The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-11-11


sS- The DIR. II. 8. TAwNEY, a part OIL
whose crimes and tragical end is narrated
below, was formerly n resident OF Mif1in, thi'
county. We copy from the Bryan Civilians
Co. } Democrat:
HOMICIDE.
An AduItercr Shot by the Injured
Husband.
1t will be remembered that in tho earl
part of last season, DEL IL l.. Tawney, q prac
ticing physic an at Centre, becoming enam-
ored with }. IL. Lloyd, wife of Thomas u
Lloyd, Esq of Defiance county, persuaded
her TO break her marital vows I'D elope will
him. For q time the matter caused some talk
but finally died out, and was NOT until recent
ly revived. 1t seems that Lloyd, who wa
q we'll to do farmer. and who had served u
Justice of the Peace IL the township in which
be lived, could not brook the insult TO himself
and the relroach that would naturally attaol
to him, and has devoted nearly the whole
timo since In searching for the guilty party
Going first TO Illinois, where Mr.. l.. had re
l%atiohs living, and not finding her there, be
placed the matter In the hands OF n detee-
tive, and returned to Ohio. Subsequently, he
some Of the eastern States, but without avail.
Some two or three weeks ago the detective
wrote him that Mrs i. had been on o visit 10
her relations In Illinois, but left there with
the avowed intention of going to Memphis, ut
which place she had seou; cd a situation as
nurse 10 ono Of the government hospitals.-
The detective followed her to Cairo, thence
up tho river to Bsetown, Wisconsin, whore
she met Tawney, md boarded at o hotel with
him % his wife.
Immediately upon receipt Of the letter, Lloyd
started for that point. and the FIRST intimation
tho citizens here had OF his SUCCESS In finding
Tawney was contained In tho following dis
patch J ID.
LANcAsT Err, WISCONSIN.
70. W. GLADDEN.
Request Thomas Blair, John johnson and
my father to como hero immediately. DR..
Tawney shot dead.
THOMAS LLOYD.
The account Of tho meeting 10 thus described
by the Grant county (Wis) Herald
On Thursday evening Of last week
u man named Thomas II. Lloyd, Of Defiance
county, Ohio, arrived ct Beetown, and called
Mr.. G.. Lampson, the Postmaster, to the door,
saying hs had some business Of q private M.
ture and not wishing IL known that o stranger
had come to town. He told Lampson ihat
DR.. II. L Tawney Of that place was living
with his tLloyd's) lawful wife, and that he
wished to call there for some property Of his
that the adulterous parties had taken with
them and were now in possession of. Lloyd
said he wished for some citizen and the con-
stable to accompany him as evidence that all
was right. Lampson refused to go, saying
''some difficulty may arise" and asked, Are
you armed, Mr.. Lloyed ?" Lloyd said. ono.
only with q sort of a half worthless pistol, but
DIR. Tawney is q coward, 30 there is no danger"
or words to that effect. 1t was then SO ar
ranged that Mr.. Holloway and Mr.. Wells, the
latter a constable, should go along with Lloyd
They went to DR.. Tawney's house about nine
o'clock, and, knocking, we're invited IN by the
Doctor. who said, "How are you, Lloyd z"
when the latter said, "Whcre is my wife 7"
the Doctor replied, I'm the room abed )"
whereupon Lloyd raised his pistol and shot
Tawney, the ball entering about the liver and
lodging in the spine. DR.. Tawney fell to the
floor MORALLY wounded, and died the third
day about II o'clock.
Immediately after the shooting, Lloyd turn
ed to the constable saying, "I'm at your SER
vice." and was thereupen taken before Justice
Rockefeller, for examination, which was post
poned till morning. The next morning, the
excitement being very great, it was thought
bestto send the man to Lancaster to await the
fate of Tawney, when, if he should die, Lloyd
would be examined on q charge of murder,
instead of attempt to murder. A partial ex
animation was held on Wednesday before Es-
quire Burr-D'ssrict Attorney Mills for the
State, Barber for defendant, but, by agree
ment, the trial was postponed to allow parties
to send to Ohio for witnesses, Lloyd going to
jail'
Mr.. Lloyd was held to bail in So, 900 bonds
for his appearance at the March term Of
Courtr .
We learn thatsMrs. Lloyd was the third wo-
-
ting wiles to forsake the path of virtue. one of
which was the wife of a Baptist Minister
His general reputation was that of a man of
easy virtue. He lefta wife and four chill
dren.
Whatever may be the legal decision in this
case, we know that Mr.. Lloyd has the sympa-
thies of a large majority of those acquainted
with all the circumstances. There is no law
that will reach the case of a man who will
thus coolly destroy the domestic tranquility
of family circle, and wounded honor seeks to
heal itself in summary chastisement-even un-
to death. The only wonder is that more shout
ting is not done.