The New York herald., 1869-05-14

self, taking on all supernu0us sios h anh,e asent
and then laid it BY for q moment until MS other
deadly agent could be sscared Mr. chsres
The iSsrsrO% ana aSnr Just =
SsG t the he Succeeded in doing
without awakening MISS scribner. whose whose
open door he passed or any youvSs Gaoef chares
pistol, five barl,.lled revolver, manufactured
by the Manufacturing Arms Company, which ne
found. lie knew 1t was loaded. Murderous IKE, ne
stole back TO his room, grasped the towel saturated
oo9 Of ans Se shs was I
asleep. He pushed the half-clOsed door cautiously
farther back. and then quietly stepped TO the ped
life was saved providentially. Talbot did not know
what an agent he was dealing with, and the exces.
her. her and she awoEs At once sne recognized Talbot
and Indignantly inquired what he meant, and with
heroic courage struggled from the firm grasp OF the
villain that desired TO render her unconsclous-Ior
what Coo alone knows.
When Il eed from him Miss Scribner rushed from
the room the head Of the stairs and cried for help
using her sisters name. These screams elected
answers from the room below, when Talbot, know
ing his attempts had failed slipped quietly to nus
trembling frightened girl hurried, almost fell, down
stairs towards her SISTERS rOOm whom she met at the
threshold Of her door, when, almost fainting, she
half swOOned upon the bed unable TO speak word.
Is IT A BURGLARf
Mrs. Fhnt little dreaming that ne VINO could make
the protestatiOns Of love and fidelity which had ema
mated from Talbot, ana which she believed were
woven about his heart, would do wrong, at once
dwelling and with her husband, went up stairs to
his room. Upon entering she at once detected the
tWSy, Talbot, Al % what is the matter He at once re-
pants p ana come down" no, no. said she, and
Her husband meanwhile had been ransacking closets
and all other places where robbers might be supposed
to be hidden. when they started to go down again
IN their QuIet their sister, The house was
now all excitement. Talbot at this instant slipped
from his room again and down stairs, reaching Mrs.
Flinps sisters room before her. having 10 take the
long roundabout way through the sitting room to
accomplish this, and then he made his
SECOND ArrEMPT AT MURDER.
He held the loaded sbo.en revolver In his hand and
quietly approached tle bed. The work must be
quickly done. Approaching his intended victim me ne
previous alright; but Providence again shielded her.
His rustling caused her to turn her head from the
this sSht i ID denection saved her life as the ball
meant to be sent crashing through her delicate brain
cut away q portion Of her left eye, but dld
not innict dangerous wound Again her
strength served her, and jumping from her bed,
she crouched down in front OF a bureau In the
shot went whizzng from its chamber OF death On It's
murderous mission. Again he was folled Ihe an
gular, cutting, deadly missve crashed through ner
left hand, breaking bones and severng delicate ten
dons, but 1t not fatal; and Talbot thinking no
doubt that he had succeeded in his purpose ran out,
going through the same rooms, when he met Mr..
and Mrs. Flint on the stairs They were SO speech
less with astonishment at the reports OF the pistol
that his ,what Is the matter a'' remained unan-
met, her night clothes covered with BLOOD and the
picture Of terrible misery and excitement.
THE SUICIDAL SEQUEL.
Thinking ne had accomplished his last fell pur.
pose the doomed young man, long abandoned OF
and M For rs g the
loud report broke upon the startled ear OF night be.
wldering yet further the electrtted inmates OF the
house, and summoning the steps OF tne now
thoroughly startled neghborhood. A heavy fall
upon the door above told the story Of the wouldbe
assassns fate and closed the last act In this terrible
OFFICERS OF THE LAW
now entered the house and inquired into the circu.
stances They hurried to TabOps apartment, and
there with life wholly extinct found him lying on
his side at the end OF the room, with his feet
gray pantaoons, light SOCKS and silk undershirt.
His head rested In wide pool Of spattered brains
and clotted blood: Blood stained his lace IN broad
mouth The head was entirely pierced by
the BAH, which had also scattered a por,
then dropped nattened on the floor. Neal
the limp and open hand on the Moor wa
Of agent in the Bloody affair Upon stand near the
| body was the rumpled towel still eXhaling chloro
form, an empty chloroform bottle, one iull and on'
half emptied bottle OF suphate OF morphine, purse
dressing case and pair Of spectacles. To the fac
that he had left his spectacIes behind when he went
of his Intended victim. The room contained among
other furniture, bed that had not been used.
At once prs. Ayres. Cochrane aud Bates were
called In but for Talbot earthly skill unavang.
The young lady received Immediately that attention
which her condition required
THE EXCITEMENT,
as must be conceived by ALL was OF the most intense
Character and the rumors that like widire, spread
about that arstocratc locality magnfed the heinous
crime almost enfold until passers-by looked upon
| the house as an i-omened mansion and stared
| trembngly as they passed slowly by II.
THE CORoNERS INQUEST.
Coroner Jones later in the day proceeded to the
dwelling and Jury T Ss ook ass oi b se
portion Of which is so interesting In detail 1t Is ap
pended:-
oF ,a nn1E sas aar gn 7,
slight noise like the creakng Of door; Immediately el
eas nyss from
ton the gas not burning in room rscosniisd q
sSiofoiorm face Samuel Talbot
Ss s
sns a ssfssa %s
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the into the room where was lying my face was
ls az t
s e he wis bed dSS m h% % an % s
down in ircns q the bureau while vas doing 50 hs
p, ::S r.sss nj III. q: bon
from % Se side iS the bed brought him within
sanS passing my third anger and The middle my
hand and passing upon the opposite
10 which II had he then lett the
sine why Mr. Talbot should have thus attempted
he: NV relations and associations with him been OF
friendly character but not ntlmate had to very
free myself from the towel which In the hands
| OF Mr. Talbot
TESTIMONY OF BENJAMIN FLINT, BRoTHERIN-LAw Oh
sCRIBNEh
Reside at No. Montague terrace; aroused about
o'clock A. NJ to-day by hearing Miss Scrbner screaming
in her my wife went up what the
with brought her down my she very
excited and frghteped she said cloth wet with choroform
had been placed her face while she asleep IN
her room thinking that bugAr had go. into the hous,
l up stairs to search for them; Miss Serb
ner's room had the odor OF chloroform in t very
strongly also Tabots his was the strongest while stairs
heard pistol fred twice and thought the side
walk "a was coming down stairs I met Talbot coming
hurriedly up he spoke and said "whats the mat
ter " he neither stopped looked around d not sec
his face did observe any pistol In his hand he In
his bed whsn hrst came up and put my hand on him he
pretended 10 be asleep when returned TO room
Miss scrbner TO saying "oh DO think am
killed 2" her dress then and covered with blood
that she wounded In the face and shortly
after heard another shot; opened the hall door
admitted the police, who went 10 Talbots and
found that he had shot hmssf Tslbots department
correct; he steady young man has been somewhs
eScd Of late Miss scrbnsr has never encouraged h
advances bf late; he rather delicate person. be hal
complained OF trouble with his head he home