Tragic Ending of a Love Suit.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1464, 25 September 1885, Page 4

Tragic Ending of a Love Suit.

A Franklin City (U.S.) despatch says : All Chincotegue Island is agog with exciteinant over the shooting of Mrs Sarah Hill and Miss Jennie Hill, wife and daughter of Mr Timothy Hill, by William T. Freeman, who then blew his own brains out. Freeman was a New York newsboy whom Mr Hill adopted 10 or 12 years ago. He became strongly attached to Mis.s Jennie Hill "about a year ago, and made a proposal of marriage. The girl rejected the proffer, as she did not consider Freeman her equal, although . he had been her constant companion for several years during their youth. She was remarkable protty and s?ems .to have beeu a favourite* all over the Island. On Thursday Freeman again proposed to to her iv the presence of her mother. She refused his offer and then the infuriated lover drew his pistol and commenced filing. Each women received two bullets m the h«ad. Mrs Hill was first woiiii 1 (1 while grippling with , the murderer, who held her at arm's length and shot her squarely m the forehead. When the son of Mr Hill commenced to run to the scene. Fivemin turned the pistol on himself, and blew his brains out,hiscorpßeif ailing across Miss Jennie's prostrate -body. The girl was highly educated, having graduated from a school m Baltimore about a year ago.