New-York tribune., 1869-05-14
APPALLING TRAGEDY.
ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A YOUNG LADY
ON BROOKLYN NIGHTS.
SUICIDE OF THE wOULD-BE MURDERER-DIsAP-
Atre spIf1sr ~


hour yesterday morning thrown into excitement by tho
enactment Of tragedy Which, both regards Its
atrocy and romantic features has seldom be para
leledln the chronicles Of crime The affair consists IN
midnight assault u young lady and her attempted
ASSASSINATION by rejected suiOr, and his subsequent
suicide The scene was No. MOnta Terrace, the resi-
dence OF Mr. Benjamin Flint, retired merchant
1t appears that many years ago Mr.. Benjamin Flint
and Mr. Talbot. veal by Boston merchant had cult
waited firm friendship which commenced during bust
transactions and terminated only with the death
Of the latter gentleman.l come u months ago, u
Mr. Samuel ID. Talbot son OF Mr. FinVs
old friend, arrived in New-York with the
intention Of entering into business his own account
AT that time he had recently returned from a tour OF
Europe and as he was young, remarkably well educated
Of cultivated manners, and reputed to be wealthy, he
found no difficulty in obtaining admittanee TO the best
families. person, he below tho medium hight OF
light complexion frail, and prepoSsessng-hs manners
at times rather strange, and his eyesight failing Among
those whose friendship he had cultivated was Mr. Flint
who for his fathers sake, treated HIM more Ike
son than stranger SO great intimacy sprang up
between them Mr. Flint set apart for him bedroom
In his house, and welcomed him TO table or to tho
social amusemens Of his family.
Last Fall Miss L. Lizzie scrbner, siserinlaw OF Mr.
Flint young lady about 20 years OF arrived at tho
house of that gentleman spend the Winter with tho
family. OF course Mr. Talbot and the young lady were
frequently thrown together in company and the result
OF their Intimacy proposition of marriage from him
ness Miss Scribner however hal never entertained tho
most remote thoughts any such relations with Mr. Tai
bot and dreamed that he cherished affection for
her. She rejected his suit aud at little family council
held upon the matter various objections we're urged upon
him against the proposed marriage. This result did not
cause Talbot, app renty, the slightest uneasiness. He
commenced business sho tly after in Pearist., New
York, as a dry goods commission merchant, aud
was regarded by those with whom lie had business trans
actions as per lie esteemed and trusted, Of good
disposition, correct Labs and r'proarbbe character
This the opinion entertained Of him by the witnesses at
the inquest-those who kLow Li D,sl He still paid his
addresses to Miss scribner and nothing unusual was
observable in his conduct TO her. no exiTaneous motive
or explanation be assigned for tho terrible deeds
which he attempted TO commit. The only explanation
available afforded by the circumstances surrounding
the crimes themselves and by their relation to each
other, A few evenings ago, after dinner Mr.. Talbob
came into the pafor exqusitely dressed aud an
nounced his intention Of going to the theater' with
the request that Miss Scribner should accompany him.
This she politely declined do giving what appeared to
him to be a frivolous He has seemed TO exhibit
since then forced peasantness, though everything was
done by the family dspe his evidently bitter feengsof
disappointment On Wednesday night he returned home
at A o'clock and entered his apartment on the third
floor Mr. Flint heard him entering by tie hall door, but
shortly after went sleep. On the floor with Mr.
Talbot were the bedrooms OF Miss scrbner and OF
Mr. Flint Il has been the custom Of the young lady, be-
fore retiring open the window and leave the door
| slightly ajar to admit u Current OF air. Mr..
| Talbot was not ignorant OF this as VIII ap'
| pear from the sequel. Shortly after o'clock Miss
Talbot was awakened from ner slumbers BY person
messing violently on her face towel saturated with
choroform and morphine. She dashed 1t aside and re-
cognzed by light from the street lamp the person OF
Talbot who s attempted TO press the towel to her faee
notwithstanding her screams and violent struggles TO get
free. The household being alarmed. Talbot beat hay
retreat to his oom and enseonced himself beneath
the bedclobes pretending profound sleep sister OF
the terrified young lady rushed up stairs and conveyed
| her TO her own apar me on the hOOr beneath MT
Flint his son. and the servants at once Logan TO explore
the house the posed burglars. Every room aud
! closet were examine Ia and on their visiting the
apartment Of Mr. Talbot they found him in bed, snoring
| profoundly.
In the n can time III true story dlvuged by Miss
scrbner to sister, and the latter going up stairs to
Mr. Flint remar ed, Pa It's not burglars Lizzie says
it's Mr. Talbot" While returning down stairs from tho
roOm Mr.. Flint asonshed TO see Talbot rushing
wildly past him, dressed only in his pantal 'on under
linen. and socks. The operate youth pushed open the
door OF the occupied by Miss scrbner and her
sister approached the former who shrunk into the arth-
est corner leveled q b.. tol at her head, and hred
twice deliberately. The first discharge grazed tho
| temple, tearing away a small portion OF tho
flesh and ufctnG slight wound near the left eye Miss
scrbner lifted her hands naturally to suad her head,
and while doing seconl ball entered her eft hand,
breaking two OF the and passing through the flesh
| "A
fell insensbe and remained in that condition until taken
| up by Drs. COchrane, Ayers and Bates.
The wretched young man, supposing that ho bad ac-
compiished his purpose rushed MP stairs to his Own
room and locked himself within. The third report OF tho
revolver was now heard by the officers on duyn tho
neigborhood and heavy fall the bedroom noor told
the inmates OF the the story OF tile Soudbe assa-
| sins fate. The Police and some wayfaters who nal
heard the reports the revolver and the screams OF Miss
scrbner surrounded the doorway aud eamored Tor ?d-
mission and in an incredibly short time tie hallway ot
the mansion was filed with excited thronG while tho
Police and Ayers took possession OF the upper rooms
The bed Dom Of Talbot first visited. Upon entering
the room on the left hand side stood the coode on the
ton Of which was bottle with about onehat
an ounce OF chorofom left in IT, on TN money box lay
towel folded up in many folds and strongly impreG-
mated with chlorofurm. There beside the bottle
several boo g. on OF which lay Tabots spCctacles
and bottle containing about one-siycenh part OF an
| ounce Of morphine qhere is a popular o 'sh false
| idea that II cDloroform be mixed Wit an nnodyno
like morphine effects vii be moro
powerfully About a foot in trout OF this commOde lay
the carpeted foor the ~ OF the suici his head
the center OF mm, pool II closed lOol with an
admixture Of the bra MS OF the dead man. Tie was
dressed In pair OF lig .cOlUred cloth plnt1loJns bs
suspeuders hanging loose ennd, and with his stockings
on hands lay in trout. aud Immediately ulcr his
right hand lay ve-barreled revolver three chambers
OF which had been discharged, two being sti loaed
The bullet had made entrance the right .
side OF his lead IN mont OF the ear ;.
penetrating the temple, and going ont on the opposite
side just and back of left The bones Of tho
head had separated in number OF places rho blood
had welled Of tie wound his face. presenting
CORY and CHASTITY spectacle The shirt and vest which 10
had during the day rown over the BACK OF
chair His collar, scarf, knife. penccase Nc iS upon