, 1866-08-15
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
4 Helen Jewett ifYair in phila-
lelpIlia.

Enr to Enr.
rr,nr ,he pny,.ao,nb,. Fron7,c- .rrne,,11
most MI, ~ hosr;h1c t,1s, t-s,cdy WA hrnuoht -
is details, Is really sisesninE: Tne facts
ccu1n,nssteo WILL tne aaan 6se SUBSTANTIALLY as
to1tows sacns that oto,,+ ,-oa,- e,nc, , ran.
Ill, ~ eeens e tnat npont WEE e Slne-. Fen-
ICY u.vsse4 ~ ntan sasse9 W w ao1se ~ u
lame sNuaLea NJ Elcsenth street and Nafk's
lane tkent p5 Ars. Lnnrn iysonl, IN CON-
Yant WI nuuan, a3oat unity Sa.s VI
fe a1 anu
2 room by colo1ed attendant, and. appear
uls sattsAso, entered Ata occup1ta tAs iooM
sempG;,n1 eGndp@;na anu s'sn'nco Ills loten'1on Oh
nc ,en eet,e9 On pisa ho9 o. na5ne aaa
IEtufned 3cs!claay informing aoont noon, WIN
the younger lady, and proceeded to the room
previously ensagea. pnoer tAe ueect'oa oi
. Inc female eompanlon ol INC acna Nv vas IS:
yely plePossessme Noman' anu pore eVi-
aences o1 having received nIr cu9catlon
and breeding, and 70 nave obtained more
1han ofolnaTy accompHsnnents' sae WIS
especially well dressed.
Inc unknown man opened nc door OF me
room and cnteleo Hltn MS mlr companion.
| without eflnclng ANYTHING extraordlnarf N
n,s demeano!, ana ateF re- remaining th ior an noas
vas heard, he made his exit, closing the
! door eharply behind MN; ne vas smoking
| cigar at ms time, Whlca had apparently
been lighted but moment, and descending
; inc slalr case, accosted tne eoAofeo a1tcno-
ant as 1olloMs:
Nnefe u your mlsl[ess-lne lauy Oh lle
!. house. Iwish 70 speak With heE-"
ms prouEht Afs. lyson, from ne1 7oo"'
"nen n, 1ne Ts nnSnoMn IN man 1aa soy: So e,,,o.
asleep IN Ine r9om nave tnKen. ficase ie1
! her remain ndnistufnea until can agaah.
ehall nol oe gone great Ehae-
He then eave the lady OF inc honse sum
o1 money IN payment 1of MS lodetns, ana
departed.
! AL Iemanea luiet IN me nouse, ano aot
the slightest SUSPICION vas aroused among
the inmates OF Inc dWelllng reiatiEe 70 tne
terrible eI1me @ tnat nag oeen pe.Ps1sa1en tn a o
the 1end VINO mad just, departed Win such
In about m hour after the departure Of the
supposed murderer, Ars. Tyson vas called
:, up stairs, and on hes way Up tied the door
Of the room alluded to, and after knocking
and receiving no answer, thrust the door
Open Mrs. Tyson observed that the room
was very dark, and that the shutters had
hsen closed and lossea $40 Tue o1aaa SassanH aiI
light. She then opened the shutters and ap-
preached the bed She Observed that tho
sheets and clothing were Stained Wttn tlooa,
and wrapped closely around an op1ect In nu-
nan tor,n1 .. +,ts s,cnt she c,,,ea FIR holm
1 /
and at once proceeded to un~Tap the body
and nnrascl q shocking mystery: In the
clothes sue found the corpse OF tue young
woman who had an hour before stepped into
her premises tho pessonlleation Of health
and come1sness-
At closer examination It WIS revealed
, that the unfortunate woman came to hex
: death through violent struggle. She had
been choked with large portion of sheet,
j, which had been forced into her mouth. Hel
. throat was cut from ear to eaE, aud death b. had
: cnsued almost Immediately after the 1ntic'
{ wrapped and laid ont straight upon the bed
Il Mrs. Tyson wns terribly troubled over tht
: discovery, and Mt once engaged . carriage
= and proceeded to the Central stntion. where
a she sought the Coroner and laid the Facts o.
. the affair before him, rendering the use OF hcl
!. yehIcle to convey that oiaeef to the scene o
i Coroner Taylor proceeded immediately. I.
! the house at Eleventh street and Mark!
i lane. and after the whole matter had bee,
- | thoroughly Investigated, he nominated NJ
c jurymen, notified hts witnesses. and had IN
E nody removed 10 l4e NINA maIa ,a SLauu, ~
: House, ~herc the inquest VIII 90 ae1d 70
! day; -.
It me aeiectlses nave peen pnt uPon "
d trar!. Of the murderer, "ho mas tnus taf msq
T. GOOD his escape, ont Is oeLessa 60 oe salla J
q tue euy, seaIcn Is atso oeang I,ussGuts' -
l9r Ine cIdef woman Mno agGot3 Eatnsu ~
- vc',M On pfcS.ous tattt, mn dne VII
% most remarkable s taat no siue ceula ~ ~
Sc discovered By which the Identity OF tne ui
fortunate being couid be Determined. Az
ss probable that the mise1aple mutaefea 1naa a,1
., OF with everything OF !nis k1no a1ae1 coa
~ mittlng the terrible deco. ~, ,rn, ho =,
taasa :. IL MI VA s.s;ion House d d