The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-16
From the Phladelphia Bulletin, Nov. al
A Double Tragedy In PhiBadelphia--
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= !. 2 house OF bad character, known as Mrs PEI,
: 10 Shippen street, a tew doors below Flu
4 north side. His death was the result Of bis
a recklessness and passion, and occurred in
: following manner, rs nearly as the facts c,
4 oe Cleaned from the people about the ho
] who were unwilling to give any information
i the reporters, thus forcing them to gather Il
!. . facts from the disjointed aud contradict
!, statements and conversations which went o,
. the room where the Young man lay dead -
Dillon is . plasterer. His mo her aud ii,
reside near Fifth and Carpenter streets.
quite loag time Dillon had been liyn: wit
woman as his mistress. We hea d her IA
mentioned at the scene of the accident, coup
j, v th the remark uttered BY fippant you
giIl. that Annie -- would not be back II,
the theatre in time 10 see Dick" but we do /
know that she is in any way biameable with
Occurrences Of last night. Dillon QUARREL
with his mistress, a-d she left him not 10
since, but he was aware that she resided q: NJ
Prices. Yesterday afternoon he had be
drinking with companion, and they went 0
ana bought two "black jacks" This was abo
three O'Clock. Dillon was next seen, betwe
seven and eight o'clock, at Mrs. Prices, and d
ciared that his mistress was up stairs with al
other man, and he would see her. Rushing ,
/ iS"S ctSep St0t5ss ITOtu Lie front room! [
| the lower story where there is a barl, Dill,
forced the door Of the third story room whe
he supposed 'hs mistress was locked. n
ragged around the landing while and then clim
60 the ladder leading to the root, for the pu
pose OF getting down into tie room by the chin
ney. In the dark, or in his drunken rage. h
dropped into another chimney, just beside tn
tnird story Hue, but stuck fast when his bod
was just opposite the third story landing. Her
MS cries was heard, as well as the noise of tn
detached bricks and mortar which fell on th
nre place in the lower story. Efforts we're a
once made 10 rescue him by the mistress Of tn
mousse and by neighbors but although he one
heid on to rope which was let down TO him
De could not be drawn up, and was finally res
cued BY breaking into the brick work Of tn,
chimney. A LoIe about three feet long wa
made, and he was drawn out alive, but he diet
soon after being carried into the room into
which ne tried to get Here we saw his body
and his'sster, a good looking young woman o
aoout twenty, weeping bitterly over it, while
half dozen young men aud women discussed
the affair as coolly il he had only been asIeer
instead Of dead. The Coroner was quickly sent
LOT, Out did not arrive there up to nearly mid
night.
During the entire evening the house was sur
rounded o. large crowd OF people, who knew
very little about the affair." but discussed it quite
warmly for all that An officer remsined in
charge OF the house during the night, and kept
the crowd from entering. We are oblped 70
him for all the information in his possession.
which was cheerfully given.
Through some misunderstanding, the Coroner
was not informed of the case until early this
morning, when he at once proceeded to the spo.
ana held an inquest. The evidence elected sas.
tanned the statement given above, and YER
diet to the effect that the deceased was actual.
" smothered was rendered. 1t seems that the
girl OF whom he was in pursuit, had gone to the
theatre at the time he was in the house.
This event was only the first act in the drama.
L seemed that Dillon had another mistress. who
ived in Pine alley, and who went by the name
u Anne Smith, an assumed name. Dillon had
luarreled with this girl, and threatened to kill
Ter, and she had declared her intention of
herselfin consequence Of his threats.
She declared her intention to commit suicide to
everal persons during the eyenin and had
rome SO far as to give awav her few effects to
liff.rent parties, when intelligence Of the death
# Dillon was brought to her. She then said
goodbye" to those who were about her. and
rent away. This morning at daybreak her
'ody was found Heating in dock, in the Della
varc, between Lombard and South Streets
he Coroner was sent for to hold an inquest,
nd we accompanied that official to the spot
The body OF the wretched woman was tied TO
boat in the dock, and the water as it ripp,ed
ver her face, waited her scarcely siisheveled
alr about upon its surface. Upon the wharf
un reds of curious gazers were gathered, and
mong the throng there were many females
tho belonged to the same abandoned class as
he poor suicide, and who seemed attracted to
be scene by some irresistible attraction. Moth
rs we're there, too, with their little children, all
nshing and struggling to look upon the body
the
"One more unfortunate
Weary Of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her DEATH"
The body was finally dragged oEt of the riv
T, and laid upon the wharf until the dead cart
hould arrive. jury was summoned and pro-
eeded to a house near by, where an inquest
as held. The first witness called was
William Barclay. who was sworn and testified
} follows II knew the deceased, but no. by
anne; about half past seven o'clock last evening
Nv her sitting upon chair on the sidewalk in
inc alley, where she lived; she called me over
, her; went. and she told me she was in
ouble; asked her what her trouble was, and
,e said that a man had threatened to lick or
i'll; she said that she was going to. drown her
II; told her would not do that; she said it
as the only thing she could do; this was before
illon was killed; the deceased was not in
luor at the time, that could see she did
Dt tell me who the man was that threatened
kill her.
Maria Welsh, sworn-I keep the house where
'e deceased lived; the only name know for
~ 10 Ann sha
NTH, but that was not her proper name; she
Ved with me four weeks; she would not tell
sr name; she was an Irish girl; she was nine
en- or twenty years Of age; the man who
reatened to kill her was Dick Dillon; he said
J would cave her head in with a black jack;
e said he should not have chance; she gave
way her clothes; deceased was no. the woman
ilIon was after when he got stuck in the
iimnev; the woman he was after had gone |
the theatre; US soon as she heard about Dick
ing smothered in the chimney she said good
!, and went away; the deceased had a sister
no is well of and lives somewhere in New
,rsey.
The jury returned verdict that the deceased |
'mmit ed suicide by drowning.
Dillon seems to have been bent upon mischief |
the time he met his death, and the sacrifice
his life, probably prevented the commission
serious crime. The affair is singular one,
ID it has caused very great excitement in |
9 degraded portion Of the city where the par
IS were best known.
Dillon had black jug sllng to his wrist at the |
ne he was extrca,ed from the chimney huc.-
alters have been somewhat complicated by the |
rest OF man named William Berry, who was
custody last night on the charge OF having
r0wn the woman overheard. The hands on
vessel declare they heard Berry threaten the |
,man before they heard her fall into the wa
Berry was held for a further hearing.
A dispatch from Utica in the Buffalo Ex-
ess, says:
Erasmus B. Matteson, member Of Congress,
10 challenged at the polls OF the ward where |
resides in this city, and his vote was refused. |
le ground OF challenge Was that he had a
ger pending on the result OF the election
&c challenge w.s insisted on and he did rot
t..
Good enough for, him. Matteson was elected
Republicans, kicked ont of Congress Tor his
scAlity, but previous to the exposure Of bis
lainy, was re-elected to another Congress, and
~ saved from being kicked out Of that by
,mocratic members, under pledge from him
It he would give his district to the Democrats.
is he has attempted to do, but even the HE
,g Democrats in Oneida county, spurned the
ameiul bargain, and ConkliDg. the Republic
D, ID elected by an overwhelming maiority-