Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-08-22
from the Public Ledger.
MURDER FROM JEALOUSY

mURDEN
An Uncle and a Nephep Marrying The same
Womon-Mmdsr Of the Nephew by the
Uncle.
A worry deliberate and apparently premedi-
tated murder was committed yesterday after
noon in the ueighborhood Of Fourth and
Cherry streets The murdered man was a
young Euglishman, named William l.. Smith,
and the perpetrator of the act was bis uncle,
George Freetb, who, meeting his nephew in
the street, attempted to shoot him, but the
pistol being knocked from his hand, the des-
perate man pursued his nephew into tavern,
the Washington Hotel, No. 232 Cherry
street, kept by Joseph Wrigley, and before
he could be prevented, fired three shots from
q revolver into the body Of the nephew.
Freeth, it appears, is also an Englishman.
He came to this country about years since,
with his wife, and commenced work as jew
eler After becoming settled, he returned TO
England, and on his return brought his ne
phew, Smith, also jeweler with him. Soon
after the arrival Of Smith, difficulty occurred
between Freeth and his wife, in consequence
of its being insinuated that Freeth had ano,
ther wife living. Mrs. Freeth, though u
mother of seven children, applied for d.
vorce about four years since, and after a
hearing before Judge Kelley, obtained it.
Two years after this Smith married his
divorced aunt, Mrs. Freeth, and one child
has been the fruit of this union. This state
OF things led to i'll feelings, and threats be-
tween the uncle aud nephew. Freetb alleging
that the deceased had threatened to take the
formers life several times.
Smith and his wife moved into Fourth
street, between Coates and Brown, and yes.
Al al do tnu 10 al IN
some business. When at Fourth and Cherry
streets, he stopped to talk to friend, named
Henry Harrison, and, while thus engaged,
Freeth passed up Fourth street in an omni-
| bus. AS soon as Freeth saw Smith he got
out OF the omnibus and approached Smith, at
the same time saying, Smith, you are going
on fine about me-" Smith replied by saying
"that he was not doing anything against him. j
Freeth made some reply to this, and said
| did | not pay your passage to this country? !?
| Smith denied this. Freeth then replied, IL
will show you," at the same time pulling from
u side pocket paper and a six barrelled
revolver. Freeth pointed the pistol and said
Smith, you are dead man." but before he
could pull the trigger. Mr.. Harrison, who was
talking with Smith, knocked the pistol out
of Freeths hand.
Smith then ran down Cherry street. ant
Freeth picked up bis pistol ana ran aite
him. When Smith reached the Washington
II otel, he ran in, followed by Freeth. Boil
of them ran through the barroom, small
low ceiling room, towards back room jus
as Smith got into small vestibule betweel
the bar and kitchen, Freeth fired three times
two balls entering Smiths breast, killing hin
10 about two minutes.
The report OF Inc pistol brought the land
, lord down stairs. and on reaching the scene
found Smith partially doubled up on tn
floor, with his head in position indicating
that he designed running up stairs. Erect
was standing near by and he at once said t
/. the landlord, 81 have done what wanted L
do, and you may send for an officer to arres
me-" Word was sent to the Sixth War
Station House. Sergeant Shuman went t
the place and took Freeth in charge. Tn
prisoner made the same statement to tn
I, officer that he had made to the landlord br
, before and after getting TO the station hous
q he became somewhat difficult to manage.