Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-05-09
A Woman's Revenge.

IFrom the New Orleans Crescent ApriI 2OI
- Charles street, in the aristocratic and fash
lonabie nel2hborhood of Canal, is becoming ia
nous for scenes Of startling iTapOrtance This
morning we are again called upon to notice a
Stabbing case, which only wanted a change of
tme nom day to night. and the total annihilation
tragedy.
The first question of an eccentric friend of ours.
whenever he hears OF difficulty, row. or any-
thing approaching the tragic invariably IS
"A" WI hos the wOman''' ALWAYS taking for granted
woman must be at the bottom Of such things
HsappIOpriateness was illustrated in the tragedy
oi St Charles street, yesterday, for a woman
Mira Mary Jane Charfes-wielded the dagger
-, ANDREWS, daguerreotypist, being the victim
MIS- Mary Jane Charles lives and has lived for
some Time past in large and elegant establish
ineht az No b9 Common street, where she rents
furnished room. She Is a widow and has bee
Tor some time is about 81 wears Of ave beautiful
hlghiy accomplished and fascinating in her man
hers- Andrews Is young artist of lofty aSpira-
ti0Is and ByTonic exterior, and as he some two
years ago took rooms at the establishment of the
oe1IuIul ana fascinating widow, il may without
hgcn stretch OF imag indtiOn be supposed that a
unity OF sentiment soon sprung up between two
such eongCnial spirits.
They loved, but did not get married-they pro-
SieS>ed on the mutual confidence plan for nearly
two years. when their honeymoon began to wane
or perhaps became Obscured by the overshadow-
ihg innuence Of the comet, which is now whSk-
ihG his ponderOus tail our planet killing the
Early blossoms and destroying, not only one fruit
crop throughout the Union, but the sugar crop Of
Ouf own beloved Louisiana Andrews abandoned
.he % ldeai, gave up all thoughts Of ever reaching
the round Of the artistic ladder, when his admi.
nhS countrymen would cOncede TO him the rfn-
Questioned right Of wearing the unappropriated
mantle Of a Michael Angelo or a Rubens. He
became practical.
The charming widow flush Of the sordid
iucIe, and with true Jlcksonian energy and will
he laid his plans for transfer of the deposits
which ne soon accomplished, and instead OF
erecting \ villa on the banks of the Lake of Como
with the widows funds, he established two
dlSuerreotyPe sdloonS-one at No. 3 St Charles
street, and the other one II No TO- a few doors
from the True Delta establishment This was
not all-the cup of the charming widows misery
was not yet full-the last drop that overflow, the
golden goblet, like the last ounce that breaks the
camel's back, was poured in when the unfaithfuI
Andrews deserted her, which he did short time
ago, and married Miss HOffner
We have now stated the case as il was yester. =.
ddy morning. and will give the sequel in az few
words as possible. Mrs. Charles II seems mad .
nP her mind to wreak her vengeance on her faith
less swain by assanlting him, and then end life
troubles by killing herself She procured beau
uinI arl-handled danger, we believe at Guion's
shd crossed the street towards the entrance Of No
5st Charles street, intending to reach the daguar-
ran saloon Of Andrews and strike him while in
lHe act OF transferring the features of some fair
one 10 The metallic plate. She met him the
ssIds"dlkl and as quick thought the glistening
Dl4de mad pierced his neck. As he turned and
'ocied she inflicted two more wounds on his left
am, and before the by ISLANDERS that thronged the
sidewalk al the time, could interfere, she gave
In I ah0ehS STAB In the thigh, when the dagger
hoPPed from her hand. With the utmost cool
ness she thsn forced her way through the crowd
no one In IL attempting to interfere with her and
Proceeded To carriage in waiting at the next
corner and was driven rapidly TO her home, 800
Common street.
AT a late hour last night Andrews ,.,.S s,,u iiy
IN and Mrs. Charles was al her home no arrest
or legal investigation that we could hear of hsyI
lns taken place