The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-07-05

? response. He Knocked twice more. hut
no answer came. Tneu he listened end
! heard groan. Startled BY this he want
to the tube, and czlliDg the office he asked
, who occupied the IGom. The reply came,
and again he went to the door and rap
peo Tor admission. Once moro he heard
the groans, and then, thoroughly fright
ened, he went to the tUoe and callsd for
J Mr.. Eldridge, the CASHIER OF the hotel
mat gentleman hsstenez up and thun-
usred al the door. He beard no reply.
nor did the grosns come IN response "a
they had for the bell-boy. There was no
time for psrleying then, and Hr. Eldridgs
entered the room. He looked 70 every d.
rectlon, in the closet aud the bathroom,
but found no one. The room faces east.
aud there srs two windows on the east
SIDE, looking ont into narrow well or
court. The southern window was closed
out the northern window was oreD, It
was raining at the time, and the wind
oleE the rsio into the room. There was
nothing to Indicate what bad become of
hery but the sesrrhers felt a dread
OF some imp pep6jug calamity. Down in the
onlce the clerk had beard a crash
out IN the court, but the beating OF the
raln-drops on thepsnes and the swell and
fali or the wind came right Afterwards.
snd he forgot the crash until he saw mon
~
the rotunds there is-s win dow looking mt
into jog into the court. But toey could
see nothing from tkat.. A. door was tried.
but was found to be fastened They went
around to another part of the building
Snd through another door. One of the
party had procured lantern, and, as they
nurrled across the slippery pavemt ut of
the little well, they trembled in eresd of
what
THEY FEAREo,ro FfsD.
There she lay, face downward The srms
were spread, but the hands clenched as she
had grssped at the air in her descent. Her
hair was unbound, and the tangled naeshes
flowing over her head concealed the wreck
the cruel pavement had made. The blood
Howed fast and, mingling with the telling
rain, ran in streams. For moment the
seekers were horror-stricken, and finally
one oil them turned the body over
gently, and as the dim light OF the
lantern fell upon the faes, a hOrri-
ble sight was disclosed. She had styuck
little in front OF the top. of the
head, and the forehead was mashed and
spllnter6d. Tue scalp and flesh hung in a
great habby mass. One of the eyes was
gone and the sother battered out of all
semblsnce To an eye. The whole upper
psrt.of her face was mangled, and the
around were the brains that had dropped
out of the great, gaping wound that had
usurped the place OF her forehead The
blood sill flowed in great eulps, lifting the
blue and white pile OF flesh, that rose and
fell as the stream jumped out. Down
through her hair, over the white wrapper
IL poured, and the rain coming down stead
lily washed it tenderly away. There was
little about her face then TO testify to the
beautiful oountenance of the woman who
half an hour before had been all health
and bloom. A stretcher was procured, and
she was moved into the house. A pillow
was placed under the remnant of the head.
and sheet spread over her to drown the
horrible sight. A policeman was called in
to watch by her, and notice sent to
the coroner, who arrived at o'clock
Shortly after his arrival, tie corpse was
uncovered and a jury impanueled. She
wore gray dress, over which she had
thrown a wrapper, indics' ing that she had
not retired, though her bed was found
turned down and appearing as though she
had laid down upon 1t. Inc inquest was
brief, and verdict of accidental death
found. The undertaken was sent for and
the body removed to his premises and
packed in ice awaiting instruction from
her family or friends.
Mr.. Ira Couch Immediately telegrsphed
to the Chief OF Police at Middleton, Conn.,,
him to break The news to Mr..
Timmins, father of the unfortu-
nate woman, and also to Simmons Il
Ward, dramatic agents, New York,
telling them TO inform MIR. Georgs
Morton, husband of the deceased, of
THE TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
a telegram from New York late in the
day informed Mr. Couch that Mr.. Morton
resides at 161 East Thirty-third street, and
that he had been notified of his bereave-
ment. From a gentleman who has been
very well acquainted with Miss Haw-
thorne, Tribune rep 1rter learned some
facts of her life. Sne was born in Ireland,
and at an early age removed with her isth-
or to Connecticut, where he still remains.
Her fathers name was Charles TImmius.
She msds her debut a. Mrs. Conwsy's old
Park Theatre, Fulton street, Brooklyn,
some ten years ago. She stayed there three
years, and the people of Brooklyn will
still remember the young eirl whom
they applauded night aTer night for her
modest sppt arancs and The talent she dis
played. From the Park she went 10 Balti-
more sDd played az Flrd's fheGre for two
years. Sne then went on the Southern
circuit. travelling through st. Louis, Mem
pbis, New Orleans and other Southern
cities, under BidwelPs management. She
had already acquired wide reputation,
and after the Southern trip was engaged to
support Lawrence Barrett, who always
spoke of her as an
ACTRESS OF REMARKABLE TALENT
sud excellent promise. She remained with
Barrett for one year, and was then engaged
by Hooley to take the lesdirg part in the
new coUopsny then forming. She sus-
tanned this position for year, industrious
in her studies, and winEing fresh favors
with every new effort. Then she went to
Sau Francisco, and returned lately. Upon
her rsappesrance at McVicker's, she was
received with enthusiasm, and floral offer
ings poD red in upon her in profu-
uiou Whoravor eha want sha waa