, 1873-08-04
TRAGEDIES,
vVife.NIurdor md Suicide I'M pht1n.
AClrlatns

AC11Rt1As
From the phita{tlptta Prtss, dug. 1.
THO vicinity Of Sooond and South stroctH WIS
startled last night by an alarm from tho houae
Of Charlea G. Herring, COG South Second stroet,
that murder had boon committed ut TINT placo,
and large crowds aoon collected around tho door
WY to learn tho full particulars.
About quarter past O'Clock Mr.. Charles q.
Horring. doalor in carpets, went up stairs to the
third story. srpposIng that, as,ho bad heard
noihtng from hib s9n.in.l"W ana daugnsor g IL sHHy hy
aupper tablo about o'clock. and had gono up
stara. Whom Mr: Hcrring entorod tho
room ho saw Edward ehusteriteir, he i
head in tie doorway loading to tho
back room, and large pool Of blood near BY.
His step.daughtor, Mary shustoriters vito, vol
tering In her goro, was coiled up and lying on
Notice wao immediately givon to tho police do,
pRrtment and number Of officers wore detailed
to koop the house oloar Of inquiBitivo visitors. A
representative OF the Press Immediately pro-
ceoed to tho locality and Visited tho scone of tue
communicating rooms in tho third story Of the
house. In tho front room, noar the door, }ny
tho body Of the husband, with his hands atratcll-
cd ont md his face to tho lloor: Near hia loft
sdo and containing corrosive sublimato. He
waa apparently man OF good height,
and was in his shirt-nleevos. His face,
on being turned to the light showed that he had
poisoned himself, as 1t had turned to purple
color. From tho marks on tho bed it WaB evident
that ho had lain In 1t and fallon Of. When his
body was found tho breast was yet warm. In
the back room tho body Of his vito WAS found
head 10y in blood, with horria cash in :ho
throat, extending from tho front part OF tho
neck cloar through tho nrterios. and sesoring tho
| windpipo.
From tho appearances OF the mock ono would
frnnrfna mn AKA wnH l,Ani inHtnnd of n !rAy0r.
This instrument was afterwards found, with q
dent in tho blade. She was dfoBaod in light
calico body and blaok skirt, both Of which wore
covered with clottod blood. Tho horror expert
! oncod in witnessing nuch piglt was alokening
| In tho extremo. Tho prominent eyes, tho
| opened mouth, and tho agonized look Of tho
murdered woman compelled tho atondioBt nerves
to guivor. On tho door knobs mnrks Of blood
women in hor win efforts to get out of tho
room. Marks could also DO seon trailing from
tho window plainly indicating that Hhe had
rushed there with tho intention of crying for
Thore was also slight cut on the right check.
| The position Of the two bodies at tho timo of
discovery was such as to givo Tho impression
that thero had been struggle. whcl, had begun
all tho facts that could be gathered at q late
hour last night it appears that there had boen
some fooling Of jenlouely existing between naa
and wife. ,s9an1n T. wag known that they ha sl
|
last very. long. A few days. ago, in q
60 to work instead Of living OIL her father.
There waa no noise hoard Of persons wrnng-
| ling, but, Oh tho bodies wore both warm ut tho
timo Of the discovery, 1t is thought that the
/ crimo must hayo boon committed about half-
| past 8 o'clock. It is supposed that tho huHbnnd,
after committing tito horrible decd, took tho bot
tlo Of poison, intending to Lie on the bed. In
support of this, tho fresh marks OF his bloody
! lants were plainly yiBb1e On tho sheets. Tho
| impression that bis head mnllo on the pillow
could also be perceived. Ho evidently drank tho
poison lying on tho bod but whilo it was work.
| ing its doath-dealing way through his System ho
rolled on 10 tho floor, In which position he was
| found. The rooms, though well Furnished Woro
| in q disordored condition. a portion Of his
| clothing was in one part of the room, AZ
| though he had thought OF escaping from tho
house. There wore thirty cents and two pocket
money that could DO found. Ho was German,
about 2s yeara old, and at QUO time was en-
ployed in steel foundry, but for tho last threo
months lo had boen out OF work.
AInry, the Btep-daughter Of 1lr. Horring, kept
| q carpet Htoro at 252 South stroot, which was q
| branch Of hor fathers establishment. She was
q lnoly-formod and good-looking woman, and it
vas gonorally thought that the match was q
| good ona, they having beon married. in May last
| uer motllor aud brother are In tho country,
| near Allentown, Pa, aud were immediately
| sont for. The murder is generally thought to
hnvo beon 1,npremeditated. Tho Police Depart
mont at once took possossion OF tho building,
| and will aee that tho bodies are not disturbed
until they shall hayo been placed in tho handB
OF tho Coroner.