Morning journal and courier., 1882-03-13
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

Harriet Bells Murder-The Authorities
 Outyvftted by the Assassin-A Strange
 Mystery Surrounding the Case.
 BOSTON, March 12.-The search for the man who deliberately stabbed and killed liar riet Bell on the street few days since has thus far proved unavailing. The interest in the case grows stronger and more intense as the mystery surrounding the tragedy deepens. Some new light has been thrown on the most unsavory feature of the puzzle, the pre- vious history of Mrs. Bell and her early training. A woman who knew her intimate ly and claims to have enjoyed her conf dence says that the murdered woman told her long time ago that she was born in the neighborhood of Newburg, N. Y. Her father kept 8 large ,tannery in the suburbs and was quite we'll to do, and gave her and her two brothers, Harry and William and an adopted daughter named Susie an education in the public schools of the place. When she was about twelve years old her fathers mind be- came deranged over some financial losses, and later on he became violently insane and was sent to an asylum, where he died. Soon after her mother, with the children moved to Yorkville N: Y., where what little proper ty left was lost through the reckless and dis solute habits of her brother The family later on moved to New Yorkecity, where the children went to work to gain livelihood. The boys went to the dogs and after @ little time the mother died broken hearted. The adopted daughter, Susie, was described as as most beautiful girl of about the same age as Mrs. Bell, and soon after coming to New York fell in love with one Robert Johnson, the of O hrolor Gusia lat oY, poarria1 and went to live on Forty-second street, and Harriet went to live with her as her sister. Mir. Johnson, it appears, thought great deal of Harriet and treated her as an equal in the family, and whenever he bought dress or present for his wife he also brought present home for Harriet. His attention to the latter finally caused Susie to become jealous of Harriet, and the result was that the latter virtu- ally thrown into the street to earn her own living Harriet finally got job at Wallack's Theatre, taking charge of the property room. She held this position only short time, and later on went to work in @ restaurant on Houston street, at the same time taking lodg ings on Elizabeth street. She worked at various restaurants, at one of which she filled the position of cashier, until finally she fell in with evil companions She made several trips on the New York boats between New York and Fall River, and sometimes Cdlu0 LO DOSGOu. LII one OI GQeB6 trips she met Fall, and the result of the &C., quaintance was he birth of little Villa in this city. Mrs. Bell claimed positively that William Fall was the father of the child, and that when the little one was born Mrs Pid- geon was present. Fall, she asserted, was still living, and when he was with her was sometimes known as Bell The police yes- l terday learned that man named Boyle had l been missing several days from Maiden where | his family resides. His appearance is said to correspond with that of the man who was | seen in Kirkland street the morning of the murder. It is asserted that he was acquainted | with Mrs. Bell, who is said to have visi- | ted the rubber works in Maiden two l weeks ago and applied for work, but
 without success. On Monday night he came 1 to Boston, where he spent the night, and re- I turned home late on Tuesday after a de- 1 bauch. On Thursday he stole 6 team be-
 longing to Mir. Johnson, proprietor of the 1 Maiden City Press, and after selling it for $l0O disappeared. Since then nothing has been heard of him. He is about forty-five | years old, and wore dark blue sack coat with
 a velvet collar and hat resembling that de- l scribed worn by the murderer. In height 1 and general appearance he is also said to an- l swer the description of the man wanted.
 Policeman Sullivan arrested son of this
 man with the hope of ascertaning the fath-
 CTS whereabouts and gained additional in l lofmaIlou, WHICH "eh' Io strengthen nls
 suspicious. The policeman learned that the
 father had been on debauch for several
 days, and that on Monday night he met his
 son on Boston Common. The father ap-
 peared partially deranged and told his son
 that he was feeling terribly and felt that he
 was going to do something desperate The
 father soon after disappeared, going toward
 the South End, and the son did not see him
 again until late the next day. The police are
 now after him.
 Shot Dead By His Own CnreIessness.
 AGAwAM, March 12.-Frank Woleott, aged
 twenty-one, the adopted son of a farmer
 here, while hunting to-day drew his gun to-
 wards him by the muzzle It was discharged
 and the young man died in two hours of the
 wounds inflicted