The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-24
KILLED BY ANINSANE WIFE
HARVEY j. RAMSEY THE VICTIM
OF A REMARKABLE CRIME.

His Throat Cut While He Slept by His Bride
of a Few Months-She Says He Snored Too
Much and She Wanted to See His Blood
Had Shown No Signs of Mental Decay.
Ina At'of insanity Mrs. Harvey j. Ramsey.
a bride OF only few m onths. slashed her hus-
bands throat with a razor yesterday m morning
as he slspt.by her sidesand the wound caused
his death..at Bellevue HOSPITAL few hours
later Ramsey wes ticket.taker at the Gar
den Theatre. where he had been employed for
eight years. His wife was formerly Miss
Grace Simpson. the daughter OF Thomas
Simpson OF Williamsport. Pa.
Ramsey was 80 years old. His wife is 81.
The couple were married early last February
and went to live at the Garden Hotel on Madi-
son avenue. Just opposite the theatre. Ram
ssy's father lved.there also. Tho couple occu-
pied a parlor and bedroom on the third floor.
They were apparently devoted to each other
For the last two weeks. however. the woman
has appeared Respondent. On Thursday
evening they came into the hotel about IL
o'clock and went at once to their rooms. A
boarder named Kief saw Thorn enter the room.
Both were talking naturally. Up to that time
the woman had shown no signs OF insanity.
according to the people about the hotel.
Just before 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Matilda Gellin. cham bsrmaid. heard the door
OF the Ramsey bedroom burst open and look
ing up Through the banisterS from the floor
below saw Ramsey stagger out in his night
shirt. blood streaming from his neck. All he
could say was that his wife had cut him and
he wanted doctor.
Some one In the hotel ran down the block for
help, and returned with Policemen Nash and
Lower The latter. leaving Nash to call an
ambulance. ran up to Ramsey's room. He
found the man sitting on the bed with the
blood still streaming from his wound. His
wife sat beside him. her nightdress bespat-
tered with blood, but apparently unconcerned
about her husbands condition. The cut IN
Ramsey's neck began under the left ear and
extended around to the other side. He was
sinking RAPIDLY when the policemen arrived.
awakened BY his wife. who was bending over
him Then he found that she had cut him.
Before she could repeat the attack he ran out
Ramsev was taken 10 Bellevue Hospital; and
the policemen took his wife 70 the West Thir;
violent insanity and only occasionally coca II her
SanS .Ss Hsf'd why che had cut her hu
oh he .snored too much, Then. besides. ]
wanted to see his blood. I'm his wife. you
know. and so ! had right to see it, He 'norsd
She was arraigned in Jefferson Market Police
sns % ss he HTe or
morning. The razor she had used belonged "a
her husband. and had been left by him ON the
bureau. When the police went back TO search
the rooms they could not find 1t. LaIer II was
disc oveTed lying on on extension roof beneath
the window. Mrs, Ramsey evidently having
thrown 1t there.
Ramsey became unconscious from loss ui
blood soon after reaching the hospital. al.
though the doctors said his jugular vein had
not been cut. Coroner Bausch was sent for tc
take his ante m rtem statement. but found II
impossible to do 30 for some time. Ramsey
rallied later,lhowever and made this statement
to tho Coroner:
My vile and stopped at the Garden Hotel
We retired ON Thursday night before mid
night and we occupied the same bed. At ahou,
9:45 felt sharp pain In my throa., and then
felt blood flowing from a wound. / was mar.
TALLY asleep. AID whom fulE awoke found