Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-27
A srARrLINe sroRY.
A wealthy BalsiRSre Family $50 -
Have Pisssea the Maraer OF Their
Sons Humble wife.

SOnS Humble wife.
A dispatch 70 the New York Herald gives
additional particulars OF the arrest ~ Boston OF
q woman charged with conspiracy 20 murder
an heiress. The names Of the parties are still
suppressed. The woman under arrest N the
vile OF q Boston policemen. The story OF The
would-be crime, - n has leaked out, b this;
Keeper Of a notorious North End dive and
informed him that she wanted q man
VINO would XIII . certain woman, and
she ouered to pay well for the WORK
she said q young Irish girl had entered che
ser.lce OF wealthy baltimore family several
minor. Tell In love with her and secretly married
ner. A child was born 20 them aud the secret
but the young man avowed that his love for his
young wife was 20 strong that he would nos
give her up. The parents offered every induce
ment 10 erect separation, but without avail.
Inc narrator OF this story said that tho girl was
q handsome young thing, and the parents,
had determined 10 have the woman put ont OF
the way, but on no condition must the child be
harmed. The woman said her mission 10 boston
was TO see the perron with whom she M ,aif-
Ing ana 20 employ him 90 either kill this woman
himself or get some one 20 do it. The dive
who would be willing 10 commit the crime for
the price named. The next day the woman
~ as psnner nsrson 10 ssss, was one .possn
related the same story and made the Same prop
osition TO the latter.
When she had gone IL was decided 10 make
the case known AZ headquarters, and they went
20 the police Inspectors Office and saw Chief
Hanscom, who informed the superintendent,
the commissioners, and the district attorney.
They all advised the greatest secresy. Several
interviews were had between these men and
the woman, At which several detectives were
present, but unseen. Al one Of the intervtews
the woman produced two letters from the
father-in-lsw. who figures I'm the case. but be-
fore she showed them she took the precaution
TO cut on the signature in each. In one IL these
letters he said he would arrive In Boston the
following Thursday or Friday, week ago last
Saturday morning.
The woman then had an interview with the
She gave him $50. aad told him 70 TO 70 tho b.,
clerk Of the Revere house and ask for package.
He was 10 receipt for &c In his own name. In
one hundred dollar bills. He did so. This in
tervfew was overheard by two police Inspector,
and they followed the man 10 the Revere hoase,
where he Was seen TO open the package, count
the money and then seal IL mp again.
Last Monday night this man went 10 Balti-
spectors. He saw the man who wanted the
crime committed and the woman whom he de-
| sired 10 have murdered. He returned 20 Boz
with the woman, aud arranged 20 return IN
Baltimore last evening for the purpose Of fulfill
,hs ms a5' OF tss Contract had an inter
saturday evening.
She went 70 a telegraph ofice 20 send q dis
handed IL TO the receiver. Chief Inspector
Hanscons stood beside her and wrote a dispatch
also, which he handed 20 the receiver. That
gentleman pretended that he could not read .
part of IL and made a pretence OF handing it
back to him, but instead OF 90 doing handed him
the woman's dispatch. The result OF this little
scene was the immediate arrest OF her lad yship
and a ride in a hack TO police headquarters
When confronted with the detectives, the
dive-keeper and the would-be-murderer whom
he had recommended, she broke down, it is
claimed, and confessed and said that she had
twice personally attempted TO poison the young
wife and had very nearly succeeded I'm Killing
her both times.
Last night the man who had visited Balfi-
more, together with several police Inspector,
left this city for that place and are now IN con.
sultation with officers iu that city.