The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-15
CONCENTRATES TRAGEDY.
FLORENCE McDoNALDss DIARY EXPLAINS
THE SHOOTING OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
AND JEALOUS : SHOCKING CAREER OF
THE MuRDEREss AND SUICIDE.
IBy Te,ceraph to the New york Herald I

took place at the Burnet 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,
aud his physicians fear that inflammation
has set 10. They have not yet been able to
remove the ball, which lies imbedded in his
skull, and though be Is resting easily the
chances for his recovery are exceedingly
doubtful. The Mary-Anderson Theatrical
Company left the city last night for Chi
cago, where she has an engagement to ap-
pear this week. One OF the company, Mrs.
Bcrrell, who acts old-woman parts. remain
ed here to nurse Hickey. and will watch
with him at the Burnet House until there
is Il change in his condition for better Or
worse.
FLoRENcE's DIARY.
The story of the affair, dating from the
infatualion of the unfortunate woman for
Hickey, has been traced back for year or
two in diary which was in her clothing.
4 few extracts from that diary will be Of
interest. and show that she was driven 10
the deed by her love for Hickey:
ROCHESTER, September 3, 1879.
&c Went to see Miss Anderson play Julia
in the sHunchback' this afternoon. / Just
received note from Syl., with pass to the
Theatre enclosed. lie says he Will come
over after the play"
The name "SylH refers to Hickey, whose
first name is Sylvester. The letter referred
to was found also in the pocket OF the wo-
mans dress, and is rs follows:
ROCHESTER, N. VI
"September 13, 1879.
':Dear FIiend,--I was awful tired in Uti-
ca. or would have called On you. I am
also very tired and hall sick now. / will
come over il can after the performance, or
tomorrow. Yours, SYL.
"P. ST. you would like 10 come to the
Theatre l enclose you pass:
"Admit one. September II, 1870
KS. NJ. Hickey"
The diary goes on:
| AUGUST 19.-Yesterday l was twenty
wears old. 1t does not seem very old, only
! to those who count time by sorrow, not by
| wears. l wonder il there will ever be any
happiness for me. would not treat dog
! that loved me as badly as he docs me, yet /
| love him-love him all the more for his neg
| lcct but sometimes it almost makes me
wild.
SEPTEMBER 5.-My dearest friend came
home last evening, aud | am so happy that
| I cannot find words to express it. When he
| is witt me forget all about his neglect and
only remember that love bim-love him as
nuns do their Saviour. He il going to Az
| burn tomorrow, but will return and spend
the Sabbath with me in Utica.
SEPTEMBER Ill heard Miss Anderson
play Love" last night. l would like to
| tell her that in real life women sometimes
say as she did about her lover: "lle shall
not belong to another. He shall not even
love another. RI he does, he dies"
SEPTEMBER 14.-Hc has dared to tell me
| that he loves this actress, and never knew
W bat love meant until he saw her. Rather
| than see him belong to another will kill
| him.
THURSDAY, September 1S.-Motber S1pe-
rior says that am not like the bright child
| that came to see her two years ago. He did
| not love this actress then, and | was per-
| fectiy happy. ! can hardly believe that lie
told me himself that he had learned TO love.
MY proud darling, whose heart | thought
no woman could ever touch, has learned to
love at last, and it is not l that have sought
his love. This "actress" has everything
! that her heart can wish, and he was my all,
yet she took him from NE. He used to
laugh at me and tell me not TO be jealous
Of her, for I had no cause. He also said
that lie no more intended to marry her than
he did me. l I'm only his mistress, but l
would rather be his slave than the wife or
any other mab. ['rhe Mother Superior
herein alluded to is at Buffalo.
SUNDAY, September 2l.-Miss Anderson
will be here on the 24th. One of the chill.
dren died here yesterday, and l went to a
greenhouse and got some flowers to put on
the coffin. wonder il any one will ever
do as much for me.
TEXT FROM CARDINAL W0LSEY.
| SEPTEMBER 90 -Mother Superior says
that when we love one Of Gods creatures
more than the Creator He always takes
them from us, and that is Just what | have
done. He was my god, and to try and
please him was my religion. To see him
give TO another what l have tried so long
and patiently TO win is very hard. II was
good suppose that I would wish him to
marry this "ac.resS" and be very happy,
but only saint could do that, and | am
only a wicked, heart-broken girl. He could
lave made me woman that would have
been an honor in place Of disgrace to the
sex, if he had chosen to. | know that l
am net worthy to be his wife, and would
have not only been coDtcnted, but proud OF
ever so small place in his heart; but il l
can't have it can at least prevent her from
enjoying it.
1850 PHIL went to see Miss Anderson
| play Juliet this evening. Every one must
acknowledge her a beautiful actress; but it
| is not the actress he admires, but the wo-
man he loves.
DETERMINED TO KILL hickey AND TAwART
ANDERSON.
| SEPTEMBER 26.-He came last night and
| told me about his plans, and how he loved
| this woman, and how much he would do for
her, and [ listened to him and did not get
mad. I wish TO heaven had. He showed
me what a blessing bis love is, only.to tell
me that it was all given to her; but she shall
not have him. | will show him that the
words OF Congreve, " He'll hath no fury like
3 woman scorned," are true. ~
Darling. when my hour IS nigh
Lei me rest thy arms within.
Thus to die is not TO die.
'Iis but 10 leave world OF SIN.
SYRACUSE, October 4, 1871 have been
here ut home for one whole week. he has
been very, very kind to me, but nothing
can make me happy now.
CINCINNATI, October 10. 1871 left SYRIA
cusc Wednesday afternoon, and got here
NJ A q