, 1863-11-25
THE CITY.
4 SAD TRAGEDY,
Developements Before tho Cor.
Oners' Jury.

Acting Coroner Summerdeld held IN inquest
yesterday which tereloped more than The usual
amount Of misery usually attaching to caees ofthis
kind, and one which unfolde = fearfal picture OF
dep1aviy, and The conditions OF low LIE as It ex-
lists In Chiugo. and In view OF what il disclosed
by the evidence and surroundings OF this inquest.
1t may by naked whether We do not need mission
aries as much in this city as in Patagonia or New
Zealand. i IS query worthy Of an anBwer wheth-
CT there Ii not Is much Of crime and vice in he
Highways and byways, the saloons with their thin
guise Of restaurant which abound in our priecIpal
thorough1a1ea, and the houses OF prostitution
which abound every where, a. in these foreign
lands whittier we send Bibles and clothing and
money. Who win be the crusader TO undertake
thetask Of converting Chicago. md no longer
leave the work to such doubtful means Of graca as
the Courts aud the Bsidewell:
The victim OF this inquest was Maggie McLcren,
with1sed Leaf nom the Vase Of society, known
since her seduction and fail az Maggie Lyons,
ecarce seventeen years Of age, with waving Blown
hair, large 1u1 eyes, fair compilation; haadsome
GIL In tpite OF the conosions Of dissipation She
WAS bonn in New York, Of excellent parents, IVES
we'll brought mp, and apparently wAs making a
good start in LIE Three 0, four years since, che
cameto Chicago to learn the millinery business be-
came acquainted with 4 brakeman on the Galen8
RaIlrosd. by whom. nrder promise OF marrying,
she was betrayed, sedueed, deserted and left With
4 child, the whereabouts Of which Is unknown
She was naturally gtrlof fne Ieelings, sensitive
and proud. and 10 conceal her shams, plunged
hesdloLg into rtee. Sne identified hesseh with
miserable bagnio kept by a woman named Hes
rick where she lived for two Jears, the gayess OF
the gay. During that time she made dashing dis
plays, ard was the heroine OF mauy adventures
1none OF thcse adventures, when che Was heated
with wine. she made an attack upon another NO.
1nan, and was ehot twice in her arm, the scars Of
which were discovered by the Coroner bnt sho be-
came Ne ~ dissipation Vas eating ont her beauta'
and her pride had become develop sd into furious
teHpc1,sn the exhibition OF which she would draw
aMeapon and use 1t upon the slightest p:ovoca-
ton. She left the womhn Herr1ck's, wandered
about from place TO placc. and finally became the
mistress Of hickman with whom she led an un-
quiet LIE, and tNo weeks ago In IN alteration
Grcw di1k and stabbed him IN the shoulder In
dieting dcsh HionDd, and this brings Us up to
the time OF the Inquest
The inquest vas held in the fopsth story OF 4
block on West Randolph street near Clintou, In
Jenny Johneon ard her mother. with whom it ap-
peass TIE deceased oecasionally stopped. From
inc It sppeaIs that tns to efs Esat
went to Ma!oni's saloon, on Wells street, and
lhtDce to Gilpc,ts sxlooD, At the corner OF Clark
and Quincy tts1ets. q confettonAry and oyster
cstablithmcnt, much fte1uent by women OF this
class, and formerly known 50 the Tonr1ae saloon.
Alter taking seat al table she discovered that
the hacl man was outside She went out and ask
ed him to come in He refused, with rough au-
ever. She returned, and desired The girl, John
fon, TO write note for her and dictated 1t. It IVES
euch note Ae the poor creature might haze been
expected to wtite-srch note as has often been
written before: q uirera5ls showing OF guilty
love. weartneaa Of sln.eursed lie and tie fry 81
deepair.
Il was to the effect that she he'd lored him, and
in her ve1nacula1, ,tntt 'he had go1e back on her,"
He would have nothing more to do with her, and
20 The was going to a:e. Hsr namc was McL.rcn,
street. She hoped that he would bury her decsnt-
y and think Of her Sometimes. She tht1 went to
aneighboripg drug eto:e AID purchased f.ty cents
worth of morphine. 1etur. cd to G1belLe, Went
down into the Atchen. mixed the drug aud took
1t in tic presence Of the cook, the other gil re-
manning up stAt5s 6nd strangely enongh, nsiag no
wtnt oyer ou the North Side. By which ane she
began to grow stEpid, when they tutce1 and vent
home. They slept together, and during
The night the grew very etck and yomitad,
and appeared Wy stupid Once ahc
aroused herfelf when her ps,tner asked her II she
should not send for phssisian, snd replied mo!
1os since Billy has deserted me-" She rapidly
grew worse. The gisi Johneon topk her hand and
w Mt TO slefp, woke up fou: clock In the morn
Ing aid found che Eeld the hand Of co:pse, The
miserable girls work was all over, aud foare Ras
no nore trouble for Ter on earth Tomorrow. OF
TEeY wlo seducrc her so OF with their ca1lfng.
The tutY held an inquest, lstans to the facts
and IetatDtd their Usual verdict In slch cases,
died by hey own hand"