Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-30
SORROW IN NI5u YORK.
TIE cHIcAGO SENSATION.
Thursday Nights shootrHg- Trus iuwurdness
OF she Affair.


OF fhe Affair.
iBy Telegraph to the Dispstch.l
CHICAGO. October 29.--Miss Wal
tiers and Mrs. Goode, victims Of last
nights shooting here, are hali-sIsters,
and came originally from Fl Paso, H..
where their parents reside. They had
been working II 4. q. Dun 8 Co.'S ST.
Paul Office until il was burned out
about o year ago. when they came here
with excellen; credentials. They have
been living with L. s. Gillette, At the
corner Of Cortland and Heine streets. and
that gentleman gives them al excellent
character a being quiet. unobtruslve,
very afectionate toward each other, and
hard workers. Mrs. GOode separated
from her husband about TWO years ago.
Various motives are assigned for the
crime bv those VINO have been ass0-
clated II work with Burras and ms VIC
TINS during the past three years. but
thev are Of TOO trivia nature to be
credited. They consist principally
OF petty quarrels which have taken
place ana ill-feeling which has
always seemed to exist between the
three. Burras came here before the
women. and when they arrived with
their credentials Burras went TO the
manager and alleged t. him that the
papers were forged. and made aspeTslons
upon the girls characters. These re-
marks he repeated about the Office un-
til he was notified that he must stop
talking OF stop work Last week o
quarrel again spranc up through a
severe reflection Burras cast upon
Miss Walters while he was engaged IL
3 dispute with another clerk. tie was
told that he must apologize. and as he
refused TO do 50 he was discharged last
Tuesday evening. The motive for the
crime apparently comes out with the
old story Of w0mans scOrn and Jeai-
Ousy. and was given to q reporter al
the late interview with Mrs. Bur-
rAs. the criminals wife, who as
very pretty and charming
woman. She mad scarcely recOv-
cred from a severe illness. When
the present shock came she was utterly
Frustrated, under the care Of 8 physi-
cian, and almost unable 10 tell what
she knew Of the affair. She and her
husband have been living ii pleasantly
furnished rooms IL La Sale avenue.
Mrs. Burras said the present trou-
bic originated II S.. Pau some
wears ago. when she entered the
Dun agency a. clerk. Pre-
yious 10 that time her husband
had been paying marked attention 10
Miss Walters, and Il was generally sup
posed he intended marrying heI. He
transferred ms attentions 10 herself
however. when she entered the Office,
and thus excited the jealousy Of Miss
Walters, who, with her sister Mrs.
Goodel mas been endeayoring 70 create
trouble between her and MT. Burras.
She produced the following, which was
sent 10 her anonymously a week OF so
ago
' If you believe your husband Is
your husband and Is true TO YOU, YOU
had better follow INN home some night. /
as be keeps a mistress and only keeps
you 10 keep house for him.
Signed 4 FRIEND"
d" Tins letter ] gave my husband
she continued, and he immediately
recognized the handwriting a. Miss
Walters's S. lie was IL q position. be
said. 70 swear positively that it was her
writing. a be mad worked with her SO
long and had seen so much OF her manu-
SCRIPT" Mrs. Burras declared that
this was the real cause Of the shooting. |
The victims are both IL a co1natOse con !
ditiOn, and II is asserted that neither
car survive.