FIrNDIsu ArrrMrr TO MURDER wur.-One Of
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FIENDIsu ATTEMPT TO MURDER WHE-One of
the most horrible and atrocious attempts at murder
day night between and 10 O'clock at house located
In the OF Lombard and Water streets Phadelphia
near the river schuylkill, BY. an Englishman named
Childs s miner and had been working the mines in
Posve, Pa for nearly five months past and his wife
was left in this city to carry out existence and sup


port eight children, without his aid Notwithstanding
the arocity Of the crime yet there is something about
the affair which is somewhat singular or mysterious


He returned the city Saturday night last and hav
ing ascerained the value Of his wife, by absence from
her for months wished to live with her again But she
remembered that former ion he had attempted
to poison her. and having grossly deceived her in many
other respects she refused to reunite with him. She
having found him fahless-fortfed herself against the
prospective gloomy events and resolved to live without
him. He lett her residence aud returned on Monday
night, and he entered the room, found Mrs. Chids
reading letter which she had just received from one o
her. and seated himself on chair by her side, and
quesed her to read the letter to him She did so and
toned my name" The wife then sent OF her child
for ink and paper intending to answer the letter
at She had just seated herself at the table for the
purpose OF writing when he got up from his seat passed
towards her threw his around her neck and said.
God bless thee my dear" and at the time drew
sharp her throat twice. INJECTING deep
wounds about three and half inches long and the
other about half large She struggled hard with
hm-it was a fearful contest She caught the razor in
her hands and received several cuts hernges
She !e go her hold and the inhuman monster endeavo
ed to stab her to the heart only by
the not being pointed at the end He however


cash through her clothing and the weapon took effect in
her side the heart but fortunately it did pene
trate deep enough to reach her heart She screamed
murder-and the horror stricken children stood trem
bling about the room, crying for he others beg
gng him not to hurt their mother But the relentless
villain needed not their cries and turned deaf ear to
the enreates Of his wife to spare her life He his
hand into the bleeding wounds in her throat and
dragging her round the just as several Of the
neigbors came to her assistance They succeeded in
beating him on with broomsticks and he then fed and
mas NOT been heard OF since He is about feet inches
high hollow cheekshas but tooth in the front part
OF his upper jaw, and supposed that he intends GO
diaely placed under the OF physician, and yes
tsriay there was some little hope of her recovery The
wounds of themselves mortal and the only dan.
ger apprehended is from Inflammation.