Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-10

A Story OF NEW York LIFE-Desradatio
and Death.-In "tenant house" in Mulber-
ry street, N. Y, on Friday last, the police
found the dead body of a woman lying on the
noor with a bag Of shayings under its hsad
Near it was standing, weeping, q little son s
years old The body was sent to Potter's field
and as strange chapter in the history of life
the New York Express publishes the following
statement given by the little boy:
His father was Col Thomas Hughes, of Bos-
ton, formerly of the United States army. lie
was afterwards confined in Lunatic Asylum
In France, for insanity, where be cut his
throat, and thus ended bis life. Tommy recol
lected going with his mother to see his father
at the Crazy House." when his father said
Emma, look at this - and at the same
time he pulled great long Dutch knife out of
MS shirt bosom, and attempted to cut his moth
ers throat. Tommy said his ia her, Colonel
Hughes, was his mothers second husband, her
former name being Emma Jane Terrance 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 year ago, as near
y as he could recolletc,) 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. He says that she threat
ened to kill him at one time; but be escaped
by screaming, when the neghbors came in and
saved him: All the money she could get into
her possession she used to buy rum with, ard
neglected to procure provisions; and be had
nothing but . crust of broad and water, or
little coffee daily to subsist on. She had sold
and pawned every article of her clothing, and
everything she possessed, to satisfy her craving
for drink.
The little fellow says that his father has
considerable property, of which he should re-
ceive . part; and that it is now in law suit
He has q half brother, who he says, ran away
from his mother, and is now living with his
grandmother, Mrs. Torrance, in one of the
western States. Tommy also gave q minute
account of his mothers death, which took pl ace
on Thursday evening About o'clock while
she was lying on the foor, she commenced
groaning as If in great pain, saying at times,
'Oh, Thomas Oh, Thomas!' He asked her
what was the matter with her several times
before she noticed him. She then asked him
to draw her near the Ere, which he did after
great exertion. After this, she slept about an
hour, and then waking asked him where he had
been, commenced staring wildly about her.
He replied, By you, mother" The said,
No, you wasn't" -
Immediately she commenced shaking, which
soon ceased. She then intimatcd to him by
signs that she wished him 10 kiss her. which be
did. She then drew her limbs up and lay
quiet. Shortly afterwards woman came into
the room and said, " But I guess you nam q
dead" He then placed his hand on her heart
70 feel Its beatings, and Afterwards placed his
ear 10 her mouth to hear whether she breathed.
onoruy afterwards Capt. Bowling came and
took the body to the station house