The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-11-04
Double Tragedy la Philadelphia.
A MAN sMornkRED IN CniMNEY-sCIcfDE or II
MISTRESS.


Prom the Philade phis Bulletin, Nov. g.
Between and eight o'clock last evening a young
snohere,i 10 death IN chimney of house OF bad cha
ractcr known :. Mrs. Prices" IN Shppcn street
few doors below Fourth, north side his death the
result OF h own reckessness and passion and occurred
IN the follow nearly the could be
CLEANED from the people about the house, who
wiling to give any Information TO the reporters, thus
forcing them gather their facts from the dsoncd
contradictory statements and conversations which
ON IN the room where the Young man lay dcad:-
Dillon l. pissterer. HIS mother and reside
Fifth and Carpenter streets. For quite long time Dillon
had been living with woman rs his mistress. W.
heard her mentioned NJ the scene Of the accident
coupled with the remark uttered by nippant young
girl. that " Anne would not b. back from the
theatre time 10 Dick but do know
that she any way bameable with the occurrence OF
last hight. Dillon qulrrelei with his mistress, and she
left him not long since but b. that she resided
at Mrs Prices Yesterday afternoon be had been drink
ing with companion ana they went out aud bought two
"back Jacks This was about three o'clock Dillon
next seen. between seven and eight O'Clock, al Mrs.
Prices, and lie declared that hss mistress
m stairs with another man. aud be would her.
Rushing up the harrow steep stairs from the front room
the lower story (where there BARI Dillon forced
the door Of tho rd story where he supposed hts
woman was locked lie ragged around on the landing
while AMI then climbed the ladder leading the roof Tor
the purpose % getting down into the room by the chm
ucy Ia the dark, hs drunken he dropped INTO
another chimney lt be- dc the THIRD story due but stuck
last When W nod va just opposite the third story and
ing Here his cries heard well ns the noise of
the detached bricks and mortar which fell on the fire
place Ia the lower story. Efforts at made to
him by the mistress of the house AMI by ncgubors
but although he held to rope which let
down 70 him. he could not be drawn up and finally
~ breaking tie brick work Of the chim
ney. A hole about three feet long made and he
was drawn oui alive but he ei soon after being carried
the which he lad tried to get Here We saw
BIZ body. and his sister good looking young Of
about twenty, weeping bitterly over u, while half dozen
he had only been asleep Instead Of dead The Coroner
Has quickly sent Tor bu, did not arrive there up 10 nearly
midnight.
during tie entire evening the house was surrounded by
large crowd % people. who knew very little about the
aiair b1t discussed tque warmly for all that. An ON
Ger remained ~ charge Of the house during the night aud
kept the crowd from entering. W. Obliged him
for al the information ia his possession switch cheer
fully given.
Through some MISUNDERSTANDING the Coroner was not
Informed OF the until early this morning when he at
proceeded the spot and held inquest The evil
dence elected sustained the given above and
verdict the effect that deceased was accidentally
smobcred was rendered n seems that the girl Of whom
he IN pursuit had ~ the theatre the he
inSthe house.
This event only the nrst act in the dram, 7, seems
that Dillon had another mistress who lived Pine alley
and who went by the name Of Anne Smith an assumed
Dillon had quarrelcd with this girl threatened
10 k her and she had declared her intention drowning
herself consequence Of his threats Che declared her
intention TO commit suicide TO several persons during the
evening and had gone 50 far as TO give away her few
effects 10 different parties, when intelligence Of the death
Of Dillon was brought to her She then said good bye
10 those about her, and went away THIS morning
daybrcak her body Sound floating in a dock in the
Delaware between Lombard AMI south streets The
Coroner sent for 20 holi inquest, aud
panied that official 10 the spot
The body Of the wretched was tied 10 a boat in
the dock and the water rpped over her face waited
her scarcely dishcveed hair about upon its surface
upon the wharf hundreds Of gazers we're gathered
and among the throng there many females who be
l0nrcd 10 the abandoned class the poor suicide
aud who seemed attracted 10 the by
bile attraction Mothers there, too with their little
Children all pushing and struggling 10 look upon the body
OF the
Ono moro unfortunate
Weary Of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone 10 her death.
,ady finally drapged OH ~ aud t,iI
upon the wharf until the dead cart should arrive.
Jury was summoned and proceeded 20 a house near by
where an inquest held The FIRST witness called
was
william Barclay who sworn and testified a. FOL
lows knew the deceased, but by name about half
past O'Clock last evening her sitting upon
chair the sidewalk in Pine aiicy, where she lived she
called me over 20 her. went, AMI she told mo she was
IN trouble; astct her what her trouble All she
sad that had threatened u lick VI kll ber she