MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY.
An Insane Wife's Terrible Deed.
Monday morning news was received in this village of a terrible tragedy
which occurred at the home William Kendall, a farmer residin about
two miles northwest of here on the Corning road. Mr. Kendall
is a son of William Kendall of this village, and a brother of Mrs. Frank
A. Messig.. Mrs. Kendall is a dauglster of Mowby Strader, and her mother
has been insane for many years.
‘The tragedy occurred between 11 .nd 12 o’clock Sunday nigh, about
two hours after Mr. and Mrs. Kendall retired for the night. The wife,
who evidently was attacked with insanity, arose from the bed, and
procuring a razor proceeded to cut her husbande throat. The first
slash with the weapon wakened. Kendalli, who instantly .comprehended
the situation and tired the raror handle, breaking it of. With the
blade the woman renewed the attack, cutting two room gashes
is. her husband’s left cheek and one across the forehead, With the last
stroke the keen edge if the razor broke off as it struck the mans skull.
Deprived. of this weapon Mrs Kendall drew an axe from under
the bed and tried to use it on her husband, who suceeded in wrestiag it
from her. Kendall then ran from the house, attired only in his night shirt,
and aroused the family of his father-in-law,. Mowbry Strader who resides
a few rods away. After giving the alaarm i Kendall sank exhaunted in the
dooryard and fainted from loss of blood. Dr. D. W. Scutt, of Watkins,
was hastily summoned and he attended to Kendall’s injurses. All four cuts
had to be sewed up. The largest one was four inches long and came close
so the juglar vien. Mrs. Kendall was found in the house, lying on the blood-soaked
bed, unconscious from the effects of a large dose of carbolic acid she
had swallowed, probably an soon as her husband left the house. She died
at 6 o’clock in the morning without regaining conseiousness.
Monday afternoon Mr. Kendall was in critical condition and
extremely weak, but the physician thought he had a chance to recover. He
was able to talk some and described the fierce struugle. Kendall is about
40 years of age and his wife was a few years younger. They had been
married eight or nine years. There is no doubt that the woman was insane.
Just before retiring Sunday night she was unusually affectionate, assuring
her husband of her love for him and declaring that if he should die first
she did not know what she would do, Two or three members of her family
have shown marked symptoms of insanity.
Kendall told Dr. Scott that after he had taken the raror from
his wife she implored him to kill her, as she did not care to live any
longer. The Kendaiis had no children.
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Items of General interest in
Neighboring Counties
[ca 1938]
-Resigning last week when he arranged to take over the management
of a local restaurant, Trooper Abram Ryder, one of the most popular and
efficient members of Troop D, New York state police, decided the following
day that he would rather be a trooper than a restauranteur, and asked Captain
McGrath to be permitted to withdraw his resigaatior. The request was quickly
and gladly granted.-Skaneateles Press.
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-Last week Lewis C. Williams sent from Middlesex valley an ear of
Sweepstakes corn grown on the Gray Brothers farm and containing 736 kernels.
This week Milton Shaw of Crystal Springs brought in an ear of the same
variety containing 772 kernels, in 14 rows averaging 55 kernels each. The
beautiful ear is a foot long and was on a stalk 13 feet and 9 inches tall.-Penn
Yan Chronicle-Express.
-Mrs. Charles Hartley of Keuka street received a letter Tuesday
from her daughter, Miss Florence Hartley, who is studying voice in Austria,
Mrs. Hartley says that Florence does not seem to realize the danger they
are in and that she is of the opinion that the papers have exagerated the
foreign situation a great deal-Penn Yan Chronicle-Express.
-Two Penn Yan persons have been honored by having their names placed in the “Who’s Who in America, for 1938, published every two years by Marquis Company, Chicago, Illinois. Mrs. Walter A. Hendricks, 217 Main street, whose work for the Seneca Indians at Tonawanda Reservation, has been recognized by the federal government, and Lawrence S. Armstrong, son of Mrs. H. K. Armstrong, 312 Main street, at present United States consul to Mexico are the two local names in the book of famous personages-Penn Yan Democrat.
-In response to a request for police service at Interlaken, State Troopers W, C. Keeley and M. G. Dean of the Waterloo substation paid a visit to this place Sunday afternoon and evening. They arrested four motorists in the village and one in the town of Fayette on the way here.-Interlaken Review.
-While trimming berry bushes at his home one day this week, Joe Dibble
discovered that some of the bushes were growing a second crop of black
caps, being well covered with both ripe and green berries-Interlaken Review,
September 28.
