The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-04-01
THE BLACKSTONE TRAGEDY.
The Latest Developments I'm tho rour.
fold RutoherV


At IL last night the bodies OF the Hlao,.stone
1amlly were forwarded TO Connecticut This
was ordered by Mr.. Bushnell, the unole of the
terday morning for the purpose of ino1tSIno
inte the articnlars Of the tragedy and To have
moval TO Madison, Connecticut -'' ~
The Letter written by Mr.. Blackstone and sent
TO MIS- seiah Lee, the mother Of his wife, was
=, ~ send you what 1 can. / have killed my
three angels, They are three angels stiil.
There was no ate, and when It was resolved.
on tuesday, about noon, by Mis-. Lee, and read
riole was the shock. Recovering she teie.
grapned Immediately to Mr. Funston, Black
stones partner, telling him to inquire into tue
analr and send word Immediately, With what
success he did so our readers all we'll know
Mr. Bushnell viewed the bodies yesterday az
seeing the mutilatea forms OF the little inno.
cents. The top of their heads ad been lowered
and their features were as clear as marble
Much has been said relative to BLACKS ones
INSANITY. IL Will be remembered that Just oe-
fore her death his wife remarked that in tue
Blackstone family insanity was hereditary
MIR, Bushnell contradicts this statement. and
says that the only instance OF mental aberra-
was when the father OF James Lindsley Black.
stone. buTdened with an oppre ssiye fear that
soon ne would be poverty astricken, became
temporarily Insane. From this, however, he
SION recovered.
He IS now eighty years OF age, in good health
ana circumstances, as are al the relatives of
the deceased. IL was while under such tempo. (.
rsry mental alteration as this, for his fears
that he was fast becoming bankrupt were
overpoweIiug, that Blacks stone was I'm pelled to
Kill his three angels" of whom he so
tenderly speaks in his letter. and then to end
the terrible affair by taking his own life.
THE CoRoNER's INvEsTIGATIoN
The Coroner this morning commenced an In
vesligation into the oircu instances attending
The murder OF the Blackstone family.
Omcers Newman and Meade testified to visit
Ing the house with Mr.. Funston and finding
the murdered bodies OF Mrs Blackstone and
her two children,
Mr.. James Cochran testified that he had a
conversation with Mr.. Blackstone only short
Time before the murder--last Friday; he came
into witne S. house after oysters, and told him
that he did not teel well; that his basinesS was
not as 1t ough to be.
mortem examination OF the bodies of the de-
ceased at the residence on Judson street, and
described the wounds rs discovered by him.
Frederick A. Milliken testified that In the
early part of Marcn Mr. Black stone came into
witness office, and wanted to know If he had
any houses for sale in the neghporhood of
March he returned to the ONCE, and said he
had purchas ed house, and left papers with
witness TO be drawn no; he said he did not
want the deed entirely filed up; he thought he
wife, but told witness to leave that part blank;
he came in afterwards read the deed over, and
said that he was going to throw up the purchase
he was embarrassed; he looked rather changed,
and appeared melancholy. He paid witness for
ms 1s anp aed neveL mar n
morning he met Mr.. Blackstone on Delaware
avenue; witness noticed something unusual
in his appearance but said nothing to him. he
afterws DIS learned that a coat and hat lay on
one of the wharves, and retaining possession
OF the same, identified them as those worn by
deceased.
In consequence of the absence of witnesses
the invest igation was adjourned until to-mor-
row at IL o'clock.