The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-08-10
The New York Tragedy.

We infer from what We see in some of
the letters from New York that there is
possibility that the wound Of Virginia Stew
art will Tot hc fatal Wehope that it may
proyc,o. From the New York Herald
we extract ,hr iolIowin. concerning this
sad affair:
AZ half past nine O'Clock last nirht our
reporter again visited the CITY Hospital.
whore. through the courtesy of the gentle
manly and efficient House surgeon. Dr.
Quiulfy. he was granted an interview with
Mr.. Johanna Upton. the mother of Nir-
-inia Stewart The old lady /, quite re-
spectacle looking about fifty or fiity-five
years of age. and has evidently occupied
a'lpod position IN society She l. exceed
i'm. troubled about her unfortunate and
erin. daughter. and the only hope She
expresses Is that Providence NAV grant
her few days ui life in order to give her
an opportunity of T,pcuting. The follow
ing will Ie found "a verbatim report n the
statement mad" 90 our reporter by Mrs.
Upton:
Ny name l. Johanna UPTON | reside ut
No. - Napier street. Boston. and am in
the grocery business: ] am widow: was
married twice. and have four children be-
side Nir-in.H-twp little bows and two lit
tie .irl-; nv fins, husbands name was
Stewart, INV second Upton: OF the former
marriage Virginia was the issue: / have
been widow going ON four years up to
the time she was sixteen years of ace She
was a very good and obedicut child: she
left Boston with an old lady and gentle
man named Perry. who adopted her as
their child: they brought her 70 Spring
field. and. having stayed there for some
time. they came to New York she al
ways wrote tn me during her absence. and
AWAY, said she would come home: she
came home 70 Boston in three years after
She had left me to see me, and said the
old couple were living yet. bat as soon as
they would be dead She would come home
and STAY again with me: a year ago last
summer she came down to see mo. when
! asked her it She was married; She told
me YES. she had been. and showed me this
mans lNacdonald'sj likeness. with his
name on il: She left me shortly after to
come back to New York: have had let
tiers from her since once in a while: the
last letter ] had from her she was in Mo
bile: Macdonald came to Boston on Fri
day last and came to- my house: he said
he was looking for nv daughter; he asked
| me if ! had daughter living South. and
| replied that ! wa, not obliged to tell my
! business 10 strangers. as | did not know
who lac wa, he said he was my daughters
particular friend: | said did not know
any friends lust nOw-that | had few oil
| them: he said he was a friend, and he
| would prove one to me: he then told me
| he was my daughters husband; | asked
| him why he had come to my house. and
| said was a widow, trying to bring up my
| children respectfully, and ! did not know
anything about strange gentlemen: lac
! then said he was married to her thre,
| years. going on iOur-that She was good
! woman. as good a. ever was. and he began
to cry ] said. what Is the matter?" he
| said he had been drinking. and that She
| did not want him to drink at all. and that
| that was all the trouble they ever had be
] tween them: hc also said that when he
! did drink he used harsh word, towards
her: he acknowledged ho was to blame,
| and said that If would only come to New
! York and try and mend matters. every
thing would 20 well ! said | would do 50
| only for INV little girl. who wa, very sick
| and ] could not leave her: he said lac
would pay me if ! would come on with
! him; told him ! wanted no paw. that |
| should take care of my family. but that |
would do ANYTHING else in my power for
him; | begged Of him not to drink anv
more, and made a cup of tea for him.
| which he drank: then sent for hack in
! which he went to his boarding housc-Re.
! we're House: ] promised to call on him
| on Friday morning at the Revere House
] did call. but he was not in; shortly after
| ! reached home he came to me and asked
me If had heard from my daughter since
! said had not. and that did not under.
stand his coming To- Boston and leaving
his wife in New York. a. hc said She was
lac was PERFECTLY sober then, and started
| Tor New York hv the evening train my
second husband lUptonI died four years
! ago the 2Gth of this month; on arriving in
! New York. when ] entered the hospital
| AMI saw my unfortunate daughter. She re-,
| cognlzed me at once, and asked me how
AMI her sisters and brothers were; on my
asking her how she felt. she replied. Il
have a sick headache and a sick stomach
and that /, ALL during all time She was
away from mo had no idea of the life She
was leading
During the recital of the above narrativ,
the afflicted lady wept bitterly, and ap
! pcarcd bowel down with the weight o
| grief which her vrctched child had bur
dcncd her with.