The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-11-11
THE PuII.ADEI.PHIA YNAGEDy

We published last week Geographic ac-
eoaRt Of the killing of Mr.. Carter, President
of the Anthracite Bank, at hotel in Phila-
delphia, by Thos. W. Smith, a young man,
who had married Carriers ward. The fol-
lowing particulars of the tragedy are given
in the Philadelphia papers:
Richard Carter came to this country, from
England, u number of years ago with his
brother. They were both poor and worked
NJ miners. but being very industrious aRd
saving they got together considerable means,
and went into business upon their own ac-
count. They became extensively engaged "
mining, store keeping, and in the manuiac-
ture OF iron. In this business they associa.
fsd themselves with man without capital
Jnamed John MeCauley, resident of Ber-
wick, Pa. Their inrnaces were subsequently,
IburGed, and AcCauley was . ruined man,
The brothers Carter continued prosperous,
and Richard was, not long since, made Pres
.idcnt Of the Anthracite Bank nj Tamaqpa.
lie was at the time OF his death forty seven
years of age. He was q religious man, so
lar asirofessions go, prominent in works OF
charity, and his reputation only suffered from
one cause, to-wit:
Some lew years since, the wife of Mr..
McCauley, his former partner, died, leaving
an Interesting and beautiful daughter named
Elizabeth, who was then about twenty years
,of age. Mr., Carter took much interest in
this young lady, and ut his request her faith
.er consented that his old patron should take
the charge OF her education upon himSelf-
Mr.. Carter s,nt his ward to the Wesleyan
Female Academy ut Wilmington, Del. lie
was in the habit of sending her word TO meet
him in this city. She would obey the sum
mons and repair TO the Girari House, where
they would remain together, publicly rs I'M
,ele'and daughter, but privately as man and
vwife, from Saturday until Monday, when
Miss -MeCauley would return to Professor
JLoomis' establishment Mt Wilmington, and
, her protector would go back to his wife nj
Tamaqua, without her suspccting the errand
her faiIhlass husband had been upon. Upor
one OCCASION Mr. Carter and Miss McCauley
travelled together TO Niagara, and at another
time they spent some days together ut New
port.
A young man FAMED Thomas Washington
sSmith, from Cecil county, Maryland, was a
lone time clerk in the store of Mr.. Carter, n
Tamaqua, sld was in the habit of visiting
his sister, who was teacher in the Wesley.
an Academy at Wilmington. Upon thes,
visits Inc became acquainted with Miss Ne
,Cauley aud was enamored of her.
About a. year ago he married her. TIL
imarriage took. place at Wilmington. Thos
hest acquainted with Carter believe that. in
:stead of wishing her to marry Smith, ne wa
,oppose1to 10; that he was himself sincerel,
attached to her; that he wished to have he
to himself, and that he would have marie,
her if it had been possible. Soon after tn
marriage, Smith discovered that his wife VIA
far advanced in pregnancy, the consequence
'of the intimacy with Carter-which in,lmac
was kept mp, Smith alleges, after the mar
:riage. n separation took place, and Mr..
Smith was provided for by Carter. She CAV
birth to child some four months after Inc
marriage, and is living near Philadelphia
where she has been taken care of by Garter
The shooting took. place in the front parlo
of the 81. Lawrence Hotel, where Smith ha
requested. . private interview, and no thir
person was present.
Smith told the officers, while being con
yeyed TO prison, that he demonstrated wit
Carter about the disgrace he had brougl
upon him, when Garter replied that it wa
no disgrace at all, AID that he intended ne,
to visit his (Smith's) sister, at the school ,
Wilmington. This insult 30 enraged Smit
that he shot Carter 1t once. Three bal en-
tered Carriers breast, one passing through Il
heart.