Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-07

lloEEibLE AHAm At DIS MoiSEs, Iowa
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"A clergyman in Des Noinss, Iowa, writes the
following account ola horrible tragedy in bis
town.
A tngical and frightiui affair has jusi ocsur.
red In ouT midst Last evening, about dusk,
while sitting in my library, beard series u
agonizihg shripks, and 90 running out to the
gate, AW Eiinbeih King 4 young girl whose
residence u near ours, running q ward the
house, covered with blood She zen before
reaching the gate; we picked her up and convey.
81 her 70 her house. The only words she utter.
dusre, "Oh God. Chandler and Rossiter are
both dead.
Ny son was of with my horse, BY the time
she had told this and several men At once fol.
lowed him. Ny son went more swiftly than
the rest and when on the hill which slopes
down from the chapel, near the brick yard, his
horse shisd suddenly into the corpse, almost
leaping over the body Of Chandler, who lay
there stone dead reached the spot five min.
utes later, With lantern. Chandler vas stark
dead, and ROssiter lay near him, soaking the
soil with his blood, and moaning with a cOnyul.
ive gasp now and then. called for water, and
flung il in his face, and questioned him His
only reply was, "let me die, aud he afterwards
added that "he vas great sinner said,
TASK Gods forgiveness, Charlie; man will never
forgive you" lie was taken into house
The news spread ike wild fire The Metho-
distS at meeting heard Of il, and crowds con-
tinued to I'LL the woods and adjacent copse.-
Chandler was borne on board TO Ks
house. But ROsSiter still lives, but only, Of
course, to die By the law, II not by his wound
or popular violence. ltappcars that Elizabeth
had a long time since rejected RoSsiter's suit in
favor Of Chandler, and he thirsted Tor revenge
A week ago to-day accosted him in the street,
and expostulated with him on his reckless in.
Temperament new vice with him. He declared
that his rival should never marry Elizabeth, and
said that he chose drunkenness, for il was that
which would give him more favor with King
the girls father.
| said, Remember Charlie, the judgment Of
the great day, and Gods punishment He re-.
piled, There IS no more hell than now en-.
dure; ] suffer the worst can suiIer." Il Is
supposed that he has been nerving himself by
brandy for six or seven weeks for this deed Of
murder. lie slept with his victim, who was a
generous, Open-hcarted fellow, brick mason
by trade. lleAte with him last evening Ailcr
tea, Chandler and Elizabeth walked ont to.
gether.
Rossiter hid himself in the copse, stepped in.
to the path behind them as they Wtre coming
home, and fired at Chandler with pistol placed
within nm inch Of his head Chandler fell dead
RosSiter then fired at Elizabeth She fell, but
rose again. Represented his pistol again at her,
when she seized it, exclaiming, "Oh, Charlie,
don't kill me- He fired, but the ball went
through her hand, struck her shoulder, and
passed in and out between her skull and scalp,
making two holes in her bonnet. Rooster then
put the pistol TO his own head and fell, with
horrid wound in the right side oft, from which
blood flowed in great quantities. Chandler will
be buried from the Church this afternoon.