The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-24
EMGL AND.
a Dish on IGss iisl asessii--Faneaes and f"c's !
eg Fver5 Nns sorsetys

hoye m M heen ,cnfred 10 me theatres. in aodpon
TO tie startling nre scene ID bouocanips last new
drama lost ~ sca, which is 80 IKE the genuine
thing as 10 exGEe the fear That II might be too much
Tor the decptc condition II the Princess Of Wales,
we nave had a ternoe reality In the eonnsgraton
line unfortunately moro lata ~ us consequences
than was she burning Of u.s. Iessup's drug store,
There hga also been bona nae murder, with
all the a6C0mpanments Of jealousy, mt
deity ana revenge, which casts INTO the
shade the nurrors enacted in the "Life oi
a London bsrori on the Surrey side OF the water
In enuIatlon Of The "Formosa" ftrore at hrury
lane, Some nights ago small shop IN Bay
swater In which q poor man almost bed-ridden
with rheumatism contriYed 10 make hYins
for nis family by The sale Of nnwholesome con-
Seeuone.y,, newspapers ana nteworks, TOOK nre Vt
liz supposed from The combustion OF package OF
red-tre po@ser on the shelves, and the flames com
muuicatfrsE at once with the ioose papers ana Tue
fireworks an explosion took place which, before
any alsqaD could gwen to the unfortunate inmates
IN the unuer par; Of the building drove the desrruc
ave eieulnnt through the whole building and cut on
MI hope <li ESCAPE The man ana his wife occupied
n aed in a room al The back Of the shop, and were
fonnnasely aroused before the explosion. The
woInan dragged her husband mto the passage, snd
rolled HIN down a few staTs into the back
yard intending 70 make effort 20 rescue her three
ohlloreu, who were asleep up STAIRS, but tn's she
ouud moi to, anil was driven 70 Ion her husband IN
tbe yard There Gagged IN narrow space without
the Of doing tie slightest act towards tbei.
renei the mother and lether heard the screams and
rroans s0f their three children. aged respectively
nine. seven and three years, until at length tbeiy
voices were hushed and 1t was known mat their nor
rb!e auGenngs nan ended in death. In addition 10
Lbase victims five other persons, widow and her
three children. two boys aged tweDty-eignt and
fourteen aud . daughter OF seventeen, also persneu
n ibe flames. The elder sou OF this family had az
Tiged nome only the previous night nom Aus
drala, fun OF nope and Joy, expecting, II
SAID, taSel his mother. brothers and sister
back with him TO share his fortune in the colony
Boueieaut wouid mud 1t hard 20 beat this real life
sensation In drama II ne strive for half
lifetime. The murder OF the week is also sensational
enough 10 satisfy the taste of AdelEhi or
Victoria audience II is OF class different 10 THAT
10 which the Fantin massacre belongs having been
committed IN the nor blood OF anger aud jealousy,
and moi in the cool hope OF gain. Ii Is a thoroughly
English crime, the Pantin tragedy thoroughly
French; English IN all It's accompanying circun
stances; In the discovery that the woman, Death,
one Of the viCums was not married 10 the mnr-
oerer Hinson, whom she LIVING with a. her
husband: IN the fact that the man BOYD the other
victim, was also living in adultery with female
alter deserving his owa wife, and In toe
cowaTdiee and indifference or crowd OF
miserable wretehes In the shape Of men VINO stood
the Jury Of the rufian. The story Is breezy told 4
man named Htnson had been cohabitlng with II
woman bearing the ominoUs name OF Maria Death,
~ cottage al Woodgreen, and had one or two cni-
dren ey ner neighoor named Boyd lived ia
ther cottage IN similar connection with female
woo va. not his vile, and being man OF dissolute
ana dgplGNed habits he made the ACQUAINTANCE
vi &ts. hinson, as She was called anu in the
habit of taSing her nom home, Tor what purpose
may be reaoily imagined. on the day OF the murder
Boyd and the woman Death had been on together
and lad, N English sfNie, VISITED seyera! pubic
houses IN company aui drank liquor freely. uu
then return they met outside The station Of
Metropolitan Railway ny Hinson who Knocked
BOYD down and then, SEEING the woman,
dragged her or utterng threats against her lie.
Several gallant Engllshmen Witnessed THIS scene;
but wife-beatng Is q common thing tn Eng and, aud
rs IL II sanctioned by the principle the go.
rions British constitution mes q course did nor
interfere.
