The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-29

RorrERpAs-The sales of Rice rather confined, as
holders unwilling to submit to decline in price, but
the stock hand is but small reaction is shortly
expected; however, fixed price be stated at pre-
sent There is good demand for Indigo Eanca Tin is
frme Unreined Sugar would find buy ers but holders
require Il profit. Although Tea is firm in price,
little business has been done therein.
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HonaIDLE MURDER A'F.MALE AND ArTxhrr AT Ar.
into great state Of excitement this morning by
report that a most appalling murder had been com
mted at the West End, IN disreputable house in &C.
dar Lane which fact stated in second edition
but without any OF the particulars
A Coroner's jury was empannelled this forenoon and
under direction CT Coroner Pratt proceeded to
ami-e the BODY, and the premise IN which the deed
was perpstrated-a preliminary step to the Inquest
which will take place at the Court House, to-
morrow, at O'Clock. The o. the murder is small
story brick house in Cedar lane between Cedar and
Charles Streets occupied by Mr.. Joel Lawrence and
wife who have lived there ething like twenty five
years. For some years past as we understand the
premises have been used as house OF assignation-
being kept for the accommodation oil those N the
habit OF visiting it.
The body that of young and beautiful female of %
"a lying the floor covered all but the breast
head and feet, with bloody sheet which had been
thrown it. She lay her back close to the CRATE.
with the head turned the right side The head
was thrown back exposing ghastly and terrible cut
from to The jugular vein and windpipe, were
entirely severed the sazor which the murderer used
sumed and her face chared and blackened by the action
Of the fire.
The door of the house being unlocked on the arrival of
the Coroners Jury they proceeded pair of stairs
to the room in which the murder was committed and
the view was most appalling inconceivably SO to any
who not there to see it.
The ROOM which was q small sized bed room, in the
of the house. in the second story, contained frsg
of burnt clothing strewed about and the walls
spattered with blood-probably done when she
dragged from the bed and thrown upon the floor
chair standing the head OF the bed contained pool
of blood
We gathered from a conversation with Mr. and Mrs
ened about five O'Clock this morning by shrek up
stairs, and heavy fall, which apparently Jared the
house; Immediately after and before they were hardly
awake person came down stairs, slipped in the haste
and fell but recovered and rushed out OF the front door
The family then smelt fire. and going to the ROOM
found it filled with flame and smoke. The fire set
in three different places-the bed which the murdered
woman had occupiedthe closet containing her dresses
bed in ad Joining bed room which unoccupi-
ed were all more or less burnt Against door of the
front bed ROOM occupied by girl who lives there,
it to have been the intention of the murderer to
bury all evidence of his fendish deed, in the conagra
hsn of the house and death Of its occupants.
TAe name OF the murdered woman was Maria Bick-
! ford. She of slight, graceful figure, and very
beautiful She has been married but has not lived with
trade and lately in the employ of Mr. Smthin Cam.
bridge street. He is in Bangor, where this Inflated
A letter was found in the addressed A. J. T. to
NJ. A. D. Also pair Of mems drawers, cane and stock
ing. and bunch ofkeys. pr MoriaIty, who was pre-.
after she received the death wound and he must
have dragged her from the bed In the straw bed under
which she slept bunch OF matches were found nearly
Suspicious amounting almost to certainty are fixed
upon Albert j. TrTel the murderer, though he has
not yet been arrested. Tirrel arrested some time
since at New Bedford a charge Of adultery and
lately discharged having compromised the matter. He
is said to be native of Weymouth in this State
Boston Mail, Ocf. ~
Annexed are further PARTICULARS
jury of inquest visited the premises in the forenoon
at half past II o'clock and found the which is
the second floor, in much confusion. Among other
introduced much burnt The body OF tho murder
ed woman much dshgured and presented horrible
los har Nod tbaA and tha
articles in the less stained with it.
Some matches and comb were found in the bed on
which she had lain Among the articles in the
noticed lines Of music, accordion, bottle OF
cologne parasol gloves, shoes, &c The juguar and
wndppe were cut and the throat entirely lain OPEN
seemed by the bloody in the wash bowl, that
the murderer, after concentrating the horrid deed,
cooy went to the wash stand and washed his hands
The individual who passed the night with the deceased
and who, it is supposed is the murderer went to the
house question at o'clock, sund ay afternoon stay
ed half an hour and again there at PM. We learn
further, that when he retired from the room, after the
heard by the inmates Of the house to slip
the stairs and partially fall down Some Of them have
recollection, also at to being uttered by
one, evidently by the woman W no murdered The
Jury found among other things in the room letter ad-
tunate female g maiden name was Maria a. Dunn. She
formerly lived in the vicinity of Bangor and was
three years since she left her husband and to this
city, where she has lived life Of soluteness and has
attracted much attention in streets The suspicious
OF the police have fallen on one Albert Tirrell Tr
rel is the individual who lately indicted in the Ma
/ nicipal Couit for adultery, avoided the officers,
but subsequently, arrested with somo difficulty
at New Bedford. The affair has since been set.
lied 1t will be remembered that he armed
al the time He is said to be desperate character,
lie took meal or two at Concert Hall Sunday, but
his stopping place. place where he left of his
baggage, was No. Elm street. But yesterday he did
seek his accustomed resort but escaped early in the
morning from the city. About O'Clock in the morning
eserday, soon after the deed perpetrated he
went to the stable Of J. F. Fullum in Bowdoin Square,
and got person to take him out of town Immediately
and IN the direction of Weymouth. The person convey
ed him out and returned at IL O'Clock A. M yesterday
after his return the required legal process pro-
vided, and four officers fully prepared for any emergen
Cyl started in pursuit He scarcely escape arrest
We learn that he has wife and two children at Wey.
mouth 1t has been ascertained that the keys found at
the of the murdered woman exactly fit the locks OF
4 some Of his baggage Boston Times, Oct. %.