The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-27
TIE LATE DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
WHIT MR.. Br'RRrLL's NErGHBoRs sir
OF mrs SETTLEMENT.
Proceedings that Aroused the Trdign alton or
hi. Ncighh"rs Utah Divorce Mother
aud Daugh tcr Buried In Greenwood.

Proceedings that Arouscd the Tndtgn alton or
hi. Ncighhors-Tbe Utah Divorce " other
aud Daughter hurled In Greenwood.
People i'm South Brooklyn were greatly OK
cited when they read in Tuesdays SUN Mr..
John II. Burrill's statement Of his troubles with
his wife, who shot herself and daughter on
Saturday. On Monday the neighbors were lit
tie disposed to say anything. but the course Of
Mr.. BurrilI. not only in making his grievances
public but also. as they say, in giving false i'm
prcssions in regard to his wife. they regard as
outrageous ASuN reporter talked with several
influential gentlemen who have known Mr. AMI
Mrs. Burrill n long time.
Said one. Il think this Ia m outrage Every
one that I have met feels very indignant.
1t ia Mr. Burrll's own fault II the truth about
that poor woman comes out She was crushed.
broken hearted. and practically thrown on the
world 10y her husband. The truth H. that some
months ago. the widow of n once prominent
man. who lives in Ninth street. and Mr..
Burrll became intimate. In fact. his atten-
tons to her became so public that the local
newspaper alluded to II. The widow broke
an engagement Of marriage TO a worthy
gentleman. and on MIR. Bu-rill's reprcsen-
tation that he could procure divorce, agreed
to marry Lin. | have unde rst1Od TINT tho
wedding was to have taken riacc last Monday
evening. Now whom Mr., Lurrill al his last in
yorcc, that she should not get any more money
from him. and this. added to the knowledge sne
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M'.ns p'.'Is ~ WIS s',nt 70 w country "A
Nrs uww,rr ~ az, sN,,ns s.,' H. ' r No., ~,
offered 10 hand tho in,tar ~ Mrs Rnrriil
hutihe mrssenser's nstru tons were % Put II
IN Mrs. BurrilI hands. The fn't WIS she WAS
locked M under surveillance then. Mr. Bur
rill thnk. iear"d mat sh" would learn NJ his
INTENT ous regarding the widow. and kept her
guarded. Then Sh" WAS sent into the country.
and this TITAN divorce obtained. H. found ont
that IL WIS worth nothing after he got it, ami
J. rhuis That Is the reason why the proposed
" iiIng WIS rut on"
sad: have been on friendly terms with Mr..
Iurriu for years. tut can never feel toward
him the same ~ before. told him this nlOru-
ins, in tho presence of his dead wife. that |
could not help believing that be- was the cau-"
% her death. The scan lul with which Mr..
h'r 'nrS. Even ms son toli him thnt his ac-
tons w'r" - dis-ra ,eiul with IL woman living
only a block ana nuli from his own home
that Dee itur SOM could no longer pct him as
n tnther. | WIS present az a portion Of the
last int ryiDw she had with her husband. She
told me ia his pres nee that he had told her
that he had a divorce. ana both she and hr
cannot marry again; | am married. There
Np1luting o. Mr. Burrlil : my husband Whom
She started % return siie shook hands, MIR.
Burrill ana not rise, hut took her hand list
les-ly while seated. MIR. Burril. | know from
what he has said 20 nae. intended o. marry the
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