The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-06-08
THE FIRST WARD TRAGEDY.
The Coroner's Investigat on-VerdIct, Murder
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There was considerable excitement all morning in
the vicinity of the house No. 1905 s. Ninth street. in
which the shocking tragedy of last night occurred
NO additional facts to those published on inside
GG1d he % Scst aa three balls
the head Of Stratton, and another in the wall
Coroner Taylor summoned his Jury, and just be-
fore repaired to the scene of the tragedy, and
there examined the following Witnesses
Howard A. Holloway sworn-I live No. 1908 S.
Ninth street; 1 was acquainted with William Strait
ton, deceased, from his having visited Amelia Nc
Langhln, who lived with me for about two years:
so, and conducting himself in a decorous manner;
some time ago he got to coming here drunk and mall
treating her in such way that she presented bad
appearance about the house; told her she would
have to hunt another place, and she promised to
have nothing to do with him he did not come there
again until last night; left home about half
past seven O'Clock, at the same time my wife did;
returned shortly after O'Clock, and, on entering
the door, met Amelia, who said, civilian is here
don't hurt him, let him go in peace" :" then entered
the parlor, intending to let him depart unmolested
and then ordering her to leave the house, / had
hardly sat down on the rocking chair when heard
the reports OF pistol; jumped up, ran out of the
house to the corner of Wharton street, and met a
policeman; on returning met Lieutenant Smith on
the door step; went up stairs and saw the bodies
on the floor; she was dead and he was just gaspng;
Amelia, and know nothing OF their private dificul-
ties; do not know that they were married, but do
know that he has threatened her life.
Lieutenant Smith, of the Seventeenth district
sworn--Last evening, shortly after O'CLOCK / was
passing down Ninth street, near Reed, and turning
around saw two boys running: took hold OF them
and they said several shots had been fred in a
house near Wharton street; ran up to Nc. 1908 and
saw Mr.. Holloway, the occupant, on the step; he
told me that shots had been fired upstairs; went
up and saw the bodies on the floor; she lying at
the head of the sofa, with her clothing ou fire. witch
I eXtinguished; went to where Stratton was lying
and tried to get something out OF him. but he
couldn't speak; he died then; the pistol 1 found
lying few inches from his hand.
Mrs. Emma Dolan sworn-Live No. 1910 South
Ninth street; saw Amelia and William on Monday
last; he coming up the street and she spoke to
him; never,saw them quarreng; she told me a
week ago that he said he would kill her and then
Kill himself, but she didn't believe he would do any
such thing don't know that they were married on
the contrary, she has denied It,
DIR. E. B. Snaplegh sworn-Have just made
postmortem examination of the bodies of William
Stratton and Amelia Mclaughlin; l examined her
body first; her clothing had been burned, showing
fired; there were three pistol shot wounds in the
breast two on the left side and one on the right; of
those on the left, one had entered between the
second and third ribs and gone through the heart,
and the other had entered between the fifth and
sixth ribs and also had gone through the heart the
one on the right side went in between the second
and third ribs and through the right lung; she
the ball in Stratton entered just beyond the outer
angle Of the eye, in the temple, inwards, upwards,
and backwards through the brain; she must have
been killed first; she could not have inflicted the
wounds on herself; from the character of the
wounds he must have fist shot her, then she jumped
were fired; he then placed the pistol to his temple
and fired he came to his death from this wound
The, jury then rendered verdict IN accordance
His body was then removed to the residence of his
parents, NO. 6l3 Federal street, ana her body was
kept in the house. as Mr.. Holloway intends to have
the funeral services to take place from his residence
LOCAL ODDS AND EEDs.-Haymakers VS.. Athletic
this afternoon.
Mrs stanton, wife of the late Secretary of War,
has rented the Churchman Mansion at the corner
of Wster and Chew streets, Germantown.
The afternoon concerts in Paramount Park will
hereafter take place on Tuesday and Thursday of
each week at Lemon Hill, East Park and on Satur-
days at Belmont, West Park
The project to open Spring Garden street to the
rp
Herring and sturgeon are unusually numerous
in the Delaware this season.
A child was born few days ago in this city with
SO much hair on the back OF its head that it is called
the "waterfal baby"
Chamber Of Commerce there will be reading-room
for merchants on large scale:
"A Germantown lady has discovered that straw
berries and rasp0erries can be preserved without
boiling.
Chief Justice Chase is at the Continental Last
evening he was visited by numbers Of politicians,
both Democratic and Republican.
"A note for $780, given by a Democratic member
OF the Legislature to certain lawyer in connection
with the defeat OF the Police bill at Harrisburg, has
been refused payment by the police lieutenants A
Stokes has not yet withdrawn from the Legs-
laive contest in the Eighth district He had better
| The dissatsfaction created among the members
Of the police force over the distribution of the
police corruption fund, it is said, will result in
| several removals at Fifth and Chestnut streets.
james Stewart one of the Democratic candi-
dates nominated by the McMullin convention OF
lSO9, ana VINO subsequently WlIHQfeW, lS ueaQ.
| The Nagle-Daly contest In the Third Senatorial
district is bitter one and several knockdoWn argu-
| ments are already reported.
| Cricket is creating much excitement this sea-
| son as it did before the Rebellion.
The Commissioner OF Highways should act i'm
| mediately upon the instructions OF the Court OF
Quarter Sessions with reference to the condition OF
| the streets occupied by passenger railways.
The opponents OF Kelley, Myers and O'Neill are
working like beavers.
| The Insurance Company bills passed by the late
| Legislature are a drag upon the market; at least
| so reports the Legislative Junk shop Association
| Hong has withdrawn; Davis ditto Stokes fol
! lowed suit last night WoHdnG Ii be well for Jo-
sephs, Comfy, Albright, and Cloud to do likewise
BURGLARY.-About O'Clock this morning OniceI
Britner, OF the Tenth district observed two fellows
coming ont OF Roney's liquor store, at Beach and
| Laurel streets in rather suspicious manner. He
1 went quickly up TO them, when both made rapidly
! OF, pursued by the oiicer. one OF them, however
| was captured. In his possession was found jimmy
and he gave his name Edward Lee. The other
rascal escaped An examination of the premises dis
| closed the fact that SAG had been taken from the
money drawer
DRUNK AND BEATEN-About half-past / O'Clock
] this morning, at Columbia avenue aud Marshall
| street, woman in an intoxicated condition was
picked up from the sidewalk with her head cut and
| bleeding. She was taken to the Twelfth District
| Station House, where her wounds were dressed by
| a neghb0Ting physician All the woman could offeI
| in explanation was that ''s0me man struck her
She is still in the station mouse.
.DIsGRAcEFuI--E Early this morning Allen Eckle'
and John Wilkinson were arrested at Seventeenth
| street and Columbia avenue for dumping the
| contents OF a cart In the middle OF ColumbiS
| avenue. For this dirty piece of business AldeamaI
Kemble held each in $500 bail TO answer.
BODY REcovERED.-CaptaIn Collar, OF the steam
tug "Stag, yesterday afternoon, opposite the whar
Of the Kenslngton Water Works, recovered the bod
| Of Edward Iindemeyer who fell from the pleasure
yacht ''William Tell" on the 25th OF April last anC
| was drowned.