The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-23
A DESPERATE WOMAN


SEw YORK, November 9s.-shortiy after
10 O'clock this morning. Stephen l.. Peitus,
secretary and treasurer Of the BROOKLYN
Union Elessted road. and a member Of the
firm OF Pollard, Peltus & Co.. OF IA BROAD
street. this city. vas SHOT dead in front of
~ Fulton street. by Miss IIannsb Sonfb.
worth, who refused to give her address TO
80 I-,i,rv wnrn arrtvied.
Just before 10 O'Clock. while Fulton street
was crowded with people who had just
landed from the BrOokland ferry-boat, a
Young woman wearing a sealskln sacque
trimmed with long black fur was seen bur-
rying along behind 2 well.dress,d man wear
inga Derby hat. When in front of No, 10 she
pulled large Smith & Wesson thirty-etght-
calibre revolver from beneath her dress and
fired i've shots in quick succession at the
man IN front Of her, although be fell at the
fret shot. In fact. the woman continued
firing until every chamber of the revolver
was emptied. As the victim wrthed and
tosse,l in agory on the sidewalk, the wo-
man, looking calm and selfpOssessed actu-
ally smiled with apparent satisfaction.
In short lime a great crowd had gath
cred, attracted 10 the spot by repeated pistol
firing. An officer also made a rush for the
place. Hts first impulse WIS 10 take the smo-
king pistol rom rbe woman's hand. When
she saw the officer coming. raisifig herself
tn her full 5eight and assuming somewhat
dramatic position. she Kissed out between
her teeth. pointing at the now cold. lifeless
body on the sidewalk the while: THAT man
BETRAYED me. and have shot him. He has
ruined me and my fdniily!'
Ofiicer Goodwin did not stop 10 parley.
The crowd was becoming greater and great
sr every moment. Taking the woman by
H.. IL to,
rnis was accomplished with some 4 ifiiculty, !
4, the throng kept closing i'm on the officer
nd his prisoner. Finally they reached the |
DID slip station-hoHse, where the woman |
ave her namea- Hannah s0uthworth; that !
he was thirty years OF age. hut she persist
d in refusing 10 give her residence. TO the
erYeant at the desk Miss SOuihwOrih re-
,eated the statement that the dead man had
Betrayed her and ruined her and her family.
The woman was 10 'ked up. During this
rying ordeal Miss S0Hthworth never
but. on G contrary. she appeared
% become. if possible. more calm and dign-
ed. While this was going on the dead
0dy OF the numbered man still lay where ii
ell. riddled with bullets. Willing hands.
pwever, as soon rs they recovered from the
rst shock, carried the body into the tea
tore ai No. iH.
Inc afnnulince from 'nalnDerS-slTttt
lOspital was summoned but before il ar
iycd Dr. peltus hid brelthed his last. 4
~ minutes later the officers lrem Old-slip
tatiOn arrived. and the remains were
Laced upon strptcher and brought TO the
tation-hluse. When searched several let
,r5 were found in his pockets addressed to
tephen l.. Pelius. ~ Broad street
An examination Of the body shows that
II five bullets had taken effect. Three bull I
q had lodged in hts iack one in his neck,
MI one IN his ri sht side. Either one Of the {
uleis would nave caused death.
Hannah SOuthwOrth, who committed tht | !
lufder, j. the woman who attacked Peltus
/ front Of the Elevated X liiwiy Office al
Clinton street. Brookly n. about year {
90. She was arrested at the time and
,ken before the late Judge Walsh. who J
laced her under bonds TO keep the peace. {