Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-01-21
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Inc Guy Oh DOS600, WnlCn Wlt0ln q DrleI
period has added number of sickening
tragedies to the criminal annals, reports
another murder most brutal in character,
which occurred at. an early hour Monday
evening on B0wker street. The assaiiant
was Margaret Anderson, aged 90, and the
victim her sister Lizzie, aged 81, both
women notorious nymphs du pare, both pre-
possessing in appearance, and both immod-
erately addicted to drink, from which lat
ter vice they had recently pledged them
selves to abstain. Within the past week
the girls have met several times and have
quarreled, the older sister on such Occa-
siOns threatening she would take the
others life. The younger sister was evi,
IDENTIFY in dread, but had little suspicion
execution. Early on Monday forenoon.
her pledge to abstain from drink, and i'm
bibed immoderately during the forenoon
at various places on Sudbury and Port
land streets. She spent the greater part
Of the afternoon in her room, but soon
after went out on the street. Margaret
during the day also drank more or less
freely, and early in the evening made the
| remark to an associate that she would
have her sisters hearts blood on sight. In
a saloon where she called shortly after G
o'clock, she reiterated her threat to take
her sisters life, but those who heard it
simply laughed. Her threat and intentions
were soon after realized. At about 7:3O
p. m. Margaret suddenly appeared OH the
corner of Sudbury and Bowker streets,
with her eyes cleaning, and in excited
tones, asked Josephine Fay, another
cyprian, if she (Fay) had seen Lizzie.
The Fay girl pointed down BOwker street,
toward the gateway entering Mrs. Evans S
house, in front of which the unsuspectin9
victim stood conversing with a young man
named Michael Tolan. Margaret said
''ls that her fellow she is talking to ~
| and, at the same time, she hurried toward
them. She rushed upon her sister, and,
without word Of warning, drew knife
and drove it clear to the hilt in the heart
of her victim, who fell upon the sidewalk.
The young fellow then succeeded in wrest-
ing the knife from the infuriated woman,
| who ran down the street. Tolan was badly
cut on the hea4, face and hands, and the
victim was CARRIED into the house of Mrs.
| Evans, where she expired shortly after
| ward.
After withdrawing the blade with which
| her sisters life-blood had been shed, the
by this time thoroughly frcnzied woman
| stood speechless for second, as though
hardly realizing the enormity of the crime
she had committed then, with a wild cry
and dishevelled hair, she turned and fled
precipitately from the spot, and, in less
| time then it takes to write about it, was
| lost sight of in the crowd, which by this
time, was attracted to the spot. A dozen OF
more of the habitues of I" DOc' Young
saloon, low resort at No. Al Sudbury
street, were standing in front of the bar,
discussing the murder, between drinks,
when the outer door was flung wide open,
and, with one leap, the murderess landed
in the middle of the saloon. Alleges were
| instantly rivited upon her, as, with flash
| ing eyes, her hair streaming in all direc-
| tions, she stood in the middle of the saloon
vainly trying to staunch the blood which
was flowing from a severe wound in hel
left wrist and the fingers of her left hand.
"What's the matter, Marge ?" said the
bartender, Geo. Harrison, as the woman
stood vacantly staring at the inmates
| of the saloon. "Oh," replied she, the
question seeming to bring her to her senses,
I" have just stabbed my sister. " With
this reply she walked to the sink, which is
located in the rear of the saloon and at
tempted to stop the bleeding by letting the
water run ON the hand and wrist. Hardly
had the words left her mouth when
Officers Burrell and Johnson, entered the
room. arrested the woman and took her of
to jail