Telegram-herald., 1889-11-24
A WOMAN SCORNED.
A Pretty New York widow Be-
cones = Mur6sress.
TEE Hss wHO WaOsCED HER SLAIN.
sssPhes fsttas base Trest1sEt of nrs
Hannah soSthWorth kssoits "a
Hls nezth-Shot Do~n IA
tks street

this clty. wAs shot dead here yes
terdSy morning Ia front % 20 Fulton
street by Mrs Hannah south
w9rtb, who refused 70 give her address
10 t1e ,. ice when arrested Juss b.
fore 10 o'clock. while Fulton street Wa
crowded With people who haa 3ast
lauded from = brooklyn ferry boat Z
young woman wearing = sealskin sack
trimmed with long black FUR, xss seen
. hurFyins along behind 3 well-drcssea
man wearing derby hat When
IN front of NJ 10 she pulled
large Smith s. Messon revolver.
Ss-caliber, from beneath her dress
and fired I've shots in quick success
sion at the man IN front of her
After the d-st shot petius staggered
and tried 10 run into the nearest door
way Bat tie self-oocAng pistol u the
iEfuriated woman waz 700 quick Tor him.
Covered with blood. he fell Ecsinst the
door, which SWIM oren with his
weight The dyiur man ran inside
rushed behind the counter oat again,
and fcl dead u q bloody hosp a. llo
foot " the stairway leading o. Iae next
fo0r.
OItlcsr Goodwin made a rush t0- tAe
woman, who stood m3lonloss. making
no attempt X escape. She 4lternated
between great ez,i Yemen and periods 81
utter coOlness SIZE ves taken % tie
Old Slip station house Tie body WAS
taken 10 the station house and lad
on the floor. A scrap Of coarse
sacking covered the dead mans face.
On raising il one could see q frightful
little hole over tho jeff cre Tho feat
ures were distorted and clotted with
blood. Lifting tie left hand = bullet
hole appeared in the left wrist Tae
dead mans watch was broken. and az
indentation in the case seemed 20 have
been made by ball which had passed
clean through the body.
Mrs. Southworth appeared al the cor
oners Office in tho afternoon. and Wss
affected 10 degree that was fearful 20
witness, her mind being apparently in
no condition 20 think OF comprehend
what was going on about her. In fact.
she appears 20 be bordering on the
brink Of lunacy Coroner Levy asked
her name and she gave il as Hannah ID.
Southworth, in a low voice. When
she was asked where she lived she
shook her head and said: Mr.. Hummell
knows" Mr.. Steinhart. who represent
ed the law firm OF Howe & Hummel. an
swered for her that she could not re-
member her residence; that X was not
intentional but that she was incapable
of thought On account Of the womans
condition hearing was postponed until
Tuesday at 10 a. m.
The relatives OF Mrs Southworth
were first informed of the tragcdy By
reporter. From them and others the
story Of her life and wrongs was OBJ
tained. She is a native OF Louisville.
Ky. and widow. Her father, +. !.
Martin. came North during the war and
speculated in gold on Wall street. Mr
Martin is now dead. Mrs. Martin IS
still living with her son, ". B. Mar
tin, prominent contractor, residing on
Lafayette avenue Brooklyn. with
whom Mrs. Southworth boarded. IL
1875, while visiting her uncle. the late
Judge Torrey. Of Geneva. ". Y. sbe
met Frederick Southworth, a Geneva
banker, and in 1877 she married him 4
+ year or two later Nr. Southworth died.
( Soon after the deuth Of her fa.her
Mrs. Southworth met Pettus, who was
intimate with another woman. a friend
OF Mrs. Southworth. Mrs. Southworth
says that Pettus had wronged the wom-
an and through her brought about her
own downfall. Mrs. SOuthworth
/ occasionally went 10 theaters with
Pettus and the woman and
enc day was given vine by
him 70 drink. The vine was drugged
and she knew no more until the next
day. when she woke Up 10 End herself q
ruined woman and abandoned by the
/ broker.
She tried to conceal her disgrace until
= ooncealment was impossible. The old
story followed appeals 70 the wrong
doer, secret attempt 20 save Der reputs-
ton. ruined health and sullied name
She besought Pettus % care Tor her
II be would not wholly right
her wrong, and though wealthy,
he denied her this boon and
derided her he resorsed % defamation
Of the woman. declaring that she was a
csst-of mistress Finally. after some
years. tired of hoping in vain that be
would protect her and himself from eT-
posure. she resorted 70 the law 70 find
that Pcttus was protected by the statute
Of limitations. Then she began = suit
FOR slander. which was pending when
she made The assault Friday.
The present assault was not The first
she Z. .d made upon Pettgs. March 70 oi
this year she attacked Peftus with an
umbrella al 81 Sand. street, near the
BROOKLYN bridge. On Nay 10 she vas
ARRESTED ~ the same spot where she was
lying n wait foT Pettus Again. ore Sun
dav. the neigh borhoo3 about PettHs'
house was ed ~ vornsr's cries.
u 80 cot voU now ve Fof voB nov ,"
The timely Intervention of the mounted
police Is said - have saved pettus lifs
OF this occasion Nsuv times since Mrs
Soathv0rth hs s. been seen in the vicini-
- - Pettus house and oflcs.
NJ Pettus was a. Yssrs % age Hs
resided a. q Eehth avenue. .orusr ~
Union street Brooklyn His vifs !, an
invalid and they have DC children. Bis
business associates 49, shocked bsyan6
measure by his death
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