The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-01

TIE LYNN TRAeEDY.-The Boston Corner, Of
the Both ult, speaking of the tragedy at Lynn, on
Saturday, says;-1wo journeymen shoemakers,
named John J. Perdy, and Charles Fsrbush, board
ers In the howe Of Mr.. I'D ward +. Bailey, on Mar
ket street, were the actors in the sene. They
went to dinner ut twelve o'clock, their usual hour,
and during the meal appeared quite social. After
dinner, Furbush went to his bed chamber, and Per-
dy went out, purchased a cotton shirt, and then
turned TO the chamber which he had occupied in
common with Furbush. Soon after this, two re-
port Of pistols heard, and also an excama-
ton He has shot me-hep." Mr.. Bailey, ac-
companied by the bOarders, ran up stairs TO ascer-
tsni he of this strange noise, and finding the
door locked, he forced IL open. The moment he
did 80, Perdy fell upon the floor, bleeding from two
wounds, occasoned by two small pistol bals-one
in the region Of the seventh rib on the right side,
anG the other at the extremity Of the breast bone.
lie .anguisLed, and died in less than half an hour
In the meantime, two more pistol reports were
heard, v hch proceeded from the same quarter as
the first. and upon entering Furbush's room, he
WAS found in a state Of great nervous excitement,
endeayoring to reload pistol lie was taken into
custody. His conduct was that Of a maniac, and
be blcd profusely from wound in the left ear
lie subsequently stated that he had discharged
screws from the pistol against his own body, but
they did not rcrferae his clothes The wound IN
hs esr consisted If slit. and In II was found ball
but the doctors think that this slit made with
n knife, and not with the ball. Furbush was taken
to Salem Jail, and he il TO be examined to-day on
charge Of murder. The origin Of this affair is
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friendly feeling seemed to have slbsistSb between
the parties. Perdy was native Of Philadelphia,
vas person Of even disposition, and had served in
the Mexican war. Furbush has resided at Lynn for
some months, and on the morning Of the tragedy
he was seen On n wharf, firing a pistol at mark.
The murder was committed With two small single
barreled pistols. Naric US rumors are current, aud
IL is said that Furbush has previously been nssne.
lie has had the misfortune TO lose leg, and
wears a wooden one, and Mrs Patty states that he
was very sensitive to any allusion which might be
made to bis irGrmity, which was caused by an
cidont on shipboard four years since. Among
Perdys papers were found some letters, indicating
that be was betrothed to female in Rhode Island.
MURDER At BELviDERE, 1LL-We learn the
following particulars from a citizen Of Belvdere -
A girl named Ellen Slade, residing near Belvidere,
in Boone county, on last Sunday week, went out to
ride with merchant Of that city, Samuel l. Keith,
who had previously seduced her After riding
about the country for several hours, Keith took the
girl TO his store and KEEP, her locked up there for
two days. On Wednesday the girl was removed
20 the house Of DR.. Woodward, Of that town, and
an abortion produced by him, which caused her
death on Friday last DIR. Woodward then fed,
but was arrested on Saturday evening. Keith did
not leave until the arrest Of his accomplish; he then
fed. and has not been heard Of since. Areward OF
s.pu offered for his apprehension keith has
heretofore borne an irreproachable character,-
Unago, % drgrs, June Is