Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1876-03-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

TRAGEDY IN GLASGOW.  One of the most horrible tragedies in the annals of crime occurred in Glasgow, in the eastern district of that city. od Wednesday afternoon A man named Thoinas Barr, who is an engineer by trade, but who recently has been engaged in canvassing books, brutally murdered his mother in-law in her own house, and attacked and stabbed his wife, who is now lying at the Infirmary dangerously wounded. The mother in law, whose name is Mrs Sloan, died in a few minutes after she was stabbed by Barr, and Mrs Barr, who is a young woman, and has not been living with her husband for some time, was found in an insensible condition when the neighbours discovered what had taken place. She had received seven or eight stab wounds in the back of the neck and the head, and no hope is entertained of her recovery. At a late hour on Wednesday night she was still alive, but was sinking. In the course of the evening sho made a statement to the effect that she had beau  living apart from her husband, and was living with her mother. On Wednesday afternoon, Barr came to her mother's house, and in an excited manner demanded admission. His en trance was resisted by Mrs Sloan, whom he at once, and in the most ferocious way, attacked, stabbing her violently with a knife in the breast and throat. The old woman struggled bravely when first assailed, but she was soon overcome. While struggling with her enraged eon-in-law, her daughter, Mrs Barr, who had been sittieg in the backrooin of the house, came to her assistance, and she in turn was seized by her husband, who stabbed her in the rummer described, and then threw her on the body of her dying mother. Barr at once made his escape, and before the neighbours were aware of the horrible crime which had been perpetrated he was out of the way. The police were info mad of the occurrence, and strenuous efforts were at once made to secure the murderer, but up to a late hour on Wednesday night no clue had been obtained regarding hue place of concealment. It has been ascertained, however, trust when Barr left the scene of the tragedy he went to is Draper's shop and purchased duck trousers and that he left his hat in his mothevindaw's house, and that, when running along the street, ' he took a bonnet from a boy who was passMg. Barr has been married twice, and by his first wife had three children. He married again about sixteen months ago, but the marriage has not proved a happy one. Barr in 45 years of age. Mrs Barr is only 22. During the comparatively short period they have been married. they have often lived separate, Mrs Barr on these oceasieus going to, and residing with, her mother. Barr often went to his mothevin-law's i house at these times, and occasioned serious . . _ _  disturbances by his visits. It is said he was extremely jealous of his wife, and the police have obtained a letter, which he addressed recently to his mother-in-law, in which he accuses his wife of not being true to him The house was surrounded by a large crowd of people.  On Tuesday morning, the body of a young woman named Elizabeth Wright, a silk piecer, was found in Mobion's Pool, Macclesfield. It is believed she committed suicide in consequence of a quarrel with her sweetheart, with whom she had kept ()carpal for 80010 years.