The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-09-26
From the Mexican Miner.
Murder Most Foul.
MARY REILLY MURDERED BY A DIS
APPOINTED LOVER.

APPOINTED LOVER.
During the session of the Republi-
can Convention last evening some of
the audience near the window heard
pistol shot, and in q few minutes
there was q call for doctor. Some one
was heard to say, Mary Reilly is
shot," and in a twinkling the court
room was nearly empty of all but dele
gates. A representative of the Miner
followed the crowd and found
Miss Reilly lying at bed at the resi-
dence of John Mullin breathing her
last, with an ugly hole in the side of
her head, from which the blood was
flowing.
The facts as gained by careful in
vestigation seemed to be as follows:
Miss Reilly, with Miss Belle Mullin,
had been spending the evening at Miss
Tracys millinery store, and among
others who were present was Andrew
Tracy, brother of Miss Tracy, and as
it was afterward proven, an unsuccess-
full lover of the murdered woman. The
Misses Reilly and Mullin started away
about nine o'clock. Shortly after they
started they heard some one behind
them apparently following them, but
paid no attention to it. AS they
reached the gate to Mr.. Mullins resi-
dence the party following them was
Immediately behind them, and as they
turned to go in the gate he presented
his revolver between the two girls from
behind, and so close to Miss Reilly's
face that the powder blackened the
wound, and delivered the fatal and
murderous shot, and fled. Miss Reilly
fell to the ground insensible, and the
screams of Miss Mullin soon attracted
crowd, who carried the murdered
girl into the house, and in about
twenty minutes she breathed her last.
At first the mystery as to the iden-
tity of the murderer seemed impene-
trable. but by putting a few facts to-
gether it was concluded that Andrew
Tracy was the guilty one, and parties
started out in search of him. 1t was
found that he had fled by the nearest
route to his mother house, about three
miles from the borough, and providing
himself with loaf of bread and a
blanket, had fled into the woods.
This morning coroner's jury was
called by p. Ford, Esq. Among other
witnesses who were called was John
Tracy, brother of Andrew, who tes,
titled that Andrew came to the house
about ten o'clock, and calling him and
his mother up, told them that he had
committed a terrible deed, and was
going away never to return that his
affections had been trampled upon
and he had taken revenge, with many
other similar expressions. He asked
for loaf of bread and blanket, and,
with his revolver in his hand made his
brother promise that if anybody came
to the house after him he would tell
them that he had not been there. He
then left the house. Other evidence
was taken, all pointing Enthusiastically
to Andrew Tracy as the murderer
The Coroner's jury will continue in
session until all available evidence is
obtained. The Sheriff and a posse o.
men are now searching the surround
ing woods, and his capture is undoubt
edly certain. He is a young man
about 80 years of age, talented and
well educated, lawyer by profession
of Irish nationality, smooth faced
with small gray eyes, quick spoken
and of reserved demeanor.
Miss Reilly is the oldest daughter o
Mr.. Andrew Reilly. She was young
lady of unusual attainments and gooC
qualities. She was beloved by all whc
know her, and no one has ever heart
a whisper of detraction of her char
acter or good name. Her excellenc
and worth makes the crime seem al
the more atrocious, and had Andrew
Tracy been captured last evening,
would have been a difficult matter Il
have prevented the citizens from taking
the law in their own hands.
LATER.-Sheriff King has just re
ceived a dispatch stating that tn
murderer, Andrew Tracy has beel
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