New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-07-25
BRUTAL MURDER NEAR BROADWAY.
4 AObil. Merchant shoots bis Mistress
HIS ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.

croSd Of at least five thousand persons gathered 10
few minutes around the drug store whittier her
nsensible form tad been borne. Five minutes later
she WAS placed il A carriage and sent 10 the Hospital
aud 10 less than quarter of hour after the occur
renee the grea. crowd hal moved on, AMI not sign
remained TO indicate the terrible trsgedy which had
Just been enacted in that locality. Such Is life in
| NeT.York.
The parties in this affair were Robert G. Nice lon
aid, we-to-do cotton broker from Mobile, Ala. and
courtesan named Virgni, Stewart, slely his IRIS
| trcss, from the same city The intimacy between
| them commenced in Mobile about eight years ago,
! when Macdonald met her at house Of i-fame and
| became passionaiely attached TO her. Ever since
that time until few weeks since she has been his
mistress There are absurd stories sfoa Of his having
taken her out Of the hou ia which ne found her, and
| into his mothers family, and that she lived and
moved in HE family circle for years. We need hardly
ssy that there is not a word OF truth in tue story.
| His mother IS living IL Kentucky, the State OF his
| birth, and probably knows nothing whatever Of her
| SOL 5 wsnt0n behavior. The truth Is, the girl
sinei a the house in which he found her for several
| years during which period she bore him two chill
| dreu. both of whom IN the grave.
BY prudent economy she accumulated 8 sum sulli-
enable her, about two years ago, to purchase
the house in which she had lived long. Since then
she kept for the same purpose or her o'n account
| and Lad accumulated little fortune. During this
tine Macdonald constant in his visits to her; bat,
although extremely atfectiOnate while sober, he I'M
fortunately had fierce appetite for drink, and. while
| intoxicated, he frequently used her very roughly,
sometimes drawing biz knife pistol, and threatening
10 take Ler life la order 10 herself from vo-
lerce she on several occasions Obli.c 10 have
| bin arrested
Incorporate habits grew upon him rapidly that
although he continually promised to use her better
Il she would forgive him, he az frequently broke his
| pledges. At length, 10 get away from his jealousy
ara violence she resolved 10 come North, aud about
| three weeks ago arrived in New-York, having left
! Mobile without his knowledge. After remaining at
the Smithsonian for few days, she went, with some
Of her old friends. to reside 10 house kept by a
woman Of her class in Marion street. No soOner had
| Macdonald discovered her flight than he Immediately
| followed her, arriving in tbi, city only day or two
! after her. For some time he unable to discover
her whereabouts and gave himself up To the widest
| and most Incorporate excuses. The MeSsrs Leland
| of the Me ropolitan Hotel, where he was stopping
cautioned him repeatedly against the consequences OF
| such course a. did also bis numerous friends and
acquartances IN this city, but all to no purpose
After few dsys he left for Georgia, having been ill.,
formed that his mistress had gone to Augusta His
search was unsuccessful and he became more be-
! sotted han
/ Returning from Georgia, he made another brief
stay At the Metropolitan aud then set off for Boston,
having been led to believe that Virginia was there
but al the while continuing in bis insane dslirum of
dissipation. On Saturday afternoon he returned from
Boston and Immediately sought for nis fugitive uiis-
trees lie visited number OF her friends, but they
would not give hin any satisfaction. IL the afternoon
lie acccently mel her at Taylors saloon. She was 10
company with two lady friends 81 the time. II was
quiet evident that she wished 10 shake him off, and
in reply to hls intreaties 10 return With him to Mobile,
che II Ally told him that she would never live with him
! again. So saying, she arose aud eudeavored TO leave
tue saloon lie followed her to the door, when she
told hun to leave her or she would all officer.
He SAID that before she could 30 that he would shoot
her, She then turned up Broadway, still pursued by
Macdonald, who was evidently much excited by
liquor and pass Oh, aud her female friends followed
close behind. Sic whispered to one Of them 20 cal
policeman, but none appeared in sight and they,
being strangers, did not know where to seek one.
/ When the party had reached CANA street, Virginia
tuned Of lrto that street, followed by Macdonald and
her riends Perceiying that she could not shake IF
her tornentor she turned full upon him, aud in loud
tone excsiued, " wlsh you would keep away from
/ me. Sir; don't wish 10 talk with you.' Whereupon
MscdeI oil put his hard behind him, aud drew forth
revolver. As be did so, his victim quickly reiterated
backward toward the side entrance of the Brandreth
house. shiekDg for help. He followed, and fred just
as she reached the doorstep. The act sudden,
hat although seen BY numerous persons, they could
not arrest BIZ am. She fell down user s.be, and her
assassin qu Ok raised ts weapon, if To shoot him
/ self IT, this be was foiled by NJ. Van Raust the
very-.table keeper, Who sirzei his quickly, aud
/ ttr,s him. Ohcers Roberts OF the Eighth, aud L.tts
of the Sixth Wards promptly arrested AMI dlsarmed
him. not. however. TIL they had struck him the
/ head TIA their clubs, while lie va in the act OF
rai.irg hs revolver 10 shoot them a they thought,
but really for The pufPoe OF taking his own life. Ia
few seconds after the Transaction seyeral thousand
persons bad gathered about the spot eager to hear
/ the terrible 'tory.
Tie wounded woman wa. qlI ky raised from the
ground an carried tito Rushtons drug store 10 al Ia
sensibe state. Eestoraiives aud stimulaus were APP
/ piled under tho direction of n young surgeon wno
bspr,rod 20 be IL the crowd and through tier irlu-
| ell e. rbs became sufficiently conscious 10 give her
/ name and To- answer questions N HOnosy ab.es IL
wn. a-c.riHlt,d that rhe bad been shot ~ the, fore
/ head the bal passing through the rkul ahoN two
fcber above the outer angle OF the len eye causing
considerable quantity of the brain TO eNudc from the
would. The ball did not pass out again, bur lodged
somewhere IA the sub-taucc Of the brain, beyond the
reach Of the probe Several physicians we're sent tor
/ but before they arrived, Il d~em,d cxpciicnt 20
| t,novc the woman to the cry Hospital. carriage
WINS procured. INTO which she Wa placed aod accom-
panied by the young doctor, ard her two female
/ In ,tiuir..l lmrul.l lrlnie l.ANlnE 10