The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-12-27

MYSTERIOUS MURDER N new ORLEANS.
Bohemian" the war correspondent of
the Dispatch, writes to the Mobile Register ::
NEW ORLEANS, December Is, 1866.
Since the Greenvile tragedy of last year
we have had no murder so shocking and so
terrible as that which occurred two or
three nights ago on Magazine street. A
young girl, Elizabeth Hendricks, whose
parents reside at Vaudeville, across the
lake, was boarding in the city and tend
ing school. She appears to have been
much admired by Mr.. McLinn and his fam
ilv, with whom she was boarding, and, in
fact, TO have been a favorite with her
schoolmateS. She retired Saturday night
abou. IL o'clock, after sitting with the
family, engaged in sewing. In the MORN
ing one Of the family raped at her door,
but received no response. Upon going
into the other room and mentioning the
circumstance, Mrs. McLinn said they
bad better let her sleep, as she was up
late the night before, and might be tired.
Later, however, as she did not APP
pear, they raped again, and not hear
ing any sound, Mrs. McLinn looked over
the door and saw blood upon the floor.
The door was then broken open with an
axe, and the unfortunate girl was found in
sensible, but still living. There was a
large cash on the back Of her head, and a
smoothing iron, stained with blood, which
was lying near, waS the weapon used by
the assassin. Miss Hendricks never re-
covered her sensibility, and died in few
hours. The house is low Onc-Story build
ing, the window OF the room in which the
girl slept opening upon an allcy-way. Some
few things were missing; but strange to
say, although Mr.. McLinn'S clothing was
hanging in the room, nothing but female
clothing was taken. There Ewerc some
tracks discovered on the brickdust III the
alley, showing 4 very small and narrow
foot, like ludy'S gaitcr. The assassin en-
tered the window undoubtedly, but there
are some singular circumstances connected
with the affair. If the blow was given
while Miss Hendricks was in bed, how came
She to be living near the door If she was
struck when trying 10 give the alarm, how
was il thatro voice was heard 10y the family,
who slept in the adjoining room, separated
by q thin partition? The young girl was
known TO nave no intimate associates, and
there can he no imaginable reasons given
for the preparation Of the crime. Some
of the facts seem 10 show that the deed
was committed by woman, as for instance
the use of a smoothing iron, the size of the
tracks outside, and the theft OF only wo-
mems clothing when there were some very
good suits OF ceutlcmen's clothing hanging
by the female garments. On the other
hand, it seems almost impossible that wo-
man could have climbed into the alley-way
and into the window. Naturally, this af-
fair has created q vast amount OF excite
meut. A critical examination by medical
men showed that no violence had been COM
rnittcd other than the blow upon the head,
and hence it must be inferred that robbery
was the object of the assassin, and the
murder unprecedented. 1t is terrible
crime, aud it has created sense Of inSe-
curty almost throughout the entire city.
The police are making every effort to dis
cover the murderer.