The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-01-11
From the New York EXP. sss
A Horrible Tale of Degradation, Des
tttuiiGm and Death.

From the New York Exp. sss
A Horrible Tale of Degradation, Des-
| tttuiiGm and Death.
On Friday evening Capt. Bowling, of the
| 9th Ward, was informed that the dead BODY
of woman lay in one of the rooms of the
tenant house, No. Mulberry street, an old
barrack, formerly known as the old Methods,
Church. "he Captain repaired to the place, a
room in the third story, in the rear Of the bar
racks, where he found the body Of a woman
about thirty-6ve years of age, apparently. II
was entirely naked, with the exception OF
dirty blanket, which had been thrown over
| it, and under its head was small bag filled
with shavings. In the room with the body OF
| the deceased woman was her son, little boy
about eight years OF age, who was very shah
| billy dressed and barefooted. The body was
placed on q door and carried to the 9th Ward
station house, and laid out in cell by ITSELF
The boy was also taken to the station house.
when Captain Bowling kindly procured him
some food, which he devoured, being evident
ly half.siarved. The boy has slight frame,
light hair, well developed head, and gave
name as Tommy Hughes. He appears to
have a remarkably good memory, is very intel
ligent, and told the following story in rel ton
to his parents, which, were all it's narrowing
particulars known, would prove OF more terri
BILE interest than all the fiction of the popular
writer's of the day.
His father was Col. thomas Hughes, of Bos-
ton, formerly of the the United States army.
He was afterwards confined in a Lunatic Asylum
in France, for insanity, where he cut his throat
and thus ended his lie. Tommy recolls cted
goiag with his mother to see his father az the
Crazy House," when his father said Emma.
look at this" and at the same time he
pulled great long Dutch knife out of his bo-
som and attempted to cut his mothers threat,
Tommy said his father, Col. Hughes, was his
mothers second husband, her former name be-
ing Emma Jane Torrance. He could recollect
when his mother kept house. She then sold her
furniture and boarded at the Prescott, House
and went from there to the Metropolitan Hotel
(about wear ago, as nearly as he could recol-
lect) when she commenced drinking Holland
gin. subsequently she left the Metropolitan
Hotel, and boarded in Mott street; there she
commenced to drink brandy, and finally moved
to Mulberry street, where she was found dead,
lie says that she threatened to kill him at one
time, but he escaped by screaming, when the
neighbOrs came in and saved him. All the mo-
ney she could get into her possession she used
to buy rum WITH and neglected to procure pro-
visions, and he haa nothing but crust OF bread
and water or a little coffee daily to subsist on.
According to his account his mother ut one time
had friends, among whom he mentioned Charles
Gilbert, No. ll8 Broadway, H. j. Tibbetts.
Trinity Buildings, and VIM. j. Haskell, Attor
ney. Mr.. Haskell had given him money at
times, which his mother had taken for drinking
purposes. Mr.. Tibbets, he said, was in some
way related to his mother. At one time she
sent man named John Burden to Mr.. Tibbetts
for money, Tibbe,ts gave $40, "a of which Bur.
den used and gave mother only So Littl. by
q an ma Dad l.
clothing, and every thing she possessed, to salts.
fy her craving for drink.
The little fellow says that his father hae con.
siderable property, OF which he should receive
I part, and that it is now in lawsuit He has
a half brother, who, he says, ran away from
his mother, and is now living with his grand
mother, Mrs. Torrance, in one of the Western |
States. Tommy also ave minute account Of |
his mothers death, which took place on Thurs:
day evening. About o'clock, while she was
wing on the floor, she commenced grooming AZ
II in great pain, saying at times, ''Ob, Thomas,
oh, Thomas!" he asked her what was the mat |
Ter with her several times before she noticed
linn She then asked him to draw her near the |
ire, which be did after great exerton. After
his. she slept about an hour, and then wakiny.
lsked him where he had been, and commences
'tarlng wildly about her. He replied t.by you
hother' She said, mo you wasn't" Imme
iiately she commenced shaking, which soon
leased. She then animated to him by sipns
hat she wished him to kiss her. which he did,
'he then drew her limbs up, and Law Quiet
'borily afterwards woman came uto the room
nd said, "Bub, guess your mans dead" He
hen placed his hand on her heart, to feel It's
eatings, and afterwards placed his ear to her
nooth, to hear whether she bresthed. Shortly
fterwards Capt Bowling came and took the
ody to the station house.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sinclair has sued before the
lpreme court ia New York, to recover the
astods OF her husband, John S. Sinclair. taken
'om her by his father, four days after MARI
nd shut up at home. The imprisoned husband !.
nineteen years old, but the wife contesses TO i.
ears OF greater discretion.
ST. Louis, Jan. "a destructive Ere broke |
ut at Camden, Ark, on Christmas Day and
estroyed the warehouse Of Hill l. Co.. Loco q
ales OF cotton and other merchandise. yained /
tl00,O0O. No insurance. q
Also. hire II Decster, ILL.,, on FRIDAY morn Z
8 destroyed Elk business houses and t25. 900 .
orth Of property; partially insured. q
On the morning Of Dec. 2Sd, the house ofs
bbey, on the west side Of tho Wapsipin,con
yer, At Independence was destroyed by fire LIP
'e house cost u, 000-insured for 470O. So
70 the Civilian. #
Ata Christmas Eve party, given at Mr.. STAINS. 2
few miles in the country, on Fricay evening = !,
1t, an old lady 81 years of age, took che flooP =
d waltzed around the room. until her partner.
roung man Of Is, vas completely exhausted
d had to sit down. The phrase Of ego il !,
'ile you're young, for when you get old you =
nj. is thus proved 70 be false ~ we'll a. :,
elegant.
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Over -four hundred persons we're arrested in E,
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