, 1875-02-15
Tho Fun Of supposing tho Chicago
"Timcs" to Be q News.
paper.
It Is Not So Amusing to tho People ~ to
Mr.. Storey.
Indignant Comments Upon tho Theatre
Hoax.
It's senti't Aplns ot The Now York "HofaId" Cru
ely Ridiculous
WORSE THAN MURDER.

WORSE THAN MURDER.
LEGITIMATE nEsuIrs nrA CRUEL Asn ssStEtEes
HoAx-AN AGED MOTHER KlLLkD-A YOUNG WIFE
MADE RAviNo HANtAC.
On Friday morning gentleman well known in
this city loss bia pleasant homo At EvanBton IA
WAS bin daily custom, to attend TO his busnoas
His family consisted Of hia agod mother, lovely
young wife, and ono child a few months
old. AA family they wero noted for
their atrong affection for zach other. Tho
gentleman WAS the ou1y child OF bis widowed
mother, Of whom he had for yoars bean the 1na1ll
support, snd hor lovs for him amounted 10 Al-
most idolatry, to which he responded with an
adectionRte reverence that Ia rarely equalad.
It wsa his intention whon he loft home to re-
turn as usual In the afternoon. but, wlahing to
entertain m old fr,ond aud valuable customer.
be decided to rornsin Ia tho city and tako bis
friond to tho tleatrs. lie accordingly sent a
nots to bin wifo by neighbor, stating the cir.
cumstAnces, and that be mould not be- home
until Saturday afternoon.
He aui his friend attended Hooley's theatre,
and after tho performance had quiet supper
and friendly chat over their cigars, and then
sepasated for the night making IN appointment
to meet in tho hreskfse..room Of the hotel where
shoy stopped AZ s O'Clock ne1t morning.
Little did be think whon ha tettred that thofo
wha already Ia ps!nt
AN INFAMOUS STORY.
which von1a in few nret hourB carry desolA-
ton and death into his family circle.
| Saturday morning came, sud with It wau issued
| Thousands OF copies OF tho horrible etory with
| the siekensng details Of h "suppositisioas" Ga
| latnltv. Tho majority of the readers OF tho
| Times merely g|ancod at the 1arinY head-1ihes,
aud then, without roadlns OF heeuinE tho !sst.
| which waa partially explanatory, eagerly pcrugod
thb body Of tho artic'e With nM It's Incidents 30
well calculated to freozo the blood. An unusu-
| nlIy large edition Has printed. and tho early
trasns ia alt directions took them to contiguous
| towns.
| Tho family Of whom, NO arc writing received
! copy just ~ they sat down TO broaksast. Tbs
first thing which mot the eyes OF tho loving VITA
| wore tho hoavy black words,
"DUnsEp ALIVE"
| 4 hasty glance At ths liRt Of the deAd revealed
the uamo Of her husband. To be sure ono of tho
Initials was nrong. and tho uamo n1tsspe!led by
the oanoing ~ seasat'onal.st; bas It was
on the doot. Tho mother snatchei the shoe.
from her unconscious daughter y hand and in q
| moment moro she lag beside the stricken
wife Tho work OF the dornon WAS accomplished.
Tho shock WAS fatal 10 tbs mothor, and III fsw
1ni1utes sho had ceased to breathe. She was IS
really murdered as though tho aBRasaia had sent
bullet through her heart.
Dettcr, far batter. for thu poor wife had she
| 4oo died. The blow destroyed her reason. au /
she arose from the floor raying maniac, recoe-
nizuR no one, and the physiciaaa SAY that 1t she
IiYes~-Which is extremely doubtful-her reason
is gons Jforeuer, and thai aer remaining days.
"hether they be fo~ OF msny, nuat 6e spent in
| mad-house.
Tho name nf tho na1craant Who coined the
cruel miserable hoax Ia hidden from tho public
by the vall OF impefsonality which surrounds the
prees, but Tho verdict Of tho great jury Of tho
| public will DO guilty against the publisher bv
l HhoHA nrffata Tim nntrhgH nArnatrathd F1n