A BLOODY TRAGEDY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1073, 13 May 1882, Page 2

A BLOODY TRAGEDY.

Intelligence was received in Richmond (Va.) on the 15th of March of a tragedy of an nnheard-of nature in Chesterfield, ending in the killing of one brother by another. William and John Baker were brothers, tho former, though quite young, being a widower. It seems that his brother John had a very attractive daughter, and he had fallen violently m love with her. The young lady's father opposed the suit, and on this account there was soino bad feeling between the brothers, On March 18, William went to his brother's house for the purpose of talking to the young lady, and there met her father. A deadly scuffle ensued, The younger brother had a pistol, but the two were clutched together in snob a close embrace that he could not cock it, and dropped it to get hold, of his knife. His brother \yn] in tho meantime whipped out his own knife, for both were well armed. John then stabbed his brother Fatally, before tho latter could injure him seriously. The unfortunate young man fell upon the floor, which was dyed with his blood, the furniture being spattered, for the struggle had been a desperate one, and the men in their tussle for life had rolled all over the room, When the daughter rushed into the apartment a horrible sight met her gaze. He lover-un.plo was gasping in the throes of death upon the floor, a revolver near by, while his hand still clutched his bowie knife. Her father, covered with his own and his brother's blood, had staggered against the wall, where he stood ashy pale, and so weak that ho had to clutch a chair for support. The terrible tragedy was completed by the young lady falling in a swoon, her dress trailing in the blood of her father and unole. Both men were popular, and the terrible tragedy caused general regret.