National Republican., 1880-11-11
RECORD or CRIME.
a shocking love Tragedy.


NEW YORK, Nov. lO.-A terriblemurdor was conf
mlttcd Mt No. G7 Lewis street this evening, An.
drow ]. Gilen sought the hand OF Mary Segcrson
In marriage bnt The brothers of the girl opposed
tho match. GIllen called on Miss scgerson, but
she told him 10 leave tho house, lie asked for
glass of water, and when the girl returned with II
he carcssed her and said Mary. loyo you" ut
the same moment he drew revolver and shot her
through the head, killing her instantly. The muir
derer Immediately dlsappoared, and, II is said,
threw himself into the East river.
Iater.--Gillen has been arrested, and is now ut
police hSad1TGs M II JHrsfy f bb,s he apd Sg
brother OF his victim is assistant corporation A.
torncy Of Now York city.
Murdered and Thrown Overheard.
HUDSON, n. Y, Nov. l0.-A dispatch TO tho Regis
tcr says: "a man supposed to be droycr with
considerable money was murdered at an carly
hour this q. IN. Oh the steamer Escort OF the New
York and Athens line, near Tivoll, and his body
covered. Officers are on the track of the assassns.
DENIAL OF THE REPORT.
PouGIneEEPsIE, N. Y, Nov. lO.-Cnptain Rutan
of the steamer Escort denies the report that man
was murdered on the steamer this morning and
thrown overheard,
THE MAN AFFIRMs HE WAS MURDERED.
A dispatch to the Eagle from rivoli says; About
five minutes after tho steamer Escort loft IivOli
this morning, before daylight cries for hclp wcrc
heard by the watchman at the depot. An alarm
was sounded and some men rushed TO tho small
boats at the wharf but no oars could be found, \
man was seen struggling in the water and when
on the surface lie said he had been murdered and
thrown overheard, Whom told by the watchman
TO keep up courage he replied that he was freezing
and sank. Nothing can b0 lcnrncdregarding HIM
An attempt will be made tomorrow to find tho
TRe Rondout Rycma1, tonight says of the alIj,ir
that The night telegraph operator nt Tivoli was at
Depeysers dock north Of TIyoli, and the man
said he was beluS murdered.
Daring Bank Robbery.
CHICAGO, Nov, IA Dallas lTox) special says
yesterday morning Il loud explosion reused tn o
city ut an early hour, when II became known
that burglars had entered Adams " Leonardo
banking house, and being assisted }y 5y 'p9p who
fore Ind removed $4,000 In silver, 81 200 ia post
office funds, $3.50 IN jewclY belonging topryate
parties ana possibly S9oo} oGSbuE5 ngS SSS al
with dynamite, laying the safe down on II, Tho
explosion turned the sale over lhrce Tunes, racIed
and wrecked tho building nni reused the town.
Tho safe contained $4,000, which is supposed to
Convicted of Murder.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, Nov l0,-In the Union
county circuit court on Mon day, Bennett, who as
sassimated A. c. JNmlsnn In March, 1879 by shoot
ing him from an ambush, was convicted of murder
in the first degree and Will probably be hanged.
Embe zllemP Ppt Confessed.
New YoRK, Nov 10 AT the office OF the steam.
boat Inspectors in the poNorcs building II was re-
Gently discovered that the account, Were not ac-
il had proceeded far Book keeper Henry Freeman
disappeared. The police arrested him tonight,
md lie confessed that he he'd stolen 5000 r0m the
ohico and had changed the license accounts to con-
coal his theits Freeman 10 tOrty-throe years old
nd has a family living in Brooklyn.
Bogus RnilrOnd sciip.
READING, PA. Nov. l0.-rhe case Of the Pha.
dolpha and Reading railroad company against
Edward Hall and Robert Whitoanl Michael Walshs
charged with forging certificates of scrip OF the
railroad company was commenced mere today
When captured large amount Of bogus scrip was
found In their possession.
A Forger Sentenced.
HUDSON n Y, Nov. l0.--JOhn llennessy, q no.
torinu3 New York character was to-day sentenced
by the Columbia county court TO Ave years iu tha
Albany pcniteutlary for forgery In tho lhrl degree.
uenncssy engineered tho remarkable jail break IN
| this city few months ago and was recently recap
| tured In New York,