The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-06-01

1heRRIb1s Tragedy II Nee 49,.
| We are called upon 70 record e. ~,
startling and terrible tragedies ~. -
place IL Central Iowa. Last Sund.s ~
little before hihe O'clock, the s'aat
| northen part Of town, not Ear frc,, ~ ~
residence, were startled by four nn;aL 4oe
i've reports from Fevolvss. follo~' sacssA
screams Of some womm IN i~r.;sg 4
Persons near, on hearing the nIrto. - rs
in the direction Of the sounds. AT 100. .aoss i
lady BY the name Of King, Who -. ayess
| wounded and fesrfully excited fro,, !, neeiss
Of danger. She stated hurridly IT,, . ~ - -
had been killed, that she had hsen ehs&s
shat the UNDERESTIMATE Ro.se,s, 'aos VI
shot himself, and was lying In tho -. "
King was taken to.her home imm.d;..4, IL
soon . crowd had gathered At the pl.ca WI VI
Il vas found fearfIliy true that me-, u 200
AbhOrrent murder had been commit,ed II \
Chantler-a citizen well and fayor,h,. saas
WAS discovered lying upon his ~. NOV
road, stone dead. A ball had cn,ersd 1. y u |
from the back Of his head, and i. - ets
died instantly. A few steps from ~ = ass f
Mr.. Chantler lay the murderer, with M
er lying beside him. He had sho, b;sa&
the right side Of the head, and the 49,
cushing from the CHASTITY wound. m
living; bnt the wound was inc yi.abl, .sn
II is the old story Of love, jelousy ~
der. Both Rosseter and Chan,ler ~ ~
IishTnen, and both boarded At the r.s;a'. tas
Mr.. King the father of the unfor,ua.,s
lady. .Rosseter, II appears, had been -, yoaas
ed BY Chantler as sutton for the h,nS y
King; and within the last few weeL. "
than once intimated that Cbantls, =, nta
King "wouid have good time of i 80 ~ 10
were married. Within the past yeet Use
It bis business 10 practise with bis reyaIr.4
II seems strange to us that, not withs,na,G
threats and the free employment Of n. ts..fa
practising at target, no suspicions ve,a.A
in his victims. Sunday afternoon. tbs 200
er and his victims took supper a. usn,l -.
same table; and short time af,srv,..
Chantler proposed TO Miss King TO tai. -
On returning, the desperate deed VA. -. w
ted, which certainly involves the daath ~
two men, and very possibly that Of A. s.,n
Bile young lady.
True to the instincts Of the a.sass;,
had secreted himself in the bushes bv ID !.
OF the road; ann when the couple had 49,
short distance, he stealthily crep. out ~ y
conceaiment The report OF the pistol ,.,aa
first indication given TO the couple tb,, -
had been waylaid. Chantler was shot FRS, !,
fell instantly never moving from the sno,
which bis body was found. Miss King tried
escape, but was arrested by the murderer. 4
piteously begged him not to shoot her \.
while his pistol was elevated to fire, she eapyn
1t, but too late. The ball psssed d..
through the palm of her nplifted hand, .pS
we learn, 1t lodged ii. her cheek Again /.
tried TO get away, but the next ball fred By
murderer took effect in her shoulder, and
fell. Surprising that the foul deed Of mus
bad been fully accomplished. Rosseter pl,.
The muzzle of his revolver at the RICH, si5.s
his head, pulled the trigger, and fell H.
distance from the body of Chantler. Ni.sEr,
revived in short time sufficiently 20 has,.r n. z
assistance.
The young lady Is still living, but her rseo,.
Try Is considered very doubtful Chan,le- c,n.
% this city about three years since from C,s,,'
iaigua, New York. He bore an excellent
alton in this community; and his tragicsl ~
. deeply deplored by all who knew him. " II
Jaw bis body Monday morning at the house
Mr.. King. His countenarce was placid a. in Nj
u sleeping infant. His death was so irs,a. u
aneous, that not an emotion partaking of,s,
errible character of the deed that sent hun 4
ne grave, was permitted time to hit over n
eatures.
We have understood that Rosseter q,
lonth before the murder, had been in the 1, Il
1t OF drinking to excess. Green-eyed iesIo,r ].
eeds but the addition of liquid Gamnatios.
deeds from which even devils uuaI
acoil.
Resseter died yesterday m9nIng a. lin
Moines Citizen.