The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-23
TINE LATEST CLEVELAND HORROR.
The Cnuscs or the Crime.

Tue y'uWoes OIL t0o NTbmCs
fhe Cleveland papers devote large amount Of space
70 accounts OF revolving murder and suicide IN that
citj, nrst brought 70 light on Saturday James Greg
iana. had for some mouths Employed young woman
named isabella Roy. between whom and himself de.
gree Of intimacy existed which occasioned no little
since arrested for cruel treatment OF his wife Greg
DRY had induced Miss Roy to live at his house, on the
This had not tended TO alleviate Gregorys domestic
difacult,es On Friday morning. a. usual Gregory and
cnn,s,ns ,helr dinner Thsv aid not return. however
and on SATURDAY, morning Mrs. Gregory, with her daugn
ter went TO her husbands Photographic rooms and
surrounded with pools OF blood Soon afterward, Miss
Roy was found the foot or stairway TO the sky
light through the temple Il was evident that he
had delib eratey murdered and then killed himself
He had nrst tried 10 shoot himself bus the bail was not
well aimed The asr created the most intense excite
In the cleveland Leader Of the 18th End the follow.
ing additional particulars Of the ate murder in that
lake most Of the other circumstances connected with
this terrible occurrence the exact causes which led 10
ssn % and ms wife probably did much
der him irritable and passionate HIS intimacy with the
girl alluded to IN his last statement Was in all proba-
6ty the principal means Of hts being led into crime.
Miss Roy was nineteen years OF age, quite prepos.
sessing In appearance and ordinarily intelligent
As stated in the testimony OF her father, sne was
engaged to BE- msrned 10, We are informed I
worthy young man Her general character, 30
far We can learn, was without faint OF reproacn
but although would not now cast an unjust stain
upon her character IL unquestonaby true that her
relations with Gregory were OF criminal character
Had she been wiss she would have left his employ mont
upon the first discovery OF any such dspo iton on his
part but she Yielded and has paid fearful penalty.
We believe tua OF her friends entertained sus-
picion Of her conduct She has cold them that
Gregory had tried 10 induce her to eope with him. aud
we'll would II have been II they had removed her from
the snare OF the tempter does not appear tnat
thing like niauation had taken possession OF her, for
she had steadily refused TO go with him. He took all
possible 10 break the engagement between her
and her lover and informed that she was induced
10 postpone her marriage through his solicitations, II
having been expected take place several weeks ago.
He had visited both her father and her betrothed day
two previous 10 the murder and shown them the i'm
proper pictures above spoken Of for the purpose un
doubtedy OF alternating them from her. Her continued
refusal 10 ny with him and the trouble which would
arise from the exposure Of his intimacy with the girl
havo aroused his passions that he resolved upon
thc bloody decd. II would II his purposes could
have been well accomplished. 30 far as he was con-
cerned, by taking his lie, without imbrung his
hands In her blood Viewed In any light the act was
characterized BY an arocity almost unparalleled In the
annals OF crime.
The body tho murdered girl taken In charge by
her friends, and buried yesterday in the West Side
Cemetery no heed being taken. Of course OF the request
Of her murderer The remsins OF the latter were also
removed BY his friends, and taken yesterday 70 their
nrai resting place.