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With reference to the affairs of Friday, Mrs.
Lennen's story is, that she had seen Bond once at
his own house, and that on Friday he came to her
dwelling, in Love street, Third Municipality, with
linen TO sell, and proposed to drive TO the lake.
with Cntharlne and herself, to which they assen.
TED. when they got there he ordered dinner.
ano whi'e 1t was preparing they took n walk. dur.
ing "nlch Bond asked" How would you like to
90 to heaven I" Although the query did not np
pear to be addressed TO either of them in M rcp.
laI, she Mrs. L) replied sho should frs, like TO
take her dinner. After dinner, when on the hal.
cnny OF the hotel. he repeated the question, when
CatharIne made answer that she would prefer 90.
ing from the church. The repetition Of the Ian
guage an1 the manner of Bond caused Mrs. Len
men (she says) to feel uneasy. and she called TO
the driver to hurry home. She and Call,arine
sat on the back seat, and Bond on the front one.
" heh coming along she noticed that for n time
he hold his hand over his eyes, ns if in reverie.
She asked him if he were unwell, when he an
swe,ed in the negative. Immediately nreced;no
the commission Of the fatal act he again put his
hand over his eyes, and fell into the same reverie:
OUT ne soon abruptly started, seized Catharine by
tne breast with his left hand, & discharge two or
tnree shots at her with the pistol, which he held in
his right hand, and from the effects of which she


instantly expired.


1t IS known that he purchased the pistol which
was the instrument of her and his destruction. on
Friday morning. This W ouid lead 10 the conclu.
sion that he had then premedita,ed her destruc.
''on. But agaIn,--t is reported tina, he had taken
Whatever money he had with hin:, and that when
at me lake, no endeavored 10 persuade her to 90
10 Mobile with him. If this be so. his resolve to
commit the murder depended on the continge ncy
Of her refusal.


These are all tho particulars we could learn of
a tragedy in which youth and innocence fell n
victim to base intrigue and gross but unappeased
sonsuality.