New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-12
Mysterious Murder OF Two Women in Phiia-
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PHILADELPHIA, Friday, March II, 1853

Hannah Shaw and Ellen Lynch living &, No. 2tJ
Fe5ersl-st, between Seventh and Eishttsts., were
found brually murdered
AZ soon a. we heard II the circumstance hasten
ed 10 the spot, in company with Coroner G0ldsmith,
and found dense crowd gathered sboG; sthreestory
brick building on the south side OF Federals; u?oa
entering the house tie horrible si-a presented
itsef which il has been our Iot 70 witness In the
'front.' room on the first foor the bodies Of femlles
apparently net more than twenty I've or thirty years
Of age-lay weifeFng IN blood BOtA lay across the
room shout four or I've feet sparr-
The one which lag IN The front part Of ne ROOM
the body OF Ellen Lynch She IN her nj yht clothes
and was lying upon her face. coplous stream Of
blood had escaped from her mouth and formei puddle
upon the door. One Of ner hands was c.Hped and
much cut; L was evident she bad grasped ths knife Of
the assassin and had the blade drawn through her I'm
fers Her death probably caused by blow upon
the head, inflicted with some heavy instrument
The ctner victim was Mrs.. Hannah Shaw. She vas
IL her ordinary dress ami y upon her back ia the rear
pant OF the room Ths wonsn hsd gssh in her right
cheek and wound IN ne breast, obviously inflicted
with knife The carpetwho.e she lsy completely
saturated with blood
The room in which the fearful tragedy hsi been
enscied comfortably furnished AMI the articles m
the apartment were not sisa-raa-cd the carpet
upcu tie floor (which was ordinary rag carpet and
bid down in stfTs) vas a. smooth though the mHr
dered wunsn had laid themselves gently down upon T.
Noting STOUT the room indicated serious struggle eN
20 far az the circumstances connected with this nsr
ful sar have TRANSFERRED il thlt The house n
which the murder committed ~ occupied BY John
Carol and dat biz brother William boards with him
The second story front room IL rented % Bartholomew
Lynch End BIS WIFE, Mrs Lynch was confined about
weeks since and has left twin grIs without mo
ther. The room 10 which the foul deed was committed
i used for Sahhah-school purposes by John Carol
Mrs shaw has been staying with her sister since her
confinement and they have had several QnSrrels 10
gether Csrro and his wife were also in the habit Of
qusTr.ling.
seems that Carol end MS wife went TO ball or to
apaTty Of some kind last evening and were away al
night this morning Mrs. Carol returned nome sloue
about 7l2 o'clock, and was the nrst 10 discover the
dreadful spectacle The mikman was az the door when
she returned. and she called him In 20 witness the
scene. The neiehbOrs were also alarmed The infant
children, sOsuddeDy eft without mother, were found
in bed in the second story front room, crying
At the time we LEFT The scene, the knife with which
is supposed most Of the wounds inflicted had not
been found. piece OF leaden pipe about IL inches
long, much battered was found Those who were hrst
upon the ground Say there spots OF blood, ana
some human hair upon the pipe, when they ir-t saw t.
IL i probable that the fatal blow inflicted upon Mrs
Lynch with this weapon.
candle, partly burnt, found in the room; the
wick appeared 70 have been extinguished purposely
The brsss candestick had blood upon IL
Mrs Carol says that when she left home last night
young man named John Ryan wa there. Ryan has
CUSTODY
Coroner Goldsmith empauneled Jury and com
menced the investigation.
We copy two or three OF the more important testi
monies
AHHG GA, young woman sworn avn seam.
s1ess; live IN Schuylkll Fifth, below Walnut have
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol AZ balls in Bread e., between
ID and 80; don't know whose house the balls were at
met them there at one last ght they were very
cisbe together; leff the ballroom about daylight;
Mr.. Carol did not go away through the nigh; they
(Mr. and Mrs left shortly betore did can't tell
sctly at what time went D. the ball think it not
nine; Mr. and Mrs. Carol were both there when |
reached there; don't know either OF the deceased;
never cav them until this morning; did NOT know
Whist house Mr. and Mrs Carol lived in.
