Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-01
4 WOMAN MURDERED
rrLArED noDy or MARY J..
WADE FOUND IN FLOYD co.
sgg SUFFERED VIOLENT TREATMENT.
gemains Had Been Lying In
rteId for Several Days-Her Hus-
band. with whom She QuarrciIed,
a. Missing.
Missing

FLOYD. VA, March .--(Speclal)-O
~ the most shocking tragedies that have
,yer been enacted IN this country came TO
reht late Monday evening. the news OF
&, reaching here the following morning.
The mutuated body Of Mrs. Mary ].
wade. wife OF Isaac Wade, was found in
o. field not far from their house. where
90 IS supposed Il had been since the We'd
resiay morning before. with her throat
CIT from ear TO ear. three stabs IN the
Deg, breast. and several bruises on the
nec. When found. the body was lying
on the back, with the apron turned up
over the face. From the surroundings II
aqpearcd that the foul murder was COM
,nitted in the road about ten steps from
where the remains were found, and that
they were then dragged to the field Isaac
wade. who is about 50 years old. mar
red Mary J. Phillips about a year ago.
She being about 40 years OF age. and
Hadc's second wife. Wade has several
crown children by his former wife, one
OF whom a girl about 10 years Of age,
lived with them. He is q very weak
minded man. indolent. and shiftless. Mrs.
Wade is said 10 have been very ener-
ertlc and Industrious woman and would
grge her husband TO be more industrious,
which advice would greatly anger him.
They would often have hot quarrels,
when be would threaten her life and de-
clare ne would kin himself also.
on Wednesday morning the 2}d instant.
Wade and his wife were at work on their
Mace. and a young man blowing in an
adjoining Geld heard them quarrelling the
wife threatening TO leave him and go
hack 10 her people. and Wade declaring
that 30 she did he would kill her and then
EW himself About 10 O'Clock they quit
work. and were noticed by the young man
GOING towards the house. That was the
last seen or heard Of either of them until
the body OF Mrs. Wade was found, five
Cavs towards.
About l. o'clock that day Wade's
daughter came home from her brothers,
who lived near 10 Wade, and found no one
q, home and the door locked. She en-
tered through a window and discovered
that fire had been placed on the floor
and had burned through the wood in one
OF two places. She extingmshed the
flames and remained at the house until
evening. and then went to her brothers,
ID spend the night. This she continued
DO do each day. supposing her father ans
stepmother hadg gone TO visit Mrs. Wade's
people. who lived several miles away,
and expected them TO return every day.
or Sunday Il was learned that Wade and
his wife had not been 10 visit her rela-
tf.os. and a search was instituted Tor
them and resulted in finding the body OF
Mrs Wade. as before stated. Tracks
leading from the dead body 10 the branch,
nearby. indicated that the murderer, after
drage nc the body from the road had
gone 10 the branch washed his hands
and returned 10 the body. covered the
face with the apron, and then went to-
wards the house.
No trace % Wade has been found ana
suspicion points TO him as the murderer
of his wife. Some Of the neighbors think
me has gone to North Carolina, where he
has relatives; others are Of the opinion
mat he has committed suicide, and ar
rangements were being made Yesterday
afternoon to draw off nearby mill-pond.
An inouest was held over the BODY
Monday. and the jury rendered verdict
An accordance with the above-stated iac's.