Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-11-02
TRIED TO KILL HER.
L. w. Morgan Slashed His
Wife's Throat With a Knife.


Morgan was formerly resident OF
Blacksyille, Monongalia County, but
has resided I'm Sistersyille for some
time-Married his present wife about
six months ago and they had never
lived happily together Morgan
will reeorer-Held for the grand jury.
SIsTERsvILLE, w. Va, October 81.
This morning in drunken rage,
l.. w Morgan, painter, we'll known
in this city and in Wheeling, made
an attempt on the life of his wife by
slashing her throat with pen knife
She was at work in the Knoke Hotel,
where she has been employed. They
had been quarreling occasionally for
several days. After some words, Nor
gan made rush for his wife with a
pen knife in his hand and said: I'D
- you, I'll kill YOU The woman
screamed and tried TO get away from
him, but he was too quick and was
in the act of cutting her when the
woman OF the house, Mrs Buell., hay
ing heard the cry for help rushed in.
Morgan had already made two slashes
at his wife's throat.
The woman was not very seriously
hurt. She has two cuts across the
throat, one of which is little more
than scratch, while the other is
more serious. 1t is about two and a
half inches long and quarter Of an
inch deep.
The Morgans were married in May
last and have not lived happily.
Their honeymoon was very short, and
Mrs. Morgan said this morning that
this was not the first time her hus-
band had attempted to take her life,
and that kicks and blows were very
frequent when they were first married.
A short time ago Morgan left the city
and went to Pittsburg, where he had
been employed. He arrived here on
Friday evening last, and until Satur-
day evening they seemed to get along
very nicely together Saturday even
ing Morgan went out and became in
toxicated and has been quarreling
with his wife ever since.
From yesterday evenings Review
we get the following:
L. w. Morgan, who attempted to
murder his wife at the Knoke House
on Water street, was arraigned in
Justice Hissam's court at nine o'clock
this morning Robt. L. Moore, Esq,
appeared for the State and w. f.
Smith, Esq, for the prisoner.
The first witness called was Mrs
Morgan. She had been employed for
seven weeks at the Knoke House, dur
ing which time her husband had been
absent working at his trade of paint
ing and paper hanging. He returned
Thursday evening of last week, and
in the time intervening, had been
quarrelsome and abusive to her, He
was under the influence of liquor all
this time. When sober, he was a
good provider and kind and consider
ate in his treatment Of her. But he
was very seldom sober.
Miss Lizzie Taylor, a domestic in
the employ of Mr.. Bewell, testified to
the quarrelsome disposition of Morgan
and his ill-treatment of his wife.
Chief of Police f. J. Ewing told of
the prisoner, and Of finding the pen
knife as stated previously. He said
that Morgan was in a half-drunken
condition and claimed that he had
been picking his teeth with the knife
and that his wife. had accidentally run
into him and cut herself.
DR.. j. f. Means told of the condi-
tion of the wound when he arrived at
the woman's side and other facts bear
ing on the affair.
Justice Nissan found the evidence
adduced sufficient to warrant him in
holding the prisoner for the grand
jury. Bail was fixed in the sum of
1000 in default of which Morgan
was remanded back to Jail. The pen
atty for attempted murder in this
State is imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary for not less than three years or
more than ten.