Edrdrd Fitzpatrick sworn live nj No 25e next door
below know the people OF this house John Carol was
the proprietor his vile lived here VIM. Carol board
ed with them; Bartholomew Lynch and wife rented ID
story front room; Mrs Shaw did live here formerly;
she is sister OF Mrs Lynch she came back here TO
live when her sister confined Carol, his wife, and
their visitors 10 the habit of drinking and carousng
they quarreed so much on Wednesday night that tue
neighbors gathered about the door; the sistsrsMrs
Shaw and Mrs Lynch-were in the habit of qusrrelng;
was not away from home all of yesterday; heard
noise yesterday; | wenl to bed early heard screaming
afterward don't know what time precisely; my wife
told In the evening that Carroll had taken his wife 20
party make up the quarrel of the night previous
afterw ard head the noise, before IL O'Clock sure;
and thought they had returned and were at il again
This morning about O'Clock out In front OF my
house, and saw Mrs. Carol coming home alone; she
had her ball dress and her shawl her head the
milk man at the door we (Mrs. @. and y made
some testing remarks the milk man and she went in
the front door together: went into my house. and a
after Mrs Carol and the milk man came TO the
door and called me in che (Mrs. c. said there were
two corpses the door; she asked to go in did
So and the corpses and went up stairs to look for
the children and found them lying the bed crying
Mrs. LyDchs husband marine in the Navy she MRS.
c. was smiling and blushed in the face when she first
came home this morning, and much agita,ed when she
came 10 door with the milk man. brown coat
exhibited 10 the witness he ssd he Mr.. Car
rol brown coat but did not recognize that as the
one; have seen Carol wear brown coat don't know
his business be distributed books and taught Sunday
School in the frons Mrs. Carol said My God
my God r when she went into the room where the
bodies lay.
John DeuiRs the milkman sworn, and testified
follows live in Sth below Reed | served Mrs. Lynch
and Mr. Carol with milk serve them every morning.
nothing wrong about the house usually got here
about o'clock this morning and rang good bit
could get in and away urned again about
"a. o'clock raped and got no answer; was about
going home, when saw Mrs. Carol coming up the
seet they remarked about the detention she said she
bad been out all night at party she e-ted with Mr.
Fitzpatrick about IT. che into the front the
first door hosted the window and opened the shutters
while stood at the front door when she turned round
she looked in smszsment for time and then turned
to me and said, MY God, what Is this Mr. Devine,
come in :" went In. and saw the bodies lying stiff and
cold she moved the bodies over and said who they
were proposed 10 alarm the neghbors went To Mr.
Frzpetricks and knocked; she followed me- and gave
the alarm proposed 10 examine the house; went
up star- snd found the children in bed crying after
subsequently, when first entered the room none of the
furniture seemed to be di-srrsnged
By Te,esrsph.l
Mrs. Lynch's husband is a marine, who was
paid OF bere on Tuesday and went away TO NewYork
"Wednesday morning leaving seven or eight s2O gold
pieces with his wife Her trunk was broken open and
tie money gone. The lock was picked with q dirk
knife piece Of one found broken OF and
cred with blood beside the trunk man named Spring
has boen arrested Suspicion blood found on hi.
clOthes. The deceased were sisters. Haansh Shaw
bad been married twice, and about 40 years old
Ellen Lynch about 3d. The affair has created yrea;
excitement Mr. Carol was arrested on suspicion but
the examination has cleared him He u a eoporteur or
book agent
SECOND DISPATCH
An examination of the bodies Of the muir.
deTed women has taken place; forty-one slabs were
found upon Mrs.. Lynch, tive entering the heart and
seventeen wounds Mn. Shaw An attempt was
MADE 10 burn down the house sfrer the murder but the
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