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A WOMAN KILLED BY HER HusRAND AT HER owN
REQuxsr.-The following extraordinary case occurred
short time since in Wurtemburg we find il related
in foregOn journal:


Adam Gaynng. man slxty-four years of age. Of
honest and upright dealings, loved and respected by
all who knew him. presented himself on the sth ut,
before the authorities at Heidenheim, and stated
calmly that he had Just killed his wife. His decara-
ton was Immediately taken, as follows :-.' Ny
wife, he said" every one knows has been suffer
ing for long time from illness and at times tie
pains she had TO endure were such as to affect her
reason. she lattefly gave tip all hopes of recovery,
and continually repeated that not only was life
torment to her, but that she feared that if died
before her, she would be reduced to misery. This
morning, after Lad read together the fth chapter
of the Book of Judges (they were devout people and
read the Bible every day,) she requested me TO drive
nail into her temple, as Jael did Sisera, as such
death seemed 10 her short ard easy, and would put
an end to her suffering; she said she forgave me
beforehand for the act of which she abSolved me
before God and man. A nail, she said, would not
cause great hemOrrhage, and would make but
slight wound. ''As | am dead" she added, !,
you can close the wound, put clean cap, and
no one will knew anything at all about it, Aftef
long resistance (continUed GayTing) / gave way to
the wishes of my wife. | took a nail and began TO
drive 1t into her left temple with hammer but the
nail was too weak and the point instead of entering,
HdtUneu lseH Oh lle Duie. lNen tOOk n SItldll
drill, but equally unsuccessful. NV wife grew


impatient, dnd requested me TO Kill her at once at
the hammer, which accordingly did, by knocking in
the skull The body Of my wife is at my house,
where you examine it at your leisure" The
magistrate Immediately proceeded to the house with
medical man, and Gayring under strong guard
They found the body dressed upon the bed On the
left temple there two wounas, and the right side
Of the skull was, knocked in as low down the
temple. Beside the bed was a table, which was a
bible, the nail, drill, and hammer alluded to. On the
ground basin of water. in which the murderer.
according his own declaration, washed his hands
before presenting himself to the authorities.


Gayring is now in prison. he is perfectly calm, and
convinced that he acted well in fulfilling the wishes Of
his wife by putting end to her snferings. Some
WurtembUrgh papers state that the Inhabitants Of
the village of Gussenstadt, where the murder was
committed left their work they heard Of
the MURDER and spent the day in the church, fasting
and praying for the soul of the departed