, 1859-08-18

N&ERY-DSTITCTIOS-MYSTERY,
Tragic Affair In the West Division

MHERY-DBTITCTIOH- MYSTERY.
Tragic Affair in the west Division
| A most melancholy affair trauspircd ycstcr
| day afternoon on the Vest Side, in which. NO
Nun and mother Of three children came IN he,
death by poson-whetfer administered by he,
own hnnds or by another remains to be shown
| If ut I'LL, by tile issue Of the inquest to be con
cluacd this morning.
AS far as VIC can learn the circumstances, they
arc ~ follows: III the early part Of last week, q
woman and her three small children arrived in
this city over the Chicago and Milwaukee Raii.
foad, from Racinc. She gave Acr name as Mrs
liastie Puaer, and stated tltat she had como
berc to join her husband, one Frederick Pu{er,
painter.
She was out Of money. nnd ataer remaining
one night With her children at the Union House,
d small hotel on Vest Watcr street, she va.
turned sdrift by Ar. Merast, tho proprietor, aa
she had no means Of paying for her accommo-
da<ion. She and her little ones we're poorly
c!ud, and had no baggage.
~A %AAo kAA4k %AGA EUultllQu ulEL Inc nQIlEG
and sympathy Of a man, an agent for house
owner in the Vest Division, who lid llcr 70 and
seek shelter in vacant house on the corner of
Hubbard aud Desplaincs streets, giving her Mt
the same time little msncy for. her present
needs and those Of her children.
The destitute family occupied tue house three
nights, without IN article Of furniture or bed
dug, tue children and their mother sleeping On
the noor. Within this tims.it would appear she
had found puler, who disayowed ali conncc-
ton with her.
Yesterday the attention Of the neighbors was
called to the poor creature lying in condition
Of extreme agony upon the floor, her frightened
little ones about her. ls:p was at once prot1tr-
cd, and several sought at once to alleviate the
condition Of the family. AL questions addressed
to the sick woman us to herself and the cause
Of her illness were futile. She seemed in cx-
trcme agony, asked only for ice water, of which
she drank imnlodcrately, and seemed grateful
fer Tic comforts secured by her visitors to the
children. Yesterday afternoon she died.
Coroner james being advised Of the death,
summoned u jury Of inquest, and post NOR
tenn examination was held On the remains by DR..
Geo. X. zimmerman. THIS examination devcl-
oped tic presence in the stomach Of cvilcnccs
Of some active corrosive poison rs tue cause of
dea.h, which the analysis to bc performed will,
it il believed, show to be- arsenic. The inquest
was not concluded, hut adjourned to nine i. II.
to-day.
Tic appearance Of the apartments occupied
by the poor creature was heart-sickenipg when
considered rs home, the only home of
mother a3d ler tender little ones, and it may
he satisfactorily shown TINT tho poor creature
shrank from the battling with her troubles, aud
put IN end to her her life.
Some circumstances, however, point 50
strongly to another solution Of tue mystery,
that Frederick PufIer, a painter by trade, and
claimed br the woman rs her husband, las
been arrested ind il uow i'll custody 10 await
the verdict Of tie jury. rufer denies that the
woman is lis wife, or that size las any claim to
lis na1nc+
Among the few effects in tlc poor woman's
possession was found letter which indicates
that her name l.as been Gillcroy by l,er former
marriage, and it is said that Gilderoy is in she
Wisconsin State Prison.
The womuu's name was, according to the cyi-
dences in this letter. a1rs. Hattie Soners Glide
roy, Sohlcrs being her maiden name. She was
apparently about thirty years Of aye, and lad
sceu better days. The terms Of her intimacy
with puffcr will appear more plainly from the
evidence continued to-day.
NEW EMPLOYMENT FOR DIR Gas HrnNERs.--
The public hare long since adopted coal gas Is
the grcat i:1uminator. The cheerful gas burner
has firm place in the well ordered city home,
and tlat to the surhantins in all cases Of free
preference, tle whole generation aud tribe Of
candles, lamps, &c, DC.
E''t what, aud if it shall appear, that only the
l'n1f Of tie real utility Of the gus burner has
been yet known to the public. What if the
great jrnn arteries of the Gas Company that
hare brought light all clsccr arc yet and, that
vcry shortly, to bring other domestic uttics,to
co1lle IN rs heating agent, at once the cheap
est, hest, aud most convenient. WIlu would
not bc willing under this last mission Of Coal
Gas, to do away with woodpi!cs and coal bins
save space, time, and temper, and pay his bill
when the month comes round, to the Gas Co,u-
pany for both Light and Fuel.
We shall see what VIC shall see, hut rs ycry
good earnest of what we have indicated, let us
tell how VIC breakfastcd at q gas burned yestcr-
day, how it cooked us delicious steak, done to
turn, how it Drowned us duinty toast, boiled
us some potatoes, and turned out IL pan ofligLt
~. IL
dcnce Of utility. Was not that "a!l g,s" and
yet very substantial, and when VIC pronounce
all these vianls delicately antl capltally cooked,
VIC do not need tn answer uny questions whetl-
cr tlcre was smell Of gas clinsing 10 our break
fast. That there was not, nor 10 We Intend it
shall cling to this rcracious account, should any
one bc over.tcmpted by poor old pun.
There il no mystery about it. The attention
ingenious men has been turned to this subject
for years past, but it seems to have been re-
served for W. F. SHAw, Esq, Of Boston, 10 at-
tain tic tlesideratum, practicable application
Of gas to heating and cooking purposes. The
puteutec has nude Mcssrs. WALwonrn, Hun
HARD Il Co., of No. saa Lake street, sole agents
for the sale and introduction of LIS invention in
the Northwest, aud 1t was there we ate our
breakfast as above. Shall We give tue figures
We verified, tie expense Of fuel, time, &C., as
follows. The first and larger item alone VIC did
not then und there test.
ri U.s. bread cnos III IL minutes ronsutsng cusft feet
ne steak lvil.]l in minutes. consuming 5oloo It Gu
lie t.sut of gas. cost tot cent.
II. a"le III ~ minutes. consuming c''lc fo"t
r. ,,sf4s M issa:t TAXED in i. minutes consuming toot
II yas II IT ~ Mtlls-
Cun woc,ipilc, or coal bin. in any range or
store or fireplace !" beat that? We trow not,
and the gcntlen.an1y resident partner ut No. 9'S
Lake street stands ready to show any number
Of the curious OF interested just how it all is.
The patent Of Mr.. Shaw covers and completes
former familiar plan Of burning Gas through q
wire gauze surface for heating purposes, save
that this last discovery was just what was
wanted to give perfect combustion and leave nc
odor whatever. The sole product Of this cont
bustiou is now but a |apor Of pure wafer.
Probably the widest and most popular use oi
this principle just now viii he bs the ladies'
who see how capitally the Flat Iron Heater doc:
ifs office. 1t mny bo attached to the gas burnc1
in an instant by flexible tube, and in foul
minutes you hare piping hot flat" The Ia
dies who arc boarding win appreciate this, ans
VIC advise them TO see 10 il that they secure thi
luxury. They may persuade their bcttcrf'at
into the purchase by showing how easily til
flat hentcr may become u kettle holder, or ii