-
,rste j. r. Lewis. and swore out a war
rant for Kain. charging him with having
beaten and killed his wife.
A HEART-RENDlNG SCENE.
THE officer then repaired to the JAIL
where occurred one Of the saddest scenes
that has been enacted within those
Gloomy walls for many months, and
scene which in itself was a complete tenn
Y.rance sermon.
k.n was asleep in a cell when the
officer and a Dispatch man met at the
PRISON about twenty minutes after mid
r-ht and was totally oblivious OF the
awful news awaiting him. lie was rudeiy
awakened. 'tud came 10 the bars OF his
o.I-loor. where, with the nickering light
tm candle flashing into his half-ouen
eyes. be- stood and heard words which
u.h hayc burned deep into his soul
u. hadn't the remOtest idea what was
t1 om. when Nh Priddy produced the
Variant and charged him with the murder
a.. l4 wife. he Was momentarily stun
l,I Then tears welled up INTO his eyes.
a.l with u. single ejaculation, "Aiy wife
t,.-. l. .r.w himself over on the mat
u.., n ue c.l and cried aloud. "Oh,
God. what have 1 done? on. my darling
wie m} r. Hclle. YOU are up In Heaven
Tow look down upon me and help me
90 bear t. burden. You know / didn't
nl,.n ~ hurt you. IL was whiskey that
do Ii'
Ile unfortunate man continued for
s.n. time n this strain, and after awhile
> ie atos.. and coming 10 the door, asked
Nf.'r rully If he couldn't take him 10
t.s home aud Jet him look upon his wife's
r,ma.n... The kud-hcarted policeman had
i eIse him a negative reply, though he
ta Lm that hc regretted 10 be forced
'' .. s). and the miserable being again
t..- himself upon his mattress ana cried
toil Io the Dispatch man he said he
loved DIS wife devotedly and had never
b.ea Intentionally cruel 10 her, but when
B.. hlI Wt.skoy in him his passions would |
g., a. better OF him. and he would do !
t.s that he was deeply penitcnt for /
afterwards
CAPABLE MAN WHEN SOBER.
h.f Is drst-class plumber, and was /
Employed on the Jefferson during its con- /
tH. .oa. BE has many friends ia Rich |
r, who speak in the highest terms Of /
lm "l.u sober, bat say ne is a perfect /
Afi when in liquor. lie has probably 1
't.rel as extensively in the Police Court I
hs sry man in this city, and has paid |
maag O. fine into the city Treasury for |
hr- drunk
SFcal time, he has run his wife and /
H'ue children from his house. and they I
had 90 seek shelter elsewhere, but withal |
he loved his wife. and was devoted TO his /
Children treating them kindly except /
Ntn Dee was drunk.
Mas. kdin was most estlmablc woman. /
anl was held in the highest esteem by |
Dor ncshnors Since her husband had 1