The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-01-12
KILLED HIS VIFBAND SON
An Albanian Commits Double Muir
der and Suicide.
Uses a Baseball Bat and Razor.
Police Called by 4 NeiGhbor, Who
Ficht-Letter Left by the Man-
Accusations Made by the Husband.

ALBANY. n Y. Jan 12--Louis Carri-
er. forty years old. cut his wife's throat
with razor about o'clock this morn
ing. He then battered in the head of his
tweIve-year- child. Archie. and then
cut the lads throat. after which he cut
his own throat with razor. and drank
glassful Of paris green.
The double murder and suicide took
place at Carriers home. A Alexander
Street. It is double house George A.
EbeI occupies one side and Carrier the
other
At Z:45 this morning EbeI heard means
Previously to that. he heard the sounds Of
fight in the rooms across the hallway,
but II was of such a frequent occurrence
that he paid but little attention. Later he
heard screams and. getting up and dress
ing, he ran into the street and called Pa
trolmen Ryan and ThuIl. who happened to
be in the vicinity. They returned to the
house, and Ryan got out Of the back door
and. peering through the window. saw
pool of blood on the bedroom floor. Then
he and Thull broke in the door.
4 terrible sight met their gaze. On the
floor, with his head resting against the
sofa, was Archie. the boy. Blood had
gUshed all over him, and his throat was
badly swollen. His eyes bulged out OF
their sockets, and he was breathing
slightly. On the floor lay Carrier. face
downward. He was meaning feebly- IN
the bedroom lay the wife, half undressed
Her body was slashed and her night
clothes were covered with blood : -
throat was gashed from ear to ear The
room was covered with blood
One Of the policemen ran for DR.. tVpie-
bee, while the other hurried to send II q
call for the Homeopathic Hospital ambu-
lance. II arrived with two doctors in less
than fifteen minutes from the time it was
called Dr. Applebee had arrived in the
meantime. but he could do nothing The
woman was dead, and the boy breathed so
family that it was seen at once that he
! could last but a few minutes. The nus
band and father was breathing his last
Coroner Henry J. Phantz was summoned,
and he had the bodies removed TO Folls
undertaking establishment
The couple had been married about
thirteen years. They have had frequent
quarreIs. and the husband had been ar
rested several times, the police say. The
wife would never appear against him
NelghbOrs IN the vicinity say that Car
rier went 10 his home some time before
midnight He made deliberate plans for
the murder The door leading into the
hallway was locked and Carrier had bar
red il with the same club, baseball bat.
with which he had beaten out the brains
of his only son Coroner Pdantz VIII mold
an inquest
At Alb Carrier was still alive. The
ambulance removed him to the hospital.
The surgeons said there was no hope for
him a letter was found on the body OF
/ Carrier. which was addressed 70 the po-
lice It was in part as follows:
Albany, y Y, Jan. Il, IDOL
To Whom II May Concern:
Whea you find oud dead bodies YOU
: may cali upon the president Of the Painters
Union AID set $50 Tor nay funeral and 500 on
icy wife that VIII bury the three OF Us, guess
! Notify my brother-in-IaW and his wife which
i my sister She keeps store on the corner OF
First and Lexington Avenue, Israel Carrier /
: give them all my belongings and also her father
/ IN North Adams I have sister Morton
Street Don't let her see any OF With my
/ best wishes. Remain Till death,
( She bought the paris green herself last week
from Harvith drug store for the purpose Of pols-
: ouinay me. but ] watched her too close and
gave her a hard death. wish I could have given
( her more FOR that Is not hall enough l wish !
lad done it before.
! In his letter Carrier accuses his wife
/ of unfaithfulness and calls her vile names.
/ When the ambulance took the dying man
away, the letter, smeared with blood, was
! found.
/ Carrier died at $50 in the Honeopa shIc
! Hospital H: