The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1863-11-14

AN ADULTERER SHOT BY AN In UREO
HusBAND.-On Thursday evening of last
week, man named Thomas E. Lloyd, of
Defiance county, Ohio, arrived at Bectown,
and called Mr.. e. Lampson, the post
master, to the door, saying he had some
business of private nature, and not wish
ing it known that stranger had come to
town. He told Lampson that II. L. Taw-
ney. of that place, was living with his
uloyd's) lawful wife, aid that he wished
to call there for some property of his that
he adulterous parties had taken with them
and now in possession OF. Lloyd said he
wished for some citizens and the constable
to accompany him as evidence that all was
right. Lampson refused to go, saying
some difficulty may arise" and asked,
"Are you armed, Mr.. Lloyd? Lloyd said
ono, only with sort of half-worthless
pistol, but Or. Tawney is a coward; so
there is no danger or words to that effect.
1t was then arranged that Mr.. Holloway
and Mr.. Wells, the latter constable,
should go along with Lloyd. They went
to DR.. Taney's house about nine o'clock,
and, knocking, were invited in by the Doc
tor, who said, How are you Lloyd? when
the latter said, "Where is my wife3 the
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 mortally wounded, and died
the third day about II o'clock.
Immediately after the shooting, Lloyd
turned to the constable, saying, Pm at
your SERVICE" and was then taken before
Justice Rock Teller for examination, which
was postponed till morning. The next
morning, the excitement being very great,
it was thought best to send the man to
Lancaster to await the fate Of Tawney,
when, if he should die, Lloyd would be ex-
amined on charge Of murder. A partial
examination was had on Wednesday by
Esquire Burr, District Attorney Mills for
the State, Barber for defendant, but, by
agreement, the trial was postponed to allow
parties to send to Ohio for witnesses, Lloyd
going to Jail.
Mr.. Lloyd appears to be hard-work-
ing farmer, and no doubt man of contid-
cradle fortune; he has been Justice of
the Peace for many years. and may be a
good enough citizen. He had been the
husband OF Mrs. Lloyd for about twenty
years, all of which time, till since June
last, they have lived together, whether
happily is to be proven. They have two
children. one son who is in the army,
and daughter grown up. He speaks we'll
in general of Mrs. Lloyd, except for 60
ing away with Tawney, and says that
some months or years ago she took to spir-
itualism and reading books on the affi-
nities-or free-love heresy, and she SEEM
ed particularly devoted to the idea that
marriage is but legalized prostitution
This he affirms to be the prime cause of
her ruin. She, however, denies her con-
version to such principles. She is good
looking woman and quite intelligent. DIR.
Tawney it is agreed was good physician,
and always conducted himself well enough,
except with the women. He was for q
time decon in the Baptist Church, but
went off to live for time with the wife of
the minister 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, after living with her some four
months in Dane county, Wisconsin, and
returned to his own wife, she granting him
full pardon. DR.. Tawney, at the sametime
he took up with Mrs. Lloyd, left wife
and four children in destitute circumstan-
ces, and for unjust cause, except that she
had fewer attractions than Mrs. Lloyd
He was probably a respectable adulterer in
many cases, and would, doubtless, soon
have left Mrs. Lloyd for some other, but
for the shot which Lloyd gave him, and
which may prove the means by which one
or more other families are to be saved from
disgrace, by which assertion, however.
we are not to be understood as justifying
the murder. DR.. Tawney was having a
good practice at Beetown, but was not pre-
tending to Baptist practice or example,
Grand County VS. Herald.