, 1875-08-28
Elizabeth George fIas Her Ingular Sey-
cred Because She rlnl fully
Approached Georye
Eacllstca{cr.
The Victim Dies in Few Minutes, and
the Murderess is Arrested.
Full Details of the Terrible Tragedy.

ing-housc. Mrs. Mary sacastedor Is
tho murderess, and Mis-. Elizabeth
usorge the victim. Tho former Ia a wonan Of
40 ycnrs, and tho latter a.. Mrs. sacksteder is
now under arrest and locked no In tho Asmory.
The weapon usc.i WAS amnlI pockoLlsute.
With which 3 mortal wound WAS inflicted
In tho neck, tic ju9nlar vein being sov-
cred. and death ensuing In fifteen minutes
afso1war1. Tho wound Ia worry small one. not
more than hAf nn iuch long, hut in quito dcop
Tho parties ooncorned were all in poor clrcum-
stances.
TIE SCENE OF THE MERDER.
No. 2cs Grove atrnet, wlero the murder took
place, is aquaiid rookoEy, two stories in lIcisht,
aud occupied by four famliics, I'll"
cludlng the owner OF tho property,
hlfa. kaso Cunningham, who oceupea
tile reas pait Of tho lower floor. Samuel Nc
Arthur, the father of tho murdered woDa'. aud
his ~ifo, occupy the front portion Of The dist
floor, aud tho murdcress and ler hns-
baud, George Sackhteler. tho font part
Of tno BeeJnd floor, another family occupying
the rear. Detwecu No. 2Gs aud M. .6G there il
yard or passage way, about l0 iect wlde, aud III
tllB place, nesr lydrant, tho murder was coin-
mitied. stairway OH tic north hl1o Ut the
house leads into tho passage, which III co1n-
mou ono for the reaiteits III both houses.
TIE COMMENCEMENT or THE QuAnnEt,
Mrs. Macarthur las four daughters, of which
deceased III lie oldest aud tho latter was III the
habit OF visiting bcr ncarIy every day. bio WAS
the vito Of Thomas ueorge sa,iof,
who was ~ DutlalJ when last heard irum,
aud lived at No. 395 Twonty-fourtl stroet.
She can,o over to Hco her mother as us,!al
yesterday, and PASSED. tho tirno plo'santly with
her. Abuut O'Clock Huo ~hs shading at tho
door, and seeing saekstedat coming toward tho
houeo win Il pitcher Of teer ln hls hnhd tam
out III playful ,nunuer and told lin Bho whnt-
ed sonlo Ut tho beor. According to tho statement
Of Mis-. Catherine nalvoy. who Hcetns to
have been tho ouy porkon who saw aud hoard
tho quarrel. alrn. Sactateder, who is represent
cd to bo of a jealous aud guarresomo dispoa'-
tlon, luoked ont OF her window, aud, scting the
movement OF Mrs. George toward hor husband.
ran down the stairway aud met tho Turner In tho
passage. Mrs. saekstsdef took tho young
woman to task for being
FAMILIAR WITH HER HUSBAND.
and the latter resentea It with shnrp rotort.
Hard wo.da aud tito calling al harder ua1neslinaI-
y led TO Mrs sackBteder ,asi,s ehat QUO of Mis-:
reputation, lA1 been tho means OF intl.csing
both her (afrs. sack.todes's) husband anu lerAe!s
with foul dlsoaac. This serious iulputat1on
sroused tho ycuuRer wonlau up toa pitch Ut
madness, aud sue called tie other liar. ThiH
vas moro tLan Mrs. bscKstedrr rotosed 10
bear, aud she was seen by Mts. Macarthur. who
hspponed Ut tho moment to look out Of
ths window. to strike the deceased, hut
no oLe plainly saw tie stapblng. Uut it is GER
tun Llat MrH. SRckhkodor drom, or had in her
baud already, email pocaes-knife. with WHICH
ale killed Mrs. George. Thuso who saw 'ho par
but her left hand 10 badly cut OH t4e edgo VI
the palm, and on the lower PAT OF the neck
aud little to the right,
THE nokrA1 WOUND
WAS indlcted, tue wal nr:ery beng pnncturcd
aud internal bleeding following Immediately af.
tetward. Tie victim Of this fo,sland nnju.siGab!e
dsad staggered around to her mothers tlour, NJ
fsont Of Tie house, and fell In her armA, rLIe
ktst