, 1869-06-14


lend. aF journalism into enieapt f. Se.lesa dsa
Iii; rs t. Chaa S fee11a b. @ Es .ssd u
aa ,S5 toe sSdT FL 81 tss ssDposed victim q misplaced ao
xs The he Chicago papezs' d!d not print the said
IT, and hist Was ths ch,cssa ues psps2 Whose oals
~ ~ ,nSaae tSa heatess scamp TINT invented
The Chicago papefs. or, 1t any rate, fhst portion
oe Ta1en ne ap1 on
press Do not lena 1nense'Fes practice which
tempt, bu, stamps At once ihc S Journal Which does @
lena lIsef to M Il M wiia IIE cMc1So
csSo Which has ent Itself Or has the habit Of lend
inx IT. stse 70 susa pESesise Ihe good reputation
for lhe scamplsh sort oi journalism which prevails
ID maj cheaso pnnucataoa--caiae7o 7Smes
we oase taken some pans 10 1nVesdgate
1ne matter feferred to In the above para
g1arh, and We arc led to the conclusion
tna1 me chicago 11mfs, or some person
connected with that Office. was the real
eulp11t. Ihe facts are these: On the
nigkt OF toa 18th OF May, person came
INTO 1HH TRIBUNE Office and informed one
OF our reporters that very distressing
case Of suicide had inst occurred IN the
vicinity a husn street bridge. he 6ad
that young woman, believed to be re-
speceaols connected, mad thrown herself
'nso tne s1fes' and tnas euofS were taen
ua1a -ua..os ~ ls01'a ne ooay' our 1e,
, r .sa n"".n "oe. .o.ne ny .4e, plDeeaea
:es-S14 80 1..'. 80 80 oe s:e,1' "ue.. Us
..4us - u4nuNus.1 ~ e.An .stuaa atAlc'sS VI etotoe
es.L =. ~ ~. stu.A's en, toana W ,ue tlsel
ot.lA' hau oeen eoa'e5en neacn,ns me
s.0aon' upon n4oiiy, ae 4t'a1neSa tna1 ~
'l.a' 4'1'a oeeA e'o LUZ ~as tsoe. 1na
o'nc@. ~ e-s. " tue s'a'.ou "splhyea
sa"peooi c.soA ana several letters,
e.Aens 'na' 'ney nho oeen ofouent
.nete ie" minutes previously DS
pe1s>N r ~ ea'' Us ae - -
~. usu- sAn asa 10 uao loauo
~ - ~ ~ ~ ~ , es1o4' u'4ee
Do" VIC D11o 1ne .ots7lS' tno of4e'-
Aas " WHICH a1e NJ" N Tue possession o1
Superintendent Kennedy, were copied by
~
ouA Aopo.ee1, 0uo p.elaceo WILL sla'e-
ment OF the FACTS as ne had gathered them
at the station, and published in TEE Tgrp-
u:v of tho na1+ 5av IN 4ha '5av ~
,rG
tne PopAeaiuoA u LIS meeeo su1c1oe,
our reporter was informed BY Super
.,..z;.za,,, ,,a:-s ,.u.- -.
pAo'4ooat5 1os'e1 1tom
person IN New 1orE, assuming to be the
father Of the young lady, accompanied by a
,hotoo,anh of h;e d.cohtar who hA so;a
-, =. "A1o ~ 0>'-A
LEU e.opeo 1Rona 'nas c'ty VIII young nAa
/ named Burr, o travelling agent for drug
house, This letter and photograph are also
in the possession Of the Superintendent Of
Police. Such are the facts Of the case, and
there YVES nothing in their character to er-
cite suspicion, OF auythinR unusual in their
development,
Since writing the above ne have received
the following note from Superintendent
Kennedy. enclosing the 1etters which were
de1iyared at the Huron Street Police Sta
ion with the cloak. supposed to belong to
| the unfortunate girl:
OFFICE GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT or PoLtcE,}
NJ l7o 11. M1D1sof .aS III S4aE 1nn: X x 1sSS
To thu Editor n The Chicago TRIBUNE:
DEAR Sir; B5 request, furnish 5ou the
enclosed paetages o. le.less [eselsea a. en's s
y WIss Sc,,te :. Dorsct Lettcr So. !. postmark-
cd New Iore city. waa received at thls orl1ce
about week previous to the receipt Of package
marked no. "nsen vas eaSsn en- 70 the huron
81 .a,t Ma- - 49, ~ .-aon csn'n1 h,u.sa,1 ~
Alden. and residing Ut 10. % Cass street, who
said that be found 1t and waterproof closk,
which Is at thls once short time previously. on
sne aoeA ne r aue sousa enu " 'u' 3su sN'ees
". Nv. KENNEDY,
General saperirdent OF Police.
The enclosures consist, FIRST, Of memo
randum from the Captain in charge Of tho
Huron Street Station, notifying the Super
intendent Of the discovery Of tho letters
and cloak on the south side Of Rush street
bridge; second, letter from Now York,
dated May 81, signed II. NJ Dorset, to
the Supe.insa.,lent OF Police Of Chicago,
aay:-s enat the daughter Of the writer, Mel
| lie E. Dorset, had clipped with one George
| Il. Burr, and had gone, as was supposed,
to Chicago, and asking the Superintendent
| to search for them, and il found to tele-
graph to the father at 2e3 Broadway; third,
sundry letters addressed to Nellie E. Dorset,
Jersey City, N, J., signed 'George," urg-
ing m elopement; fourth, letter signed
"Nellie," addressed to George H. Burr,
I guaying over the loss OF the said Georges
affections, eocios1ng lock OF halr, a81ng
him to send her watch to her mother, and
saying that she should soon be 4t at rest. "
Enclosed in tho letter from Mr.. Dorset is a
| photograph Of his daughter, which has
since been identified as the likeness of a
person in this city, though taken in New
York, as the name of tho photographer up
on the back Of the card shows.
With this evidence before our reporter, IN
hour after midnight, the facts, or what ap-
pea1ed to be the facts, were written out and
published. On the same dag md the fol
lowing day they we're repubhshed by all the
ponce went a1n8ently 10 worS dragging the
rlss1' anu "olAea taisn" tnfee Gays &c
una INC ooos' oot o' course o'a NOT ma H.
NoH tne aues'1on ARISES no" oio .ns