The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-20
fph,ladciphia vtses Of yesterday.

Love and jealousy worked double sra2-
rdy In the northwestern part OF the city
YESTERDAY. John Shriyer, aged TWENTY-FIVE,
shot and fatally wounded Lille W. Cross,
aged eighteen, nj 24i0 Turner street, after
wards shooting himself, though not caus-
ing serious wound. The young man i
the son Of John n. Shrivcr, senior partner
al the firm OF John N. Shriver & Co.. fish
commission merchants, 80 North Delaware
avenue, and book-keeper In the estab-
lisbmcnt. The young woman Is the daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Emma Green. wife OF stephen
Green, OF the Office OF Prothonotary OF the
Supreme Court.
Young shriyer had been visiting Miss
Cross for some time. He was engaged to
marry her next june. He was held in
hixh esteem by Mrs. Green and her sister
iu-lay. Mrs. Annie Tweedy, who lived
in the house, and whose husband belongs
20 western division OF the regular army.
80 great was the confidence felt in the
Young man that he was given latch-key
md regarded almost rs member OF the
family, so near was the wedding-day. The
girl, beng young and handsome, had
many admirers. Shrivef had occasionally
shown a Jealous disposition, and had on
several occasions chidcd his afiianced for
receiving the attentions OF any one save
himself.
GONG Win ANOTHER YOUNG MAN.
During the closing days OF last week Miss
Cross had told Shriver, presumably as q
Joke, that she intended visiting CarncrosS's
Ministries on Monday night in company
with young man whose attentions to her
had been quite marked. Shriyer received
the announcement in earnest, and protested
with what seemed TO be unnecessary
warmth. Ii is thought that this decided
the girl. and that she determined to visit
the theatre merely out Of spite. However
this may be, the fact remains that she left
the house on Monday evening soon after
tca-time and did not return until
midnight. Whether or not she visited 4
theatre Is not known. The young man who
accompanied her is also unknown. as she
refused 10 give his name. Soon after she
had left the house Monday evening Shriver,
accompanied by three young men Of his
own age, called, with the ostensible pur-
pose Of seeing dog which he had present.
ed her few days before, but really, it is
believed by Mrs. Green, to see IL the threat
of going to the theatre had been carried
into execution. When told that Miss
Cross had gone out, Shriyer was
somewhat angered, but concluded to
wait for her return. The evening
passed pleasantly with conversation, games
OF cards, and other amusements, and when,
at about half-past III O'Clock, Miss Cross
had not returned, the young man and his
companions went away. Within twenty
minutes after the departure of the young
men Miss Cross came home. She retired
without saying anything to her mother,
and i'm the morning the occurrences Of the
evening were spoken OF only in casual
manner.
THE LOVERS FATAL MEETING.
Shortly after ~ O'Clock yesterday after
noon Miss Cross went marketing, Mrs.
Green and Mrs. Tweedy remaining in the
house. The two women were upstairs.
At about fifteen minutes OF O'Clock they
heard two persons enter the house, one by
the way of the ktchen-door and the other
through the hal-door.
. .'Lillie has returned" said Mrs. Green
to Mrs. Tweedy. 81 hear her step. The
other must be Mr.. Shriver. He has let
himself in with his key"
Voices were then heard in the dining
room, and Mrs. Tweedy, a few moments
later, on her way to the parlor, saw Shriyer
and his promised wife sitting together at
table near the centre OF the room. They
appeared TO be talking pleasantly on COM
of the fine weather. Mrs. Tweedy then went
upstairs and heard nothing but confused
hum OF voices. For ten minutes the young
people remained at the table and the same
pleasant hum fl0ated up to the women
above. Then the tone changed. 1t seemed
that Shriyer was Gliding the young
girl for her wilful conduct the evening
before. The tones OF his voice grew louder
and more harsh. The replies to his ques-
tons could not be heard. There was ST.
lence for n moment, and the ticking of "a
clock in the 6ining-room was the only
sound thai came up TO the women. Then
the voices began again.
"Now YOU promise me-" the young
man said. earnestly.
A windsw-shuttcr closed with a bang,
and the reply was not heard. Again there
was almost breathess silence. Once more
the young man spoke.
"Now kiss me-" | e said.
The women waited, but the sound OF the
kiss never came. In its place q short,
sharp crack q q pistol broke the still air,
aud despajring scieam, suggestive OF
sseme unknown horror, burst through the
house and out throughthe open windows.
.Fqr a single isstant tie stiffness OF the
Craze fell upon the hoyse. The women
neither moved nor hrcatlis.d. Ii seemed an
age ID darkness, 81 dumbs dispense, before
the next sound eaale. The explosion of Il
pistol, seemingly as loud and frightfIll as
the roar OF cannon, broke tie awful 81 ell.
RursI OF THE SCREAMING WOMEN.
Screaming with the terror Of great an
sudden grief the women rushed down
stairs, afth0st falling to the bottom in their
haste. MlS- Green led the way. Just in |
side the dining-room door size saw John |
Shriyer reeiing as though about to fall. !
Blood was running down his face. Before
she could speak he fell backward into her
arms, unconscious. She laid him gently
on the floor. At the same instant Mrs.
Tweedy, coming through the doorway into
the light. saw Lille Cross lying PROSTATE
on the floor. With great cry she gath
cred the inanimate form in her arms. As
the young girls head was lifted to the
woman's bosom stream of blood spurted |
from her neck and trfta<le6 down to the
floor. In moment IL seemed Mrs.
Tweedy's clothing was saturated from
lace collar TO the bottom OF the skirt
with blood. The floor was slippery with
blood and pool foot in diameter quickly
formed around the ieg of table.
Miss Cross was found TO be shot through
the cartilage Of the right ear; the bali,
22-callbre size, passing from there to the
temporal bone and then CHANGING forward
and downward into the neck. Its exact
location was not fixed. Shriyer sustained
little more than scalp-wound, the ball
striking the frontal bone and CHANGING up
ward, under the scalp TO the top of the
head.
PLEADING TEMPORARY INSANITY.
Miss Cross was carried upstairs and
placed on sofa, where in short time she ,
regained consciousness. Shriyer was made