Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-03-19
Corresponaenee Of .he Standard.
PHlLADrLpHIA. March 10. 1858

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Mr.. HoLDEs.-DeGr Sir The district of South
wark, in this City, was thrown into the most Intense
excitement. on Friday yesterday morning by the
startling intelligence, that Two sisters had been bu tc-
ared-the house, in which the deed was committed,
robbed, and then fred. One of the most horrible
tragedies ever enacted in Philadelphia the whole aft
fair is enveloped in much mystery. The outlines Of
this horrible murder all that will be able to give
you at this time. The house in wi ch this foul deed
was committed was rented by John w. Carol, a
book agent of the Baptist persuasion. He occupied
the lower and third stories, and the second story
In the possession or occupancy OF the two sisters,
Mrs. Ellen LInch, aged about 35 years, and Mrs.
Honora Shaw, aged about 40 years. The husband
OF Mrs. Linch was absent in New York he had
been marine in the U. S. service, and on the 5th
inst, discharged and paid off in gold, eight $50
gold pieces, one Of which he got changed groce-
ry in the neghborhood, bear his expenses, and the
remaining seven he gave to his wife. man by the
name of Spring, who is known to be a Sing Sing
convict, knew that Linch had this money and how
he had disposed of it, and had followed him up daily
and nightly. Linch was suspicious of and tried to
avoid him, and when he went to New York he eau
toned his wife against Spring. On Tuesday nigh:
Spring was at the house and Mrs. Lnch ordered him
out Carol, who knew hiH. to be bad character de-
tected him stealing his watch also ordered him out
Spring became enraged and they fought. Carol gave
Spring black eye and cut his lip. Spring returned
TO the house again Wednesday and carried of
Carroll's hat and did not return again as was known.
On Thursday night Carol and his wife went to an
Irish dance. VIM. Ryan, nephew of the two muir
dered women, visited them Thursday evening in
company with his sweetheart, ana left the house
about o'clock, and the only persons then in the
house, to their knowledge, Mrs. Linch, her tvs in
infants only two weeks old, and Mrs. Shaw. Carol
became brutality intoxicated the dance that he
could get home during the night, did his wife
return until morning, when she found John Devine,
the milk-man who supplied them, at the door, He
told her he had knocked several times and called, yet
no answer and had gone away, and was then making
his second visit after going his route. Mrs. Carol
then opened the door with dead latch, when she
discovered Mrs. Linch and Mrs. Shaw lying on the
floor of the parlor Dead and around them pools
of blood. The infant twins were found in their muir
dered mothers bed almost exhausted from crying.
The trunk of Mrs. Linch was found rifed and the
money gone.
On the person of Mrs. Linch, whom it appears had
left her bed and gone down stairs, when she heard her
sisters screams, there the extraordinary number
OF forty distinct wounds, independent OF scratch
es, bruises, &c. On the person OF Mrs. Shaw there
seventeen distinct wounds. The weapons used
were dirk knife and piece of Ieaden pipe. Mrs.
Lfnch's hands were shockingy cut in her effort to
wrest the knife from the hand of the worse than
demon. Several arrests have been made, and among
them Sprng-upon his clothes were marks Of blood
which he says came from his lip in the fight with
Carol. He is strongly suspected.
After tbs murder committed the fend set fire
to the Kitchen by heaping FIRE Goals the floor, which
burned through the floor and fell into the cellar and
the fire went out. further investigation will be made
to-day, when number of important witnesses will
be heard. Screams were heard in the house about
quarter before ten O'clock but not regarded by
the neighbors, as ii was uncommon thing to hear
quarrelling among the inmates of the house. The
murder was no doubt committed at that iime
The weather has been quite changeable and disa-
greeabe for the past few days, being combination
OF snow, rain, and mud. The Hotels all well
filled with strangers, and bushes is generally quite
brisk. Yours truly,