Year: 1869

From the Chicago Tribune.l


Last October, Mr.. B. Y. Halle and his
wife moved to this city from New York
and bought house and lot on Madison
street. BE was about forty-6ve years old
somewhat stern in his manners, and
averse to society. On the other hand
his wife, who was young and quite pretty
was naturally gay and fond of balls, par.
ties, etc. They had been married but a
few months at the time they came here,
and it is now supposed that the marriage
was q mercenary one on her part. MIR.
Halle engaged in business, and was only
home during the night time and at meals,
and his wife soon became acquainted
with all her neigbbors. Much of her time
was passed in visiting and shopping.
They had disagreement only on single
point. She wished to attend the theaters
frequently, and to 60 to the many parties
to which she was invited, while he
strongly objected to it. He did not wish
to 20 himself, and would not permit her
to 90 without him. So there we're tears
and reproaches, quarrels and reconcilia-
tions; sometimes he would yield to her
and go, but it was generally the contrary.
He was fond of domestic life, while she
detested it. Had she loved him it might
have been different


Their qusrrels on this subject became
bbitsefef aud 5ittefeT, until Que night last
December she went to party contrary
to his commands. When she returned he
told her if it happened again he would
separate from her; that her expenditures
for dress and jewelry had been too great,
and that in the future she must be con-
tent to stay at home, as a loving wife
should. he added that he had no objec-
ton to taking her to the tbcster, or TO q
party once or twice a month, but beyond
that he would not 60. She cried, of
course, but he had become used to that,
having been married almost year, and
did not alter his determination.


During the last week of December
Mrs. Halle received an invitation to at
tend what was to be one of the most fash
ionable parties of the season. Not to
attend it would be to be questionable.
OF course she wished to accept it, and TO
get a new dress, etc., for the occasion.
Coaxingly she spoke to her husband
about il, but be at once refused to let her
20. He had bsen losing money; be could
not afford it, and he was tired of having
his wife from home. Again she entreated,
coRxed and wept, but all in vain.


Angered at her husband, with her self
love and pride wounded, and full Of
longing to attend the party, she deter.
mined to go at all hazards. The next
day, when her husband was at his busi-
ness, she went TO her dress makers and
ordered new and costly dress. When
her husband returned home in the even
ing she again implored him to let her 60;
he refused. She consulted with her maid,
who had long been with her, and the re-
suit was this


When her husband returned home the
evening before the ball, she met him with
smiles and kisses, saying she had made
IN her mind to be contented at home.
At supper she gave him, as usual his two
cups of tea, which he drank, complain
ing of a peculiar taste in it The tea
was drugred with something, aud in
short time he gas sleeping, About 10
o'clock, the wife and maid took from him
his watch aud chain, money and rings,
and cut and tore his clothes somewhat
Then they poured some whisky down his
throat snd spilled some on bis clothes
Then, having put eloaks on and covered
their heads with shawls, they partially
raised him and made him walk out of the
house with them. The night was dark
and the streets we're deserted. Support
ing him on either side, they went three
or fonr blocks from the house, and there
left him lying on the sidewalk, knowing