, 1863-11-05
An Adu1terer Shot By nn Injured Hus-
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From the Grapt County (Wis.) Herald
On Thursday evening Of last week, a man
named Thomas E., Lloyd, Of Dedaoce
county, Ohio, arrived at BeetoWn, and called
LII. G. Lampsou, the postu1aYter, to the door,
saying he had somt business Of a private na-
tn1e, and not wishing it known that a stran-
gtr Lad come to town. He told L1mpson
that 81. l.. TaWneY, Of that place, was living
nth bis {LloJ d's) Lawful wife, and that he
.W1slf to call there for aome property of hia
that the adulterous parties lad taken with
them ind were noW In possession Of Lloyd
said he wiehed for SONS citizen and the con:
ras right. Lsmpson refused to 60, saying
"dome difficulty may ari:e," and asked, siAr1
you armed, Mr. Lloyd ?" Lloyd said "No,
cn1y with s1rt Of half lEworthless pistol, but
Dr.. Tawnes is coward. 50 there Is no dan.
ger" or words to that effect. Il VAS then 50
The latter constable; thonld 70 along with
Lloyd They went to Dr.. Tawne3's house
about nine o'clock, and, knocking, were invi.
ted in by the Doctor, who said, ''How are you
Llo5 d:y' when the latter said, "Where is my
ri rifs; ~ The Doctor 1ep;tec, II The Fooa3
shot Tawney, the ball entering about the liz.
er and lodging In the spine. DR.. Tnwney
fell to the floor morta11Y wounded, aud died
tic third day about II o'clock.
Immediately after the shooting, Lloyd
tu,nee to- to The y constable, ssy!ng, I'm 1T
fare Justice Rockefeller for examination,
~hich Was postponed till morning. TIC
next morning, the excitement beipg YerY
g1eat, 1t was thought best to send the man to
Lancaster to await the fate of Tawney, when,
II he should dle, Lloyd would bo examined
murder. A partial examination Was had on
Wednesday by Esquire Burr, District Attor-
leY Mills for The State, Barber for defendant,
bur, bT agreen eut, the trial was postponed
to allow parties to send to Ohio for Witness
e.. Lloyd going to jail.
Mr.. Lilo, appears to be 4 hard-worklug
farmer, snd 70 doubt maa Of conaiderabie
fortune; he las been Justice Of tn. Peace
for many Jea1s, and may be good enough
citizen. He had been the husband of MIS-.
Lloyd for shout twenty years. all Of which
time, till since Jure last. they hare lived to-
They hare two children, one Son who is in
the army, and daughter grown up. He
sreaks well In general Of Mrs. LLOYD, except
for going away NTH Tawrey, and says that
some months or years ago she took to spirit
ualism and reading books on the atini,ies-
ftee-loye hereey, and that she seemed partic
ulal1y DEVOTED to the idea THAI marriage IL
but legalized prostitution. This he afflems to
be the prime cause Of her ruin. She, how.
ever, denies her conversion to such princt-
ples- ehe is . Eood.looking woman and
quite Intelligent. Dr. TawneJ, It is agreed
By Lloyd and his wife. was good physician,
nd always conducted himself nell enough,
except with the women. He was Tor 4 time
deacon IN the Baptist Church, but went Of
to live for time NTH the wifs Of the minis.
ter Of the same church to which he belonged.
The Doctor, feeling that he had the worst
Of The bargain surrendered her up to the
preacher, sfter living with her some tou1
months In Dane county. WfAconsfn. and re-
pardon. Dr.. Tawney, at the time ha took up
with Mira Lloyd, left = Wife and four children
In destitute circumstances, and for unjust
cause. except that the had fewer attractions
than Mrs. Lloyd. BE was probably respec'
table adulfereT in many cases, and would
doubtless, coon have left Mrs. Lloyd for some
other, but TOR the shot which Lloyd gave him
ard which may prove the means By which one
or more other families are to be saved from
disgrace, by which assertion, however, VIC a1t
not to be 1nderetood Is justifJing the mur
der: Dr. TaWney Was having good practice
At Beetown, hut was not pretending TO Bap
list practice or example,