NOT A MURDERESS.

Southland Times, Issue 1247, 6 May 1870, Page 3

NOT A MURDERESS.

The Word relates the following incident which has happened in Fliaaingen, in Holland: — A wife, exasperated by the continual drunkenness of her husband, threatened him with death. Some days ago she attempted to put this threat into execution. There was but an attic above the sittingroom. To this she ascended, &ade a hole in the floor, and passed a rope through it, one end of which fell into the room below, while the other remained 'fastened in the attic. She then descended, made a slip-knot in the rope, and awaited her husband's return. He at last arrived, and was much surprised to receive no reproaches on his bad conduct. " There is something underhand here," thought he, "I must see." "We must premise that this scene took place in complete darkness. The husband, whose suspicions were roused, let himself fall into a chair, and appeared to sleep profoundly. After Borne snoring he feltarope passed round his neck ; he then understood the little trick that was to be played him, but did not move. His wife went up to the attic, and, taking advantage of th?s moment's respite, the drunkard relieved himself of his rope and fastened it to the foot of the stove, which soon went up to the ceiling with a frightful noiee, caused by the Ml of some crockery which was standing upon it. The wife, thinking the noise was caused by the fruitless struggles of her husband, ran to the police-office to declare that ehehad found her husband hung. The police arrived in hot haste, and a candle was lighted, when all started back at the spectacle which presented itself. The stove was swinging gracefully in space, and the husband sat gravely smoking his pipe. Instead of a suicide, an attempt to murder was established against the wife, who was arrested.