The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-05
NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MARCH S, 1858.
Supposed Murder or q Negro Woman by her
Husband-Jealousy the Cause.

Supposed Murder or n Negro Woman by her
Husband-Jealousy the Cause.
Another Of supposed wife murder occupied the a.
tention Of the Coroners yesterday Mary Anne Hilton,
oolored woman about thirty years Of age living with her
reputsd husband William Hilton, the negro tenement
house No l4b West Twenty eighth street. sho! dead
yesterday morning about 10 clock It the breakfs a
table, under which lead the police 70 snp
pose that her husband the murderer II appears
from what We could learn that the parties bved at tie
above number December last that they occasong ty
quarreed with each other In consequence Of the v con
stancy Of the husband who carried ason vita one
of the colored girls in the neghborhood. Mary WIS In
the habit of scodng hor husband for his faith essness
when the latter would threaten TO separate rop her.
thus put IN END TO the Jealousy then existing.
On wedns sday they had some words, when Hilton
packed up his clothes carpet bag and sasi he was going
10 live with his brolher for short t,e. He sid he
would leave his wife thxt Night but ed his trtentcn
however until che following morning, when he irmated
her temper The morning came and the time drex nigh
when the separation TO taxc gace Breakfast wa:
prepared and the pxs cat down to the mornng meal
apparent good humer. Before tts meal had been con
cluded, however, separation OK the most final nature
took place While eating breakss, the deceased was
shot deao wlh erge single bxreed pisto supposed
have been nred OF by her HUSBAND.
immediately s''er the report OF the pistol was
heard by che peosie living In the house
sleeves, spparen. very n,uch excited ard anxious
cape from the PREMISES Ae retreated Seventh
avenue and far Thirty Second street. where
be took refuge the no0se Of friend There he changed
his clothes and coon afterwards started of for New
jersey.
The alarm being communicatef't the Twentieth pre-
cnct Police station house posse Of under
of Inspector Cary proceeded 10 the entire neghbor
hood with the hope Of arrestpg the fugitive but wiJhou
success Hilton managed TO eiude the vigilance of thu
police and went TO Jersey City. There he remained
for abot three four hours looking for his mother bu
being unable ID find her ne retraced his steps u
New York By some unseen influence he was induced
TO visit the scene of the bloody drama, when he was
promptly arrested and lo,ked up in the station house
await the result Of the Coronefs inquest On being qnes
toned relative TO the murder, Hilton stated that he
entirely nnocent; that his wife had nitted suicide
and that be epdeavored get the pistol of her hand
lying in bed when he the deceased with the pistol
her possession when he Jumped and wards her
but before be could reach her the weapon fired
his wife Tell At his feet corpse rs denied that he
the husband OF the deceased and said that her
rot Mrs Hilton, hut Nary Sievenr.
Coroner Gamble proceeded 10 the OF the tragedy
yestecey AFTERNOON for the purpose Of holding nques
upon the body OF deceased, but after making some
qures in regard 70 the occurrence adjourned the
over until 10 O'Clock this morning post norton ex
animation Of the body made by Or. D. Hanlon revealed
he presence OF bullet lodged in the substance OF thu
brain, which must have produced instant death. EN