, 1875-05-25

4 New York Douilo tragedy Horror.
I'rook'yn Etqlt, May q.
Tho poonto OF East New York wcro thrown
Into \ fsscr Of excitement today by Tho dlscoy-
cry TINT terrible loatio tragedy Ind been et,-
acted In their midst. Soon aftor 7 O'Clock tlis
morning workman omployod In tho Evergreen
Ccmotery won't shovel in hand. to dig grayo
OH what Ii known as tho now portion OF tho
grounds. and wbl!o passing ntong he camo upon
tho body Of q man lying aorosb ono Of tllo
graves. An examination showed that this mai,
was dead. and TINT ho Ind dIed by lta own
ilants. ~ !l,oto waa Btx-barrc1ed revolver
tightly clutchcd In Lila right l,and and blood had
eoasod sss to flow fron . wound iu bis hond. THO
aSSst aad notsd the TO oran.n nu ''mMssf' M @ sse
lilo nody lny. iIo also examined 1t. and fonnS
that tho MAI, had commit Oh eulcilo by tlEs.ar,-
ing three shntt frona tho revolver into Ills
mouth, mouth, si,ey Lodging Ia tho uppor par! Of tl.e
skull. Thc. snfcdo .wae fully dressed In dark
elothoa. and beside his body lies a soft b.nck
hat. III tho lmnE Of which tho foromnn found
ihc namc John George iouog. and tho location
"na lolt wlore It nas found. aul str. Gulnu,us
eunt 10 tllo poco-station in Butler nvouuo, sud
notified loundst1an Hubert ,wi.0 IL iu Charge, OF
tl1e facts. Tho rounatnlan dispatched Gn!cor
Palmer to tho coHetosy, aud io Ind ITO sooner
Kccn the body than ho recognized 1t az that uf q
German tailor, named john u. Young who llyrd
It Dft adway and New Jersey aytnuo. When lilo
officer came back to tho station. house aud re-
ported. olticer Newman MAS directed 10 70 to tho
suicides late abode and brt ok Tho ttI,bgs to lis
rifo, who wns supposed TO 10 living thefo.
ptaccr Newman accordingly vent down to tho
l,ouso' and Knocked soveral tlnos at the c.oscd
doors aud shutters, bull failed to receive anv ro-
sGonso. AL VIVA NJ still within aud arot1nd tic
t,renliacs as though 1t was un,nbabi.ed. IIa
!lnstly bocaulo suspicious, and called Officer
Clifford, aud, after a briof constellation thoy
determined 1t 70 fotco N entrance, aud thH tnoy
did by brcnkng one Of tho loar saulsers ard
pancs OF glass. Everything waa ~ still au death
IN tho neat ittlo k4tcl,on into whicl, they !irbt
found thenselves, and they woso about 10 60 mp
a:alra TO look for olts. Young whon thotr oyos
blood.1 .1narks upon tAo loor OF. the l.,ls room
They hastily thIow open door leading into tho
garden: aud tho flood Of Light royoalea to their
zsto9shed ~ gaazo tae signs of bloody conflict.
foot; Il contains sma! fireplace aud tanlo,
Loading from 1t is tho norkshop where tho
suicide did lila tailoring. Tho floor Ia bare, a,.d
tho Apartment conts'ns lounge, work-laulo,
floor was heavily bohpnstetod With blood, a,,l
tho same ulatks wero seon On tho cover Of tho
lounge and tho wall. Tnoro had evidently bo, IL
dreadful conflict in tho apartment. Tliey be-
nec!aliy a. taoy had soon nothing Of Mrs. Young.
so thoy docldcd 10 follow tho b1ool-marks, and
did 80 until they led them to tho door Iosdlnr
tnto Tie collar beneath tho house. This door
ooto tue tmprnss Of bloody fingers. Tho ot1lco1s
wont down Tho stops, aud tho tcll-tale gory
marks .ero visible il, that direction.
I4ny hunted Tho place over pretty thoroughly.
Until thoy camo to smother compartment, which
appeared 70 DO locked. They tosced it opon and
found tho body Of . foinalo Tho features were
covered with blood. 1t was tho dea,l body OF
atra. Annio Young, tho suicides second wife,
with whom no had been living for tho p: 1t six
years. an AZ lay beaide tho body, and also
shovel, and upon the edge Of tho lattor woro
marks OF blood. Tho woman had been muir.
derod and tho suicide had boon tho murderer
Tho tragedy had taken place on Thursday morn
Ing early, and tho body had been carried to Tho
collar snd covered With tho carpet by tic ma,,
who. after day OF montal agony, had ended his
own existence.
Tho police found tho following 1oltor, written
N Hefmau, on tablo In tho workshop. 1t ex-
plaius Tho motive Tor the double crluo:
am unhsrpc1t man. DyfYs mc4pIf into murder
and sedestruesion, In desnAlr. B4e who dl3 get On
mo ' 20 much dltsraee, ard deprived mo Of ny honor
Yofk by tho narno Of Adam 1IateIg. sho u drluks.
sho Ia not my ws. but " certain she bangs
to have my.elf bd.ed by tho id. ot ny r.t. Aftsf
lbts the ruGlie . forgive what dona. shan,e
ata 40 moio abe to xrite how / vii! ond my life,
man Is not ny lawfal wifo. She ought to b. ia Fat
bu4h.
After numbering tho woman tho man tried 10
wash away tho blood stains but had faiIctl to to
SO. lie tllen locked up tho house and forsook
gata.
Young vns so yoats old. md Ind resided in
Now York for tho past 9nu1tcon yeara. IN hfa
coming to tho place Go married 4 bfiea rnr]otta
lscicheft With whom Ae lived happily, At her
doath, which occurtcdfn 1864. ho becnrne moroso
and unsociablo, and Tor mouths renamed in lila
cottage. md rcftlnod hts frlan,,s rsermfs.tnn ~
visit him. Uo was scarcely bocn about or
bis friends anl ncichbors were anrnr,aci1
on aoeIng woman about tho plncc, Young
M hiu srrIval 1orcno sroi,l1n .n,t t.saIH. |