The sun., 1895-03-29
1HE DEAD ACTRESS AND ACTOR.
Miss Thiirs BODY Taken 10 Minreapolis-
RIgeiow's stIM LncIaimed.

hlgetow'e buu tuctntmeu.
In a rear room OF an undertaker's shop on
broadway near Thirty second street tho bodies
OF Amy Thill and John Bigelow were gazed upon
by host of theatrical people yesterday. AL
though Bigclow's dissolute habits prevented his
getting much ahead in his profession, lie was
well known among the actors. As for Miss
Thill. she and hcr sisters were all we'll known in
the profession. and many OF the women who
gazcd on her body yesterday shed tears as they
looked.
The general impression Ia that Bigclow was
crazy when he killed Miss Thill. and the state
mcnts Of those who have known him since child
hood tend to bear this out. They say that .
fever which he contracted when a child travel
ling in Europe, left him subject to fits OF In
sanity, and that five times within the past few
years he had teen confined in asylums. Ex-
ccssivo drinking invariably brought on fits Of
Cra2ncss, and he had been drinking heavily for
n month past.
The Actors Fund sent around to sec that Miss
Thil's body was prepared for removal to Min
ncapolis.
Miss Marie Thill one Of the dead girls sisters,
arrived late yesterday afternoon from Erie. Pa.
where she left Charles Dickson's lncog" COM
pany on Wednesday night. She broke down
when she gazcd upon the body of her unfortu-
nate sister Shc thanked compile Of unknown
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the co;'ln. she gave orders To have the body
ready for instant removal and then with y
friend went around Fak p"AnE to ss
started with the body, for Minneapolis.
There are. six of the Thill sisters. and their
beauty made them famous in Minneapolis.
where they lived for years. Their father. an
ex-otcer in the French army, is u landscape gar
South Ninth street. All six of the girls or the
stage, but only three of them have ever per-
Biselows family is good opc, but ho seems to
have been the black sheepof 1t. His father was
a lawyer. and had an Office Mt IL Pine street,
this city, but he gave up the bar some years ago
and has since. with mis- other sou. Paul. attended
TO large mining properties which he owns in
both he and his son Paul cast John off entirely
some months ago. Mr.: BiEelow was once Mayor
Ferry; Pa; Paul Bigeow is now living at States
That Bigelow was madly in love with Miss
day left no doubt as to the entire propricty of
their relations. Bige!ows visit to hor room was
his intimate friend and lived in the same board
ing house with him, On Tuesday ,niSht before
Ashamed s fni Of myself ITO to e" " into tho dining room
there and eat my meals before al those people.
when they all know how deeply in debt am
The next morning he got up at 6 o'clock and
around to Miss 1hii's for Ills break fast, ~
capacity with the sydney Drew Company when
It started on the roa'i said yesterday that Miss
1hlll ana BlEelow were strangers until tney met
at the first rehearsal of the company. They he-
came very friendly and later, when the COM
pany di.banded aid Miss Thill and Rigelow had
come back to New York, he gave it out that they
were engaged to bc married. she never de-
MED IL.
The impression seems to be that the pair were
lovers until Bicelows errntic ways and drink
ing habits lost him the hold hc had on her affec-
tiOns. nn u bit OF papcr, which was found care
fully preserved in the dead mans wallet, We're
the words: My darling sweetheart jack. au
rev0ir. Amy"
ly, ,h N cd xsbic
had evidently been kept for a long time.
Deputy Coroner o. llunlOn made an eIamna-
ton OF the bodies Yesterday and found on DiSe-
lows brain large clOt Of blood. which WAS
produced 10y concussion. The condition of tho
brain showed puruent meningitis OF the right
hemisphere.
From statements made to the Deputy Coroner
and from papers found IT would appear THAI
Miss lhill had for some time stood in great fear
OF Bigclow. She had been warned against him
hy friends but did not mind the warnings until
Bigeow's violent fits frightened her.
Ss wss Ms M ros
this city on sunday. While she was With Miss
Thill Biceiow cAme in scOwled at Miss Brad
ley. and then went out again. Miss Bradley
turned to Miss Thill and remarked: =" Amy. you
you. | am afraid that he'll harm you some Of
these days
Miss Thill said that she feared Bgelow very
much. and meant to leave Now York in a short
No one had given any orders regarding Bige-
lows body up to last night. 1t will probably be
claimed by his friends to-day.
Mi%%EAPoLIs March :S.-Mrs. Thill, the
mother of the actress: Amy Thill, said to-day
that the act Of John Bigclow was committed by
maniac. and that her daughter had often ex-
pressed to her fear of BigelOw. Bigelow was
IN old family friend