Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-07-15

WEARY WOMEN.

WEARY WOMEN.
TIE WAY THAT LEADS To DEATH.
A Woman Detectiye traces asr Husband %
second W,Ss-fhe Tragedy Of
Police Court.
Philadelphia Record.
Among the prisoners in the dock at the
central station yesterday afternoon was a
young woman about "a years old. She
was neatly dressed, and her appearance
indicated that she had once been beauti-
full. Her name was Annie Cunningham,
and she was charged by Edward NJ. Hast
ing, saloOnkeeper at No. 1914 Drury
During the last six years the woman
had lived with Hastings and kept house
for him. In tho latter part Of last month
Hastings attended the national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army of the Republic
at Baltimore, leaving Miss Cunningham
and a bartender in charge of his saloon.
On his return 1t is alleged that the woman
handed him $73 as two days receipts of the
bar. The smallness of the sum angered
Hastings, and he became involved in
quarrel with the woman. She left the
house, and took up her abode in house
of questionable character on North sixth
street.
About week ago Hastings learned OF
her whereabouts and had a warrant issued
for her arrest as street walker. Yester-
day morning he saw her in the house of
i'll repute, and he placed the warrant in
hands of a Fourth district officer, who
took the woman to the Central station.
She was arraigDed for a hearing at ten
O'Clock, and, as Hasting was the only wit
ness against her, Magistrate South contin.
ued the case for further evidence until 2
o'clock in the afternoon. She was placed
in a cell and shortly after 12 O'Clock Hast
ings came with . package containing
sandwiches, oranges and peaches which 10
handed Lieutenant CrOut to be given to
the woman.
Hastings fingered around the Central
station until o. clock, when the prisoners
were brought up from their cells and
placed in the dock. Miss Cunningham
took seat in the corner, and Hastings
approached and held brief conversation
with her. When tho case was called no
witnesses appeared and the woman was
discharged. With brisk and elastic step
she walked through the building to Chest.
nut street. Hastings and a companion fol
lowed her, and the woman crossed to the
upper side of tue street. She walked at a
lively rate until she was about opposite tho
Washington statue. when she was Observ-
ed to clasp her hands over her heart and fall
heavily on the pavement She was at once
surrounding by sympathetic crowd.
who picked her up and carried her into au
adjoining entry. The efforts to recuscitate
her were unavai!ing. The woman was dead.
A stretcher was procured and the body
conveyed to the Central station and placed
in the gloomy corridor leading to the cells.
Over her pallid face lay colOred hand
kerchief and her hands were crossed upon
her breast. On her corset was q streak of
blood, which had trickled from a wound
| in her head caused by the fall.
Shortly afterward Hastings was brought
into the Central station by Reserve Off
Ger. Cody wiping the perspiration from his
forehead, he gazed upon tho dead woman,
but manifes; ed no emotion. Without any
| agitation he talked about the woman lying
cold in death before him, and he did not
| seem to have even the sympathy for the
dead woman that was exhibited by unin-
| terested spectators. He said to Chief Of
Police Given that he had forwarded a tele-
gram to Felix Cunningham, Of No. 1
Bleecker street. New York, informing
him of Annie's sudden death.
Clark Ashpridge, of the corOner's Office,
ordered the body removed to the morgue.
He notified Hastings to appear at tue in
quest this morning.
About nine months ago the woman had
a quarrel with Hastings, during which he
beat her in a cruel manner. She left him
and stopped with Mrs. Beaver, on Sixth
street, above Race. He prevailed on hOl
to return, and she remained with him
until about four weeks ago.
Shortly after IL O'Clock on last Wednes-
day night Miss Cunningham was in the
saloon and restaurant of Edwin G. Carter,
| No. 204 North Fifth street. Hastings
came in, and picking up large waiter,
hurled it at her. The missile smashed a
globe on a lamp. aud struck the woman
en- the head. She ran screaming into a
rear room, followed by Hastings, who, it
| is said, beat her in cruel manner. Car
ter who was in an upper room rau down
stairs and elected Hastings. His barten-
der witnessed the whole affair. As re-
suit of the beating the woman had black
eye, cut on the nose and her arms and
shoulders were discolOred by the blows
she received. Hastings is weli-known in
the Eighth ward, where he has taken an
active part in politics. Coroner Jauney
will investigate the case to-day.
Hastings says that after Miss Cunning
ham left the station he followed her, and
she remarked to him that her clothing
was too dirty for him to be seen with her,
and that she would walk on the other side
of the street. Spectators declare that
Hastings was not with the woman after
she left the station.
ON HIS TRAIL.