Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-02-22
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Tsse Tragedy at ~ a>.sinS:0zs.

full account Of the homicide of Andrew
j. Burroughs, a clerk in the Treasury
Department, on Monday afternoon, the
30th uItimo, by Mary Harris. The jury
having been empannelled, consisting Of
James Laurenson, foreman; W. O. Fin
ney, Edward @. Handy, Jas Croggon,
Roosevelt Woodward, Hanson G Addi-
son Samuel Cornelius, Joseph +. Davis,
Nelson Iheaker, G.. +. w Sharretts,
Edward ". Hale and Charles ii. Bisseli,
the case was proceeded with. The Cuoa-
cte says:
Mr.. Burroughs, for eighteen months
past held the position OF clerk in the
Office OF Comptroller oi the Currency, and,
al the time Ut his death, was receiving a
salary ot 1900 He was a man of re-
narAably fine form, and bore every APP
pearaucc Ui correct habits and exemplary
department.
he evidence adduced showed that Mr.
burroughs occupied Il desk in room OH
the west range OF the Ire tsury Depart
mem, ard near the hall or principal pas
sage on the second floor. About midway
III TINS passage, ana by tue side OF one ol
the room doors, there Is Il clock fixed.
During several hours of the fatal day. Il
young female, somewhat prcposscssing in
figure and genera! appearance, was noticed
saunteIIng about the hall but for what
purpose, Ci course, none cUuld Suru.Isc.
ne hour OF four arrived, 1T which time
tue clerks close their duties tor the day,
and III lew minutes thereafter the pass
age referred To became througed with tie
retiring cnpioyecs. The female stranger
;Len tvu& position IL t!lc doorway next 10
the clock
MIR. Burroughs, apparently full Of lie
aud hope, not more than thigiy-l,c years
Uf age, left his room, and when he had
passed the clock but two OF three feet, the
sharp crack of Il pistol was heard he
looked around discovered female form,
exclaimed con-" and Quickencd his
pace towards the stairway bat, III less
than ten seconds, second report an
nounced another fire, and another Y:uund
He reached the baIus!er and rcclined
against it, when one of his comrades re-
turning from below and ignorant of nj!
that had transpi'cd, supposed lie was
f,inting inquired. - What Is the natter2' p
to which the sinking man replied: Il
don't know" He was conveyed to
room near by, and expired il about fl
teen minutes.
The young woman who gave her name
as Mary Harris, and whose are is sup
posed 10 be about twenty-five years, having
fired twice, and appearing conlilrnt that
tue work OF death was accomplished. le-
manned. and, cvincing no excited feelings.
slowly put her pistol in her pocket, aud
awaited further developments
To Hugh Mccullough, Esq, Chief of
the Currency Burean, she stated that the
deceased had violated his marriage en-
eagemcnt with her. He had done her no
harm, but was engaged to her for many
years, even from her childhood, and had
continued 4 correspondence, until within
a month of his marriage He had not
seduccd her; and she added, with en-
phasis, " As God is my witness, | am
virtuouS. :"
Miss Harris was about leaving the de-
partmcnt, when Mr. Tcnestack. the door
keeper, desired her TO vemain awhile,
which she readily consented to do : and
then Justice Handy came up, arrested her.
and committed her to jail for invcstiea-
tion She told the justice that she had
killed Burroughs and then taking the
pistol out of her pocket, handed it TO hi:a.
1t was small Sl:arps paten four barrels,
two of which Were yet loaded, the other
two discharged.
Officer George H. Walker conveyed
her TO the Jail in a carriage On ihe way
she told him that she asked no sympathy
for herself. Ali the sorrow TO be felt was
for her aged parents. She charged that
the deceased had betrayed her, taken her
from home and friends. and placed her in
a honse of ill-iame in Chicago, and that
therefore she had determined upon this
deed. For this purpose she had pur-
chased the pistol in Chicago, and had ar
rived here on the morning of yesterday
She gave officer Walker an address asking
him to telegraph the fact to Louis 4.
Devlin, GAINESVILLE, Wisconsin, which he
did She also added that her father re-
sided in Burlington, Iowa.
One of the clerks testified that some
time during the last summer, young
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