Inree or four OF them II is uue. wnh more
curiosity than courage, followed up HinsUn and the
woman as respectable distance ana him force
hti alohs, despite hef pte"us bppea.S and loudly
expressed fears that wousd murder her. one II
These nopie fellows even Yeniured close 70 the door
VI the cottage whlch was entered ~ hlns0n 50
close mat when the rutiau seized The gun pointed IL
at ihe terrified creature ana fired the contents INTO
hef hearl, klns her instantly, tnIs hero could
see tne nash OF The piece. After shooting
the woman, Hlllsou smashed Ia her head WITH the
gun a. sort or collateral security and then prr,.
ceeded c0olS 20 the adjoining cottage when was she
one occupied by Boyd. found MN IN ais stable.
the same weapon. Beside. she i've or six men wac
followed Hinson 70 witness THIS second murder
there were two Others ia company win Boyd at the
nght, leaving ms victim ~ hIs fury. Not yold
wa spoken between tue two men, aud Boyd seems
10 nave been paraiyzed Win terror. He made no
resistance, say the witnesses, AID Boyd. after push
lng Aim down. cooly put ms foot Oh his breast TO
SECURE good position, and smashed out ais
brains a. he lay. The murderer then walked back
10 ills own house unmolested and was subsequently,
arrested by two policemen.
II is dlnicult to conceive how beings In the form
Of men could have been sucn AFFECT towards as 10
thus stand by ana witness a d0GDie murder shaking
III their shoes, aud running IKE miserable sheep
whenever TuflAO :
victims 70 face them threaten taem with motion.
Certainly nowhere on the face Or the globe except
~ England could such a scene be possible. But
here wIe-beating IS one OF tue institutions OF the
land. few weeks ago sn American was walking
IN company with an English acquaintance IL the
nelgnborhood OF tnsDury, when their attention
WAS drawn 20 a street crowd. The attraction beng a
mar ana woman quarrellng and loading each otaer
wan fonl abuse. As they approached The man,
having the worst OF the w0rlY warfare crew OF
am struck the isms.e violent blow IN the face,
khockIng her down. There was . loud laugh from
the gallant British public the blow was delivered.
Dni me American, not approaching me beauties of
Tue British constitution, sprang forward ana but FOR
the sudden flight OF the woman would 40 doubt
have gwen ham lesson that might have asted nin
lieume. But ne was Immediately seized py as Eng.
lsh friend hurried out o. the crowd an cautioned
never 10 attempt to interfere N such a case "Whv
woman beating u common thing herer sad the
EhgshJnan: and II you should interfere on all suCh
Ocoasiops Tou will have your hands full" No GouDt
sucb wac ne consideration IN tie minds OF tie pusl
luminous wretches who stood shtvertng oy while
Boyd
An eiecuon las recently Teen ne a Tor LOF4 MAYOR
y Londol snd aas resulted 70 the success D. Alder.
mau besley ever the pteFenI incumbent ot the Once
Mr Lawrence tie present Mayor, was very eager
noi Tenewa! OF his TERM aai M competitor
INST a. anXtcns foi a change. There are ~ 10
III, ans snch good plcsngs IN the corporation ~ tas
Guy or Loudon a. there ~ New ark. 5ut tue
great pri1e ih's election VAS supposed 70 ia tae
DADnetey wniCn IL y known l. il store ftr NE fUr.
tuhdte leHoW VINO EhaA happen 10 ail She otlce u
Lofd Mayor on me occasion o. zoe promised Opesing
oi the HolpIru Naluct aud biscktfArs bridge ~
tDe queen va person For tnts Lord Mayor Lawrence
nY ~ kIagFf4
ity insisted upon rotation aol H. rgrts. Lawrence
made poor show 10 the contest. and Withdrew
before TIE voting winch .asts week wa
bali over imagine the enormous voting pofu 3.
non New }Dfk would pe SHOWN 70 possess Ii tr.
SaHot bo1et 70 inu nhlpa. election u Thai ai;y
should ye Kept open To- SIX days Boz tbe tFlqtarr
q! iCsiss bids fcu to be- barred gtgkafs iazty.t ot
q taionet victory after a.. Lawrence. who J. q
Der o. Parliament. j. somewhat 81 be-, ~
Gladstone, and, free tns decision g' the contest
LHs 0eea announced ihaf zoe queen wiz open ne
new visd1gl AID lie Bridge road on the sJh Ok
November. before IevreEres term eYrtfre rI,.