, 1870-07-09
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Il Negro Attempts to E1ill n White
Girl and Himself
He is Unfortunate in Loye-Wishes
to Die with Her-Double
Failure.
statement Of the Prfsoncr.

.nc un"ss passion. Otherwise love. hY the c,ltl-
'auon ., which 81 many persons have become
.,... NV NC, or married, or have Killed thrip-
SELVES because their feelings were not rr.c,pr,cA
tcu. cA1nc nrnr cuustng the tycuth Of twr nors,nu
Yesterday OF course the two vert a mnf I'M, a
"otual', Tue iorner being negro and the latter n
""'e s1r'. holh hRrc BEEN employed fol son,o
saue iMs' ~ Servants at tho frshIcurr Of
~, neAnste4s, southwest corner OF Washington
~ sa1rehtes streets. Tho ncgru wi,osr aansc in
MaEam iAhdess, washed dishes, scra.,,cd foo,s.
ana "'a aaso work generally, white tho woman.
annie Conlin, WAS the chaubcrmnt,,. Thcr, Nh,
several other .!omrstics cnaployr,t IN tn, hnn..
,.y thsy a!i atc Together In thn Kitchen ssrrn;
Mram: t,s Me cseayeta to sit nt Tho tahlr soyrrat
rrnisve ;1e ~ sa,a tsa o. ealing will nsS9rr VIA
Lan;'ssa frrm the fsst, maaIfcste.l y nss8,n,ncs
I'M, Anns Ms T1na ior rsasn which, until ycatcr-
u O'Clock ycste.s1a5 morning. willis Amt. "r.ss NM
EaEne M bul tu rOom "a Inc thlr,l ffM,r l"m'
ner TIsI, ill., asvt an'i = G Commenced ennver1nK with
Trty she laughed. lie then wn.,ir.i ta ~" S,,.,,r
sne would hare him. She laughed agatu. mn, h.
no; allow hsr i raw n ~; aoss e ana sasd h. wnnl
M answef. she rcfuscst md he took fn,n, 1is
he,s, H. SnsM FenEnite md proceeded to chi her
cIncr Of the roem and plunged TIC knifc tnt., ,M
,sit stae Q! her neck Several adira WIN liye N
thc.r cascs loms nssn, her scream AMI rang
ntfsf as they did, and ran ur atArs to scc What
MeMssrs f%,,a;<, %n inc Ss!l kSr. ringing, aul Mr.
oi thc room in which Lansicrs antl tic riri WIFI
nc neani neE scream. AMI demanded at!nl,ta4cs
snd secured an axc Returning. he i,r;t r. 1n
sioor, and saw LandcIs choking Miss CoaiIn.
ena ~ making dcsretate Efforts to cut her throat.
ME: McMas1cFa tph him 10 CONC cut antl n, down
ssai.s. lic came cut Into the hallway. an,t Oh.
serving That several latitcs Eho were therr an |
ra,.a r, .an 10 - E M afraid Of him. he satd Will not
f61 yTNf S4rrrt, otnir l
marked to Mr. McMasters: " You do NOT Know
az; sh; ny heart , e almost hroscn" Landc1s went
.n9osn .s INC kchcn laytnR the knife he hal ussa
went into hs shtstl.. l.'~Ds W a'ee carving knlfc'
MI. AsMasters turned the key In the door and
slea ahd washington streets he fund OirlceF ltot-
lahd, and told him Of the occurrence. Tllry hur
; ;ns sed ao e o9gss and npon orenlng the door
~ ~, Gns hand n threatening attitude. Holland
tola g him to PIT down the knife, but lie refused to
advisable to send tor an officer who had wcauyns.
Accotd!nEly, gentleman drove to tho Union
sseet y .sn. stahno. and got Policeman Decelle, who
When pecele arrived at the place he called |
1goa Lande1s to surrender, bnr he refused, sayiur
e m tox eRt IN ny s Ssnd osss
ceiling. He tried to shoot again aud again. hat !
ne he weapon would not 60 on, Br. NcWasters /
q InoeS iSe I, En9ta @ and lecenc endeavored
lot succeed. as Landers forced his Vay Ont NJ ths
Wv ~ sna , nm tato an clubhouse and closed thr
ioos. Holland burst In window on onn sisr nf
81 fe asa hos Dts@eeSS RseS
ue;emsn, ne PIED the soor opcn, ana by quick
oe- Realizing that the Officers were Sfeterm1nnS ]
captofe nlIa and would succeed In llonp 20 In | 6
81 saols IT tlme Landets stabbed himself IL lie left
q The !elt side Of bis neck. he was immcdtsteiv !
sCaled and conducted to tho Madison StTecf |
SsS s!aes saG zssasS aas u hunting policeman
~ ~ 1s ,ss; sosd sId Is s. ee n
ause, sad aye se p1eaH aet ag aas no. after
"a ba5iag annie t''' gel II ana gre 1t to- 4
nc Rses M aef tnat the e IN
sa xhfh i 5ua : e no; fs
oreh use ia,a! as no important setn was cut, al
e y ine jueas1 ssiH Within an eighth Of m
,esa eis 1tss 4ae si sso5f ~ = ash ii i
e hoe made hnt . scalp wound. Though dan. -
5oDs r Tesg1ss w9nnaed' 1t Is tnouE'she viii eveaia
Our reporter M Tas permitted = eonverss with i
aiGsrs, acen,t! and Obtained from him the following
= ys.Es old and WA. he.n tu Augusta, Georgia Il
tbree a. "; sasc ~ o cas
~ f5S +
ID se ss SSns ~ e. Ss sbss s Rs
year She 70 JeIict On te III Il .inT ~ and @ ~
baet lasf Fl u se e r. sofng ST s
nth sol SS fIn1n III HeMaste5nn s,,i pslore tte by
~ ne also 69uGht her ticket to Joliet and paid uo
any taiisfactioa Would not III @ 1ns wSnldat ere
going t9 ox married not didn't want any body inc
.snsasea i. herself to ae ;he tatendeS .5qr
eyed d hes nins heisd hes s1d got hct vases %