The primitive Republican. (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-1852, 1851-08-28
Assassination in Newark.

On Monday evening the city of Newark,
n. j. was the scene of bloody tragedy,
growing out of love, jealousy, and crime.
Edwin Drum, an Irishman, % years of age
nod been paying attention to a young girl,
named Margaret Clarity, a servant at the
North Ward Hotel, and arrangements had
been made for their marriage. 1t seems,
however, that Drum had been deceiving this
girl, and had seduced her, while he was en-
gagged to another, to whom he was married
on Sunday. The intelligence Of his plarri-
age nearly distracted the betrayed and de-
ceiyed victim, and she vowed to have ven
geance. She informed her fellow servants
that she intended to kill him, and showed
them carving knife she had secured for that
purpose On Monday evening, as Drum
and his bride were walking out, Margaret
approached them, saying, ''Now for it, Ed
win, and plunged the carving knife into
him to the depth of nine inches. The IN
fortunate man gave a shudder, walked on for
a short distance, and suddenly fell dead
The murderess returned to her lodgings and
informed her companions that she had killed
Drum and retired to bed as though nothing
had happened. She soon after, however, got
up, and gathering a few pieces of clothing.
rushed out of the house, saying she would
drown herself. 1t appears that instead of
drowning she fed to the house of a brother
in Brooklyn She has since voluntarily
given herself up, and has been committed to
prison to await the result of a trial She
| IS said to be very progressing lii her ap-
pearance, and is about IS years of age
There seems to be much sympathy in her
favor
A correspondent of the Newark Adcert:ssr
communicates the following in relation to
the circumstances under which the distTac-
ted woman committed the terrible deed:
I saw the girl repeatedly during the last
week, and again about two hours before the
commission of the fatal act. She was a pref
ty, bright eyed, sprightly girl, her face bear
ling the impress of amiability rather than
4 of any disposition to be principal in a scene
of death
Margaret had been the betrothed Of the
deceased for two years passed. During all
this time she had looked forward to her IN
1 ion with one who had won her affections,
z and who had been reared up with her on the
other side of the Atlantic-the companion.
5 of her childhood
She had permitted herself to become en-
ciente by him, thus committing to his honor
t those interests which the sequel may show
8 she regarded dearer than life. The wedding
: day was fixed for last Sabbath-her clothing
3 was prepared-she had everywhere given
S Inotice of her intention to be married, and
r she knew if the union was not consummated,
o the story of her shame would soon be eyi-
y dent And be it here again recorded, that
9 to the honor of The Irish people, that virtue
b is held in estimation by them, and compara-
+ lively few cases occur of its loss. At this
!; Ejunctule she learned the affections of her be-
Q ftrothed were given to another, and became
frantic with disappointment, shame, and the
5 disgrace that stared her IN face: size sought
: and met him last Wednesday evening, and
i Icharged him with infdelity. He confessed
e it. She called up her love for him-the
b protestations Of affection which she had re
s ceiyed-she told him of her condition He
+ cody replied that he would never marry her.
e Growing desperate, she urged her pleas
+. the more yehemently. She told him Of fhJ
a declaration of her parents and brothers-
e that they Would never see her face again
Is unless his Kife-the good character that he
le knew sue had uniformly borne-the dis
b grace that must now come upon her. So,
-EnoW asked smaller boon-zshe no 10 s,
+ asked for love, but only that he wcgi s ,a.,,
~ - her and relieve her from disgy~ 81 a. !,
es gitimize her offspring she vonld - !
ID sent to eternal separation Th; ,ssR eei
n ea y. ereel mockiIg shs now sa;d 4.
e sls es'lss 6 'sT-=the lsSt foflorn rsfsgs
IS ep7sssss9 17oman--that she would a94
s'sss g sad that he cared act - s..