New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-02
HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
TWO MEN SHOT DEAD.
Domestic Difficulty the Probable Cause.
ESCAPE OF THE MURDERER.

The particulars Of the affair which publsh, were
obtained by our reporter from the compauiJn Of one
Of the murdered men and from other witnesses of the
vh, lie occurrence The two men killed were total
strangers to each other the one losing bic life while
ate mptng to arrest the muroerer Of the other.
M. John Walton the man who iirst shot, and
the only one v hose life was sought, and whose mur-
der as VTemeditated abby dstiller, aud one
Of he 6Im Of Lang q Walton owDers Of the dslilery
in Eighteenth street, ast east OF the Flint avenue.
Mr. Walton also owned the store Nos. 80 and % West
Twenty fifth street, to managing the affairs of which
he devoted the grester part of his time. lie had
room over this store which occupied by himself
and his cousin, Richard IL. PASCAL, young man
about 20 years OF age.
On Saturday night after having transacted their
business Mr. Walton aud Mr. PASCAL left the ds'ilery
IL Eighteenth street about II o'clock, and walked up
he north side of Eighteenth street to Third avenue
At tits corner they both observed man leaning
against a tree but paid little atteuton to him, and
walked directly past him. They had proceeded bat
FIVE or six feet when this unknown man darted up
behind sir. Walton and discharged pistol at bis head
The slug with which the pistol loaded entered
Nh Waltons head Just behind the left ear, aud with
scarcely audible grosn. without a word, the To-
juIed man sank 70 tie pavement. The m 1rdsrer IL
s,any ran Eeht enth street. and thence across
Third avenue toward Irving place Mr.. PASCAL imme-
ciaiely raised an alnm, a started in pursuit. a
rumter Of persons joined in the chase voeiferiting
"Murderw and calling for the police. Foremost 10
The pursuit was John W. Matthews, well-known
Railroad contractor; he followed by another per-
son and Mr. Pasca 1.-THE main body OF pursuers beng
a short distance behind them. When the flying muir
deIerwas the corner # Sixteenth street and Irving
place he turned about and seeing Mr.. Matthews very
near TO him. he having outstppsd the others the muir
derer drew his pistol ard fired at Matthew's. The shot
took effect in the unfortunate mans breast, and, simply
exclaimirg 90 In q dead man he sank UNCONSCIOUS
to tie pavement. The pursuing party 5000 came Up
10 the dying man. and ia the confusion produced by
this second m11deI, all trace OF the murderer Was
lost.
Several policemen who had joined the crowd, one OF
VIII, m was sufficiently near to catch Mr.. Matthew "a
lie fell sndeavored to continue the chase, but were
entirely thrown OF the track as could tell the
direction taken by the man who fired the shots. Some
of the tersons present lifted Mr.. Mathews and carried
him 10 the drug store at the corner Of Sixteenth street
and Third avenue, but be died in their arms before
reading there Others still endeavorcd to follow the
reIretraror Of this double murder. but without avail
Meantime MT. NdlOL hdu bNNh ''AfN. ~ W 80
drug stone at tie corner Of Eighteenth street and Third
avenue He still breathed but was wholly uue M
sci. us. and rever gave utterance 10 ineligible
vo1d. lie was soon removed 10 Bellevue Hospital,
where every attention was paid TO him, but without
avail. as the unfortunate man died al 81 O'Clock on
SUI day morning.
Although the name OF the murderer is not positively
known, vet the circumstances connected with Nj.
" aons domestic relations such AZ to leave little
doubt as TO who were the nsgators, if not the actual
perpetrators of the deed.
HISTORY or TIRE CASE.
some time ago Mr. Walton married widow lady,
named Ellen NJ. Russell, who was at that time the
keerer Of 1, boarding house in this city Lately tue
SUpre ME Court have b enjoyed in trying suit for
sepa sion from bed and board brought by John Wal
ton again st his wife. The ground which this aP-
plica,ion based cruel aud inhuman treatnent,
winch rendered it unsafe for him to live with her. The
a. caring If this took place on the ih OF June
a,t at which tine decision was reserved Factions
sccounts OF this trial aIpeared in nearly all the ne
papels at that time some Of which were found upon
the person OF Mr.. Walton.
~ the zine the marriage between Mr.. Walton and
tie Widow Russell took place, che represented to him
that sLe Lad previously been twice married aud that
boh Ter fol mer Lust ands were dead Her first hus-
hand was a Col Jefferds by whom she had two
children beth Of whom arc alive, the eldest being
years of age aid tue youngest 10. Her next al l.
auce was with Capt. Russell, by whom she had oue
boy. named Frank Russell now l. years Of age. She
further .taifd that she had adopted her sisters child
daughter four months old aUd that the infant was
hn re,idDg in the country. She copeealed from Nj.
Walton the fac, that she had intermediate husband
terweeu Mr.. JefeIds and Mr. Russell. This second
| hustaId was rantd Morrison; che had no children
10y him.
Dr. Walton had not been married great while
ieiofe he BEGAN 70 ascertain the true character Of tue
won sn 70 BON be united. SO far from her two
husbands icing dead ne ascertared that at least
WOE sill y ing, divorce having been obtained. He
also ascel aimed the facts Of her marriage 70 Morrison
and lat was tn. living in Dayton, 02io and far
tier iIai az exceedingly doubtful if legal sepa-
ration lad ever been bad los Them. He also ascertaiued
70 bis sst.aoOu that instead Of the child four months
old being The dar gbier Of her sitter, it her own
lie. imac cHsprirg the result Of criminal connec-
tiou with man named lelye ton.
II ADDITION 10 all these grievances bis wife and her
Two sons, Charles and Edwin Jeferds, all Of whom
were members Of bis family and occupying the housc
No. IS W II Twenty third street began to abuse him
most slamefuly. lie ALLEGED Il at the boys brought
improper f. males to the house AL hours Of the day
ano night ard that Mrs. Walton associated with a
mot degrade eass of people i, also appeared that
she had p.tvous to her marriage with bin, kept lat
purported 10 bc cigar store 10 lw neighborbood of
the CITY but v bat was alleged to have been house Of
an i'm! roper character.
MIR Walton at length, after months Of forbeaTance,
resolved upfn a separation. lie accordingly rented
house in TweI bird street for Mrs W alton and her
boy Fr,Ik Russell She lived there bat short tine,
b,v,yet. rreieiIirg TO beard in the family of DIR.