, 1875-08-22
An Exciting Sequel to the Reading,
Pa, Tragedy.
The Husband Of the Poor Victim
Mobbed at the Grave;
The Story of Duncan, Sherman
& Co.'s Defaulting Clerk.
Minor Criminal Items.

BRUTAL HUSBAND IN TROUBLE.
READING, Pa, Aug. 21.-There WAS great Ak
element here At the funeral Of Mrs. Bessingar
aud her three children, drowned on Tuesday
last. It seems from stories Of the people, that
the woman had lived unhappily with her hus-
band owing to the introduction by him OF
another roman into the house, and that this un-
happiness resulted in quarrel on Monday,
when the husband ordered his wno to
two girls with her, while he would
retain the boy. The next day she went to tho
canal with her children. and. after filing basket
with stones, in which operation tie children
assisted. she bound the basket securely to her
body, aud, taking the three children in her
arms, leaped into tho canal, and all we're drown
cd. IA soon az the bodies we're recovered and
taken to the former home, the pollce
had to gnard the house to rave tho
husband from assault, and ar the funeral
surrounded his carriage. When The bodies werv
lowered into the graves the people booted Des-
singer and made rush for him. In the con-
fusion one shot was fred when the police hur-
celvtng on passing the cemetery gates another
shot, which, 1t is thought, wounded him. az ha
wad carried into the house. The police are still
On guard. and the people, including many
vomen continue their threats.
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Hto York World, AUG. ~.
In the suit brought by Duncan, Sherman 4,
Co. against Ella Shaw to recover large amount
OF money stolen from them By their receiving
teller, ". Frederick Leslie. an application was
yesterday made to Judge Tappen, in Supreme
Court, Chambers. to vacate the attachments
against her property previously granted on the
ground that the afhdavits upon which the at
tachments were granted we're Insufficient. Judge
Tappen denied the application Following Il
the affidavit OF Leslie:
lam the former receiving teller OF Messrs Duncan,
Sherman l. Co., the plaintiffs. and made tho affidavit
on which tho attachment in the cauae WIS orJared I
we'll qnainted with Ella Shaw, the defendant I
do not hesitate to DECLARE that she the controlling
Cause Of my having taken money wrongfuy from the
pxintidA- It WAS her baueful influence that 11ade
yiad to the teuptahon- For her took the
money, and to her I delivered the who'e OF it, or
2a n tss xhs Of it. sd She sanes Ga 1 with
funds Tor II Europe. was to dy to Canada wLie
ehe changed the money into English currency ster
wo were to 60 Europe together. This the plan
arranged between na. On the 18th Of July took from
the plaintiffs sls,ooo In gold cersiaaates, AMI over
SO Q1o currency gave her that dxy all the gold
certificates, over $4,000. aud sl5.0o in United
States currency. sne promised to 60 70 Pliladclpha
and convert the money pto available funds and join
me IL soon Us possible in c4nada-
On u1y why TO tie depot after 1eaving Ella Shaw on
that evening, was accosted by two men, who repre-
seuted themselves he otcers. They took tuto
carriage and drove me to sequeaeEed part Of Central
Park, where they searched and robbed me OF al
the money {atout &5vu) that bad reserved for my
expense. in Canada. One Of these men was Gar
rett Knten, who claims now to he the husband OF
Ell. Shaw. and makes AL affidavit In this Cause,
~ I am informed and believe. After I got
to Canada l received divers kilograms and letters
from Ella Shaw. which stated TINT Ahe had been rob
bed In dmjaz manner, and that she could not join
me that account This showed me that she WAS not
going carry out her part Of the pan It also showed
me for the first time that she was playing me false,
aud that had been her dupe and victim.
theo resolved to return, to surrender myself, to
New York, and do what could to make amends for
my fault and recover tho money for my former
employers. These motives induced me 70 come
back and to make the a6dav1ts in this
cause No pzouaiae Of immunity, or Of any
kind. has been made to me by the plaiutifs, and
make this affidavit Of my OWL free Will ana from =
Of At my fault and desire to make amends
It,. It IL not truo that Ella Shaw il married wom-
ln have known her for over three years she has
alw1ys been called Ella Shaw " by me and BY Ill
otheTs In my hearing She has often acknowledged to
mo that she not married, but that she had been
he mistress Of several men. know OF my OWL knowl-
edea that she u Of bad character, living In
aAbits Of open adultery md yice-