Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-10-07
HUSBANDS AWFUL CRIME
Mrs. Peter Lynch Of New Brighton, S. l.,
Dragged From Bed and Killed.
WAS BEATEN INTO lNSENSIBlLlTY
After Which Her Throat Was
Cut With a Razor.
MURDERER TRIED TO COMMIT SUICIDE

New York, Oct. 8. Potter Lynch,
laborer, beat his wife into inspnsibility
and then killed her by cutting her
throat, to DAY, ut their home, at New
Brighton. Staten Island. N
The murder had every appearance OF
generalization, and was characterized
ny the utmost brutality. Lynch went
home about midnight, sober, as those
with whom no had spent the preceding
huurs say. He locked the doors OF the
tenement in which he, his wife and
three children lived. Then be dragged
Mrs. Lynch from her he'd, Hhowering
hluws upon her head and body. IIer
screams for mercy awakened the chill
dren, who added their entreates to
their mothers. Other inmates of tho
tenement were aroused by the cry and
gathered in the halls. but they were
slow TO interfere in what they at iirst
regarded as au ordinary family row. AZ
last messengers went for an officer and
Lynch's brothpr Frank. When these
arrived the noise had subsided. only the
wailing of the children being audible
to those waiting outside. After brief
purley, the officers and Frank Lynch
broke in the door On the floor lay
Mira Lynch, her features battered almost
beyond recognition and her throat cut.
About her body clung her three chill
dren, crying and imploring her to spsak
to them. In q corner stood Peter Lynch,
glaring like mHdmRn and covered
with the blood OF his wife. Frank Lynch
and the officers demanded OF the muir
derer why he had illed his wifu. With
out replying Peter Lynch took from his
pocket the razor with which he had
cur his wife'H throat and drew its edge
across his own throat. Tho brother ana
| tho officers threw themselves upon him
aud prevented him from killing himself
outright. Next Peter Lynch seized a
pockotgnife, with which he tried to
stab himself in the throat and wrists,
/ hut in this he was frustrated. lIe was
overcome after hard struggle and
taken to an hospital. Ii is probable
| that he will recover from his wounds.
ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 5.--During n
quarrel, last night. Geurge T.. PIeiffer,
a stenngrapher, shot his father-in-law
Robert Delaney. through the brain and
then killed himself. Delaney was n
years old, and had been in the habit oil
coming home Intoxicated and making
trouble.
Last night Delaney came in in his
usual condition, and II quarrel ensued.
Suddenly pieitfer drew revolver, ant
shot Delaney through the head. Hear
ing the shot, Pfeilfer's wife rushed int
the room just in time TO see her hrs
band send a bullet through his owr
head and another through hia heart
He fell dead at her feet. In another
room sha found her father dying from
his wound. She is in critical con
dition from the shock.
Davenport, Ia. Oct. 5.-Last nigh
at Dixon, 20 miles from hers. the bod,
Of Robert Parke was found in his burn
ing house. He lived alone, and wa
supposed to keep large sum of none,
in the house. List week his watcl
dog was poisoned. and last Thursda.
night he frightened burglars from th
house. 1t il believed that he wa
murdered, and the house set gu fire t.
conceal the crime,
Kansas City, Mo-. Oct. 8. -Edwar
McElroy shot and perhaps fatal
woundBd his wife and then himself il
their room at an early hour this morn
ing. lie sent two bullets into ha
breast. one into her chin anil fourtI
into her arm. and ended by firing
bullet into his brain. There are blu
small chances OF other recovering.