American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-02-03

to Keep bis eyes rivitsd on her. About
half past 10 o'clock she left the house 10
company y with young man named
Ephraim Follst. They had scarcely pro-
ceeded fify rods. and were nearly opposite
thehouse ofJimes McP Pherson when Whales
having crossed the 6elde from the house
Of Mr.. Haws. came up behind them. They
turned little TO one sid to allow him to
pass. but he deliberately walked up to her,
and. raising the pistoi. discharged the
contents Of one barrel. with the mussle
nearly touching her temple. He itamedi;
ately elimsd over the fsncS and dirappeared
over Hill BY the road side. The young
man with her felt her lean on his shout
der and then drop. He was much fright
sned and ran 70 the house for aid.
Mr.. Wr. Willard Whiting had gone
he me quite early without his adopted
daughter, and Mrs. w. becoming alarmed
9t her non Appearance. started for Mr..
Haws, Wien hearty there, she met Susan
and Mr.. Follst. and soon Anne having
passed her Ia carriage with frieuts. She
was retracing her steps. when she heard
report, and saw the fash OF pistol. she
Esuppossd Il was fired in sport, but soon
came oh the body Of her neics, who was
insensibls. the blood, pouring prOfusedIy
from her wound. Follet her companion
was frantic with fright aht grief. Assis-
lance soon came; end, the wounded girl
was removed to the house. She never
spoke or recovered her senses afterwards.
DR.. King, skillful physician was prompt
ly called, but only to see her life ebb out
with ils purple flood. She died At about
two O'Clock, surrounded by her friends.
almost laid PROSTATE BY the blow, with
agony and grief. a
Early yesterday morning. party syh.
sisting Of Messrs. Milan Cook, Hertiian
Miller and Joseph H. Wadsworth. pot-
ceeded to trace the foot steps Of Whales
who. it was anticipated. bad committed
suicide. The father bad been previously
advised Of the murder. and had expressed
the hope aud prayer that his son might be
found dead. They tracked him for about
a mile through swamps and pastures, to
Bald Hill, where they found the body. at
eight o'clock, in a piece Of young wood
land. flooded with blood. and with the
pistol lying at his feet. He had removed
the clothing sufficiently to place the muz-
zle of the pistol directly to his body with.
out injuring the clothing, and had thus
discharged it just below the pit Of the
stomach. He bad evidently worn poor
er suit of clothes than usual to the PARTY,
to be prepared for the event. His boots
were filed with blood, and bis clothes
completely wet. The body was ta-
ken to Mr.. Whales house, and laid out in
his favorite suit Of black. He looked per.
fpotly natural, and wore a smile eayen in
death.
Miss Whiting lsavs four sisters and
two brothers. She avs an amiahle young
lady. and much beloved. She will be
bueried on Thursday, at Franklin Centre,
the funeral exercises take place at II O..
clock. at the Uuion Baptist Rev. Mr..
Tbeyer's) Church.
Thus has the hand Of death in its miste-
rious way. entered into two family circles
and removed two idols from the affairs OF
affection. Not only the grief stricken pa
rents. the weeping brothers and sobbing
sisters. and the dlsc6nsoiate relatives of
the deceased. feel the Bereavement occa-
stoned by their LOGS. bit whole town is
interested, and all his people s$cited on
the topic, some Of them regarding It even
almost superstitiously. A singular coinci
dence in regard to the sad affair is the fact
that for some months past an aged iela-
tive Of the deceased young lady has fire.
quently expressed her almost certain feer
that something dreadful" was TO happen
to the family (which they would never
get ovOr." How fatally her prediction
has been realized!