Daily Republican., 1885-04-29
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Iho uetGlis OF the double tragedy In
Alder street, Philadeiphia, on Monday
which involved tho murder of Mrs.
Hattie NJ. Null and the suicide OF her
psramour, Harry A. Smith, ara more
horrible than at first reported.
A DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE.
Thesupposition is the couple occupied
the room during the morning and after
tho young man began the attack the
woman ran to the window and pushed
open the shutter, with the intention
OF calling for help. She was evidently
severely wounded at the time, as shown
BY the bloody marks on the shutters.
Similar marks on the walls near the
window indicate that she was dragged
away, but not with out o desperate
struggle.
She then probably rushed to the third
story room, followed by Smith, and
here made the inal but unsuccessful
fight for life. The fight, however, was
undoubtedly desperate one. Every
fragile article In the room was shatter.
ed 10 pieces. Either the beer pitcher OF
the wash basin was the weapon used by
the murderer in his effort to batter out
the woman's brains, probably before
the two pistol bullets were fired into
her head. Both of these articles, as
well as the walls and bed clothes, were
bespattered and clotted with blood.
THE WOMAN TERRIBLY MAN0LED.
The head and face of the woman were
cut and battered VI til no semblance al
humanity remained. The arms and
breast were also BADLY cut. Large
pieces of flesh were gouged from the
arms evidently by swinging, down.
ward sweeps OF the broken pitcher. A
hand full of tie dead woman's golden
hair which had been torn out by the
roots was found firmly grasped in heI
NJ murderer's right land. The mur.
der N ust have been committed after
o'clock.
At that hour, Smith, who was en-
|ployed as driver BY down town baker
and had driven to the house In his
wagon, came out on Alder street, and
beckoning to a young man living op.
posite employed him to drive the wagon
home. For this service he paid one
dollar and then handed the young man
six cents to pay his car fare back.
Smith then Ye-entered the house aud
that was the last time he was seen
alive. 1t Is supposed that the tragedy
occurred shortly afterwards.
THE CRIME PREMEDITATED.
That the murder and suicide wert
undoubtedly premeditated is shown bJ
e postal card left By Smith and address
ed to Miss Clara Mace, Of 1743 Norti
Tenth street, which read "Please, fol
Gods cake, comfort father al you can.
1t was signed H." A sheet of paper
on which was written in the same hand
writing the following words, was als'
found with the postal "Come unit
Me all ye that labor and are heav.
laden and l will give yCu rest. Thi
| woman shall not live to torture anothe
heart as she has mine. God have mercy
1 suffer. my father, but could not resist
could not live on this broken love b.
the only one who betrayed me for cash
A bad woman must suffer and also th
ono who loves for another"
Lieutenant Kemble declares that Mrs
Null once lived in disorderly Eous
on Hutchinson street, below Columbi
avenue, and that while an occupant {
this house she met Null and they wer
j subsequently married. The Corone
j.. will hold an inquest at IL O'Clock thi
, morning. The body of Mrs. Null liz
in coffin at the house on Alder stree
. and Smiths body was taken to tt
morgue on Tuesday.