Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-09-13

GEoR0n TRUssKJL, SHOT DEAD BY HIS MIS- :
rREss.--A dispatch dated Chicago 9th inst, i
gives the following account OF the killing Of !
George Trussell, 3 young man 81 years Of age,
| q sporting man by profession, and with Mr.. A.
+. Fawcet. owner Of the well known trotting
horse Dexter.
In 1860 he camo to Chicago and was EN- ploy-
| ed by q prominent business hrm-Richmond d
| 90. He possessed unusual business qualifca-
ton and gained high character tor integrity
and wide acquaintance in the city. He shortly
after commenced gambling, and soon became
proprietor Of one of the largest faro banks in
i the city, and in his profession had amsssed |
. fortune of over 100000.
Early in his career he met young and |
beautiful chambermaid at the American House,
Cleveland, with whom he lived until about two
years ago, when a difficulty occurred, which
ended in an open rupture between then. A street
alteration ensued, 10 which the girl was rough
| ly handled by Trussell A separation took
place, of course; but on several occasions since
a short reconciliation had been effected, with
no lasting results, however. Trussall was the
owner of the greater portion OF Dexter, and &C.
companied by the girl, Mollie Trussell he at.
| tended the races In the East, where his valu.
able animal has been exhibiting her prowess.
While at Buffalo his parsnour became jeal-
8 GUS of him, and another quarrel was the con-
sequence, which has been growing wider and
= more malignant, until last evening, rage jeal-
1 Ouey, huu uCuB kuIluh Cohpiuou, coubou VIC
| woman to do an act which to-day she would
z give her own existence TO recall. The mis-
iress who has been, keeping an aristocratic and
most luxuriously furnished house, in this city
o while in fit of partial intoxicatien, arrayed
y herself In her most gorgeous hnery, armed
70 herself with revolver and set ont last evening
a | in search of Trussell She searched fer him in
70 all the various places he was in the habit Of
u frequenting, and finally, at eleven o'clock,
10 found him In a saloon attached to Prices liv-
80 | cry stable Oh Randolph street. Trussell was
50 standing with some ofhis friends in the saloon
30 when she entered by a side door opening into
% the stable. Approaching him, she took him by
W the coat collar, saying "George ! want to see
20 you"
50 He stepped towards her, as if to accompany
90 her, and finally pushed her out of the door
OF He followed her out and it is said, struck her
so two or three times whereupon she instantly
40 fired. The shot evidently took effect, for Trus
ss sell immediately pressed his hand to his sids
81 and retreated to the centre oft the saloon. Mol
AZ lie pursued him and fred a second shot, plac
80 ing the muzzls Of the pistol close to his back
2s He cried out ~ am shot," and staggered to tn
~ side entrance leading from the saloon TO tn
'5s main entrance OF Prices livery stable. TIL
III woman still followed him and fired again, hit
1873 ting him somewhere on the side. He staggeI
70 ed half way across the stable entrance and fe
I'll dead on the spot. Either of the shots fire
30 striking him would have alone produce
DO death.
100 The whole affair was so sudden and fearfI
1872 that Of all the bystanders no one had th
400 quicknsss of thought or limb sufficient to sto
$50 tue angry woman from committing the blood
10 work Mollie pushed out, and, with frsnt
37s scream, threw herself upon the prostra
44l form, crying out "Oh my George Ny Georg
81 he is deadl' While she was INDUCING In bi
All ter lamentations of a maudlln character, OF
loo cers came to the spot sud took her to the oe
liz trsl police station. At the station-house 4
FL rawlings OF the murderess were piteous TO list
SO to. 1t was impossible to obtain any OF the III
$40 tives which induced her TO perpstrste i
81 crime
100 Suddenly, speaking OF her child, she bro
1872 out with the passionate exclamation, 81 ha
80 SOD, little boy, at school. oh my God, /
100 not let him know what his mother was.
so will never, never on earth know that. ~
50 Captain Nelson, she said, turning to CAPITA
100 Douglas, who sat beside her, to sell my pro
100 erty at auction after am dead, and give Il
567s money TO my boy.
1909 Among other things, she gave vent to e
300 prsssions of regret that the bystanderG did Z
1893 interfere. "Iwas mad and they ought to la
352 known 1t. They should have knocked L
l7s down. Oh, my George, If could have d,
30 with you" With such expressions she co
500 tinued to rave and sob duriag the win
so night.
20 The AFFAIR has created the most profound
~ citement all over the city, as Trussell was
1872 most universally known hero and apart fro
a. his gambling propensties, was looked up
30 as an honorable man. The murderess 10 one
so the most beautiful women in the city. I
263 we'll formed, black hair and eyes, and especi
80 ly known as the best dressed woman IN C
4s8 csgo 1t was undoubtedly jealousy on
100 part thar led to the terrible deed.