Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-07-09

City News.

The Walton Trasedy I'm New Yeri-DIrs
Walton Formerly n Resident Of Cinein-
Bati-Her Career and Conduct In this
City-R eminiscence of n Past Sensation.
Our readers are doubtless acquainted with
the facts of the double murder of John
Walton, and John W. Matthews, that oc-
Cured some days ago, on Eighteenth-street,
New York. Not long since, Mr.. Walton
married widow named Ellen NJ. Russell,
and as she figured very conspicuously in this
city, about ten years ago, short history of
her marriage with Russell may not be unin-
teresting.
Under the cognomen Of Ellen NJ. Morrison, she
occupied the building next TO the Club House,
on Fourth-street near Sycamore, which
she used for the double purpose of restau-
rant and resortfor the fashionable fast young
men of the city. AT that time she was quite
pretty and her agreeable manners aud ex-
cellent conversational powers made her es-
tablishment very popular and drew to il all
that class Of fashionable youngmen who seek
to vary the monotony of life by spending
their evenings in the society of women in re-
gard to whose virtue there can be no doubt,
and whose chastity is supposed to be of the
most elastic description.
While her reputation was at its zenith; a
young man, Lieutenant Frank RUSSELL came
TO the city and stopped at the Burnet House.
He was soon introduced to the fair Ellen and
becoming infatuated with her, spent not only
his nights, but his days, his money and his
vitality in her house and arms. A mock
marriage was performed by an artist-friend
of the Lieutenant, named John r. Johnston
and the pair lived for some time together
wholly regardless of the scandal they caused.
A man named Frank, who owned the prem
ises in which she resided, now became
very desirous to get rid OF his tenant who
was much too fast woman, he said, to be
permitted to remain. He would not believe
she was married, and, to make Insurance
doubly sure" carried them off to st. Xavier
Church, where the pair were actually
united after the most orthodox fashion.
Some of Russelps friends, however, al
length determined to separate the pair and
for this purpose, drove to the house, placed
him in a carriage, and took him to the
Burnet House. She resisted them: said they
were depriving her of her husband, ant
| shrieked and screamed in such a manner a!
to arouse the entire neighborhood. She wa,
not to be cheated thus, and, procuring
where she sought and obtained an interview
averring that she never would be separated
| from her loving lord.
Soon afterward Russell became tired of hi
| wife and gave her u certain sum of money Il
| release him from his marital obligations
| Frank paid her to leave his premises, anC
Mrs. Morrison, now Mrs. Russell left th,
| city for New York. fsAt a.t"''
When here Mrs. NJ had three children
the youngest boy about two years of age
but this one was born before she met Russell
and therefore is not his son, as has been erro
neously stated in the New York papers.
The affair we have related created consid
cradle sensation at the time of its occurrence
Many persons in the city still remember tn
fair, frail heroine of this semi-heroic drama
and will be surprised to learn that Walton
the murdered man, was the latest captive Il
her physical charms.