Daily Republican., 1888-08-03
A DOUBLE MURDEK.
she FIrss KIlls Her sWoetheArs ana
tnsn Shoots Herself Dead-End OF .
WaywArd Life.

she FIrss KIns Her swoethears and
4 tnsn Shoots Herself Dead-End OF q
WaywArd Life.
PTrsBURe, Aug. 2 May Patton, Of
JohnstoWn, Pa, shot Charles Il. De-
Knight, ofsthis city, dead, and then put
. bullet In her own brain. The tragedy
took place this morning at the Metro
politRn Hotel, Of elttsburR.
At 20 O'Clock this morning q fine
looking young man Attired IN blus
suis, accompanied By . young woman
OF pE0possesBing appearance and nestly
dressed, stepped into the Office Of the
Metropolitan. He registered as o.
Lewis and wife, of RhilAdelphIa. He
bad . weary lcok and told Clerk Mark
Cook that he Was very tired, and that
he and his wife desired to be shown 10
their room as quickly ~ possible. They
were assigned to room Ro, 8. 1t IVES
supposed that they had retired, ~ all
was quiet for several hours. At 9.10
O'Clock the stiffness was disturbed By
followed by several others, when the
people In the house began 10 rush up
stairs.
THE TRAGEDY IN THE BEDROOM.
Mary Tlerney WAS the first to ascend,
and while she hesitAted at the doOr an.
other ahot was heard. CLERK Cook i'm
mediately got . step. bladder and peered
over the transcm. The scene Withia
was horrlfying. A dying man WAS
lying on the floor ut one side Of the
room while the walls were spAtUeTed
with dripping blood. Lying crossw ways
on the bed was the form Of q young
woman almost completely unclad. In
her lisp lay n revolver, the finger Of one
hand being still upon 1t. Her head rested
upon the pillows, which were crimson
with blood, willis blood WAS scattered
ever the bed clothes.
In . few minutes = doctor and the
police had arrived. The doctor found
that the man was still alive and di-
rected thRt be should be removed to the
Home 1pathio Hospital. On the way
he died and his body WAS taken to the
morRue. The fatal shot went through
the LEFT temple. The woman had been
shot through the right temple. She was
. pretty girl, apparently not over 20
years Of age.
WHO THE DEAD WERE.
II was subsequently, learned that the
dead mans name was Charles H. De-
Knight and that he WAS q conductor in
the employ Of the Pullman Palace Oar
Com DAny.
A aatchel was found in the room at
the hotel which belonged to the girl and
established her identity. 1t was dis
covered that her name was Nay Patton
and that she lived At JohnsteWn. De
teotive MoKelvsy said that there wss
not q doubt but that she had hTst shot
knight and then herself. 1t is sup
posed that the two met at the Union
Station and then went TO the hotel.
Among the effects, Of which the Coroner
took possession WAS letter found In
the girls sAtehel with q Photograph OF
herself, addressed to Mr.. James Taggart
Birmingham, Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa. 1t read verbatum As fol
lows:
| PIrrsBURG, Aug. 1, 18S8.-Dear
Jim: 1 suppose you will be surprised
when you receive this from me; and
hear what have done, am tired Of
living, and don't know what to do, 1
WAS often going TO tell you about this
man, bat WAS afraid, and you know
what for. Jess Turlong las the check
for my ring, aud want you to get II
and keep IL. You mind what eatd to
Sod about it, and want gor &c kse- /,
and not let any one get It but yourself
didn't have the money or would
have sent 1t to you. 30 good bye. From
yours truly, MAY.
Mics Patton was daughter Of janet
Patton, . WAtchman of JohnstoWn. She
was 81 years Old. She had been way
ward since gtrlhood. For Eve years her
associations have not been Of the moet
respectable. She frequently went away
from home on mysterious trips. The
last time she left WAS on MondAy even
ing.
ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED.
She had been In DeKnight'a com
pany frequently and hearing that he
Vas about to be married, told her sistel
he should marry none but her II aht
were around. Mrs. Patton says May
and DeKnight were engaged TO be mar
. rlsd, though she hSd been told that hi
: WAS already married, DeHntRh
I boarded with the PAttons two year
= ago. He was then q travelling sgeu
and gambler. Mr.. Patton will haV;
nothing to do with the suicide, but tn
farnilv will sea In the huriAl