Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-10-05
ST.. GIairsviIIe, Ohio, Oct. 5.
AR.ai Tragedy at n Chicago
Theatcr--An ACtsr SHOT by his


ARsai Tragedy at n Chicago
Theatcr--An ACtsr SHOT by his
wife.
~Aycsr ago man named George b. Beach,
who has since become an actor. married
young girl in Chicago, named Augusta n; |
Randall eloping with her. They soon fell
out, and few weeks ago Beach applied t9r
divorce on the ground of adultery; he
finally consented to withdraw the divorce
bill, on the condition that she would return
,nd Two with him. This however, she |
failed to do She then threatened 70 shoot
him. Beach has been acting at WOODS
Theater, chicago. About eight o'clock
Tuesday evening Beach found her waiting
In m. yestibule of tho thoater. BY a strange
coincidence says the Chicago Times, they
retired TO the room where stands the wax
statuo of the martyr President. Here they
stopped for about half an hour, and, as the
door leading to the room was open, the door
keeper heard high words pass between them,
they came eut together, Beach telling her
that it was time for him to dress for his
appearance in the COMEDY Of 'Syhilla,
which was then going on, and he entered
the "greep. room" door, which was standing
OPEN The woman followed, aud exclaimed
in an angry voicc. "will you, once for ALL
withdraw that bill2' He turned and replied:
''No, Gus, will not do itl' Then take
thati" she cried, and levelling her pistol
she fred. The bullet lodged in the neck OF
her victim, near the spinal column, and he
fell fat on bis face Officer Edward rushed
forward to pick up tho wounded man, and
the girl, for she is in reality nothing but
girl, turned on her heel, cool and collected as
if she had done abreve action. Officers
VIM. II. Tunnicliffe and Thos. Moore were
- ~. n,lf 1,o in.
s.ant they heard the report OF the pistol they
turned, and the girl almost ran into theli
arms
Oficer Tunniclfe observing the man y
ing on the ground, with the blood oozne
from the wound in his neck, requested
officer Moore to attend him, and called or
officer Edwards TO send for a surgeon. Boil
orders we're strictly obeyod. Tunniclifft
asked the girl what she had done with the
pistol, when she replied, with pleasant
smile II threw in on the floor; wasn't,
fooli.h?" She seemed to bo highly oated a
the deed she had dono.
When the crowd began to poHr out Of tn
lecture room, Officer. .Tunniciifc quietly con
veyed hi. prisoner down stars, and throug
his excellent management not single pei
son followed hor. She appeared to treat th
matter with the greatest leyity as'shc Wake
across the Court House square 10 the Ger
tral station. She chstted in tho most livt
" manner to tho officer, and when take
down stairs and placed in coll, smile
mantled her countonance and the attacht
Of the station, who are not generally yer
susceptible beings, appeared to be all fasc
mated with her handsome appearance as 81
sat smiling on a low stool, with her pal
golden hair partially disheveled,re atins th
circumstances Of the tragedy to Superintel
dent Turtle.
The wounded man was carried prompt
into ono or the dressing rooms under Il
stage, and DR.. Fisher wasquicSly in attcn
anee and probed the wound for he hulle
which, however, he was unable to find, /
stated, however, that although the ball hi
not penetrated the spinal colun n, and III
although the man vas in very critic
condition, still there were hopes that
would ultimately recover, with care.
carriage was procured, and Beach, who "
suffering greatly from loss OF blood, was
down stairs and taken to his residence
the west division. He was still alive a
late hour.
Beach il a tall young man about y yea
Of ago. He is we'll built and good loo
ing mao. He is quiet and unassuming
his manners, and is generally well liked
members OF tho dramatic company at t
museum.
Mrs. Beach, the would he murderess,
about IS years Of age, and isvery preposs
sins in appearance Her features are ve
expressive aud continual smile plays abo
swel fsrmed mouth which even the sta
ling events Of last night did not chase avs
Her hair is Of the present fashionable, go
On hue, and she may bs described genera
- handsome young girl.