, 1866-03-22
-fiERnlsA
4 MN Shocts Ids Divorced Win and
! -: thca Cuts her Throat.
A FEARFUL TERmlNATtOK OF A
DIVORCE SUIT.
Fu}I Particulars. Of the Tcrrtb1e
Tragedy.

The pesnaful little hamlet OF Lske Station. Ind.
fahout forty-three miles t1um thle aty, On tbs
M1chig1n Central Railroad, was thrown into state
o3 the widest excitement last evening by the
mItalnn Of 4 murder which Was pe1pctxated under
Circumstances Of stnRulsr ztzodty. Lake Station
le, p7hape, ono Of The last placea in The world
where one would expect Il sensation Of the kind
II il remarkably sleepy little village and il rarely
disturbed BY my stl.1ne ereut save the ar.rsl and
departure Of The trains. ills ha7e1 randy, unln-
v1tuR little settlement, surrounded by scrub oaks,
and Inhabited principally By emploJe, Of the rail-
toad, and keepers Of small stores, who supply to
them :" the modest wants of every day." It hrs-
tstne ons hotel Of highly respectable character,
where travellers BY rail come sud 20. md which ia
kept by Mr.. Bane7man. This hotel was the scene
Of, the tragedy which caused the excitement last
night.
i appeass that The lister Of Nj. B.nesu.u,
1nidotc.agcd lady named M15. EolIoy, CANE 10 re-
side 1t the hoicl few weeks ago. She had MUIR
relied fume time before with her hu~band. limo
thy Molloy, who lsod In st. Louls. and The result
= 11s i Eth e o yn eer eops
What the pzec1ae MIXTURE Of the quarrel was be-
tween the unhappy .pair We have not been able to
mnsi ~ na'f esen domshng ge
souch s se sa rsssa that ps oi III m ~,e al
~ ~ sad r. s9d .r
havr bccn fntense-: Molloy was not content vith
mere sepalatiou from hts wisc. He desired to hare
her completely blotted ont from the page o! exist
vcngcaDoc ncainst her. 10 escape nom him, Mn.
Moiloy sought N asylnm with he9 brother in the
lived fos several weeks, assistine in tho adatrs of
The household 1te huntcr, however, Wss d, her
track, and On TuetdaJ evening sha vas
the x1irals at the hntel the dreaded f9uTe
Of her husband. No sooner did ehe perceive hin,
than she fed TO her apartment feeling 1nst,ncigely
1oe ~ tha dael xsfe Sn5nc put and
the place At the time. Mo!loy demanded admit
tanes into the room but was refn.ed, and after eey
where be arrived IT six o'clock ycste1day mornlns
Hc remained in the city all day, and might haze
nssn e seq rsadeltns around tae hosels. and ocea-
train. Probably he WIS 1eyolyiug In his own mind
come tehcne whereby be might obtain the desired
Interview,
Al baltpas. ave o'clock yesterday AFTERNOON he
made hlt Appearance ai the Michigan CeutIal depot
and purchased ttcket for Lake station. Nj. KIM
he man m WON Se snpsEen,iy Knew 6T stsSt ne q
WIS man Of about hiiy-tve year. Of aye respects
by dressed In light coloaed o.esccat, md dark
eo'ored ret md pants and Appeared 70 oe labottng
Sution few minutes before o'clock.
Mr. Mnnoy had dismissed from her r,iud all up
pEshsDtlon' about fooier:loasole and Persistent
from Ter presence, she went about her customary
duties without. the sliehtest euppositloo that be
would ssnsw m bis importan!tse'- she was sitting
Iwo OF her brothess children, who wesr
kueellpg before her with nplifted hand.,
rspea,ins, IT,. atser her their simple evening
stairs, and s1ealih1ly approaching The dpor. Mia
Moilor turned round hy1 chalf. t6e door sudden.
the man whom shove al che dreaded to meet stood
before heT With revolver pointed at her head. A.
most tsinultaneerstx be tfed. 7he shot whtzzed
RPt 'nd L. eSo' e. o''0ss aTn @ Of 'ss
The 2sa ant.esy, aad sS'sa,ssas Ta'ssa
q n sS1 Fl En e..
the shor Ind tnissed Its marx Molloy drew large
sheath knife from biz belt, and rushing upon the
P,sE ~ p.sa ssa h b ~ ths bend
gulsr vein. The dreadful deed was accomplished
beors my ala1m could be given, and the murderer,
and his garments besmeared with the blood OF his
victim, rushed to The bottom Of the statrs. He
ratted thIonEh 1he harzoom, ~hsrr number Of
house, aud DISAPPEARED into the adjacent Woods.
10 suddenly bad the thing been done. and 20
the hote1. th2t no attempt made 10 has his paa-
sage. TIE men ttaIted 10 their feet nftcr the DIST
moment Of anarcneut, and II wsa soon made ap-
parent what was the 1use Of the tumult. T6e
mnrdered woman, as soon as Fhc received the fasal
s1ab, had ru3hed Of the room II In pursuit oi
.se a. Re s5.o and Of bad ths rachel ss. vhs r.
hr strength suddenly failed, and She Iii eospse
on the door. Then scene of unparalleled excite
ment took place IN the hotel The women and
roount as they txpec'ed an attrck from gang Of
rufhAne. Some went 10 the asaistance Of tho mur-
dereh woman. from whom the rcd strain WIS aoxtn9
eortously. Some rushed ont toward the &oods
where the stranger had disappeared, while the
more eclEpoese.sed Of the party at once
took to ,nioFn the pigpei aatho.,tiss
a. apoa 81 'asE md plopesd npe e 5; vias ms
hands to~aEd the nearest stations east and west,
for the purpose Of 1ntercepttng the nIsht Of the
lor one Of theee stations A. he did not, however
.naSe BIZ aPpesranee =. any q these points, the
psonse,, ~, t. tns, he pq.ned h!s Esv s,s.ght
On the Great Eastern road.
Information. was at once te1egraphed to Mt,
Frank Reed. the special detective OF The N. c, Z.
R., Who reaideA At Lake ttnticn- hi. Reed took
The o'clock to the scene Of The tragedy for
The purroec Of tracking the fugitive and mz1neinc
hiaa 70 5usce Up TO ths time Q, the stisas 81 d.
SIN had been found In his hurried n,cht be let
hts hat behind him IN The hotc. and ttia carrum-
| stance may materially aid tn his discovery, A.
dark panls and yest with light orc1coar and wore
shoes and white cotton ftocEtugs. Officer Psirick
last nich TO wa'ch the A1riynls Of trains, in The
hope that The mu1aefer might ind bis way back to
Chlcssn. The excitement bo1h at the depot here
and at L1ke ftatl0r, was intense pe7hap4 moro 30
nj ahe latter place, Ehefe ain,oet Ill the
Villagers were Bc]fconsrituted detectives 10
arrest the fugitive. The passengers arriving
By the Michigan Central carried the tiduss 70 t,e
hore1f, Where the murder became The sole topic Of
dfecussiun, aGotdtng feod for tonyr11ation up 10
late hour.
The circumstances attending this appalling trae.
cdy ere uncQta.lcd IN the criminal records Of th3e
S1c1nlry- md the capture Of such 4 Enonater Will
dpuhtfere crente tn excitement eQme~ hat AKIN 10
that uhtch Dickens describes IN the pages Of Oyer
Twiet, whcu sysc:, nfteT III light through The
woodt, was finally tutfed down. 0s