The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-14
DESPERATE AND JEALOUS.
Shocking Career of the Murderess
and Suicide.
MISS MARY ANDERSON'S STATEMENT.
Indignation at Hickey's Cupidity
and Presumption.



CINCINNATI, Oct. ID. 1879.
The double tragedy for such it promises to
BEL which took place the Burnct House yesterday
afternoon has been the absorbing topic here to-day
Hickey. the theatrical route manager of Miss Mary
Anderson, is still alive. though tonight he
is in rather critical condition, and his
physicians fear that Inflammation has set in.
They have not yet been able to remove the
ball. which lies imbedded in his skull ana
though he is resting easily the chances for his re-
covery are exceedingly doubtful. The Mary Ander-
son theatrical company loft the city last night
for Chicago, where she has an engagement to
appear this week One of the company, Mrs. Berrell
who ucts old woman parts, remained here to nurse
Hickey and will watch with him at the Burnet House
until there change in his condition for better
worse.
FLonKScE's DIARY.
The story of the affair." dating from the infatuation
Of the unfortunate woman for Hickey. has been
traced back for year two in diary which was
in her clothing. few extracts from that diary will
be of interest, and show she driven to the deed
by her love for Hickey =
ROCHESTER, Sept 3, 1870
to see Miss anderson play Julia in TIN, the nnih
apass to the theatre enclosed He he Will come
The name "Syl' refers to Hickey. whose first
is Sylvester. The letter referred to found
also in the pocket of the woman's dress aud is as
follows:--
49,. r. RocgEsrEn n T. Sept 10, 1879
have SAILED an was @ r yry trod e md half I'LL
l will come If can after the performances or
r. ST you would like to come to tho theatre ncoso
you %A Z pass soo s NJ HICKEY
"sKrr. II. 1870"
The diary goes
acknowledgements was twenty old. 1t does
not very Old only TO those who count time by
% ny a If As a T b eyer
he does me- yet love him love him all the more for his
SEPT 5My dearest friend came homo last evening. and
I am so happy that | cannot find words to express It.
rsmember that love him-love him do their
turn aud spend the Sabbath with me in Utica.
sxrr Ill heard Miss Anderson play Love last
%y she did ABOUT he ,es FLO h no
belong 70 another He shall not love another If he
SEPT l4-He has dared to tell that he loves this
actress and never hneT what love meant until hs say
hi Sn Rather 'h'n soc MIN belong 10 another Will XIII
Sept lsMoshsr Superior that not
hardy as he f
no mo sond s'r has S to ys
actress has everything that her heart wish and he
y jS s Ss saG1s Of s st
S hs dd M am only ms Of eSsr pa
sisS the children died here yesterday, and
wonder II any ono will ever do as much for me.
A
SkrT. 22-Mothor Superior says that when love
Of Gods than the he always takes
my god. and try and please him my religion. TO
S a
wish him to marry this and Be- very happy Su,
broken girl. He eoad made woman would
had chosen know that worthy to be his wife
and would have not only been but proud Of ever
u least prevent her from enjoying it,
this evening. Every acknowe edge her beauti
fu but it is not the actress he admros but the
DsIrnsIsrR TO KILL HICKEY AND tn .Svanr AN
plans now he loved his woman ana how mnsh he
% 10 ms to h"S showed a
blessing his love is only tell that all given
fury
Let thy arms within
Thus to die is not to die
IT'S but to leave world Of sim
whole week. lie has been very. very kind to me- but
nGines san m os sRsy sf wednesday
a darling there 1T
theatre
owe and saw my darling this with eyes
fairly beamed with love. II was such look as would
Der IL is7aEhe has scorned me after all that
crscisSaT oes H. is7ai would like to have my body
s''" " FLORENCE MCDONALD
After leaving Rochester the unfortunate girl
to have gone to Buffalo and visited convent.
Her reception there under OF September IL she
writes III her diary
Shall stay here the convent aud knee in lonely
cell and pray while this actress wins the heart OF the only
good and If thought could be half rs good AS
mother is might try
ARRIVAL OF FLORENCE IN CINCINNATI.
On the 10th of October she arrived i'll Cincinnati
and went TO the Russell House. rather obscure
quested the proprietor to allow his son. lad
OF twelve. to go with her to Pixies Opera
House, where Miss Anderson playing. She had
registered as Mrs. f. A. Prentice, syracuse. N. T.,
and on being asked how long she would stay told the
landlady OF the hotel only day or two. She had
business with gentleman here. and as soon as she
saw him would return to Syracuse. Mrs. Russell
says that the girl acted in most lady
like manner during her stay at the house.
BILE intention. "Miss'' Mcdonald evidently
Russell House. On going to the hotel sunday after.
noon she left the following note for Hickey and
awaited his coming in the parlor:-
Unless you see here for five minutes shall be at the
depot and follow you. FLORENCE.
Coroner tonight. waiting orders from her family
from Syracuse, who had been photographed to early
with lot locket in which was miniature of Hickey
and Il lock of his hair.
Hickey made u statement this afternoon about the
relations between himself and Miss An
derson. in which he denied that any tonder
passion existed. He admired her as
iddy and as an artist, he said, but that
was all. Speaking OF the dead girl. he expressed
for her. but insisted that she had never been
to him anything but mistress. and he cherished
no love for her. He had not realized TIL
few months ago her iifatuation for him and had
then tried to dssuade her from 1t. Ic had received
TIVE notes from her after her arrival IN this city ana
they had annoyed him, but he anticipated nothing
serious from her presence hero.
MISS MARY ANDERSON INDIGNANTLY DENIES
THE INFERENCE THAT SHE ENCOURAGED THf
ADVANCES OF SYLVESTER M. HIcKEY-wHA1
SHE KNOWS OF THE SHOOTING.
Lpy TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
CHICAGO, Oct ID, 1879.
The publication this morning of the particulars o
Cincnnau's latest tragedy, which occurred at thu