The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-14
TRAGEDYl u
WIFE SHOT By HER HUSBAND.
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERnR.


Last evening about seven o'clock
two discharges of a pistol we're heard
in West Randolph street, between Pc
oria and Sangamon streets, and Aid.
Ellithorpe, who was near by, rushing
to the spot, found Edgar A. IngersoI.
tender of Randolph street bridge, with
a pistol shot in his breast, and his wife
also shot in the breast, staggering away,
while the instrument of death was still
in the murderers grasp.
Mrs. Ingersoll was taken to the house
OF Mr.. Shaw, coruer of Randolph and
Peoria streets, where DIR. Freer, Brown
ell and Hollister were called to her
assistance, and at last accounts she was
still alive, with a possibility of recov-
cry. She was shot in the left breast
between the third and fourth rib.
Ingersoll was conveyed to the West
House, ond attended by the same ply
slclans, but he never spoke, and died
about eight o'clock. He WIS shot in
about the same place that his wife was.
The pistol was one of Aliens ~revolv-
ers.
In his pocket was found $33 in gold,
and a letter of which the following is a
literal copy, and shows that his action
was premeditated. 1t was written in
pencil on both sides of a small piece of
paper, and is intended for a brother re-
siding in this city who has q carriage
shop ON Canal street
CHICAGO, Nov. 4th 1855.
DEAR BROTHER CHAKLEs.-I would
like very much to see you but time will
net permit. 1 will ask one faivor of
you and the last. l beg of you TO see
that Lizzie and myself are Buried and
together. l wish you to take Ida Amel-
la 1ngersoll in your care aud give her
my gold watch that she may have it as
a present from her father | am very
sorry to think that l am about to com
NIT this ofel deed But my feelings are
more than | can express Life is swote
but had sooner part with it than be
separated from one that love SO lear
no one can know my feelings their be-
yond my reach to explain shall fetch
this to a close by bidding you adiew
Give my love to father mother aud
Brothers Your Brother.
EDGAR q. INGERSOLL.
Upon his person was found two cheap
publications, with the following titles,
which appear to have been recently pur-
cradle Ia may have received the idea
of his desperate crimc, or by them
wrought up to its commission
MISS JANE CLARK, TIL BUR-
led ALIVE: Or Confessions of a
Suicide. Published by Fl. NJ. Ruli-
son. Queen City Publishers House,
Il54 Main street.
THE WONDERFUL ADVEN-
TURDS AND HORRI LIE DIS
CLOSURES of a Louisville Police
man. Written by himself.
The little Ida Amelia rcfe. rcd to in
the letter is an infant Of about a year
and a half old. She is indeed brought
to a-sad orphanage.
It appears that the principal actors
in this tragedy have bcea on terms of
disagreement for some time. She had
commenced a suit for a divorce, Messrs.
Rae & Brother, Masonic Temple, be-
her council. Ingersoll had just re-
from Cincinnati, where he had
her brother, Charles l. Morrison.
aud brought him here to endeavor to
effect a reconciliation between them
What their conversation was no Que
bu, it is probable she persisted
her determination to live apart from
him.
An inquest will be held this norm
at ten o'clock, but it is not probable
naI4- f,cts will ha alicitod
The guilty one in this terrible scene
mas passed beyond human punishment.
Chicago Free Press, Nov. 8