, 1879-05-20


ltrotl,er into MI 1nsnt,c asylum, In Order
to Oct Ills afonny.
spteiai corsss'onitner Of Tht Tribune.
rIitLaDRLrnfA, May 17.-Th1s city has always
prcd herself upon icr unict, orderly character,
md the mood morals of tho Quaker population;
aud, comparatively speaking. s,io has deserved
this reputation. But lattcrly thc spirit Of the
worlds peop1c Inns punetrated cvon here, and
our critn!unt unnals are becomirg M exciting
un>t interesting as tloec of New York, or per-
haps Of your own ChitHgo.
A cnsg Is about to be called tip for trial Which
contains nil The clements tint 70 to make up
tho most hgllY-colosrtl ros1latlco; and probably
the result Of the tria! viii bu to cnt short The
career of n young man who has scarcely passed
his majority.
cannot slo rnoro thu g've an abstract Of tho
facts as clcited ut tho preliminary hcarlng:
jessie Irwin, beautiful Rirl Of 1D.-thc
daughter of respectable pascntago,-wns ten-
dorly reared In ailuenge Mt her home III West-
crn Pennsylvania, aull, It is said, wah to havo
recetvcd, On attaining her majority, the snug
Inheritance Of s'9,000.. Agar OF two since. she
met, loved, md WAS welded to a gentleman
laled irwin, who resided In tn City, AMI tho
huppy pufr started out on lEfc's journey with
thu highest hopes mil brightest anttc1patiops
For time uo cloud ilftnincl the horizon Of
their matrimonial felicity. They rode upon tho
toptnost ,ynyo Of socia life, md were eourted,
cnstcd, md admired.
A few nonths ago Bt,c besought her hus-
bands permission to visit Philadelphia, III order
TINT she might SEQ something Of city life; md
The .lnslspccttng mnn consented, lie supplied
her with ample means for her trip, mud sent her
on lIcr way With godspecl, little thinking
what the dcnouemcnt Nas to be. Whist the
latly meant by "sccng city life T" may bo III
fcrrcd from the fuct that, soun after arriving
here, she md young 1tlnn Of about 81, whom
she represented as her husband, took rootns at
"a fashionable buardtng-holssu On tsnre btroct, md
hero The guilty pais resided fur some tItne, stlp-
ported by tho means forwarded By tic Oll.City
husband Tile latter, after time, becoming
uneasy, came to this city after Ills wifo, WHO en-
tloavorcd to c!tale pursuit by removing With her
paralnour to boardsng-houao OIL Fourth strcct,
uni assuming a fictitious name. The husband,
however discovered her whereabouts, gained
uCxcss to tl.e house, and confronted bits crrlng
wilo.
liz dealt with her moro in sorrow than In
anger, and bcsolEit lcr to retur', 10 the paths
Of rectitude; nsd sl,t. tcarlulIy ind prnitently
promised to 10 so. But, wtcn he i1ad lett The
house 10 make preparations to rrsnnye hcr to
hor husnc, her good resolutions melted nway,
ntai Bf,s nt!ntH fed With her loycr to house On
ttee's!i elleet, ullt lIi nuspan" cnvt1f ~ Huu
Inst nnMed plnce, lIcr paramour heghn to SUSPECT
hpr OF inIidelty tu him, as'd, returning honso
suddenly 0fc cTcnlng, discovered her In her
or"r sorny so scn rso as soo a q! pnr
the ifntc nats drew Ills revolver NIL at.ot tllr
woman through the nbulnuil; nutl from t1t: eff
fccts of the wound se died tic following lny.
tne mhsuercr ,h ase.npseu 10 eseaGe, M ~. rusnea
cuougl) happened to be q, hand ut thu nick Of
TING. Wien brought INTO tue presence ol hts
ylctlnl, si!o sM5"' As soot me- ma Will ncfes
4orGlve ,I;i liiln:, ,,.,,-
mlese iacss arc 40 VII athentisatSu , tlat It
VIII proEap!y 20 nara "ish fne Solitsl!n! nFsonts
nt tie trial anu tc old trtisam MIL il'd fresh
il'nstfauoh' @hat tae "aS ot LUG tfhasesessof Is
hnrts. MI
n connection VITA t'lls sase anoer ne ansu'as
criminal character appears upon the Rcene, IN
Me person ol DT. Ahrb!s0n, whose nasne y as
lalllil'ar as nouset1d , WoFa ~ tlle @ annnls OF
is representa- AZ I'M mn! T. Of Infinite inlnte assurance,
lau!t'css Address, Ereat intcf''Ecrce, anu hre.
| nossesslht5 exterior. For years he lns practlsed
ned1ctie hcset p}casahlt ALTERNATING WITH i1'at
| intcFestitiE ehlp!oyne1lt ifeHent Eauts ot
hide-'il'scck Will WHY uescct,yta WHO seemed
TO desire iis company. It IS nl!cEctl tt'at, II
psysclan's certificate were wanted for nny pt1r-
pose Whatever, ~. l1afbisot1 could acconatno'
lornlGd ilo Was thu man to consult; III taGtt Il
is satA thnt Ile prostitl1tetl Ills taeEts to any
PURPOSE whatever which sll9Ec!l 1,rospect ol
gain, md With astounding hatd'hood assumed
all tic tremendous risks. Keeping nt oil times
eountonnute tiAt wns stn1itnslY catlldl1ke AtHt
hlnnd. He aas Just heen released froW
Ihtee yeafa' tcrh ~ the fchitent,aFv,
ansl, on tue nlght Of ,,n.. ts'e al,oye- named %
tragedy, 10 was pasall'g up Eighth street, wliesl
| his attention was arrested hs i!c report OF tno
revolver which siot t1essie lrwsn Enf9rln- tsle
houec no announced llinsrs! Us i]r. te'lu!i,g-
tou physician. n1.'l assumed charge Of ,}u III
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