The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-07-25

~ iAAf w 'tF VI th' Ai'-t h't
riblc tragedies ever committed ia this city,
ar,li, excepting the famous torpedo case
whereby Mr. ami Mrs Allison met with a
fearful death by the diabolical agency Of the
anhung Arri.on.
At about 1 oclock Yesterday morning, the
MANSION occupied by Methodist IlortoTEsq..
| II Ohio avenue, al the head of Vine street
| Hill, was discoScr to he On fire. Judge
| Parker, whose residence u upon the opposite
idle of the way, was aroused by the screams
4 the inmate 1T Mr. Horizons house. aud
.,.cedhy dressing himself lac rushed To the
>eeue, when upon entering the hall be III,
sosen.d gentleman named Concklin en-
| ieayoring {" remove the PROSTATE body 81
| Mr.. Horton. The smoke was suiIpcafing,
out between them they succeeded in carry
ng their charge a. the lawn, when 1t was
discovered that he wa, bleeding proii,ely
from "A cut inflicted IN the head, aud a dead
idl cash given evidently by the downward
, troAe 81 some sharp weapon in the left
sr.in, AMI which had severed the fcmcral
artery lie appeared sensible, but was
recchle,>, and III lew momeats brcathcd
il last
Previous % this, aud at the first alarm Of
irc, tile mother a Mr.. Horton rushed into
tAe hall. when she perceived her unfortunate
III III Inv staggering towards the bedroom
| 4 hi wife. who had but recently been con
iiui. AMI sNclaiuing, ",th, mother, | am
tabled lie itll upon the spot where he
"a. discovered ~ Judge Parker and Mr..
anckhn
In the meantime, thc excitement had
l,rrad, and sotile iiremcn from the Mohawk
| 4teine house arriving upon tie SPOT, the fire
A, soan cXtinguishcd, and suspicion having
allen upon serving man named Joseph
l.eeiner, who lad ier upwards OF two years
| heen engaged ia the family VI Mr.. Horton,
.ane lersons FASTENED Ia n house on the
| farncr 81 Nrne aud Green streets, in which
| sefncr's vii. resided. In few minute,
afterwards, howcyer, and while the party a.
enabled IN front If the house, were yet in a
! slate ni hartid Lewialcnncnt, Iocilncr was
, cen STAGGERING toward, them irm neigh
barring orchard, bleeding prciuscly from n
tal IN Tie hand and horrid cash across the
threat. Some oi the party advanced To
met him, but hc sunk upon tic grass upon
aaiti- aIid knees. They traced the blood To
Al applc-trte, beneath which they found a
ARE sharp, butcher knife, and a razor,
With the farmer be- had inflicted the fatal
dow whieh had deprived Mr.. Horton of life,
and with the latter hc had attempted To az
eanpl.sh Lis own destruction. When inter
rnsatci a e. whether hc had committed the
Al On and murder, he nodded lior he was
.pe.ehless) assent. and also that hc had cut
In own tlruat
In the meantime the party who lad first
,tartel In pursuit "a him arrived nj the resi-
lenre a hi> wife. but found the door ~ the
fsAan locked. subsequently,, they burst IL
: i'll ai.a there, stretched nearly naked upon
Ill, bed. and with her shoes on her feet, they
i,,l.cll the deal bod, Of the Inflated wife ~
tie murderer IT Mr.. Horton. no wound upon
iler person. but otherwise exhibiting marks
y Itch made il evident that she had died
from sirangulatlan
Mr. Horton Wa an odd and respected citi
an. aged about 81 years, and leaves hIs wife
and ia children g. mourn h,s loss. lie was
an extensive manufacturer II gates and mar
hleized iron. doing business on Third street,
between Race and Elm. the mandatory
be.ng On Plum street. The firm wa, known
a. Nicholas L Horton 4 Go. Formerly he
Mas in eo-partnership with MIR. Eskcr, and
norr r.cently tie firm was known ~ that
81 Horton Macy, but this connection wa
, dissolved two years since.
Joseph Luciner, the murderer y barely
- Year, ri age, and j. said H. have GA sew
,ral occasion. exhibited violent and ungo,-
Mr. Horton ~ a gardener and {. take caIe
ii the horses, and IT j. -aid that upon one
occasion when tie harness became cnianglcd.
il seized u knife and cut il o. pieces, after
winch Ae turned and severed his coat which
sa- hanging from a peg Ia the stable, In the
-a,ne manner The evening prcyiou, IL the
tragedy liz Lad been rcprmanded by Mr.
Horton ipr exercising undue cruelty 10 The
! luf-e., and IL j. said that az that time he
Lad muttersl dark aud malignant threats.
IL. va. German ~ birth, but has lived
in his country inr years. FRANCESCA his
Inflated wife, was u beautiful German Girl
Of some twenty summers. Her maiden
name was kochlcr, and IL was by this name
that both herself and husband was most fire.
| au.uti, called She had contracted the i'll
lated marriage hut short eight months
and was five months advanced in prcgnan-
es.
rnr AIRurRERs coSrEssIoN-LAIER.
After the above was in type, and nj late
hour lat night. We visited the Commercial
Hospital. where we learned that the murder
or had confessed to the attending physician
and TO Others a short time previous, by
writing upon a slate. that he had committed
the murder Of which he was charged.
lie said he twas inspired by jealousy
lie had seen Mr.. Horton in bed with his
1.-THE murdercrs) wife. aud had then threat
ened to kill him. lie killed his wife, Mon.
da,) he called 10 see her ut their room,
when she offered him piece Of bread and
butter lie suspected IT was poisoned and
told her shc must cat II IL first. She re-
fused He told her she must or Lie would
kill her She persisted in her refusal aud
Ac did kill her" lie also made similar
statement 10 . priest, called Ut his request,
J 70 receive his confession.
Persons living adjacent 10 the room occ'i-
pied BY Mr.. l.ocincr state that they have
heard L. charge her with inildelity, snd
that shc denisd Il earne.tly and psgsiStsat-
IL.