Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-03
A TREASURY CLERK KILLED BY A WO-
MAR.

AlAN.
lirom the Washing ou Chronicle Of Tuesday
Yesterday ai,rlgOu cur community was star
tied with repor! tLai oHo Of the clerks in the
Finance Department Of the Government Ind been
Killed by young woman, AND cue version Of the
affair was that tho nurdtfeaY was one Of the
employees.
Upon rummous from the department, Cor
oher Woodward ral speedily in attendance, aud
at once constituted Jury Of inquest, as fol-
lows
sames Laulcusan, foreman; W. G. Finney,
Edward q. Handy, samca Croggou, Roswell
Woodward. Hon. G. Addison, Samuel Cornelius.
Joseph II. Davis, Nclson Thcnher, q. II. w
sell.
The jury being duly swctu proceeded to ex-
anime the hOdy Of hIdrew jackson Burroughs.
who for about eighteen months past has held the
position Of a clerk in tie Office Of Comptroller of
the Currency, and at the tine OF his death was
receiving salary Of ST GEO. lfo was man Of
remarkably ine ioiia E1d tUio...l, ...p,araucc
ol correct habits and exemplary dvpcrfment-
They soon discovered thnt IL ristol hall had en-
tered his back nhou, two iueos to the ef, Of the
spine, ia the region tf the hlih rib, and that It
stl remained too deep for tho discovery of its
whereabouts. Dr. Riley glrc bis opinion that
the wound was sufficient to cause death.
The evidence adduccd Showed that Mr. Bur
roughs occupied desk ia room on the west
range Of the Treaeury Department, and near the
nan or principal passage cn tie second floor
About midway in this passage, and by the side
OF one OF the room doors, there is clock fixed.
During several hours Of the fatal day Young
iehlale somewhat prol0sscssing in figure and
general npptalnnec, was noticed enuntetinc
ABOUT the hul, but ioT what purpose of course
none could sufmise. The hour Of four arrived
az Whlch tlme the clerks close their duties far
the DAY, and IN few minuteg thereafter the
passage referred to became thronped with tbe
retiring employees The female STRANGER then
took position ln the doorway next 10 tbe cloct
MT burroughs, apparently full of lifo and
nope not more man thirty five years of nee. left
ms room ana when he had pissed the clock int
WV Ut 'htee i.et' the sharp crack of n pistol
"us hearu' ne looked around, discovered n
female form, exclaimed Z" Oh 4" and o,;csnn.i i
his pace towards tho stairway; but in Lass ,i,s
ten seconds second report announced ono,hor
hFe and another wound. He reached The bnlua.
Ter and fcclined against it, when one of his com.
Iades returning from below, aud Ignorant of nj
that tIgnspiredi supposed he was faiting. inon.
ged " hat Is The laatter?" 10 which the siukipc
ma r'phed, 81 aen'i know" lie was convevc5
TO ON near by and expired in about fifteen
minutes.
The young Npnan, who gave hpr name as
Mary Harris, and whgav age is supposed to be
hpont twenty iTo gears, having fired twice, and
appearing Confident that the work Of death was
accomplished, Feinaiued, aud eyinciug no ex tied
leenng, slowly put her pistol in her pocket and
awaited further developments.
10 hugh McCullooh, Esq, chief of the Cur-
Iency bnreau, she stated that the deceased had
s,o%'e1 his marriage engagement with her
uO"' nef NO hsrN, but was engaged 10