The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-23
Topeka Tragedy on Madison
Street at Noon Today.
Woman Critical From Hammer
and Razor Blows.
DEAD MAN WAR VETERAN
Fell Across Wife's Body and
Died Instantly.
Laughed as He Committed Act,
She Tells Coroner.

After knocking his wife in the head
with hammer. dangerously slashing
her throat with a razor, Earl McIn-
tyre, IS, 1110 Madison street. sat
down on his wifes breast and pulled
the razor across his own throat, slit
ting it from ear to ear. and fell pros
trate across her body at noon today.
Mcintyre died almost instantly. His
wife is dangerously wounded and at 2
frey, attending physician, stated that
her condition was critical. The bed
room in which the tragedy occurred
was literally smeared with blood.
When officers arrived. the body of the
dead man, a veteran of three battles
in France, was lying on the blood
stained floor. the razor, purchased
Monday, by his side.
The wife, with blood running from
her throat, showed the dead body of
her husband off her and ran outside.
where neighbors heard her cries for
help. She was carried to the home of
Andrew o. Burn. 1106 Madison street
and Doctor Jeffrey was called.
Wife Tells of Attack.
Upon the arrival of DIR. o. F. Mar
cote, coroner, Mrs. Mcintyre told
the story of the tragedy before being
taken to a local hospital
He was worried because he couldn't
get any money from his ranch at
Hyannis, Nebraska" she said. "and
kept going to the Western Union for
three days hoping that money would
come. He followed me everywhere 1
went and talked about debts. He
owns a $40 acre ranch near Hyannis
and had a note for $4,000 coming
eve had been on the ranch for a
month or two, and came back here
to visit a week ago. l wanted to so
.baek-but he didn't. He acted awfully
queer. +----r---
Il was sitting down in the bedroom
about noon. Suddenly, / felt some
thing strike me. I fell on the floor.
/ was unconscious for a time When
regained consciousness he was
sitting on my chest with a razor in
his hand.
"I told him to get up. Then he cut
my throat and sat there on me. watch
ing me bleed. 1 told him to let go
and grabbed at his hand. He slashed
at me again and cut me in the mouth.
Laughed As He Cut Throat.
Then he laughed, reached up to his
left ear, threw his head back and
drew the razor across his throat. He
fell over me. / got up and screamed
Sharp, heard me. He kicked open the
door and 1 ran outside. That's about
all / remember"
Mrs H. W. Sharp, a sister to Mrs.
Mcintyre and clerk at the Topeka
laundry's uptown. office, ia West
Eighth street in whose house the
tragedy occurred. tells much the same
story as Mrs. Mcintyre. She stated to-
day that both she and her sister had
noted McIntyres strange actions in
the last few days and his constant
worry concerning money.
He followed her everywhere she
went said Mrs. Sharp. "If she would
started to sweep the floor he would
he would follow her. l told my sister
yesterday that he would set me crazy.
They came here week ago TO visit"
Boy Played Outside.
Mrs. Sharp was at the office when
the attempted murder and suicide took
place Her little boy was at home.
Mcintyre had sent him out of the
house a few minutes before he at
tempted to kill his wife. The boy was
playing outside.
Mrs. J. Friend. mother of Mrs. Nc
Intyre, stood by the side of her daugh-
ter as the surgeons dressed her
wounds. She stated that Mcintyre
called at her home, 1903 East Tenth
street. Monday and borrowed $40.
Mcintyre met his wife, who was
Minnie Friend, while he was in the
cantonment at Camp Funston. He
married her before going to France