The New York herald., 1871-12-02
TIE BALTIMCRE TRAGEDY.
The Keeper Of D.srepuiasie House Nnr-
dared by a Blind Man
From the Baltimore American. Nov. ao.l

From the Baltimore American, Nov 3ol
frighIiul Tragedy was enacted about SIX orc,ock
yesterday ailera0on az tie house ei Ill repute ~" al
Jose ,htuc street, an occurrence well caculaiei 70
arouse ibe weird ana superslilious ,ule esa yh,cS %
attaches among the ignorant To those partiaiy bn
rcit OF their senses. About the hour ma mel above
two unfortunate creatures, Florence Wilson and
Alice Oran, dwelling upon this street. rushed into
the Western District station house and informed
captaia Zimmerman thai Frank Bauy u blind
man. WAS cutting Fanny Cole the owner and
proprietress OF No. 81, to pieces wlrh natche,.
Captain zimmerman Immediately deta,ed SCR
es ge Gaa"asaer car am n oicer eo Gibson 70 s sr
yards fIom the station house when they eIcCuheie ed
Batiy Walking towards tAe Al, with his mead down
ana naclet IN nj, hand dripping with blood. The
sergeant stepped up behind hiiu and seHei nlm
round the waist, not, however. before Batty was
enaDeG 10 maze some pla, with hts terrible weapon,
aid 10 slightly wound Oncer oiDson ln the nand.
lie was rusncd into ,ne station house, and stru;-
gle elsed iog the possess on Of tue cpon Al soon
as Gtty discovered mat lie was IN the hands ol the
police ne surrendered lhe hachei, and stated taat
is mad come TO sNo himself uni tnat ne h.i islsled
Fanny Cole, tnaE she had gotten all his
money and had been tie means OF gv.ag
him an mcurahle disease aad tnat now he naa
iiaiely repaired 10 the OF the tragedy. aud
there spectacle was Presented which dcaes decrp-
ton.
TIE ArrHAnANcz or rnE vIcrE.
Fanny Cole, or MIR. RnnjaiL AZ W. nei,eve she
is nov, Was found upon Tie moor IN uhe mont base
neAt or dining loom Ia pool OF blood several
yards IN circumference with ihe back part ol her
nsan ra,, absolutely ,; gasaei on aad the orao pro,
the LETT ear 70 the wlndnipc. lle wound Was pro-
blhy SIX inches IN length ana fully haf an inca n
DEPTH Her lett hand Was almost completely severed
rom her wrist, and lne first anger her riglL
hand was badly cut. In the pool o blood scat
tered small particles ana siabs OF sku Dr. q. o.
Brewer was soon III attendance and examined ner
wounds. lie pronounced them necessarily latal,
and be ond bansaging the hand oi the poor wolnan
ana wasning or me blood. deemed ANY iur.lN.r~Ax.
gerry, sucn rs taxing up the arteries or apf&> Tha{
Increase the sunerngs OF the victim. she was re-
moved TO an upper r1ola anu placed upcn bed,
where sue was made as comfortable az circum-
Stances would permit.
HOW IT HArPENED.
Frank Batty is blni maa, about twenty two
oi The Lexington MarSet. re had staud near the
corner OF Paca ana Lexington streets, between the
two market houses, where lie WAS IN the habt oi
vending SOAP backing, snoestrngs ana other knicK
klicAs Le has oeen IN Ibe lanit OF visiting me
pat'eo nltner yesterday morning before breaAl:ist
aud spent tne wnole ay IA the house ttNlRs break.
the table with those wno conprlsed the houseaod
at the tine ana con planned mat one Of them mad
taken his seat, which she Surrendered TO nIul On
tae spot. Beiore supper ne bhi requested oAe of
tle giris 10 lend ann twenty FIVE cents She aii not
have the money with ner. but Immediately went cut
and procure Il Tor him. After supper he walked
into the yard and probably aneartned the ha.chet
from It's hiding place. Nnere he had pat II
III the morning. as IL was a new lnple.nent
and not recognized rs belonging on The premises.
lie came Dack 10 the supper roo,n aud leaned upon
the NANTES. Suilen,y lie threw his am around
Fanny cole. Size drew away irom hin ana tod
hi.i to let her alone. whcreGpon he struck her a
blow with the EatchcC Wnicn severed q poruon OF
waru all IS conjecture, us those plesent--the two
girls above named ana German COOK named Louisa
krider-were TOO terrified TO give any connected
COunl. louisa says lnal sns SAW the natcneg nlAg
and rush-a 10 stop i. when she received several
SO ere cuts ap0ut the nand aud arm. Tue prosi-
b,ty ~ tnat Fanny cole threw lcr n1d 40 to averI
tue next bi0w anu III so dciag received tne cut
which severed her hand at tns wrlst. IN TINS way
she pr3uaaly fccelycd the cut on ner niger. The
next blow she received upon the back o her neck
AMI thruat, aud iel 10 the groual covered with
blood. lne wrctch Duiing that ne had accom-
pilshed his work then eIt Tor tue station house,
Drandisuing The nalclet IN ais hands. The hatcnet
when taken RON HIN was covered with blood md
way tue lanilc, ana some OF the hair oil the poor
Woman was s.iil s,lc3'ng 70 TIC blade
TIE Vlcrid; e.,
Fanny Co.e Is about IUfty yeals Of are. She siili
preserves the !raees OF extraordinary beauty. she
was the prop:ietrsss o. a house OF ii-iame GU
SUM money. ,he house in wnici Sue liyci, winch
Is procauy the largest Oh tnat notorious thorough
ner. II is ioomy aud handsomely furnished. Per-
hapS the saduest picture ever presented was the enc
wnessed ast gat IN the ,e oss ;. room % aa.aced %
nents aIeuched with blood, the sheets ana pillow
safnraiai III from the stream whicn con,inuonsiy
ponre. rom tie wounds on her mead and mock; ner
wnen Tor mo.nenL they caaant gupse OF some
friend that she seemed 10 fec09ntle; win tnat pal
ior wncn always nrecedes the last great cnange
deepening pon ner features, she was an object to
Call lortn the cOnimtseralon Oh al present
GREAT ExVIItMFn1.
The scene IN the mouse was remarkable. Scores
OF cpraus iocked TO No. 81 10 hear the story the
murIeroH5 assault and behold its enects, Ponce
men were compelled to keep guarl at the threshold.
Those IN Tie house were In state oi nervous ex-
citeneat bordering on frenzy. Girls wandered
down 10 the room where the crime was committed,
and unaole TO ea lure the sckenng sight, hurried
up stalis only 10 repeat tnelr VISIT seemingly dsC
mated 10y the horr1l scene wllcn the supper room
unfoded JneY seemed for the nonce without q
guide, as though they were family of grown up
children suddenly berelt OF their mother. NO ribal-
dry or profanity was heard about the premises;
but the flasniug eyes and occasional snothered
eacu ations OF the inmates tou all too plainly the
feelings which Tor the moment prevailed In chat
housenoid. occasionally, as the night wore on,
the sufferer would cry out IN tier agony, and for
an instant reason would seem 10 resume IT'S
throne. and the unfortunate woman would yec0g.
nize those about her. At twelve O'Clock last night
she was still allve, but there was but little hope OF
her lingering until this morning. The impression
see us 10 that Batty purchased the hatchet TOOK
1t to Tie house with him early in the morning ana
concealed IL, with the settled design OF committing
the crime, he heard TO say several times dur
ing the day that revenge was sweet, expressions 10
which no attention was paid a. the time, but which
have since been proved to be fraugnt with terrible
meaning.