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WIFE MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.

A. MURDER of a peculiar character was Krnmitted in a fashionable boardingiouse in New York a few weeks ago, the victim being the wife of the murlerer It appears that a short time igo a sea-captain named Ames and iM wife went to live in Fourteenthitreet, and the other boarders at the ning-table frequently remarked that hey rere a happy and an unusually oily couple. On Monday afternoon loth Ames and his wife appeared to ■e in the best of spirits, and at 6 p.m. hey ined together. Soon afterwards t was noticed that Captain Ames was ■offering from nervousness. At nine I’clock Ames summoned Frederic Francis, the coloured waiter, to his yrtment, and complainimg of the ■old, ordered him to light a fire. A 'ew minutes later be called again and inked for some lemonade, which was furnished him. While Francis was in the parlour Ames paced to and fro icross the floor, while his wife remained seated on a chair, apparently Kterested in a book she was reading. lat was the last seen of the couple dive. They did not appear at ireakfast nor dinner next oay, but that was not considered unusual, and lot the slightest pains were taken by those in the boarding-house to ascertain the cause of their absence, excepting ;hat ome time during the day one of the coloured porters rapped at the loor, but received no response. While the remainder of the guests were at ■upper Mr Llewellyn Morse, Captain Ames’ brother-in-law, who >ut a few hours before had returned :o New York from his home at Bangor He., called at the house and made inEuiries concerning his sister and her unband. Upon being told they had tot been seen si neo nine o'clock on Sdonday night he became alarmed, ■nd requested permission to force open the door, as the key was on the inside. The request was granted by the pro■rietress, and when the door was broken n the discovery was made that the tged pair had died violent deaths. Ames’ corpse was found in a pool of >lood n the floor, with his head to he door. He was partly dressed, nnd >eside the corpse, on the right hand ■ide, was the fatal revolver. On the bed ay the body of’Mis Ames, her face towards the street window. There vas a peaceful and natural expression >n her face, and it was clear that she ■eeeived the wound that resulted in ■er instant death while asleep. Ames ooked calm, and his face was in no ray contorted. From the wound be■ind his wife’s right ear blood had nibbled and slightly besmeared the heoting. The room was in good order nd there was not the slightest indicaon of a struggle. No note was found hat would in any way explain the notive for the double crime. The ause was known only to the man and fife, and their lips were sealed by leath. The West Twentieth street ■dice were informed of the tragedy

■nd Coroner Knox made an iuvestigaion, after which he issued a permit or the removel of the bodies to an ■ndertaker'a.

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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1104, 24 July 1882, Page 4

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WIFE MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1104, 24 July 1882, Page 4

WIFE MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1104, 24 July 1882, Page 4

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