The record-union., 1898-02-12
SAD END TO A HONEYMOON.
A YOUNG BRIDE STABBED BY
HER HUSBAND.
Jose Madrona, in a Jealous Fit,
Tries to Murder His Wife
and Kill Himself.

The green-eyed monster came very
near causing a murder and suicide last
night.
Joe Medrona, a Spanish waiter chok-
ed his young wife almost into insensi-
bility in their room in the lodging
house on the northeast corner OF Third
and J streets, and, despite her screams
for mercy, he then plunged knife into
her breast Leaving her for dead, he
started to leave the house.
Special officer Katzenstein heard the
woman's screams a block away and
hastened to the spot. He ran up stairs
and met Madrona just leaving the room
The officer asked him what was the
matter. and the would-pe murderer
replied that it was nothing but little
quarrel between himself and his wife.
He then leaped over the balustrade,
swung himself down and dropped into
the hallway Of the second floor, whence
he rushed down the first flight of steps
into the street and ran down Third
street toward K.
katzenstein got down stairs as quick
ly as possible, and pursued the fellow,
but The latter had too much the start
of nim, and being fleet of foot soon
reached the alley between L and NJ
streets and disappeared. The officer
searched for him for some time, ana
then temporarily gave up the chase
which was soon resumed again.
The laDdlady of the house called one
of her lodgers and when they entered
the room they found Mrs. Madrona ly-
ing on the floor gasping and almost un-
conscious, with blood flowing from
wound in her left breast and also ooz-
ing from her mouth
After being placed on the bed she
soon revived. DR.. Baldwin and Assist
ant City Physician ogden soon after
arrived and examined the wound. 1t
proved TO be knife wound in the left
breast, just above the nipple, and the
doctors were satisfied the weapon had
reached the lungs, but had not pene-
trated to any depth. The woman s
eyes were still swollen from the effects
OF the choking she had received.
Mrs. Madrona said that there weeks
Reno. Her maiden name was Carrie
Brown, and her home had been in Grass
Valley Last evening she went out 70
supper with a friend, leaving a note for
her husband to the effect that she had
gone to dine with Allie P" Supposed
to refer to her male companion)
When they returned Madrona met
them on the sidewalk and after some
nrAc h.,
and she and her husband went up stairs
to their room.
There Madrona began to upbraid and
curse her, and finally seized and choked
her. and then stabbed her. She said
they had had few slight quarrels be-
fore, but nothing serious. She de-
clared she wanted to die
Mrs. Madrona is but is years of age
and quite pretty. She was Wei
dressed and appeared to be a young
person of refined tastes.
In the meantime Captain, Ash and
officers Taylor, Douglas and Katzen-
stein had resumed the search for the
would-be murderer. and late in the
night they found him cut and bleeding
in a room in the house of his aunt, a
Mrs. Henderson, who lives in the alley
between SecUnu ana lNlfO, L. ana NJ
streets.
Madrona had tried to kill himself
but did not succeed. He was taken
to the Police Station, where it was
found that he had stabbed himself ten
times in the region of the heart, and
then had slashed both his wrists.
Though he had lost great deal of
blood the physicians thought he would
live. none of the knife thrusts having
apparently reached the heart
Madrona said he loved his wife better
than his life, and when he found her
with another man he determined to kill
her and then take his own life He
regretted that Officer Katzepstein had
not shot and killed him while he was
running from the scene Of the crime
The knife was found by Officer Doug
las under the bed on which Madrona
was lying when arrested. 1t is a
pearl handled pocket knife with q
blade about three inches long.