A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. A Jealous Husband Shoots His Wife and Commits Suicide.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 87, 31 January 1885, Page 4

A SHOCKING TRAGEDY. A Jealous Husband Shoots His Wife and Commits Suicide.

New York, November 24. — A special to the " World " from Erie, Pa., of the 23rd, says : The little market town of Edinboro, in this country, was the scene of a terrible tragedy this morniug, a jealous husband having shot his young wife and blown out his own brains, after a futile attempt to murder his stepfather. The tragedy occurred at an early hour in the Exchange Hotel, where tho husband found his wife after looking for her neai-ly a week. Tho murderer and his victim aro Mr and Mrs Charles Williams of Cambridge. They wero married a year ago, but lived unhappily, owing to the morbid and unwarranted jealously of Williams. His ttifo was Maggie Parshal, daughter of William Parshal, a farmer of Edinboro Sho was a girl of considerable personal attractions, of which she w as quite conscious. Sho had many admirers, one being a clergyman. Sho preferred Williams, who was an idle dissolute fellow, with no visible means of support, and who during courtship frequently showed nn insane jealousy. Her triends. foreseeing a miserable life if she married him, earnestly desired her to break oil" the connection and accept another lover. The lovesick girl turned a deaf ear to all entreaties, but in loss than a month after marrying she became entirely disenchanted and realised the full force of the warnings she had disregarded. The slightest attentions of ordinary politeness shown her by gentleman friends were regarded as fraught with concealed j meaning by her hu&band, and the life led by her at length became so unbearable that last week she packed a valise and left home, going to Edinboro. Thither her husband tracked her, and he and his stepfather, George Redmond, visited her, tho latter acting in the capacity of mediator. x\n affecting interview took place, resulting in the wile consenting to try the husband once more, he promising to trust her implicitly. With a fond embrace the reconciliation was sealed, and husband and wife passed out into the street arm in arm. They entered the store of F. L. Poudfit, and Williams purchased for his wife a pair of kid shoes. To the stoi-ekeeper they appeared most affectionate, the man lavishing upon her a whole vocabulary of endearing terms. Williams announced his intention of occupying a room in the hotel, which he paid for, and retired to rest at midnight. An hour later Redmond, the succesful peacemaker, was aroused by hearing Mrs Williams exclaim, "My God, Charlie, I am innocent !" " False devil, you lie," he heard | Williams reply. Then came a shot, followed by a terrible shriek and a heavy fall. Redmond rushed upstairs, and was met on the landing by Williams, who stood with a revolver in his hand, He fired twice at Redmond, but missed him, then putting the muzzle to his own head, he fired and put a bullet through his brain, falling dead on the landing. The wife is still alive, but cannot survive.