The New York herald., 1863-11-28
a SeA TraEsdy-A Young Glri CsMnits
asr's Jury.

Observation-Disclosures Uefsrs the Csrs-
tr,e. the onlo.so Tribune, NOV. ssJ
Ac.g Oosoass San.sras.1 held :. lnques! yestssday
vssy Cors n sao S qs, s%0ns Misery
folds fearful picture Of dspfsvy the conditiop OF
low life as exiss n Chicago and IN view Of what is
quest. 1t may be- asked whether w do not heed missop
much this city Patagonia or New Zealand
much OF crime aud woe in tho highways ana byways.
the saloons with their thin gusS OF which
abound In our principal thoroughes and houses Of
prostitution which abound everywhere, as In those
foreign lands whittier We send Bbes and clothing and
money Who will ee the crusader 70 undertake the task
Of converting Chicago and no longer leave the work 70
such doubtful means OF grace a. the courts and the Bride
The victim OF this inques. was Maggie McIereu, a
withered leaf from the Of society known since
seduction aud fall Maggie Lyons scarce seventeen
years Of age. with waving brown har, large full eyes,
fair cempexon-a handsome girl in spite OF the
sions Of dissipation. She born In New York
celent parents, was we brought up apparently
making good start in life. Three four years since
she 10 Chicago to learn the millinery business
came acquainted with brakeman on the Galena Pail
Sac Deserted .Ss e xis os Ss
whereabouts Of which ID unknown. She was naturally
girl Of fine feelings sensitive and proud and conceal
herself with miserable bagno keDsb By woman named
Herrck, where she lived for two years, the gayest
Of the gay. During that time she mlds dashng dis
plays and the heroine OF many adventures.
In enc OF these adventures when she was heated
with vine she made @ an attack upon anpther woman aud
covered by tho Coroner but she became bdse dssipa
ton was eating out her beauty and her pride had
which she would draw 1 weapon and use il upon the
slightest provocation. She left the woman Herricks,
the mistress OF hackman. with whom she led an un-
quiet li!e and two weeks ago, In an alteration drew
dirk and stabbed hm In tho shoulder, iniictng flesh
wound and this brings us up to the time OF the inquest
The inquest was held in tho fourth story of block
West Randolph street uear Clinton in meany furnished
suit OF rooms occupied By Jenny Johnson and her
mother, with whom appeared the deceased occasionally
stopped From the evidence it appears Shat the two
girls went out to walk on Monday evening AT FIRST
they went 70 Ma roni's saloon, on Wells Street, and
thence to Gilberts saloon at the corner OF Clark
ana Quincy streets confectionery aud oyster establish
mery known as the Iontipe Saloon After taking seat
at table she discovered that the hackman wus outside
She went out and asked him to in He refused with
rough answer She returned aud desired the girl John
SON. TO write note for her and dictated il. 1t was su
note as the poor creature might be expected write
such note as has often been written before miserable
showing Of guilty love, wearness OF sncursed life asd
the fury Of despair.
1t was the elIec; that she had loved him. and in bsr
vernacular, that "he had gone back her. He would
have nothing to do with her. and she going
to die Her name McIeren, and her parents lived n
New York at No 33 Park street. She hoped that would
bury her decently and think of her sometimes She
then went TO a neignboring drug store, purchased
fifty cents worth OF morphine, returned to Gilberts
went down into the kitchen, mixed tho drug and took
it in the presence Of the cook the other girl remaining
stars and sraneeiy enough using interference
They left the establishment and went the north
side, by which mo she began TO stupid when thoy
auu Wout lucy bopt tOgotncf, ana uUTln9
the night she grew very sick vomted and appeared
very stupid Once she aroused herself, when her part
asked her she should not send for physician, and
she replied Nol am determined TO die and havenohng
TO live for, since Billy has deserted mo" She rapidly
grew The girl johnson took her hand and went
to Sleep woke up at four O'Clock In the morning and
found she held the hand OF corpse Tho miserable
girls work was ali over, and there was no more trouble
for her earth. Tomorrow the day she will be
in the pottors field. They who seduced her 70 on with
their calling.
The jury held inquest listened tho facts, and re-
turned their usual verdict ia such CAGES Die4 by her
own hand.v