Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-28

tor and Was New Yorker.
 NEW YORK, March aS.-John Bicelow. an actor. shot and killed Amy Thill, an actress, in the furnished room of the wom- an at l5 West Twenty fourth street, and then turned tho weapon, Il revolver of large calibcr, to his own head and blew out his brains.
 Tho double tragedy was not discovered until l2 hours later, when both bodies were found lying cold and bloody on the floor of the modest apartment where the double crime had been committed None of those in tho house could assign a mo- tive for tho deed.
 John K. Bigelow was the son of James Bigclow, an exmayor of MOrristown, N. J., who is a retired lawyer The young man lived at 23l West Thirty-eighth street, and just before the Christmas holidays was member of sidney Drew's company It was during this engagement that he met Amy Thill. Ho fell in love with her Sho was also n member of the company, and the two decided to leave it at Christi mas. Since then neither of them has been, it is said. engaged in professional work. Bigelow is said to have been offer ed an engagement, but refused to accept it unless Miss Amy Thill was also en- gagged.
 
 TO- the dramatic agents of l3O West Thir- ty-fourth street. Gus SpeirO said that two years ago he had secured Bigelow an engagement with tho Annie Coombe con- pany. While the company was playing in Missouri RigelOw took to drinking and was diSchargGd Since that time, Spciro said, hc had seen n good deal more Ness of Bigelow, and his actions at times made him think Bigieow was mentally unbal- anced. of late he had been very moody and Respondent.
 She Was an Artists Model Too.
 Tho police notified Coroner Fitzpatrick, who took charge of the effects of the pair and gave Mir. Falll permit for the rc- moval of both bodies Bigolow had noth- ing in his pockets but 55 cents. Miss Thills purso contained $3. 25 and n letter from Artist I.a Farge inclosing a check for Sl5 for posing for him.
 On the table were two letters in the girls handwriting-one addressed to her moth CT. Mmc. Thill, S13 Mill street, MinncaIp- oils, and the other to s. :. karsch, editor of a theatrical paper at 1155 Broadway.
 It is supposed that the double crime was caused by q combination of drink, insan- ity and jealousy. Miss Thill was n very pretty Brunette, of exceptionally bCauti- full form and had posed lately for C. D. Gibson, as we'll as for M I.n Fargo Every ono in tho house said she was a girl of good character, who had no malo friends apparently but BigclOw, and they were all surprised to find that she had been only half dressed in rCceiving him. Tho couple had had n light breakfast together, which had bcon prepared on gas stove. A coffee pot. two cups, somo bread and two soilcd plates were on tho table
 It is not known at what timo Bigclow came in yesterday morning. The girls rooffi was on the third floor rear, but Bige- low rarely used tho elevator, and certain ly did not yesterday. He was not in her room tho previous night, for the waiter who brought her lunch at II 80 D. nI said shS was alone. and Bigelow was seen very drunk at i30 a. m. in tho Au Lion DOT restaurant at 6l West Twenty fourth street. Mir. Ravcl. the proprietor, knew Bigelow from serving meals to him and Miss Thill. Hc said that Bigelow had two moro drinks of whisky and sandwich thero and went away offended because Ra- vel would not drink with him.
 Miss Thill had been in New York lit tic more than n year. She had n part in " "ROSedalo" when Joseph Haworth rcviv. cd it at the Star last season, but where she was between that and tho Drew engage ment Is not known.
 She went to the Falk building last sum- mcr with her two sisters, Louise and Ma rie. who left her two weeks ago to go with Charles Dickson's "Incog'' company. which Is playing now in Erie Pa. The girls did not have to depend alone on their salaries, for, according to Mir. Coleman, their mother sent them an allowance ev- cry two weeks from Minneapolis. The sisters arc given the best of reputations by their neighbors in tho apartment house.