The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-17
BRUTE CONVICTED.
Wynnbs Stabbed His Wife
Fourteen Times--He
Offers no Defence.

James Frank Wynlbs. a low broWed.
low sized, brutal looking fellow, WAS tried
in the General Sessions Court today, for
one of the most atrocieus cold blooaed
attempts at wife murder that was ever
brought 10 the attention of the court. AS
the testimony was Brought out it was
a matter OF surprise that the defendant
stood trial and the surprise was Increased
when, after the State had closed, he co9l-
ly announced that he had no statement
to make.
Wynbs made the murderous assault
upon his wife on the morning of July 20.
-A,-sherts before that he had COM
9pleted a term of six mohths on Black
wells Island for another murderous
living in New York. After he
was sent away Mrs. Wymbs moved
TO this city with her family in the
hope that her husband would not be able
to find her al the expiration of his term.
She rented three rooms at No. 5A Pals
sade avenue. and was living quietly there
with her children when her husband, to
her CONSERVATION, made his appearances.
He begged her to live with him again,
making ali kinds Of promises TO treat her
we'll and behave himself, but she firmly
refused, as she had no confidence that be
would keep his promises. His visit was
five days before the butchery of his wife.
Mrs syymbs relented to the extent of per-
mitting him to remain in the house for
few days until he could get employment
and go somewhere else 70 live. She told
the story on the witness stand this morn
ing of the lnurdereus attack up on -aer-
She said that she had been married twen-
ty-four years and had sixteen children, six
Of whom are living.
MY husband came into my room that
morning ana said Mary amt You going
to get up, it's six 0 cloek2 | said it was
time enough as Danny didn't have to so
to work until seven. ! was lying on my
right side He asked me to turn around
and talk to him. l turned around and
he asked me if I meant what | said.
What was 1t you had said?" asked As
sissant Prosecutor Van Winlxle.
L had told him that l would never
live with him again
..Well what did you say?''
Il said yes that l meant it."
.'What happened then2"
II stopped down TO get my skirt and re
stabbed me in the back. l don't know
how many times. He said that he would
have revenge on me before he died
screeched but ] couldn't get out of ths
room because he had locked the door.
I lost my senses for a few minutes, and
when / recovered my son Michael was in
the room and I got away ran down
stairs 20 Mrs. Bielfeld's room. Ny hus-
band caught me at the head Of the stars
and stabbed me again. | ran out on tie
stoop and he plunged The knife into my
breast. / don't remember anything an Z Z
that until | found myself in the hospital
"ffow many WOUNDS did you haVeE
asked Mr.. Van Ninkle ~
..Fourteen.n replied the witness. 4 was
in the hospital fer two weeks.
Michael Wymbs testified that he heard
his rnother screaming and went to the
room He saw his father stabbing his
mother with a potato knife. He caught
his father around the waist and that
gave his mother a chance to get away.
The witness father stabbed him IN the
cheek and then pursued his mother
down the stairs
Mrs. Bieifeid testifses. that she saw
yyyrnbs stab his wife in the breast While
she was standing on the stoop.
Dr. H. Foster who heard woman S
time to see Wymbs plunge the knife into
his wife's breast. She was drenched
with blood. The witness summoned the
ambulance by telephone from bis office
Policeman Meyer. who arrested Wymbs,
testified that ne found the defendant up
stairs washing blood from his hands.
Nyrnbs said that he had done six months
before for his wife and he was willing to
do it again. Wymbs had no statement to
make and the case was given to the jury.
1t took them nearly an hour to decide
that the defendant was guilty as charged.