The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-07-04

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with htty cents for the full price and the usnal
nail price, the receipts of the directors would be
at least, five fold what they will be at the nresen,
rate; and by the rigid limitation of the number OF
| tickets to be issued within a certain number Of
hours, an uncomfortable throng would be nrevent
| ed III they choose to set apart certain DAYS or
which the price of admission shall be two dollars
Tor the benefit of those who desire to be very ,nuch
AT nheir ease ana quite among their set, they
Will lind that there are enough of these to MAKE
such an arrangement worth their while and ne
one will make any objections. But, at the present
price of the tickets, neither of the great divisions
OF society VIII be pleased, and the directors, be-
tween two stools, will come to the ground II is
with the klndest feelings and the best wishes that
we peg them to sit on one at time, and to take
| the lower first.
| The EXTRAORDINARY MURDERS IN NEW Yong
| The following are the full details of the murders
| In New \ ork referred to in our edition of vester
| day. We copy from New York evening paper
On Saturday night, at nearly II o'clock while
Mr.. John Walton, No. % West 18th street was
| passing through 18th street, near Sd ayenue in
company with his COUSIN Richard II. PASCAL. he
was shot behind the ear with apistol by a man who
| was dressed IN white Clothes and who stood lean.
| ing against n tree the curb stone The mnr-
derer instantly ran across Eighteenth street. and
thence across Third avenue towards Irving place
MT. rascaii immediately raised an alarm and star
ted IN pursuit. number of persons Joined in the
| chase, voclierating 'Murder" and callino for the
ponce Foremost IN the pursuit was John W.
Matthews, well-known railroad contractor; he
| was followed by another person and Mr. PASCAL
| the main BODY OF pursuers being q short distance
| behind them. When the flying murderer was near
the corner OF Sixteenth street and Irving place he
| turned about, and seeing Mr.. Matthews very near
MN, ne having outstripped the Others the murder
er drew his pistol and fired at Matthews. The shot
TOOK elect in the unfortunate mans breast and
simply eXclaimlDg, "Pm dead man % ne sank
Unconscious to the pavement The pursuing party
soon came up to the dying man, and in the confu-
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the murderer was lost
In the meantime, Mr.. Walton was conveved IN
the drug store at the of 18th street and Cd
avenue, but his case was critical that he was re-
moved TO Bellevue Hospital where he died at half
| past eight O'Clock Sunday morninr Mr. Matthews
was also picked up and while beinr conveyed IN a
urug store near by, he, too, died. Mr. Matthews
was raliroad contractor, and resided with his
mother at NO. ii Union Place. He had been down
to the fishing banks during the dav with hi, fo,;
| ~, and having left them home he went mn town
On ms business and was returning home when he
man unknown to him. VI {"
Coroner Jackman commenced the inouest vester-
Gay at Bellevue Hospital on the body of Mr.. Wal.
ton. From the testimony it appears that Mr.. Wal
ton, OF the firm of Long Walton, distillers. at
NOS. % ana 20 west 18th street, who have also
distilery in 18th street, near First avenue. some
time ago married widow lady named Ellen NJ
Russell, who was at that time the keener of
boarding house in the city. At the time of the
house
sented to Mr.. Walton that both her former hns
bands were dead. Her first husband was a Col
Jefferds by whom she had two children, both of
whom are now alive, the elder being % years of
with Capt. Russell, by whom she had one bow
named Frank Russell, now II years of age She
further stated that she had adopted her sisters
child, daughter, four months DID, and that the in
fant was then residing in the country. She con-
cealed from Mr.. Walton the fact that she had an
intermediate husband between Mr.. Jetferds and
Mr.. Russell This second husband was named
Morrison; she had no children by him.
mr.. alton learned that the adopted child of her
sister was nothing more than the illegitimate off
spring OF the widow herself, the reputed father of
which was Mr.. lelverton. He then determined
TO sue Tor divorce. Family troubles at once en-
Saai On me sons OF Mrs Walton by her first hus-
band, Col. Jeferds. Charles and Edwin ,Jeferds.
often threatened to put end to his life if he ever
attempted to get divorce and degrade their
mother. Mrs: Walton often menaced him with re-
Vehge. MT alton his wife and her children re-
sided at No. 25S West Twenty-third street, bnt i
was made too hot for him, and he left il some
months ago He let the house to other narties
VINO iound great difficulty in BUSTING his wife and
me- mer sons. one afterwards removed to l19 West
Iwenty-second street, where she still resides.
Mr.. Walton sued for a divorce, and the case has
several times been reported with the heading "a
hlch brewer Afraid of his Wife" He had very
recently OBTAINED evidence which was certain to
secure for him the desired divorce He had also
made his will: Among the persons who appeared
before the Coroner were Mr.. PASCAL Walton's
cousin W q: T. Walton, his brother, and number
OF persons living in the vicinity of the place where
the tragedies were committed. Allwho knew any,
thing OF the domestic trouble stated that both
mother and sons often threatened to take Mr. w al
toms life if the suit for divorce was prosecuted
Mrs. Walton was put upon the stand, who said she
Knew nothing of the affair." or of the whereabouts
OF her sons: Warrants for the arrest of Charles
ana Edwin Jeflerds were issued
Mr. We. oenerds, the younger of the step-sons of
Saturd a,.on; who was murdered at New York on
piy night, came into the Jefferson Market
Poce Court on Monday morn;no .d sun Msrhe,
pIs 'usuce Quackenbush directed officer
NJ. ss5; 10 take MN before Coroner Jackman
otnndlng him, the officer conveyed b;:
to the police headquarters WHERE b us prisoner
to return him to Jefferson Market Inst;o C
then committed him to prison to await az nnolly
OF the Coroner. The young man states that ba
knew nothing about the shooting and will he ahi ne
to prove that he was at home and in bed when ;t
occurred. His brother Charles, he saws, is some
where in the country, where he does not know, but
mas no doubt that as soon he learns of the suspi
clon existing against him, he will return and sur
render himself He expects his brother in town
to-day. On the other hand Mrs. Walton is report
ed to have stated that her son Charles has gone to
the State OF Maine, and information has been re-
ceived from another source that Edwin was in
Newark on Wednesday last, but returned to the
city, and was seen in front of Florence's Hotel on
Broadway, about one O'Clock on Sunday MORNING
two hours after the murder was committed Chas
Jenerus Is ABOUT twenty one years OF age not far
from five feet ten inches tall rather SLIM but strong
and wiry, has light complexion, blue ewes, promi.
nent Roman nose, thin lips, projecting chin, and
has usually worn a light moustache and no beard.
He is fluent in Speech of easy address, rather POM
pous in his manner, and always dressed in fashion,
able style This answers to Mr. Pascall's descrip.
ton of the murderer. Edwin is about three wears
younger, little shorter, but more thick-set, has
uark hair and eyes, and dresses more like me- |
chanic than his brother Both have been conduc |
TORS on the Sixth Avenue Railroad. Edwin speaks |
slowly and with slight hesitancy. 1t is rumored
mat young woman will be able to identify the
man VINO shot Mr.. Walton, as she and some others
mas observed him hanging about the corner all the
evening. The police and the friends of the de-
ceased are doing all in their power to throw light
on the matter and bring the murderer to Justice.
The Norfolk Argus says: Fifty ship carpenters,
and thirty bolt drivers and laborers were dis,