Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-24
Al WRECKED HOME.
A Brilliant Barrister and Beautiful
Blonde Blight a Brides
Boon.
Pretty IDA Hamilton Suffers An inlare'
wife's VeDgeaDce by Excruciai
isg Agony.


Troy, ONO, July 2o.-This little town
enjoyed quite sensation last Friday
night, one that will be remembered by us
citizens for some time 70 come. Last
winter there came here from Lebsnon an
attractive blonde named Ida Hamilton, AN
srtist and hnisher of portraits. After
working fol- a while at the photograph
galleries Of Argerbright and Smell, she,
about three months ago, took up her resi-
dence at the restaurant Of Sllas
Foster, in the Beall property.
Since then Miss Ida has been
living In quiet, unostentstious
way, but II mas been generally understood
by those on the inside that she has been
receiving gentlemen friends on the sly.
Among her admirers was the wellknOwn
attorney, Theodore Sullivan, Esq, Of the
firm of Sullivan < Earnhart. Mr.. Sullivan
Is man Of high social standing, a
brilliant lawyer, is married, and has one
child, boy aged eighteen. Mrs. Sulli-
van is handsome and OF strong force OF
character. Her husbands love for the
opposite sex has given her great deal Of
trouble, and several domestic scenes have
been the result.
Mrs. Sullivan became aware of the
lialson between her husband and Miss
Hamilto ION, and for few weeks,back she
had been plotting vengeance. She sue
ceeded in enlisting the sympathies and CO.
operation OF number OF friends, and a
strict watch has been kept over the neigh
borhood of the Foster restaurant for sew
eral nights. In the mean time, Mr.. Sui
Ivan, all unconscious OF his impending
fate, continued TO hug his infatuation for
the beautiful Ida TO his bosom.
Friday night the climax came, aud the
long averted tragedy was precipitated
About IL O'Clock the wife, who had kept
watch for so many weary nights and
patiently waited for her revenge, was re-
warded by seeing her husband enter
side entrance, pass up stairs, and enter
the room occupied by Miss Hamilton.
Mrs. Sullivan and her son Walter, and
two other young men, whose names
could not be learned, but who are sus-
pected as being prominent clerks In Troy,
all being disguised in women's clothing,
Immediately proceeded to wreak ven.
geance on the occupants Of the corner
room.
A large ladder was secured and placed
against the balcony that one OF the party
went up to reconnoiter. lie located the
pair in the corner room fronting on Main
and Mulberry streets. This room Is
reached by narrow hall that runs
through from the back porch. Armed
with revolvers and pot Of tar, the four
passed up the ladder and through the hall
TO the room. One of them knocked at
the door and told Miss Hamilton TO open
1t, as he had note for her. She refused,
and said she did not accept notes that
time of night. The party then burst the
door open without further ceremony, and
entered the room. This was easy to do,
as the door opened inwardly. Ida Hamil-
ton was in the middle Of the floor, dressed
in single garment, aud Mr.. Sullivan
was in the bed. Two of them held
cooked revolvers to the heads of the man
and woman, while Mrs. Sullivan emptied
the pot of liquid tar over the head of the
woman. The tar ran down her person
and completely incased her. The Shiny
stuff spent its force upon her head, and In
less than a minute the beautiful golden
head OF hair that Miss Ida was won't
to be so proud of was a sticky mass Of
capillary covering and tar. The tar had
creosote in it, and this getting into the
woman's eyes and burning the skin, to-
gether with the fright, caused her to
scream at the top of her voice. The noise
awakened the entire neighborhood, and 1t
was at first thought that foul murder
had been committed. Mrs. Sullivan &C
companied the tar pouring with such ex-
presslons as "You wretch "You broke
up my home," etc. During the confu-
sion that ensued Sullivan dressed and
quietly slipped out of the house and
started up Franklin street.
DR.. Means was called in and ass sted in
removing the tar from the person OF Miss
Hamilton. " was impossible TO get the
tar out of her hair, and 1t had to be cut
OF. Lard was used to soften the tar, and
II was then washed off.
Miss Hamilton was called ON Saturday
by reporter, and threw the whole blame
on Mrs. Sullivan. She said she never had
anything to do with any other man than
Sullivan. She presented pitlable spec
tacle, and was in state OF prostration
that threatened serious outcome. IL APP
pears that in addition to creosote the tar
contained turpentine. The noxious ipfiu.
ence of these ingredients had gone
ehiouSh eiC WOlhuh S9htCll, ullu buC ut-
came violently sick, vomiting up a sub
stance that resembled tar In its appear
ance and consistency.
She left Sunday on the O'Clock South
land train, ostensibly for Dayton.
In this case public opinion Is almost
unanimous in one respect. II is con-
coded that Miss Hamilton was deserving
OF punishment, but not as severe 40 was
meted out to her. A simple dose of tar
and feathers would not, perhaps, have
been too heavy punishment; but the
addition OF creosote and turpentine
shows the presence OF cruel determine
ton to visit punishment upon the offend
| Ing party that would be brutal, and per-
haps murderous in its effects. This view
OF 1t is taken in connection with the idea
that Miss Hamilton is not an ordinary
courtesan, but Is probably more sinned
| against than SHINING.