Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-23

THE DEAF HUTF,s MAD JEALOUSY.
Fruisle~s search for the Body Of Lizzie
burlington.
BINGHAM ON HIS WAY To COUNCIL BLUFFS TO KILL
PROF. GOODWIN.
telegram nom Raleigh, n. c., December 81,
says: Search for the body OF Lizzie b. burlington,
the deaf mute who, it is believed, was killed by
Waiter Bingham, her deaf mute admirer, was kept
up all last night and to-day. 1t was officially
reported to-day by Chief OF Police Heartt, OF this
city, who Is at the head OF the searching party,
that he had found that ON Friday, at noon, Walter
Bingham and Lizzie burlington passed through
Norrisvflle A young lady OF that place who knew
Miss burlington went out into the street and shook
hands with her as she sat in the buggy. Bingham
made signs as IS II he was anxious 10 be moving,
and in q few moments the buggy drove of. mile
and an eighth beyond MorrisvIle and In the dfrec-
ton Of Durham party OF men We're at work on
Friday repairing bridge across shallow rayine
At two o'clock Bingham drove up TO the bridge
alone. He appeared 20 be In great haste, and did
not drive over the bridge but around it through
the woods. He then went very rapidly toward
Durham
HER BROTHER JOINS THE SEARCH
When news OF Miss TurlingtOn'5 probable muir
der and OF the fight Of Bingham toward Charlotte
reached Wilmington, the girls home, her brother
left for Charlotte to try and intercept Bingham.
To-day he arrived at Morrfsville. accompanied by
unnamed by grief but at once Joined In the
search A telegram from Wilmington to-day says
Miss Turlington's family, very estimable one, Is
In the deepest grief over the tragic occurrence.
Miss burlington was greatly beloved in that city
as well as here. ". j. Young, superintend-
ent Of the institution OF which Miss Tur-
nngton was matron, said to-day that she
was not born deaf mute, but became so
when two years OF age after an attack OF scarlet
favo aa1Q 1aar hat mo had hfsen
taught articulation. Inquiry as TO the existence
OF insanity in Binghams family elected the In
formation that one member OF it was In an insane
asylum here.
BINGHAM BUYING CARTRIDGES.
telegram from Durham this afternoon says
man has been found there who saw Bingham enter
a hardware store last Friday afternoon and buy
some cartridges for a revolver. He showed this
at the Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution here on
Thursday. Any amount OF surmises as 10 the fate
Of Mss burlington have started here. Some think
that Bingham has tied her TO tree TO die lin
gering death. Others think he had laid his plan
beforehand, and dug grave In which he has
buried her. Yet others believe he has drowned
her in the creek.
HIS FILING VISIT TO NEW YORK.
The New York Sim of yesterday says: Walter
Leontr Bingham, the six-foOt deaf mute OF Raleigh,
n. c., who Il suspected OF having killed his deaf
and dumb sweetheart, Miss Lizzie burlington, near
Durham, last Friday night, and who was in New
York ON Monday left Jersey City on the :43 a. In.
train on Monday for Council Bluffs. Bingham Is
supposed TO be going to Council BUNS TO shoot
Prof Nick Goodwin OF whom he Is 1nSanely Jeal-
Gus. Prof. Goodwin Is neither deaf, dumb nor
blind. He Is good-looking Young man, who used
TO be teacher In the Institution for deaf mutes at
Raleigh, but Is now an instructor in the Iowa in
stitut1on for the deaf, dumb and blind at Council
Bluffs. Miss burlington was the matron Of the in
Stitution at Raleigh.
Bingham was the gold medal scholar OF the class
that graduated In 1854 from the New York Institu-
ton for the Instruction Of the Deaf and Dumb, at
cfr cr1< no LIr1sl-
afternoon, between 81 and O'Clock, he reap
peared at the Institution for the first time since
his departure He entered the reception room,
where a number OF scholars were congregated.
Some OF the scholars knew him, but he recognized
none OF them. He was in great excitement. He
made sign, which is known by the North Caro-
lima muteS TO mean Miss Burlington. Ii was not
understood by the New York mutes, and Bingham
had TO spell out her name with his fingers. His
actions Indicated that he thought himself at RAJ
leigh. "Are you Goodwin he demanded OF sew
eral mutes In succession, and at the same time he
kill Goodwin on sight. He showed a big roil OF
money, and declared that he would go to Council
Bln1s, If It was necessary, TO shoot Goodwin.
Bingham was last seen In New York on sunday
morning at the Cortlandt street ferry. A. Lincoln
Thomas, deaf mute salesman for Rogers, Peet &
Co., saw him there at z O'Clock Mr. Thomas was
graduated from the institution with Bingham and
he at once recognized his former classmate.
bingham did not know me" Mr.. Thomas wrote
ON paper pad Yesterday for the reporter. HE
acted very strangely"
.Do you think that Bingham has done Miss Tur-
nngt0n harm?"
aNo. doubt 4, ;" the mute wrote on his pad.
81 think Bingham Is insane, because he did not
recognize me. His insanity is caused by love and
jealousy"
MI. Thomas wrote also that he inferred from
what Bingham told him that Miss burlington was
NOT In North Carolina, but was safe away from
home, and that Bingham did not know where she
was, but guessed she was In New York. Mr..
Thomas believed that Miss burlington had left
Raleigh 70 avoid Bingham Bingham is the SON of
the late William Bingham, an eminent educator In
the south. His mother lives at Mebansville n c.