Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-03

FRIEND" BiIar hao5r J. tras I8rlsi An
other >ad tragedy was yesterday added 10 the
long list Of terTihlecNentS that have % -currpl
IN the Bunker Hiu district during the paSf
few months About noon n was repnrtad
mat Miss Belle Whittier living az No.
Linwood place. had been shot and iustantIv
kllied 10y a pistol I'm the hands OF "A lady
bosidlng IN the same house. An inasS,.ri hai-
bic degree OF excitement followed The retorf
and vast number Of the curious and tls
anxious crowded around the house iu which
u was stated that the tragedy took place
The report proved true. Miss Whittier hay-
inE received her death wound from a ballet
accidentally fired 10y the hand OF her friend
Mrs. Thomas BanfOrt. The sad affair tOo<
place about n o'clock. Miss Whittier and
her sister were standing Ia the dining room
WREN Mrs. Banfurd. who stepped Softtv into
the room " IA the pistol. which she did MOI
Know was loaded, cooked the weapon close
bthlnd The ear Of Miss Whittier. and with
The intention Of giving her a hit OF moment
airy fright, pulled The trigger. The bullet
Penetrated The Drain Of the victim. and She
eli dead without a word. Mrs. Whittier,
The widowed mother OF the decea Sed. the sis
ter, Miss Martha. the two brothers and other
members and friends OF the family were
quickly summoned. Several Musicians wpro
also called, but on y TO find the ponr girt
already PAST an human aid. Among the
hrst 10 hasten Ia the side OF the dead girl was
her lover. To whom >he was soon 10 he mar
rleu. The utmost grief and sympathy WAS
manifested OD all sides The fun name a.
The deceased was Laura Isabella Whittier.
ana she was eighteen years Old. Mrs Ram
lord. a. soon as she realized the terrible ef-
feet Of her act. sank into a conditIo1 ho,,er-
ing on insanity. and II is feared that She may
lose her reazon.-hosoa GLo6C -.
=, IMPORTANT ARREST OF ForGFR.-
korert II. Misnarf, charged with fpr.in.
!ailICad bonds and with being concerned in
the heavy " an street bond frauds OF ia
mas been captured ian New York after a
Search OF several months by detectives IT,
IS IN Ludlow street jail cav. Burns Hem
bold aud Stephenson. who are alleged Ia
nav Del associate with nim in hiS rogue
me detectiNcs are n hopes OF speedily can
Turing several Others. The gang. fncludihp
Ml>hart are said la have furnished spuri-
ouS Stcurif e. 90 the Central Insurance ,.,,,,
pany. Of philadelphia and the Palisades In
Surance company, OF New Jersey. which
served a. Their capital with which 10 COM
Inelct business. Mlshart is a Scotchman.
ara graduated al fdinburg college. From
Ten 10 hiteen years ago he was "A stock broker
anu Mas engaged IN gOld-mining Swindle
which had an Office at II Broadway II il
thought that one result of his arrest viii no
10 expose number OF existing Insurance
companies. whose entire capital j. tbOuVbf
~ ue composed OF forged or stolen bonds.
NlSharts Office at Is New street when
broken open, was found % contain S20. 600 in
stolen bonds, conceale ed under the carpet.
JOAQUIN MILLER has been in Philadel-
phla Tor several days incOgnitO He stopped
al quiet hotel, and outside OF a few perso-
nal friends his presence in the city was en-
tlrely unknown. With the exception of a
Visit 10 his brother poet, Walt Whitman, in
tamden, and few private calls, his time
was entirely devoted 10 driving around the
city and visiting tie park and centennial
grounds. Mr.. Miller is here as the repreSen-
tatlYe OF London journal To write up Phila-
delphia and the centennial, but so dark did
he keep himself that not even the officers OF
the exhibition knew he was in the CITY. He
expresses himself in the most glowing terms
concerning the park, and is well pleased
Win Phlladelphia, with the exception of the
streets, which he says are dfsgracefully
paved and very dirty. This was his first
visit 10 Philadelphia, and he left yesterday
foT few days soioum in the mountains.
but Will soon return and spend several weeks
here {iiif0dolpbtd Tunes, 3d.
SUICIDE OF A BROOKLYN MERCHANT
Christopher 4. Provost, OF brooklyn. com
United suicide yesterday. He was married
q second time and went 10 the grave of his
first wife IN Greenwood a month ago, when
be caught cold and became paralyzed I'm his
LETT side. Being ffty-SiN years OF age ne
became very respondent. and on one Occ~-
sion asked his wife 20 commit suicide. Dc
less intending 10 do the same thing o. l,It
She declined 10 take any such step . ,1scli:
friends, leaving her husband ~ SOnns
When She returned To u - 81 VI, W ilou 80
Fulton street, she foup@ ST rSsldeilee, -
Si"co,l i b,oi france Mr. Provost was
rnon, dooT vi -ng from "A hook on his bed
Knees toIrc' N a rope around his neck, his
y y IL liing the floor. lie was dead