The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-25


About noon yesterday shocking tragedy occurred in
Norris near Greenwich street. The partcaArs u tbs
csss, cleaned ~ reporter, are - iolosss--A
widow, named Hannah Jones, propreiress Of grocery
store IT No. 22s Morris street, had for time
received the addresses Of Engsn shoemaker named
Henry Pierrepont. OF late, however, the widow grew
rather cold towards her Rdmrer and, Notwithstanding
tho Aster made her several handsome presents, and
assduous in hs attentions she gave him the mitten,"
and told him plainly that his presence Ut Dor psce Of
business dsagreeabe To be repased by he had
% long and fondly loved drove the poor fellow almost
crazy, and in tho moment OF his rage be de-
termined 70 be reveuged upon the author OF
his misery Aiming himself with knife and pAs0l, lie
proceeded to Ms ones yesterday forenoon for the
purpose Of putting his bloody threat into Ee
rst accused her Of her want Of copsaucy 10 taxing up
be said with another man, when she mad proisea
marry him, and then proceeded TO abuse her IN terms
more expressive than elegant. Finally, be drew knife
from hs breast pocket. and, brAndshng IL over the head
Of hs VICTIM threatened Kill unIess revealed
him the reason her sudden change towards him. Ina
sight OF the deadly weapon terrified the woman that
she ned from the store, but just a shc was
passing Pievrepoint be made thrust At Ter
with tue knife and cut bar IN the arm Mrs. Jones
succeeded in escaping without any further injury to the
house Of a,q1ain ance named James Fitzgerald who
nvsa exactly opposite In,tnsr sns ". solo ssd
kill her he had TO follow her all over the ward. AZ
ter entering Fitzgerads place. the woman rushed up
her pursuer WAS close behind her, ard just she
about shutting the door in his face, Re drew double
the wido 80 right temple INJECTING norla wound aid
acng immediate uscne:bl:y. The nose Of the ps
ol attracted the attention OF officer Rowland, who came
ust in time 70 eject the arres Of Pcrrepont Tne pr
offered at nrst but italy scbn ted
the will OF the police, and conveyed 10 the Fiss
precinct station hose Tcs injured woman vas promptly
corve veft In "a Ncg Nv
where her case was pToaounced hopeless enc oy the
physician IN attendance
Kelly the Lower Police Court where be stated that he
felt compunction for what he had DONE that he had
sne richly deserved The punishment she received ns
hands The prisoner, appears, was 40 intimate friend
Of Mrs Jones HUSBAND and on the 1san o. lac es ne
Ill in his power TO make her home happy and
cheerful He rendered her every aid pecunay and other
wise, be said, hoping fnAliy 70 make Ter his wife.
Mrs. Jones for several months received his attentions
with svor ara ntuated tina. 81 no distant ~ he might
realize his ondest hopes. Matters weLi on IN this way
Tor month so, but at las. change came over the
spirit Of the witcxs dreams, and n an EVIL hour she
gave Ter sritor To- jeaoisy driver, n tie en-
win the widow, appears, and his viss became fire.
quent that Perfepont began 70 grow suspicious Watch
ing the movements Of his rival and the widow one night.
be became convinced Of ths iuccDstsncy u the latter
and secretly determined on reveng.Dg himself upon
her. The manner in which he carried out his
determination 10 already detailed. Perrepo!nt intended
be raid, kin himself after shooting Mrs. JONES' bat the
timely Interference OF the neighbors the police pre-
vented him from carrying that part Of his plot into
execution.
The wounded woman was stli insengibe when our
reporter visited her At the Ne~ York Hospital last
Ing DR.. Weir who made IN examination OF the wound,
stated that the bah bad entered the tsmpe IN front OF
the right ear dcstroyirg the optic probe
inserted 10 the wound, but the surgeon was unable 70
ind the ball locate ~ He Il Of opnon that the wound
fatal one and says that the patient will survive
many days.
Mrs Jones is native OF Ireland and is about twenty
i've years % age Perrepont 10 about forty years Old,
ard was born In Liverpool, Epgand. He resides at No.
10 Greenwich street, and heretofore has always borne
good character for honesty and scbrety On the
sion OF the assact, however, be slightly intoxicated.
Mrs. Jones stl alive a. twelve O'Clock last night.
II was thought she could lot survive Til morning.