New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-12
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN CHICAGO.
From The Chicago Free Prsn Of No

From The Chicago Free Prss' Of Nor. 8.
Last evening about O'Clock two discharges OF a
bis oil were heard in West Randolph street, between
PORN and SsngamOn streets, and AL erman Eli-
thorpe who near by, rushing 70 the spot, found
Edgar lDgersol, tender of the Randolph street
bridge, with pistOshot IN his breast, and ms wlie
also shot in the breast, staggering sway, while the
il strumen of death still in the murderers grasp.
Mrs lpgersoll was taken to the house of Mr.. Shaw,
corner of Randolph and Peoria streets, where Drs.
Freer Browne and HOLSTER were called to her assist
anCe and al last accounts she was sill alive, with
possibility of recovery. She was shot IN the ief breast
between the third and fourth ribs.
Ipeerso was conveyed 10 the West division police
station in the market hOuse and attended by Tue same
hyscisns, but he never spoke aud olod about
O'clock. He was shot in about the same place that
hi. wife Was The pistol was one of Alens revolvets.
In his pocket was found thirty three dollars In geld
and letter of which the following is literal copy, and
shows that his action was premedi;sted was writ
ten in pc Gil On both sldes OF small piece OF papsr,
aid is btenoes for brother residing ID thus cisy who
has carriage snop on Cana street.
CHICAGO November ilh 1855
Dear Brother ChAres-l would ike much to see you bu
time win permit viii AJAX one fvor Of you so IA. last
thst Lizzie ana and myself are BARRED .nd
and sye her my god watch THAI abe hsve ss present
from Der father am very sorry to thins th.i an 'oost %
pres Lie is swete but bad part ~i than BE-
tssh beyond my rv..s to .Sp.n sh,n feteh this Lester
el by bidding you adew Give my .ye TO f.hs' and 0'hs'
''' 0'''D''> EDGAR E NGERsoLL-
Upon his person was found two cheap publication
with the following titles, which sppesr to have been
recently purchased and read From these the miser able
man may have received the IDEA of his sperste crime
or by them wrought up TO its commission;
Mi,, ne Clsrk The Buried Alive; Confessions Of Sal
esds Published BY H. NJ RRs-n Queen City fuehshe.'s
The Wopderfs Adventures and Horrible Disclosures Of
Lou.vfe Policeman. Written BY himself
The little Ida Amelia referred to in the letter Is a.
infant Of about year ard half old. She Is, indeed
brought to a cad orphansge.
1t sepears tost the principal actors IN this tragedy
have been on terms OF disagreement for some time.
She hsc commenced suit for divorce, Messrs Rss
brother Masonic temple, berg her counsel lngtr,
so hso rust returned from Cincinnati, where he bad
found her brother, Charles l. Morrison, and brought
him here TO endesvor 10 effect reconcihshon De-
tween them. Last evening he cal for her, aud they
went ont for walk and on their return and Isl be
fore reacbpg her residence be fired. Whist their con-
versstion vas, one knows, but i! is probable she
persisted in her determination TO live apart from HIM
An 1quest will be held this morning at 10 oclock,
bat it is rot probable tbs, any new facts vii be
elected. The guilty one in th. terrible scene h2a
passed beyond human punishuen