The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-17
HIS MORAL SUASION.
Trying to Persuade Wife
to Return to Him Negro
Slashes Her and Her
Mother.

Maxwell Chambers thirty-two years old,
a negro barber at No. 347 Varick street,
last night went to the home of his mother
in-law, Mrs Syrina White, at No. 3ld
Seventh street, where his wife and three
children have been living because ha fail
ed to support them for some time past,
and with razor inflicted a half dozen
ugly gashes on his wife and Mrs. NsFite.
They are both in the City Hospital and
likely to remain there for someIime.
Neither is in danger of death, but@their
wounds are very painful and will proba bly,
not heal rapidly. They will leave ugly
scars for life.
Chambers fled from the house by the
rear. BY jumping over a fence he gained
Eighth street. He then made good hie
escape from a number of policemen who
were hurrying to the scene and remained
at large all night Early this morning
he went home and was there arrested. He
was arraigned before Police Justice Hoos
in the First Criminal Court this morning
and held without bail to await the result
of his victims injuries.
For some months past Mrs. Chambers
has complained of the treatment she has
received at her husbands hands and two
weeks ago she left him, taking with her
their three children. She went to her
mothers house.
Mrs. Chambers and her mother took the
three children to see the display of fire.
works in Little Italy last. night and re-
turned about eleven o'clock. Chambers
was at the door waiting for them and
when they arrived he asked that his wife
return home with him. She refused and
the party started upstairs Chambers
followed, demanding that he be permitted
to see his children. He entered the rooms
and, kneeling, kissed one of the children.
Mrs. Chambers made some remark that
Chambers did not like and a row began.
Then some one extinguished the lamp.
Chambers, finding himself in the dark,
drew razor and wildly slashed right and
left. The two women tried to hustle him
out of the rooms. The children fed and
took shelter under bed. Chambers con-
tinued feeling for the women with his
razor until he heard the second one drop
to the floor. Then he fled. The noise of
the row reached the neighbors and soon
crowd began to collect. The women
were found on the floor of the kitchen in
pools of blood, emi-unconscious.
Policeman Murphy was the first on the
scene and he blew an alarm whistle. In
short time the reserves of the Second
precent station were out and at the
house. The women were taken to the
City Hospital When Chambers was ar
rested he was taken to the hospital and
recognized by the victims as their as.
sailant. He was then brought before JUS
t1ce Hoos. In court he laughed heartily
at everything and expressed not the
slightest regret of his; act.
rs there any danger of these women
dying?' asked Justice Hoos.
mo, sah,' replied Chambers before
Captain Kelly, TO whom the question was
directed could answer; "dey's all right.
Just cut up bit bout de body, but dey
get over dat all right Dat mother-in-
law she won't die No chance. She sit
tin up in bed now. Dey is nice tings
bout a house dey is. Oh. yes
He laughed as he spoke and was led
TO cell not at all worried.