, 1874-07-04

mystoFious TrnRcdy In noston.
From The Boston Globe, .}n{y2.
Another Of those terrible oasos Of asaault and
community, and to disturb timd minds By = feol.
Ing Of insecurity, came to Light yesterday after
noon, With all tho revolving circumstances con-
nooted with It, Tho scene Of tho tragedy is the
brtok dwelllng-ho4se. No. 81 Oxford Btroet,
L5dio g. Dunnells.. formerly as d boarding
house, but zecontly changed to lodging-houao.
One OF the loa8ers was the victim Of the sad
affair Of yesterday. 4 wock ago last Saturday, a
saa o. & gg g''45g 4goss asss
hired tue lower front room as a 1odg-
ing-room, taking her meals elsewhere.
she had no visihle means Of support,
appears to have been QUO ot those lively. atsrao-
two, but unfortunate creatures whoBe beauty ia
their ruin, and who fall victim to the tempta-
tiona OF city Afo, Miss Thomas had several
female aoquaintanoos and one male. friend who
ylsited her quito fIequent!y. Yesterday after-
noon, at O'Clock, he onlled aB usual and knock
Cd 1t hot door, and, receiving no response, tried
tho door and found 1t looked. It soems that his
suBpiclons we're in some way aroused and he
summoned tho landlady. There waa ono other
way Of entrance to tho room, by door lending
from an adjoining room Into closet In the room
occupied by Miss Thomas. Tho ]audlady aud the
young man tried thus door. md succeeded In Of
fecttnE An entrance into tho apartment although
the inside
4 horrible, hosrt-slokealug spectacle revealed
ttaelf. They found tho young girl lying on the
bod .wsltering In her blood, with which tho
sheets we're covered. Bho MAS in a semi-oon-
soious condition, and appeared leBirous Of
speaking, but was prevented by paralyais Of the
tongue resulting from the injuries abs lad ro-
wounds, four Of which had perforated tho skull,
and tho brain matter WAS oozing out from two
ot the fractures. From her condition at the
time Then sho was discovered, 1t WAS Judged
Of the night before. Tho nature Of tho wounds
revealed tho fact that tho assault must have
boen committed with somo instrument with
rounded edges, like small hatchet, cold.ohisel,
tho moat probable. There woro no signs Of
2 struggle anywhere ln tho room, or In
tho condition IL which tho body WAS found.
There was no blood anywhere save on the bod
i orderly; Her clothes, which she had taken OF
tho night before, wero carefully put Away, and
her ohignon hung upon tho bed-post. Every
thing tended to show that tho doadly blow must
hare coma to her suddonly and unexpectedly,
perhaps in her sleep: Coroner Foye WAS i'm
mediately summoned. He made an examination
and ordered her removal to the City Hospital.
Tbs police wore notified Of the affair and tho
houae and its occupants placed under surveillance.
and he aud other doteotiyes aro buatly ongagcd
IN Investigating tho affair, which appears to
havo boen no motive Tor tho torribfe crime
lble theory IN connection With tho Afar 1' IL t,at
tho murder WAS deliberately planned, and after
the attack had boon naadc the doorwas locked to
put, OF the time Of discovery. and the escape
eroun @ TSore ae % Is small f plat o neossd G&t +, '1e an
iron railing In front Of Che house, but no foot
prints could be diaoerned. As the door Of tho
room was locked and the key on tho inside, the
ep Ssy e e. T' s ass s eos SS G9na a
into tho adjoining room. This room was uuuu-
pied BY lady, wEo says sho retired on tho night
the assault took ptaoo at IL o'clock, aud saw and
next room, and knew nothing about tho affair
= The be- grostesf efforts woro made at the City
Hospital laat night to bring tho glrl to con-
give tho namo Of the brutal porpetrasor Of thu
Decd OF mako some revelation tending to throw
light upon the horrible crime, but UP to late
hour last night, she had uttered only inartoulate
ma Sn Tss @ @ @s GaunG5 e. ssopnR pSis9y ss ss
haa aes In, and 1t ID matter Of surprise to tic
attending phyAiotans that she Inns lived 30 long
after receiving such terrible. blows. The gil
came, not long ago. from Now. York, and has
Suspicion, Of courao, points strongly to tue
young mau who was 10 intimate with her, and
who iirat led to the discovery Of the wounded
girl II is said, though with what truth wo know
Afterwards BY the officers, she made gestures az
II to repel linn from hor. Tho young man,
whose name III not to be dlvulgca at present,
protoasa bis entire innoconoo IN the affair, and
been s St he s os ess fM % tsora @ lie
was perfectly willing to giyo hor history aud to
toll all ho knew iu regard to tho matter, and llib
relations With her. THIS lyiail that las thus 'ar