The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-08-13
A TRAGIC ENDING
OF GUILTY LIVES
"Sooner Than Part, We
Die Together"
A MURDER AND SUICIDE PACT
Which Revealed the Fruit
less Love Of Two I'm.
FASHIONED Souls.
BEAUTIFUL SMILE IN DEATH

New York, August S.-With ;
bright smile on her face and an ex
preston of perfect peace and low,
clearly distinguishable. the body o.
Miss Ellen Sidney was found lyins
beside the body of Harry G! Elliott
who had murdered her and ther
killed himself. in a clump of bushe:
in Macombs Dam Park, the Bronx
Two bullets had been fired into
the woman, either of which would
have caused instant death. One
bullet had entered the mans body
Even the face of Elliott bore a
calm and satisfied expression, as
though the successful pact that both
had made and painstakingly ar
ranged had been the simple culmi-
nation of their hearts desires.
John Gerring, a park Waterman,
found the bodies. By the side of
Elliott was a revolver, and in his
pocket was a note written in a fem
mime hand, on expensive note pa
per. which read:
August Z, 1913.-To Whom it
May Concern: This is TO certify
that We both have agreed to die to-
gether. We have sinned, but We
loved each other. Sooner than part
we die together. Our wish is that
our bodies will not be parted in
death.
ELLEN Sidney-Harry G. Elliott. &"
Pinned to the note was a card
which read: Mr.. H. Elliott, 21S
West One Hundred and Forty
eighth street, New York City"
A pathetic feature of the case
was the discovery that the man and
woman had carefully prepared for
death. The position of the bodies
indicated that Miss Sidney had
stretched herself out on the ground
and had removed her corsets, which
she used as a pillow to prevent the
possibility of the bullet being de-
fiected in any way.
She had come to the spot without
underclothes of any sort aside from
silk stockings, expensive black
pumps and costly tailor-made silk
dress. She had removed her equal
ly expensive straw hat, mounted
with two large and costly plumes,
before the fatal shot was fired. Ell
lott had prepared likewise, wearing
merely neat suit of blue. silk un-
dershirt and collar and straw hat.
Before shooting the woman he re-
moved his coat and wrapped her
carefully in it. Then he fired a
shot directly into her heart and an
other back of the left ear, which
penetrated the brain. After assur-
ing himself that she was dead he
turned the weapon upon himself
and sank by her side. When the
bodies were found he was still ten
DERBY clasping her hand. A green
silk handkerchief bearing the in
scription: "A present from Killar-
ney," had been placed over the wo-
mans face.
A motive for the killing was un-
earthed later when il became
known that Elliott was a married
man. Friday the wife found Elliott
and Miss Sidney living at 2O1 West
One Hundred and Forty-sixth street,
where they were known as man and
wife. When confronted by the real
Mrs. Elliott, bitter quarrel is al
legged to have taken place. during
which Elliott is said to have drawn
a revolver and threatened to kill
anyone who interfered with him or
his plans. Mrs. Elliott left the
house and endeavored to procure a
warrant for her husbands arrest.
When she returned later with an Of
ficer II is said that Elliott and the
Sidney woman had packed and
gone.
Ii is supposed that both hurried
to the spot known as Lovers
Leap" and there formulated their
plans to die.
Neighbors and friends of the
dead man said here that prior to
his coming to America from Eng
land ten years ago, Elliott was
An officer in the Fifth Dragon
Guards and saw active service in