New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-08
MRS. 5. SHANCKS,
FANCY TEkEAD AMI SEFDLBvoRK,
kNKksIDkiasS, LaCkS,
HosrERN, GtOvE>, ANB SRHlNG hFPo-iToRft
Nc. ~ last Tweltb street. New'lork.
Fashionable Dressuakiug and flsin Sewing.

of this room, she Ms. Shauckss lfeless body
stretched upon the floor her features scarcely recog
nzable from tie muiiiation they had suffered. The
affrighted woman to tie street and alarmed the
neighbors and soOn tie GOuce was filled by men and
women. Among tie iret TO arrive DIR. Jones,
who upon an examination of tho body, found that
it was still warm, life having been extinct but
s short time.
The skull of the murdered woman was extensively
factured, while her throat from to ear in
such manner ss to nearly sever the head from the
body. An extensive cash also found, extending
from Immediately beneath the left ear across the check
TO the mouth aud thence downward to the point of the
chin. powerful blow from dull weapon had fallen
upon tie face Of tie deceased, breaking the bridge of
tie nose and forming an open cut extending into the
socket of the left eye. Tie carpet the floor was
saturated with her blood and in the large pool which
had collected upon small unearpeted space on the
floor were the shattered fragments of a heavy stone
water pitcher, and several heavy bottles.
The clothes and the entire upper portion OF the body
were covered with blood and the face
GU ned that il amor resebled the features of coored
person. Scattered about the room were various gar
nents upon which the murderer had wiped his bloody
bands cupboard or dresser, in of the
contracted apartment also bore the imprint of bloody
fingers; as did large chest and the door of the
room small pase-board box, in which the deceased
usually kept her money, had been seized By bloody
hands and all that remained of ts contents single
penny. In the OPP the fine white articles of linen and
lace had been overhaued by the hands, and bore
tie same red marks.
II was apparent to AL that plumber was the sole mo-
tive which bad prompted the commission of the terrible
deed and consequently suspicion could attach TO no
ore The police knew not in which direction to seek
A.. no iyhf Ina IN
direct them in their pursuit Capt. Caarey, of the
Fifteenth Ward, who was speedily at the house,
directed all bis energies to obtaining information in
rotation TO tie mysterious affair, but without avail.
Mrs Shancks as our reporter learned yesterday from
her acauantances has been widow for nearly twenty
years. She has daughter who is the wife OF Mr.
william Smeaton, principal Of Public School No. l9.
During the widOwhood of ME-. Shancks she has accu-
mulated by her industry, three or four thousand
dollars Ths and her pleasing manners had, at yari-
ous tines drawn about her few young fatterers, the
characters of some of whom would not bear close IN
spection About one year ago two or three OF these
men managed to swinde her ont of $l,7OO which sum
WAS loaned 10 them bile of them was under an
engagement OF marriage Ia her.
Subsequently she has been engaged TO two or three
different ones, among the latest OF whom were
Charles Hardy and William Chambers. 1t will be
teen BY the evidence before the Coroner, which we
,ri,t below that one OF these men little better
tlan these who had preceded him. The lady bears
an unbemished reputation but seems to have lent a
too wiling ear 10 obsequiOus fatterers The only
pont on which TO hang suspicion is the fact mention
ed in the evidence that young carpenter from 10 TO
2Oyears of age whose name is at present unknown
had caused her some annoyance. lie had been en-
,Ioved 10 do some work for her one occasion, and
subsequently received money ol another job which he
bod not done The deceased had remarked to one OF
two of her acouainances that she was AFRAID of TINS
vonng man. but could not get nd OF mm. lie
was in the habit Of coming into her place ana
harping around without any special object
On Friday morning. the deceased arose as usual
luilt The fires in her room and shop ana comnehc u
her work for the day. Al O'Clock, little girl named
Elizabeth McMann, who had, on account OF MITE
Slaneks's Illness been in the habit OF bringing neI
meals 10 her. came get her order for breakfast lhs
the ladv gave remarng that she felt better than usual
that morning and the girl departed Al twenty "lin
utes rast O'Clock, the little gr returned Win Tue
breakfast when Mrs. Shancks told her 10 DC sure anu
come with her lunch at o'clock. Tins was the lisI
that was seen OF heard of the unfortunate woman, u
her Heess body was discovered at luz III '"'
1nutilated condition mentioned.
The murder must have been contaminated about nine
,olook in broad daylight in business locality when
tbe streets are as lively any time during the day.
The amount of money which the murderer obtained
could have been bat "A few dollars at the most Ihal
suc deed could have been perpetrated at sueh Time
and place II most marvellous.
Coroner Jackman commenced an inquest on the body
Yesterday at the Fifteenth Ward Station-Hou5e' Inc
following Jury was mpanpeled;
Tbos Campbell No 235 Broome street; H. T. MeSdows no
70 ron Court University place; Dsuiel CanPotl NO 20
Fa, IuIny-sixih Daniel T. Thayer, NO ~ SPl.s
street Clifford Thomson No 100 East i"th,y ni' ib 81
Nd No 20 Broome " H. Leaer- No 10 Abingdon psJei
- NlcfIepahan, No ~ summit street broodynj ySbn
SSyP-5T 10 $40 Broadway; H. j. Wnser no. 10 "oodhuh
street, Brooklyn ,xorrsr
Aianso, Jones being swon te.tiid r te o NO e
m street; foundt deceased lying 'pot ne iisn,
ID and psrly her % a. 10 conceal gJd & bJ
viii her bfgd the foor around H. disraer broken
"a 10 Garrett uatedi The room es ~ 80
eDo ne e. 'b.e w large sized broken stone ava
49, ~ broken bottles her; upon IT, s.
ID. L'9 sS ae covered with blood lying 6e,a a b ses
body tbs ia my opinion was le % on which bloody
tb,,. sLeet ,gas lying the booy upOn mi Sna
tl tv hen wiped the bods w's stu warm eng
lie lad not been extinct probably more 's 81 ,be oet Ss
ho noI he front door end upon the key ~ w. a. re
i lJ IN. tLpE anus have come from "ounu ~ 'n J
tsd ~ tbe p.ron tunn the key most OF the Ia nt
found IN Il front hid the appeasnee o. |
ie -fTrck with he heavy water pitcher as mere "o mas
az hood upon broken Payments ~, ,,s r., Tlir4vird
" Una nj ia CLARK deposed-I live az No 10 ta'' i've
60, IN, ana now removing % No. 900 Egh e'eIve bst
i' ~ deceased since Msy last; have guIht he |
bey lac Of business raw h'r last on Ih1IJ bsye seen
a. Vi;s, Cbsabers Of Brooklyn at her house. ne ~ ~
IN rfion her aud had "oi hed o. haye also
her no told tho she W.. q DC I'M 49, nd vi hiu two
' - = cce,ion q lont him gold "aich ana cn.i ~,
ard 90 10 20 perry ~ c1ie - lad lot The watchi