Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-12-19
A SAN FRANCIsco TRAGEpY.-Loue, Des-

A SAN Francesca TRAGEDY. Y.-L0Ue, DeS-
peratioa, Murder and Smciae-A trightful
tragedy occurred in San Francisco on the Sth
ut. Laurentz Jacobson, man OF dissipated
habits, had been belriended by Mr.. McDOn-
aid, and fell in love with the daughter Of his
benefaetor, pretty girl OF fourteen, named
Rachel. His suit was, however, disapproVed
by the parents. jacobson became very angry,
and unsuccessiully attempted to poison the
family with drugged wine, on the 7th ultimO.
Finding he had failed, he had recourse to more
desperate measures, which are thus described
in the San Francisco Bulletin Of the 9th ult.
About one o'clock yesterday morning, Jacob
son, having armed himself with four barreed
pistol, and carrying stout file, which he had
Sharpened at one end ike jimmy, made his
way from his room on Union street to the
premises Of Mr. Mcdonald. His victim, her
parents and brothers were sleeping soundly.-
He scaled the high board fence and then, tear
ing to arouse the inmates, he took off his boots
and hat and left them in the yard. lie was
afraid to approach the window OF RacheIs
sleeping room, for it was In a line with that OF
the room where Cher parents slept, so he
stealthily approached the end OF the house.
His familiarity with locations and the habits OF
the family facilitated the secrecy OF his opera
tions. With the heavy file he pried open the
back window and crawled in The little boys
slept in bed which set against the window, and
yet he was enabled to get upon the bed and down
to the floor without arOuSlng either OF them.
1t was but stepfrom there to the door of his
victim room. 1t was open, and the tiendlsh
wretch entered it. The light which entered
through her chamber window betrayed her posi-
ton to the murderer He either spoke TO her
or made some noise with the pistol, for she
awoke, and rising to a sitting posture IN her
BED, cried out, Ma ma !" as she saw the eyes
of the murderer garing upon her. Quick as
the thought OF death, and with fatal aim, the
villain fired. The mother and father had
heard the cry of their daughter, and the for
mer sprang to the door. She heard the first
report, and saw binding flash as the jealous
Dane placed the weapon TO his own forehead
and sent bullet crashing through his BRAIN
Instantly lamp was procured, and the horrl-
fed parents saw their darling struggling In bed,
and Jacobson stretched at its side Welter-
ing in blood, and dead. The neighbors were
aroused, aud surgeon sent tor to attend the
wounded girl. Drs, Quinlan and Lane came.-
They found that the ball had entered her face
lust below the lett eye, and penetrated the
BRAIN She was conscious, and once said to her
father, as be bent over her, ''Pa, [ am cold.
This was all she said. Her tongue and one
side of her body became paralyzed, and the
wound was pronounced mortal. However she
fingered all day yesterday and last night in
great agony, and at 9 a. m. to-day, expired
Her parents are almost frantic under the ter
ribe affetion which overlook them so unex-
rectedy, and her little brothers were so horrl-
fed by the scene of that awful night, that moth
ing can induce them to re-enter the house