Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-10-31
The Philndc,phia Tragedy.

TnE SEaUEL.-Ater the two sons discovered
their sister dying, they 10 the back door of the
ne Xt neighbor, Mr. Sill, who came IN thinking Mr..
Wood bad shot himself He raised >asah AIMS head
his lap, and did not the wound till h. washed
away the blood. Mr.. Wood remained IN stupor,
having fallen the bed in the next room, apparent
ly asleep, and deadencd 10 sensation BY the liquor
he had taken, and his previous excitement. As a
matter of course, the mayor, the coroner, and a
crowd of curious tools aad loaters soon arrived,
whose conduct truly ride Alous. The mayor
stupidity tried 10 ec, from w God how his daughter
was shot; he answered ncohcrenty aud contradicto-
ry, and al last was lifted into . carriage IN almost
seEseess state, aud sent - d0yan.e nsiag PRISON,
where he viii remain tili has TRIAL IN February
next.
Peak aid not enter The room uatil several minutes
aiterhe Aaew Miss Wood dead When lie came
~ sgat q. scr body, he evinced bat little emotion
lie al!owed gers support her sead 10 watch
her lying moments, and close her eyes. lie new
sr pressed her hand, evincCd the least sign of
aucctonate feeling; OF her eyes were open tor
some tine after she was shos, but he never nnelt
DOWN 10 q glance OF recJ@n;lion from her. spoke
10 her He made an apparent rush towards Mr.
wood, bnt st0pt short, and turned aw.y r. W cod
eye quailea ioi ms cheek bianchcd not; his lip qu
Vefca not; feaA walked calmly INTO the front saloon
On the second naor; sat down a. and said toan
Interesting and intelligent young lady, who was pre-
sent, Miss Jane -. this is 4 dreadful piece of
business: but there's comfort We got her +io-
ture and then there's her last letter 10 me; at the
same time pniling out the letter we have already
given. and ihrustng Il towards this lady. She was
Indignant at his caliausness ana dissused at his
apathy aad want III feeling and dciicacy, that she
eNc!aiMcd, : !. bats but poor consolation for the
loss n such wife, STRIP aad left the room Since
then Peak has been doing little else than Loaf round
the cry talking oil has great loss point If character
and showing her miniature aud last letter. Almost
before her body cold, lie sent ioaing friend
10 ask Tor the finger and rings she had about
person Oh! but he 4 husband in ten thou. and!
VISIT TO ruE GRAVE Miss " God was buried in
the beautiful ward called Ronald the cor
Simmer ST yApu here tn
see her grave about AS hours after she buried
company with Peak. On the way thither, strange
To- say, Peak was little absorbed about his dead
wife, that he took Us TO Mrs. M'Cuens, in Powell
street, and requested to ask her about his aifec
ton Tor her laughter, and how he behaved to her,
and how he was shocked about her marrying the
boarder Alter this, although perfectly calm and
collected, he passed the grave yard some two or
three little blocks, so little was the locality of the
resting place Of the sweet girl he called his wife,
impressed upon his mind just before he reached
the spot, We asked him " here she was born. g
don't know where she was born; some where in Eng
land" Then cnsued the following versation -
Did she converse much or well upon literary
matters!''
for ANY lofty kind % conversation
''Did her father indulge her in dress, books,
money!"
PEAK.-"Oh, she had every thing her hea ri could
desire; she had command OF the money, and could
buy what she wanted; she never refused any
clothes or any thing she wanted. She always told
me this For her father thought the world % saray
Ann"
''Why did she answer her mother as she did, on
her return home from Mrs Pencils"
PEA1-"Oh told her TO do SO. Before let her go
back, took her into private room, and told her,
Saray Ann, says the first thing your father will
ask you Is whether the marriage has been completed
between Us; aud IL he knows exactly how il stands,
that il aint been, he'll try and do something to
break n every thing between us; because he'll
think there's no harm done yet. So when he asks
you about that thing, you may answer him in such
a way to make him think different from what
II really Is, and make him believe it has been
pleted like. She said she would; and she
swered her mother that shs had been with all
night, TO make her think that all the harm was
done and couldn't be helped now.''
com Whence n on or he erd y think he would
PEAK -"Never; that was the farthest from our
thonshts; because he was so fond OF her; thought
her; but that was all And she was not AFRAID he
would hurt her; only disbandon her.
" Ii is a sad story.
Pax Every Is mt it, Taking il altogether, our
way Of connexion and every thing curious about il.
there's never been nothing Of the kind like this in
the world taking the dreadful part Of it a side
but this - the buryin ground"
As we entered the place, Peak said 81 don't want
10 make any more prejudice against him, but the
man will have to be hung; there's aifernafy. We
were on the edge Of the grave; we watched him
trace Of emotion; tout au contrairs. We moved to
urn away; he moved also, and took out Of his poe
ket Miss Woods miniature, which he showed
rs. This looks too stout and old for Miss
Wood, Mr.. Peak said we. "Ho," said he, she |
Tas different from most girls; she was like grown
woman very early; she pretty stout but not tall;
he weighed about q hundred poundsp' And THE
'nfeel'ng remark was given il were, on the very
'erge Of the sweet girls grave. We could have |
ticket the unfeeling fellow. There was pause; he
'rokc !, by the outrageous remark, "This IL most as
'retty piece IT buryng ground rs you will find |
ny where" Can we 60 on after thisl IL is impos-
IDLE We have here done with Mr.. Peak; what |
ecomes of him hereafter. none can care an instant
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