The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-22
HORRIBLE OUTRAGE IN CHICAGO.
A Woman Stripped Naked and BrntaiIy
Abused--She IL Found the Next Morning
Dead in the Street.

Woman stripped Naked and BrntaiIy
Abused--She IL Found the Next Morning
Dead in the Street.
From tho Chicago Post Nov. 1871
This morning upon the Coroner's book entered
the simple notification that woman had been found
Some miserable victim OF intoxicating drinks was the
natural comment on such an occurrence which at
But in the circumstances attending the death Of this
unhappy woman there is contained depth OF tragedy,
brief but terrible tale Of suffering and outrage which
hearted and callous.
FirM her enter a saloon a. Bridgeport kept BY
one Mrs. Mahoney. At the bar, emong others, ts Mr.
j. r. McNuty, who keeps grocery store the corner
OF Reuben street and Archer road His attention Is par
culary attracted to her chiefly by his noticing that's
Is attircd with than ordinary neatness and that
her appearance denotes that she docs not belong the
class Of women who 70 be visiting saloons Mr.
Maboney inquiries Of her what che WANTS She
In vague bewildered manner that she does not know
She 10 then told that she be allowed there
that she must ncontineuty leave She begins 70 weep
peousy and Is thercupon questioned 10 where she
has como from In the same half bewildered manner
she answers '.Frafn down town. .sYou ought 10 be
ashamed OF yourself to be going about in that condition.
you, woman, says the indignant Mrs. Mahoncy aud
she is again ordered TO take herself or
Mr. McNulty followed her TO the door, and ptyingly
watched her as she wandered away into the storm and
darkness The rain falling in torrents, and chilling
short time and In few minutes her appearance at
the saloon was wholly forgotten.
and NO ssain ssa nnce ore hr n,,S face a. she ,a
senfs hersslf at the saloon and asks N peously
pleading tones TO be allowed TO rest. Mrs Mshoney Ia
moved TO compassion and questions closely, and not
haps without some womanIy tenderness She explains
that she has been engaged a cook al Mrs Buffers
who keeps an establishment the locks al Bridge.
po She has got tpeey she said, and had been turned
out ofdoors She wet and weary, and did NOT know
saloon to give hcr Shelter for the night Mira Mahoney
was willing that her request should be granted. Her
husband also thought that IL he had had any onhouse
barn into which fbe could creep he might extend his
charity far As ne had no such accommodation the
thing was impossible Whatever became Of u, she must
teors Taxla atkzw. ~.
ported tho landlord and taking her by the shoulders
summary turned her Of doors.
jewellers II IN, ,v warm IN he'd xhs
some one knocked NJ tho door Of Mfe Brown The
Acne rUs and Sd her e got sp thai there was
aacriy but not caring TO open her door until che should
ascertain more Of the man who spoke she told him ~
houso opposite and inform the wstohInsn The man
went away, and hooking alter him, Mira. Brown noticed
that he did so directed bull walk ed brsky or an
oppostc direction II appeared to her, she looked
after him, that he even started TO run There waH
somehng about The whole susr ara people
summons unless they baye some assurance there no
Ye, The woman could no, rest ], might be thai there
vas some fellow being dying at the door, and The
housht Of allowing him 10 do nncared for che could
Is no neaps brook. She consulted with her husband
and the two decided 90 out and make a search any
rate, 70 ro " there any truth in the man state
ss a mt bit ea,endns Ser Inspection s come distance
fsa tbs door they last became aware that sone che
= Sshlns was leaning az against The wall a. the end
- he bense They questioned, but got 20 answer.
ms os5stt VAS woman thai she was speeohless and
bsplsss and that she completely naked. Her hair
vas banging 10 vet and tangled masses srourd hsr
shoulders and her acc and body covered wfN mire
They tried 10 rouse hor 10 epeak but word coVd he
evoked from her already cold and frozen Iipe
Ibsn they raised her from her reclining position ai
che sank down helpless at their feet shc was ccnveyA
INTO the house, whore she almost Instantly expired she
bad been allowed 10 utter no word which could explain
sns condition y which she was found II abe could have
gv1p hint that might lead 10 the discovery Of the
Tcfse than demons hao whose hands she he'd fallen the
pnSsft 10 do 20 wss dene1 bee.
IN the morning NJ MSltuAy who had sesu her when
s gns VISITED the ssleen, IVES iaicrpsd thai woman
We BODY wss vng, spA fsmQyine from the face shs
pN With which ws covksSd rseosnizsd In the
crevorn hnesments thosc OF tho unhappy wAndercr