The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-25
THE BROADWAY TRAGEDY.

| III N1vbi,e aud v,sJt yrv Yorkshire Causes
winch Led 10 the Dsfas usty-rhs Meeting NJ
1.yIors-abe A-s.ssiosrs"a ut the Brs"d-
rem Bous. x,d Ast.Dps at suAcsae-cne
Ps,soner's Version or the AH.ir-scene ~
the New Yors Hospital Interesting Oct ais
| Of the Trsg-1y, So &c
he COT sod p'smeorasen assassination Of Virgins
s'e~st,s .owsp o. Pleasure, by her pAramour Robert
hact onsa AT the Of the Brandreth House.
SATURDAY afternoon the chief topic OF coovefsasiop
In The metropolis Yesterday. the ooldness which
the deed vas perpeusrd the hour, the place, the
csu,ss which ed to the commission OF the murdsv--Al
| t-poeo TO marx the with unusual sesree
nisres Rundreds persons called n the New Yors
aospaai 10 inquire after the wounded womsu's cooa,.
ton, while she conos the place Of kAcdonaan oonne.
Dsni, was iovetsed tn NO less tnsereAt
THE history OF TIE PARTIES
~nc figure so ccpsp,cuc1sy In sos rsmS,ksble Gaze
esocsy ard revenge, covering period does
sx more, repets with facts Of interest Msc
donald, wealthy ccgtop merchant MOBILE drst formea
TIE ecqcs,ospoe Of Mst Stewart house or proar,a
'ton Benz extremely pretty. sno wi,osi very shosy
-"o nsr"Ve cssauie, the merchant became deeply
moreo msoe her ccn.iy presents Of isvery and pon-'
and ups!y mace her his mistress During period tns
hey nved together ar and ~ue she bore tSo chi
dren, ho'o Of whom d'eu At sn ea,ly ase asaioos"
~ss sio, dsspaieo apo exrsv,gsn. While b's mistress
| IN the contrary, was sb,ewd, ca Eating
having All to tnsuess tbs exssnces Of future
be various sups Of money besov we'd upoo n, be-
lover pbe csre'ry put away, that a. th- end II
few yes,s she enabled the honse
she Ivec and open estan''snn s,co,n,
raw ,;eo on Of led TO much boKsr
ne D. IN occasons qusrre, ~tn her psrsmour wneo
sober wsc,onsid sfec,ious,e ever It, info,
I, psrei,, be was = nan IT igt mp.rs'e bso.s. snd
II O med orb Hq.or of'en gave vent To b.
drs~ ng knives scd pis'Os 81" A.. -.
the toore 70 -hsrrs ,,.,n., No. ,on.s nsh,,s 4,
70 'ast 'nst te continually hot ut
We ~s"ess, ara 90 thar she ga
o''se' 70 I've him ,ockeo up In the gnaronon.s
- .snce begat jealousy. and ssvera, umas
"f n,s icrmacv Nth Virginia he threatened t, kill
Der If sce did not no couseKsepg and i've vi
sohe % NO consd-fatcp, no ~ever. ~ould Mise Sew.
art give proo.to-shp OF the estab ent She
.sw that nemOersnce wss Sorkng the ruin OF para
m"ur, and fearing 10 oe drawn into the
Tim. adopted tue resolution of managing snArs
cutting tire scqua ntance OF her qnondsm friend an
much as pos.,hle
THEIR DEPARTURE FROM MOBILE
With that object N view, en Mobile for New York
Oh v-t bop,Ds IN that way to jealousy aud
vi',erce OF her PAT amour ~ singular coinc,dence
Macdonald also eft for North toe sane tue
whether she arrived in search ol Der
| lover, is ye, ipvoIvei 10 DOUBT. Macdonald says
Il was so wrapped up in tpst could shake uer
OF and fos'ly quet Mobile and to tnis city for
toe purpose Of getting rio Of her She follower ms for
Toe double purpose OF ue"tne ne aud obtaining
cir 70 orps back nth her .op,le -
A.sinst this have the statement of Miss s.erart
AID one Of her iemaie acquainances, woo pos,
| tiSely assert tina, tue the tua,ave aud
me man her uDrelepune oursusr On her arrival
aere Virginia put oP al tue su,itnsoolso House, 10
3rosd~ay, bot subsequently the house OF
r'eDo of hers Marion street, resided az the
time Of tho tagedy. Axaooesd stopped at the aaro,o
t-n 6oei, where be himself 10 widest ex
cesses, and MADE himself the ohjsc of especial re-
insJk The p,oprietors Of the one or 90 OF
nir frienas cautioned him repeatedly sgainst the
Consequences such yiotous Of life, bu.
