, 1869-05-18
THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS TRAG-
EDY.
Additional Details OF the Crime
Probable Insanity OF YoungTalhot.

From the yt1r Fork Fortd, Nay1a
TIE excitement In relation to the attempted
murder Of MISS sc1bner. In Montague terraee, on
Wednesday night, and the suhse1aen suicide Of
young Talbot, has somewhat atsated, h1d the pub
tic 1nw discusses the circumstances calmly and
adopts theories which put the tragedy In some
what different Light from that in which It was 1sgt
viewed.
The impression which nrsr prevailed that Talbot
used the choro!otn foE the purpose o1 facilitating
accomplishing his purpose, he shot her and then
shot himself, IS not borne out by the facts. The
aeeesse.i returned home attss midnight possess
When the holnteItal mania seized hi1u, Is was
probably too late to buy u pistol wherewtsh to
On getting home he proceeded to thr third noor,
which there are four rooms, each Ut whlcn ae cn-
geretl In bis oFn he partially unire4sed; In
poeket: n he third, be used tho seys to taSe Sc
pistol from the closet Then be went into Miss
scbners room. she Last room Of the four, and ut
forE. he Was yery near. sighted. an,i, OWN. 10
the fact, woke her before The drug took etect.
She screamed. and he reueatel and vent to bed,
where, probably holding the p!s:ot IN haod
under the tedelothes. be Pretended to BE- asleep.
Miss Scr!bner ran down to Arz- Fltntu
Fnn1 vent "a ap M s,ars e loos Iol snpnoa paxa
Ars Flint elected from her slster The fact tht the
person no disturbed her waa Talbot, whom she
light INTO the part Of the room whera be stood
Then ArA Flint locked her tlssev In, and ran up
stalfs 70 1AtcL " MA1lpe c3fa out o. hls pretended
sieer sne demanded an explanation Of his con-
duct. He begged her to withdraw whiIt ha
dressed. she went outase and into young Fnnt's
wss N he fourth room 1t Tie moment searching.
~ be supposed. for uur<tar. Talbot rose the
monent Nm Flint less hh room, and - sSo
stepped into young Fnnt's room he softly opened
the door and went dowu STARK Hs tsied
the door Of tho room, found It locked, went
y eoansea S psssse d'95 1t, I'D I'd
room In which the yoqn9 lsdy lay On the bed. and
then he shot At her. Had his original design been
detected; but be I'D esnded she people up staifs.
and hsd the way cut elcaz before him 1.-The hai
been sane and simply lusnu], he WAS Clearly bal-
homic1dai intention rhlch the prior obsalnment OF
The pistol shows him TO hare cherished from the
stazt, he nEed At the yoonK ladg, tnnittlng upon
over the lett e1eoruW fror which the bail Hia1cet
The second shot shattered her left writ Both
s sna m1Sn es9d neres
comparatively easy night, and yesterday was re-
ported ~ favoralAy progressing towa5l recovery.
to lis is roora. % doubtless imprssse., viii lie iies
,hzt he had killed his vicita,, for he must hare
sccn the blood pouring from The wounded wrist
while hts imperfect vision lld not cuable him 70
see that the ball had struck the hand Instead OF
the head on which 1t h1d rested The noise Of the
shot confirmed the Aesrs. Flint in the belief that
sheEe were burglars In the house. They started
for the loaded p,Stul While they were searching
for It In the closet Taibos inss his room risce
the pistol 70 Els nc3, nsf ABOVE hl3 fRGt ear. 4oQ
Geed, the bail passing through his head slauttns
upward. and tunhediing itfel1 IN the carrtce He
fell With the PISTOL yet Erasped 10 his rtRht hand
and jus4 Is he lell he lay until the coEuner a:.l
| Jury arrived and SAN hinl
The theory Of the insanity Of the deceased Is SIS
timed hy the numerous design which the getting
OF the pistol befosr entering The 1Ady's room i1'll
cated The Cse Of the chloroforsn waa no doubt,
designed 10 save her IRON pain death He had
loved the rtrl; she had sefused his offer OF Mar.
nase, and he haa vowed that she should MATT; nc
I one eise II shH dill not wrd hial. To outrage he1
and compel her to marty him thereby wa, not his
object or be would not hare set out Ia the buxtnesa
By getting the toalei pistol. II be had been sane
/ whcn he went down stairs, he could a1I would
have escaped, for he hai net com:a!tted
up to that time but technical! assault, nEd one
which he could well believe the young lady aad
her friends would have buried in silence rather
than prosecute hrn Tor. Eut when II y found
which Is the urdouotcl fact, that Tllbot's &a.nel
! committed suicide under temporary ius1ntJ, an
! that he hah three other hiood relatives Insane
| tnerc can be no question that this trageIy wa
| kimpft cnse 0f hou1tc1i1l mAl1esd-
! This theory, II is tdought will be further sus
taiped IN faw days By the declarations Of til
| boston friends OF Talbot, and then eht many RI
| rnors which have obtaned circulation In rela.!o:
| to this matter will Le set 1t rest