Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-04-08

HhocrinR Dnmsstfe .Trasedy-Iss9e, Heal.
ousy, Murder and euicIde-A Youn1 and
BeautifnI WHO shsi ~ Her Hnsbnnd
Whe ARervtnFd Dlews Out Ma Owr
BraIns-Painfai Esrratien Of Cennubial
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A most shocking and heaft-rending do.
mestiC tragedy occurred on Saturday aaer.
noon, in the Amelia omnibus, about twenty
miles from this city, which has seldom had
its parallel anywhere, and certainly nevei
in this section Of the country. The parties
were residents of oincinnati--Mr. Washing.
ton Grigsby and wife-who have, for some
time, been boarding ct No. III Sycamore
street, he having been occupied ss a sign
and ornamental painter. Mrs. Grigsby was
young and beautiful woman, to whom her
husband, during the FIVE years Of their con-
nubial life, had been most devotedly at
tached, but against whom he frequently
harbored the most bitter feelings Of jealousy.
which, on several occasions, led to temporary
separation. .'.
About one year ago Grigsby was led
again to suspect the fidelity of his wife, and
a separation was the consequence. As
usual, however, the husband soon relented,
and sought an interview with his wife, but
all was of no avail; friends demonstrated,
but she obstinately refused again to unite
herself with man whom her whole conduct
but too plainly proved she bitterly detested.
The husband managed, by some strategy, to
obtain possession of their only child, boy
about four years Of age, and left him with a
relative near Amelia, twenty. two miles from
this city, hoping by that means to induce
her to relent; but it was all in vain-her
determination was fxed--she would never
see him more.
She, however, resorted to every stratagem
to discover her child in its concealment, and
on Saturday last succeeded. She imme-
diately secured seat in the omnibus, which
was to start from the corner of Pearl and
Broadway the following afternoon. Her
movements, however, were discovered by
her husband, and when the hour came for
the vehicle to leave, the door opened and he
stepped in beside her. On the road, he en-
deavored again to reconcile her to himself,
DuL hRulu I'll hlb OVeELur6S were SDurned,
until when some twenty miles from the city,
and within a short distance of their destina-
ton, he turned to her and said: 81 have
been faithful to you, but you have been false
TO me; loved you, but you loved me not
was willing to forgive you, but you have
spurned me; you shall never do it again"
He paused moment; she made no reply,
but gave him look of contempt and disdain.
He then drew revolver from hispocket and
fred two shots, one ball entering her right
eye, and lodging in the brain, and the other
taking effect in the abdomen; and then,
without uttering word, he discharged the
contents of third barrel into his own fore.
head, scattering his brains in all directions,
and killing him almost instantly. The
woman, although fatally wounded, is still
alive. The relations of both parties were
sent for, and arrived at the scene of the
tragedy during the night. Grigsby's remains
will be inferred at Amelia to. day.
P. S.-Since the above was written, we
learn that Mrs. Grigsby died about eighteen
hours after receiving the wounds.