De paid no attention 10 their counsel, spd
pecsme more ossf~et from Gay 70 day Usaoie Jig.
the ~nereabous of avs isess he eft zoe L. 10
few Gays sno sent 10 Boe.cn, hoping ner .oers
along 70 dcover any oios to her ~aerosbouts 20 seser
re retoroei 20 New YORK and once more rene we'd toe
sea-ch
TIE MEETING N BROADWAY
spears to have been purely accidental Virgins was
so"mpap'ed ~ Two ie1ae scq ia!ptaDoes, snd abe
wss en,srpg Tsyoc's Der pursusr caugM u glimpse of
oe' person He followed her into ne SALON. ami 7orv
cooIly TOOK stsi beside her hs ms,,,,. ao,aors !,
os oeeE friendly one 10, imme f;.t-y on .ycbaos,
s.Iutat sscosuain csen for bottle Of vine ara IN
ieo The women ~ ofiDs ~ hin. AIer parsaEtng OF
"@e rere, hmet's, The party arose from their
70 have he premhss WI Mac t"sad Grew Mss
stewart ssoe lDd The convsrsed together feN
mprt.s What passed oet~eeD tbeu 10. exactly
sDo~n but the purport Of ne a reuu AT
pafr u Mac Opsid tina; as mistress should re,urp
70 Mobile heT reiueal III positive terus TO accede 70
lie proposition IL quite svdent ron Der angsaee
s.le nIs
'Ian'@nce, enc tns uion COP area 10
nronte we worst pessops 10 tpe breast OF
over. U" reaching tie siiewak sAcoouad 81 treated
rs rompSnon 70 revoke Der resouuon, Aud undns
Saa peI trrbsDe on chat point nfeaene I, kl
ar on TIE sloI But Vrgius vas rot 70 oe moved oY
uch thrests. AID fsty too ioVer 70 leave
she old not ~aoi 10 have aoytoog more
20 60 With ~ Sun a-caorsd claas to soc
that resDt kep, up bis ensrea,iea md
,hrteis nrui they reached tht Braniretn II idse
THE ASSASSINATION.
Finding e. last that she sas .sed in her rasolu
too, ara that be ~as held 10 utter cou.enps by
common coufieS,p, his mofulcsuoo krew 40 bJuuGs;
ors~pg revolver FROG, his poike,, he suddenly h.ed
dete miDeo 10 re avenged rae movement vas NO.
1opocrd ny 'he soau and quick se len a.arJei
or she doorway o, tne sbcse nole before
ne ben procreoeo three ysros her lover wish nefrug
am sent ov Jet cesuns through ner sgp rhe reoe"i
4 The petol, followed by tn agoazed styieg OF the
,ered woman, h,gn the din pusts e
me spes, and IN mouient hous Al ts sere collected
The scepe a. tue tragedy rae wrelched
'HsAHhu5 ftNu py one W lhe bysbAuTefs al
ne d Mmy unit tne arrival of the poie. Tue
ptfoneT na1e oDe or t1o desperate efforts frgs
nimsef for the purppse Of hitting sulcoe, blt
-ooui success lncsed nrt I, fos ,ns o,oGpt
l ~ energetic conduct OF Vauranst apd officer 10
oers the prisoner Nood nave erded crser
| N tce Bpot be ba5 the deadly -eayCn rased TO his
! 1sad, ana ~st aoou. puiag the tgser wnen one y
mem erased Off nrm Ice pstoi from tia
napo Even & The station hose the idea Of sue de
| permott VI hs ninc va tue policeman hsnded tue
Jevovtr TO hs superior ofioer, aAcdooad made
| desperate spring Tor 1t Ia tnis attempt be sgs
| zIso foiec through the Interference Il officer
| bad TO content hirngsf with the effort opiy
| he freely adnitteo having snpt bis mistress, blt
! said sbe had been hs ruin, and fully deserved
late dc ~edgeo tnat she ect perpe,retad
cut Of revenge but sought 70 ssse the offence say
| ug be- had been spree aud hs right
| eenses
| DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF FERMENTATION.
Tue documents found the possession OF prison or
so 10 tho~, however, the cocy premedtatd
| especially his letter 70 Mr. John W. Smith, Of gobe