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-George H. Weatherby, welfare officer for the town of Addison has
resigned his position. Ill health has forced him to relinquish the position
which he has held for several years. Mr. Weatherby suffered a heart attack
recently and retired to his home in Maple street to recuperate, which he
is doing at the present time. However, he deemed it best to relinquish
all duties and hence presented his resignation to the members of the town
board-Addison Advertiser.
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-Two service stations in the viilage are undergoing changes and
improvements this week. Wednesday morning workmen began the foundation
work for a new ‘island’ at the Standard Oil Company station on the Four
Corners and forms for the foundation of an entirely new service station
were set up at the Texaco station on south Main street. The new Texaco
station will be 16 by 22 feet in
size and will include a display room, storage room and rest rooms.
The building will be located further from the sidewalk than
the present building and will have three gas pumps in front on a 14-foot
islands Hugh Sproul, the manager of the station, is considering moving
their present building back near the creek and remodeling it for a tourist
cabin. The new island at the Standard station, managed by Mrs. Mary Carkwill
bring the three separate pumps to one place in front of the station,
and will result in a more usable drive in area Dundee Observer. -
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-While Eugene Lyon was driving cattle on his farm south of
this village one day last week, a high velocity bullet of large calibre
whizzed - past him, missing him by inches. Then an automobile which was
standing in the highway, moved away rapidly. Mr. Lyon thinks the hunter
shot at a potato crate near him mt the field, believing it was a woodchuck.
He thinks the shot was fired from the highyay.-
Napies Record.
-The request of the village of Waterloo for a WPA project to make
additions and improvements to the present sewage treatment plant at an
estimated cost of $6,634.20 has been approved and an allotment of $3,754.10
has been made by the WPA, according to Carlisle Pontius of Elmira, field
director. The contemplated work will enlarge the capacity of the plant
and bring it up to date. Work will be provided for twenty - men for a period
of tbree months.-
Seneca County Courier-Journal.
-Drilling for water and discovering a flow of gas caused some excitement
at the Dr. J. M. Ward farm property in Bath road Wednesday, noon. Barney
Moravec, local well driller, had been in charge of drilling, operations
on the Ward farm for the past several days, and Wednesday after the drill
had penetrated to a depth of 135 feet, a natural gas vein was uncovered.
The property has been in the Ward family for more than a hundred
years and it was the contention of the late Charles Ward father of the
present owner, that gas existed on the farm. However, never until Wednesday
has that contenion been verified. “Of course, we wanted the well, but if
we find gas which can be used for fuel and lights, then of course, we can
try again for the well. say the Wards-Penn Yan Democrat.
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1867 ca
George William curtis is to lecture in Elmira on Friday evening
of this week subject "Conservatism"
Two girls named anna and Lydia Randall, were brought to Elmira from Big Flats on Thrusday of last week, clarged wiht threatening to kill their mother with a butcher knife. They were sentenced to jail for 94 days and taken to Rochester.
Another serious fire occurered in Wellsville, last Saturday morning, destroying all the buildings between the clothing store of mast and Overbach and Plum's bakery. the loss is about $20,000. The stock were mostly rescued, so that the loss is chiefly in buildings.
Heavy Verdict. Not long since we publishied a statement of the sueing? of John Mcaughton of Caledonia, by his daugher on a chard of seduction. The case was referred to JC Cochran Esq. to try and be has just rendered a verdict fixing the damages at $10,000. Advocate Bath
A fire brogk out in Binghamton mar 4th[1867] and before it could be subdued destroyed four large grocery stores with their contents the extensive barn and livery stable connected wiht the Exchange Hotel in which were 17 valuable horese, 30 hogs, and a large stock of Wagons. cuttter, harness, etc. Total loss $80,000 insurance for $42,000. the fire is supposed ot be the work of an incendaary.
A good Square meal
Up Bennett's known says the Hornellville Times lives a well known
character named Moses Mattison. the following is a bill of fare of Provison
actually eatn by him at one meal on a bet. One large pie tin heaping full
of cold beef and potatoes, 24 raised biscuits, cut wiht a tea cup, 2 lbs
of cheese, 2 lbs honey, 2 lbs crackers ,1 lb butter, 12 herring,
6 cookies, I mince pie baked ina square tine, 1 glass brandy. The provisions
were bough at a grocery and truthfullness of hte story can be proved by
half dozen witnesses. Who can beat it?
Miscellaneous
Several chickesn thieves were arrested some days since, and await
the action of the law. One respectable family is considerable disturbed,
lest they may be regarded assesccory one fo the thieves being a relatinve,
and hitherto of good reputation, having taken a supply of chickens and
feated the said family.
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