New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-24
SHOOTING A WOMAN AND HIMSELF
THE SUDDEN ACT OF NOREMAC'S TRAINER
ouARRELLING AT THE BBEAKFAsr-TABLE-rHE MUk
pEpKR A BRITISH PENsIONER.

oUARRELLING AT THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 'o"
pERRR BRITISH PENsIoNER.
nov ran 70 rneet Parolman John Hughes in
West Thirty fourth-st yesterday, ana enc'a'noo
"They want you at No. 466 Elgbth;aye. A.
policeman. who knew that the place mentioned was
"A man has killed some folks there"
story brick building No. 466, where Noremac, the
pedestrian has iquor-stoGe on tne nrst hoor ah ha
Irving rooms on the third hoor Norsna Gd H., vas
men eilD told the policeman that Noremac's wife
BAD been killed lad by t his E H%ssf es s
Thew led the way up two flights of stairs to rear
dinlng.room, on the floor of which lay two bodies.
Thebod Of the wife clay lay n Es6 b G0Oa
bullet which passed through her head. Beatues
body. lie was in an opposite corner, near win,
ear large British bulldog" revolver lay on the
floor near his left hand. Between the two bodies
was table on which were placed dishes ior tnree
persops and some newly cooked liver. A poy slx
years old, and girl two years younger, both chill
dren of the murdered woman. were crying IN tne
room when the policeman entered. The BOY sald
that his mother and Beattle haa guarreea t .ne
She staggered into the dining-room ana 1eli
near the door, The boy was too much frightened
10 notice all that happened In the uextfew SECONDS,
but he heard another shot and saw Beatiie fail IN
the other corner of the room. Two boarders, refer
Campbell and James Barclay, who nad been en-,
aged in the bowling alley in the basem ent until
O'clock in the morning asleep in the middle
room Oh the third floor when ths llrst snoC was
fred They were awakened by the shooting anu
thew ran down stairs to the liquor store, where
Noremac had gone to wait until his breakfast was
ready. The pedestrian went up stairs To ma MS
children screaming with fright and MS wlie ana
trimmer dead. - 81,
The murdered woman was Mrs. Elizabeth Cameron.
Hor husband, George d. Cameron spelled his name
backward when he came 10 this city 10 engaee In
,tl,rf fhrAa DAnr
then he has been known as George ID. Noremac. his
family did not adopt the latter name. however ana
his wife called Mrs. Cameron by most oil her &C
ouaiptances. She was only twenty-eight years old
but she was married nine years ago and had SIX
children four of whom died in their infancy. she
was a short, stout woman with regular Iea'ures
light complexion and pleasing manners. Her NAL
den name was Edwards, and, like her husband, she
was a native of Edinburg. Scotland
George Beattie was forty-fiye years Old ard
bachelor. He was Scotchman also. aud he had
been private IN the British Army for twenty-five
years. Twelve years OF that service
spent R n 1a Es mother tSo oSy
relative he had, died about four years ago lie
after ard was retired on pension. Noreinac met
him in London and engaged bin as trainer,
shortly before the pedestrian came TO this city.
For about year afterward Beattie was SOBER ana
Trustworthy, but contact with sporting men IN
this city spoiled h When nd pTs and
brought his wife aad children to live with him,
Beattie was engaged as bartender at the place,
and be boarded with lie 1ainlly. NoTeuucs Hpuot
store in Eighth-ave., called the :, Midlothian
Arms" was opened to the pubic on last
Saturday evening. Beattie had become so
much of q drunkard that Noremac had concluded
to dismiss him. On Friday the pedestrian was out
of the city attending picnic When he returned
in the evening he learned that Beattie had been
drunk and had used abusive language toward the
workmen who were engaged In the new liquor
store quarrel between the two men led 10 Dlows'
and Noreinac knocked Beattle down. Inc trainer )
left eve was blackened 50 badly that the discolofed
marks were noticeable on the dead face yesterday.
Beatte concluded to go 10 Canada. where he ex-
pected to receive some pension money put ne CON
timed to remain unwelcome inmate OF the
house He thought that Noremac had been I'M
grateful and that their disagreement was partly
due TO the wishes of the pedestrians wife, VINO had
declared that Beattie was nuisance IN the mouse.
Bette told Noremac that his wife was gong oui
of the house secretly at night andsthat she need ID
watching His object probably. vas 10 cause 40
mestic trouble which he thought, would prolong
| his stay with the family.
Noremac threw out some hints of what Beattie
| had said about her wi ile she making ready ia
| get breakfast yesterday. She was angry, aud when
her husband was going down stairs she said to him
'Beattie has been telling you some lies about me.
1t is probable that she afterward accused beattie u
| his face and that the quarrel led to the tragedy
| Coroner Martin gave permission TO j. NJ. VanneJ
| & Son. undcrtakers, to prepare the BODY OF MRS
Cameron for burial and the body Will be buried or
! Saturday in the Evergreens Cemetery. Beattici
body was sent to the Morgue. 1t was said that the
| proDerty belonging to him IN the house was not o.
| sufficient value TO pay for private burial An In
quest III the case will be held by the Coroner mex
| week,