, 1879-03-25
A Sort of "Gitdcl-Ago" Case
OF Seduction aud
Homicide
Mr. Pratt, Highly Respected. Of q
Boston Suburb, Steals @100, 600.
Tho Money tho Sartngs Of Poor Peoples
anl tho Bank Ruined.
A Philadelphia Boy Who Has Strong
Smell Of Birthstone About Him.

A DRAMATIC MURDER SAsH'
j'''n"tta u cfnes"nti" faaa.r". .u
r.cic.t mn, most sensational court scene on
rncor, hnvr iust rrachc,, ttls c,tv. The occasion
was the indictment of N!ss amelia lankhaH, as.
n. N. c., in tho Superior Court at Tint place,
fur thc murder of her seducer, j. F.. nnrsman.
.,1,o ~. :. ,,lc1 vr.tcti,nv Int. twinp to Tho
ing .ase "hs vs'.eu 5sst.,i - !',.t' ~
ble to hear from there until to-day.
The tragedy referred to was enacted last
f,etoh.,. and cansco rrcat excitement then, hut
v.s. ~. ,ua, nsaso. :, In ,norc crc,tnr .tIlt.
Tile fa!r murdercss ID the daughter Of we'll
known and highly merchant of Lutn-
barton. Hartman, Young blood representing
- ns,.I.oa-. ,,n,,sa ha;1 loen hcr .cccn,ra Invcr
-. .,sa r"ars hit hc hc,raycl her, n,,,i Aha. t,,
Get even with him, shot him. At 10 O'Clock tit
thn morning she drove It, hack alone to
Ia,Ick'a Hotel, md, getting out, she walked
quickly to tho parlor, wherc shc found Hart
ahc stctpoi up to him, n.,.l said tn dramatic
tnne "To1 have ruined me, now will ruin
yo,, md With that sl!o drew d tlerlnrcr from
her cloak. .pocknt and flrctl, the ball taxing cf-
frct in hia abdomen, Ha lIutcrcd two hours In
ferrih1a agony, and then died. ]ut llo made D
etaicnent ID which he protested lis innocence.
ofIear. rs and vas committed 10 ja!l to await thc
snrinr term oi court. she gnyo prcmaturu
birtt, 10 a child, aud public eentimcnt rose to a
itel, nitrh. komn bolisYlu tic statement OF the
ms'r;Inro1i nan. but majority sided with lie
vounN taiy,
Yesterday, judge Warsaw presiding. Lawyers
tho,1spnds s,S Of 1aie. o. s,d W gcnsicmcn cnne from
st,lojninr towns Hundreds arrived Thursday,
md the fall was bcsleged hy \ multitude ot !aLe
baw'. III F1idnv morntur atl Of t,1s ruaJs
irnaintr To- Lumbcfton wcrc ttllel with ycl,tclcs
and horscmcn, ind crowds nf pedestrians hur.
a'nn noonln Ind tnasseI aro.li,d TINT Temple Of
Instten. Ind by noon, when the Court convened,
tl,n assen1hjaee WA cstinlatcd at 4,O00; It it.
cluded the Hover and chtvalry Of th.: county.
IT. prsensf VA, tsksn to a 4 %sstsr
ro1ie in carriage to tl,e Court.I1ullse 4 ro,l,.
nnnv NJ ynl1ln,Scr soldiers marched IN front us
IN rs cseort 10 kocu tic crowd from messing, on
3G Wben 9'c fort onse was rcacncd # ss With
1ifIiri1tY that lie military could make nj avenue
thrn,,r which tlc prteoncr wns TO pass, Young
man cbrcred md waved their handkerchief, ut,l
tt'c ,n,tcs cricd ind shouted by turna Tic ar-
cmscfl WA dressed in t,ccp mourning, md wus
fsrniv vcf9ed. The court.room was pachct1, Int
nnIr y e,nn}l nronortiou OF the yast crowd coult
rnt tn' n The ls1rer BART remaiucd ssaninE IL t,e
rour,.prrrn.
VhHtt tt,t C0f1rk NA4 OnenEu H0lGTUn etIfnrn
.rs.,nno5 So,trtl ucar IN, nristIner wern her
..o,soi xevnroi ,,inErncn. md tlIree rnnnr ,af1v
.1u rn,"nan;ona. After lie jury, whlc{. Ind bsen
toEan from venire nf r11. Ind hec,, swnrn tl,r
stanStry' ,ssa 80 IL ,be cstnm Wien tn. n1,csion
s.rnt %na' VIVA !! Whnt INV vnu. Amn1n t.fnkbosy
rr'. yt.,, r,,,y Of tia ,nnrt}or for whtci, .vo,,
ston1 frSictc5. nr not e1,llty3n tim nnswrr
co,ns n n tTcm,,1o,,, :" Mi Fu,ty.H ami. t,,r,.
inw r. In t.n,rt' !. am not Tnjlty dir. iM,t nm
II n ;Tnfsnraln Sr al un,nan. u "N' "''@
Ti,e .juro wcnt. Then the coun,o, for ds.
tnn.n srauc cni f"i,cd ntontfon ~ sn,no irrc",t.