The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-24

TRAGEDY IL NEW ORLEASS-A WOMAN SHOT
~ InR PAEAMorR.--An unusual degree Of excite
mont this morning prevailed in GraYer street, on
the announce meat OF the startling fact that young
and interesting looking woman had been shot dead
IN her own bedroom, by man with whom she had
previously been on intimate terms. ON inquiry,
usccrtaincd that the scene Of the tragedy was at
No. I'll Grayier street, iocale somewhat noted as
the residence Of courterans. The domcil itself is
low and unprstending, and tho furniture Of the
seoms makes pretension5 at display. After pass
ing through dark and narrow entry, the door of
the unhappy victims room vas opened, and there,
in all tho grim ghastiiness OF death, with her gar
ments frightfully Redeemed with her blood, lay
the POOR creature who had fallen by the vcnseful
bullet Of ier angered lover. The corpse seemed
that Of young woman Of some eighteen or twenty
yesrs Of age, beautiful TO q fault, Of graceful and
wen.dsvolcpel figure, with profusion Of beautiful
and jctty ringlots, which hung over her face and
bosom and dabbled in the purple stream that oozod
from her wound The ball, in its mission Of de-
struction, entered tho centre Of the woman's chin
carrying away with il parts Of both inferior max
Hilary bones. 1t then passed out through the under
part 81 her chin, ana entered her neck, passing
through tbs windpipe, and taking a santing direc-
tion towards tho left side, whore it finally lodged
against the isst rib. v it'll such wound, il will
be supposed that the suffering Of the victim was
grcat-a few struggle5--a few gasps for breath--a
heavy fai-and che vas dead. Among her COM
panions, the deceased was known by the name Of
Eliza Philips, though, wo are informed, that tho
narno was an assumed one. Her real maiden
rame was Catherine -. She was born in
Liverpool England; has lived for somc time in New
York, where she was married, and for the last two
years has been resident Of this city, whore che has
now a child Of some four years of age, and roa-
tions who occupy respectable positions in So
cety In consequence Of these facts, We do
not give the frail ones name in full. The cir
cumstnnccs OF Catherines death, az noar as we
could learn, aro follows AT about eleven
O'Clock, last night, Abraham Parker, pilot At the
steamboat G.. IL. Watkins, accompanied by friend
Of his CHILLED at the house In which deceased occu-
and orip ~
one o'clock he rose 60 depart The reputed Eliza
Philips was in the act OF handing him his watch
which she had previously put aside and when doing
80, lei ID fall and knocked the outer caso of 4
man who wts in tho next room said, "damp her, il
she'd let my watch fall Id slap he- down" Parker
Srumbled some about the watch, and on examining
his pockets, said that he missed ten dollar Ten
ncssce BILL and accused his frail companion Of hav
ing stolen il. Eliza protested her innocence, de-
csripg that she had no money but that he had
gison her. Ihereupcn Parker became exceeding
ly bCistcrous, and exclaimed Cod d-n ycu, II
YOU don't give me the money III shoot you, aud
~ he made the threat he drew pistol. The man
in the next here told Parker 70 put up bis ps-
TOD, rcnarking, nj the same time, that he was too
ready in tho use &C t. Parker then Immediately
presented the Ii';Gl st Lrs, fred, aud the fatal
dressed. took " bis hat aud boots, ami rushed into
The baca yard Waterman Ryan, who heard the
report or the pistol ard the scream broke into tho
house ana followed Parker into the yard Tie found,
however. that the murderer had climbed the PAL
inEs aad escaped, Parker's hat, coat and pistol
were found in the yard "A short time after this,
Lieut.. Hughes So. nan running down Poydr,s
street, hatloss bottles and apparently much cNoitcd.
Ihlnkng that the circumstance was indicative Of
something wrong be arrested tho man, and on tax
Ing him 20 the aatch-hOuse, met Ryan there, With
tho hat, boots, aud pistol Of the arrested. IN
explanation Immediately took place the story
II the murder was related; tho prisoner Wa idcn-
tilted, and locked up 20 DO examined in rceton
to his mijni ,ht doci OF blood. Coroacr -peidsn
this morning held an inquest on thu body Of tho
murdered woman, on Which q post riorla1 OK
animation was made by Dr. Lemonicr, develop
ing circumf tnnccs connected with the death, ~
above related The deceased, we arc orcdhy in.
formed. bad followed Der late degra ding r.los-or
but for the short period or three months.-Ne,-
q, LuHs TsA1, Nays.