The Russellville Democrat., 1879-11-06
4 DRAMATIC TRAGEDY.

DRAMATIC TRAGEDY.
 Mary Anderson's Manager Shot by Florence
 McDonaId-W What Mir. Norton, Miss
 Anderson's Manager, Says.
 Post-Dispateh
 A dispatch from Cincinnati last night gave an account of one of the mogt sen sational and dramatic tragedies that has occurred for many years, and with which the name of Miss Mary Anderson has been connected-bnt most unvolun- tarily on her part. The facts are as fol- lows.
 About four o'clock yesterday after noon, ill one of the parlors of the Bur net House, Sylvester NJ. Hickey, direc- tor of the Syracuse, N. Y. Opera-house and advance agent for Mary Anderson in her present theatrical tour, was shot n the head by Syracuse woman nance Florence McDonald, who immediately applied the pistol to her own head ano blew out her own brains. Hickey had been former lover of Miss McDonald and desired to reject her. She was mad ly. in love with him, and when he sta, t. ed on his present tour she followed him from city to city. She became jealous of Mary Anderson, Hickey having told her he loved the actress and wished to make her his wife. The maddened girl made several attempts to obtain an in- terview with him, but failed. On one occasion she sent him note, to which was pinned button-hole bouquet, ask ing him to grant her a hearing. This missive was handed to him in a barber shop, and, after reading it, he scornfully tore it up and threw it into spittoon. This enraged the woman, and after wit messing other evidence of IIickey's in- tention to reject her, she made up her mind to kill him. To-day she went to the Burnet House and sent up her card, imploring him to come and see her. He replied that he could not. She sent back word that if he did not see her she would follow him to Chicago He then came down to the parlor A moment later a pistol shot was heard, followed by two others. The first struck Hickey behind the earand
 FILLED HIM TO THE FLOOR.
 He began to crawl towards the door and a second shot was sent after him, but missed its mark. The third entered the temple of the girl, producing a wound from which she soon afterwards died. In her bosom was found bottle of laud- anum and carefully concealed in her stocking was bowie-knife. She left a request that her body be given to medi- cal college. Her diary is filled with ex- pressions showing that her love for Hickey was the. absorbing thought of her life. While in convent at Buffalo she said: My proud darling whose heart thought no other woman could ever touch has learned to love at last, and 1t was not l who have learned him. | This actress has everything that heart could wish, and he was my all Yet she ! took him from me-" The last entry in her dairy was made to-day. It reads: He has scorned me after all that I have done for him and he shall die"
 Hickey is still living but his recovery
 doubtful.
 INTERVIEW WITH JOHN W. NORTON, MARY ANDERsoN's MANAGER.
 A reporter of the P.-D. called this morning on Mir. John W. Norton, pro prietor and manager of the Grand Opera house, and who, in connection with Syl- vester NJ. Hickey, is also Mary Ander- sons manager MT. Norton was very iiuNii dililONtu anu iiitllpildilt dt lnt Dt- tempt to drag Mary Anderson's name in- to the seandle, with which, as he de- | clared, has had about as much to do as , the daughter of Gen. Grant
 ! Mir Norton said that Hickey was his partner and acted as buiness manager to Miss Anderson during his absence here { He first heard of the tragedy last even 1 ing, when he received q telegram from Dr. Hamilton Griffin, Miss Anderson's ! stepfather, which was very brief It simply read Hickey badly shot through the head by woman"
 After reading the accounts telegraph- ed to two morning newspapers, Mir 1 Norton most emphatically and indig. nantly repelled the insinuation thai there was any affection between Miss Anderson and Hickey. He repudiated the idea with the utmost scorn,
 Why" said he, ''she is innocent ol 1 Mir. Hickey's regards as she possibly can be. As far as Miss Anderson is concern ed, she would not let him even wipe hel shoes. She has never noticed him ir any way, shape or manner except as her business agent, and except in busi ness way never exchanged half dozcr words with him"
 Mir. Norton further remarked that he did not know the woman Florence Me Donald, and had no idea of Mir. Hickey 4 relations with her. If he had knowr of it, MT. Hickey would never have re mained Miss Anderson's manager. = -.-s-r--e