The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-02-16
THE TREASURY MURDER,
GOVERNMENT ENPLoYR KILLED.
Sad Tale Of Betrayed Confidence,

ies'ctuay afternoon our community
was startled with report that enc nr tho
eicrks IN the Finance Department of tho
Government had been killed hy a ym,ng
woman, and one version Of the rfr,ir WA.
That the murdercss was one of ,hc c,,.
plovcs Wv e"'-
Opon summons from the Department
cor1uOr woodward was speedily in at.
'vnusno ; ana al once constituted a inry
ot inquest who, being duly sworn, pro.
Seedcd TO examine the BODY of Andrew
Jackson Burroughs, who. Tor about ci,b,.
cen month, past, has held the posi,ion Of
clerk 10 the ,flioc of Comrlrollcr Of ,Sc
currency, aud u, the time of hi. death
was receiving q salary of $1,000. lie
was man OF remarkably fine form. and
pore every appearance of correct babit.
and exemplaty department. They sonn
discovered thata pistol.ball had entered
his back, about Two inches to the len of
'he spine. IN the region Of the filth rib.
and that u stu rcmsined too decp for tho
discovery OF its whereabouts. DIR. Riley
gave his opinion that the wound wa,
sufficient 90 cause death.
The evidence sdduced showed tim, NJ,
Burr ughs occupied dcsk in a room ON
The second huor. hbou, midway in thi.
passage, aud by the side of one of the
room doors, there is a clock fixed. Dur.
ing several hours oi the fatal day, Young
female, somewhat ptepossesiing in figure
aud general appearances. was noticed
saunirring about tho hall, but for what
purpose, Ut course, none could surmise.
The hour of four arrived, u, which time
the clerks close their dutica for the dsy.
and m few minutes thereafter the pas
sage referred To became thronged with
the retiring employees. The female
stranger then took position III the door
way next to the clock.
Mr., Burroughs. apparently full of life
and hope, not more than thirty five years
OF age. lett his room, aud when he had
passed the clock but two or three feet.
.hs sharp crack OF pistol was heard.
iic looked around. discovered le.
female form, exclaimed "Oh !" aud auick.
ened his pace toward the stairway bu,
IN less than ten seconds second report
announced another fire and anorh,t
wound. He reached the baluster and re
clincd against II. when one of his com
radcs returning from below, and Ignorant
Of ull that had ;ranspired. supposed he !
was fainting, inquired "What is the 1
matter !" to which the sinking man re-
piled, IL don't knUv." lie was convey. |
ed to room noar bE and expired in |
hlteen minutes.
The young woman, who gave her name
as Mary Harris, aud who ia supposed
to be twenty-five years OF age, having
fired twice, and appeared confident that
the work Of death was accomplished. ,e. |
mained, and, evincing no excited feelings,
slowly pu. the pistol in her pocket, aud
awaited further developments.
To Hugh McCulloch, Esq.. Chief of
the Currency BtUeau, she stated inat the
deceased had violated his marriage en-
sagcment with her. lie had done her no
harm, but was engaged to her for many
years, oven from her childhood, and had
continued correspondence until month
before his marriage. He had not seduced
her, and she added with emphasis, As
iOd 10 my witness, am virluous."
Miss Harris was about leaving the
Department when Mr.. Scngstack, the
ioor' keeper, desired her to remain awhile, ,
which she readily consented TO do and /,
hen Justice Handy came up. arrested and ,
committed her to Jail for investigation.
She told the Justice TINT she had killed
Burroughs aud then, tnking the pistol out
of her pocket. handed il to him. III
was a small Shurp's patent, four barrels
Two of which were yet loudcd, tho other
Two discharged
Officer George II. Waikdcr conveyed
ier To the jail ina carriage. On the way
The told him that she askcd'no sympathy
or herself All the sorrow to DO felt
vas for her uged parents. She charged
Int the deceased had betrayed her, tukcnl :
Ter from her home aud friends, pluced
Ter in house Of ill.iame in Chicago, and {
therefore, sue had determined upon this
Iced. For this purpose she had purchased O
the pistol In Chicago, ard had arrived !
here on the nlteroon of yesterday. She ,
gave officer Walker an address, asking
him to telegraph the fact TO Louisa A.
Deylin, Janesvillc, Wis, which he did.
She also added that her father resided in
Burlington, lows.
One the clerks testified that some.
time during tho last summer yUungI
woman,. resembling Miss Harris, calle1l
1T the room of DIR. Burroughs and in.
lured for him, when she was informed
hut he was spending That day in Balti.
more with his wife. The person ex. |
pressed great disappointment at not {
seeing him, and intimhted that she was ,
poor, aud did not know where she could
remain during that night.
Another clerk had a recollection OF a
similar inquiry at a more subsequent per-
lod, when the person calling again failed
in seeing Mr. b. N
The jury rendered the follosing. yer.
diet:
That the said deceased left his room in
he Treasury building about 4 O'Clock p.
NJ. on the 3Oth day Of January, 1865, and
that, while on his way through the hall,
he came to his death by ball fired from
A pistol in the hands of woman said 10
be named Mary Harris, said bail taking
effect about two inches TO the left of tue |
spine, in the region Of the fifth rib. [
IL appears that Mr.. Burroughs WAS ,
nOrried, less than year ago, to un in
Ieresting young lady. 1
Ii is said that the deceased was ut one
limo member Of the Presbyterian
Church In Chicago. He had not united
with the Church sinch his removal to
With but one or two exceptions, no
event has so excited the residents OF this
city os this sod tragedy, and seldom has
SO much sympathy been aroused as was
last night manifested for all concerned in
this terrible affair.-Washington Chron.
icle, Jan. 81.
A SPECIAL JUpGhEsT.-"Husband, do
you believe in special Judgments Of
Providence upon individuals in this
life!'
"Yes, my dear"
"Do you indeedi Did one OF the
ever happen to your
ayes. my 1--we"