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

The LYNN TRAoEDY.-The Boston COpI1, of
the Both ult, speaking of the tragedy at Lynn, on
Saturday, says;-1wo jOurneymen shoem akers,
named John J. Perdy, and Charles Fsrbush, board
ers in the howe Of Mr.. Edward +. Bailey, on Mar
ket street, were the actors in the sene. They
went to dinner at twelve o'clock, their usual hour,
and during the meal appeared quite social After
dinner, turbush 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 FuTbush. Soon after this, two re-
port Of pistols heard, and also an excama-
ton ;-"Ile has shot me-help." MIR. Bailey, ac-
companied by the boarders, up stairs to ascer-
tain be Of this strange noise. and finding the
door locked, be forced il open. The moment he
did so, Perdy fell upon the floor, bleeding from two
wounds, occasioned by two small pistol bals-one
in the region Of the seventh rib on the right side,
snG the other at the extremity Of the breast bone.
lie anguisLed, and died in less than half hour.
In the meantime, two more pistol reports were
heard, v bich proceeded from The same quarter as
the first. and upon entering Furbush's room, he
was found in a state Of great nervous excitement,
endeavorirg to reload pistol lie was taken into
custody. His conduct was that Of "a maniac, and
be blcd proiusely 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 pcrieratc his clothes. The wound in
his consisted Of slit, and in 1t was found ball
but the doctors think that this slit made with
q knife, and not with the ball. Furbush was taken
to Salem Jail, and he il 70 be examined to-day
charge Of murder. The origin OF this affair is
unknown, aud il IL stated that hitherto a most
friendly feeling seemed to have s1bsistsd between
the parties Perdy was native Of Philadelphia,
was person Of disposition, and had served in
the Mexican war. Furbush has resided at Lynn for
some months, and on the morning Of the tragedy
be was seen on wharf, firing pistol at mark.
The murder was committed with two small single
barreled pistols. Various rumors are current, and
IL is said that Furbush has previously been inssne.
lie has had the misfortune TO lose leg, and
wears n wooden one, and Mrs. Patty states that he
was very sensitive to any ausion which might be
made to bis irErmity, which was caused by an ac-
cidont on shipboard four years since. Among
Perdy's papers were found some letters, indicating
that he was betrothed to a female In Rhode Island
MURDER At BELvipERE, ILL.-We learn the
following particulars from a citizen OF Belvidere -
A girl named Ellen Slade, residing near Belvidere,
in Boone county, on last Sunday week, went out to
ride with a 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. Dr. Woodward then fed,
but was arrested on Saturday evening. Keith did
not leave until the arrest Of his socomplce he then
fed and has not been heard Of since. reward OF
sJJU = offered for his apprehension. Keith has
heretofore borne an irreproachable chsracter-
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