The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-05-28
Insane Woman
Kills Daughter

4 In a maniacal frenzy over oeatlng
she saws she received at the hands OF
her dag ghter NJ onday night Mrs. Arrev' a
| Ouackenbush Ga years. OF Tennenf,
near Freehold Tuesday brutally muir
dered the Girl, Gladys M. Quacken-
lhnsh "a years old, as she lay sleeping
IN an upstairs bedroom. The woman
Who was released from an insane asy-
II linn only week ago, used long hano-
la Owe Ratchet. hammer and pairing
knife in the staying.
| The murder occurred about O'CLOCK
Tuesday morning and was discovered
bortIv afterwards by neighbor, who
basrd The screams Of the killer, Ser
geanf Tighe. of the Freeh old State
Police was notified and arrived on
tbe scene with two other troopers
few minutes after the death. Mrs.
Ouackenbush her eyes nearly closed
from blows inflicted by the hammer
IN the hands Of her daughter that
nfoht. resisted the officers, but was
overpowered.
Following her arrest, she admit
ted the shaving saying she did 1T to
avenge the hurts she received from
har danohter. The daughter was
found wing in d pool of blood ID her
nod Fonrteen deep gashes, nearly
anv If one which would have proved
total were found in the young wo-
man's bodv. The back of her head
w sr.ss s,,lit where the elderly woman
had SINK the axe. Several wounds
IN her hack were also inflicted pV
the ave the big blade apparently
having sunk to the bit.
Miss Ouackenbush and her daugh-
Tor anoaged in a furious battle Monday
~, ~ 6 which each wiel led a hahn
nor Screams came from the little
o.storv house and aroused neigh
boTs hut they failed to notlfy the
o"t9' rites gtS Mrs. Quackenbush
snent the night on the floor alongside
IT, Kitchen stove brooding.
AZ davbreak, she armed herseli
with the axe. Ratchet, hammer ana
Enife and crept into her alghter
bedroom. It is believed that the nrs0
blow Of the axe proved fatal, put inc
woman's fury was so great that sne
continued to mutilate the body.
Alternately using the four weapons,
she screamed like mad woman.
Mrs. Whelan, living next door, was
awakened by horrible sounds and
Immediately summoned the troopers.
When Sergeant Tighe, Trooper
Simpson and TT, oper Elmendorf ar
rived they found the bedroom spat
tered with blood. The slain girls
body reclined on the bed, and there
was no evidence that she had strug-
oled with her assailant. Terrlflc
Rlows from the hammer left deep
holes, and the young womans lace
was mntilated by the pairing knife.
After hasty examination, the
troopers took the mother IN their car
and proceeded to Freehold later re-
turning. On the way to Monmouth
| County Jail at Freehold, Mrs. Quack-
enbush tried to leap from the ma
chine, and it was necessary for Ser
geant Tighe to keep a grip on her
arms throughout the ride. he placated
the crazed woman by telling her he was
taking her to the movies.
The woman was lodged IN the JAZZ
and charge of murder was preferred
hv Trooner Mccormack, who was the
first to enter the Quackenhush home.
About three months ago the Free
hold TROOPERS were called to the woman's
home to remove her to an insane asy.
INN. At that time she struggled fierce
" with the troopers and said she would
The cause Of the fight between
mother and daughter Monday night lis
unknown. It is said that the two
frequently cuarreled and often came to
blows.
/ It became known that Mrs. Quacken-
bush who had been an inmate at the
institution, had been released May 10
on the request of her daughter.
4 Services for the daughter who was
slashed almost beyond recognition, Will
be held at the Old Tennent church,
Friday at O. Interment will be at Old
Tennent cemetery. Mrs. Quackenbush
was awidow.
Mrs. Quack enbush was taken to the
State Asylum Wednesday by Warden
G. b. Barkalow.