, 1865-09-30
TIE TRAGEDY At FaIRPLAY, WIS.
Df. C.-H. Horney Murders his Step-
daughter, Nearly KILLS His Wife. and
Attempts Sufcidc--TerrIblc Domestic

SCcuC1s = $50
From tho Dubuque Herald, s7th.J
Tht quiet and secluded village Of Fafrplay
I Wisconsin, 1ituatcd some Etx miles from Du
buque, vas thrown into condition Of th
widest excitement and CONSERVATION o.
Monday evening by the commission In II
midst Of one Of those horrible crimes Of whicl
there seems at present to he perfect satur
nniia throughout The land.
~ ABOUT ha4past seEen O'Clock on thu
evening III. e. II: Harvey practising phyei
clan and an old citizen OF thnf place, murdered
lis step p-1snEhter, nearly killed bis wife, ant
| closed the tragedy By attempting to put 1I
end to hts own lite By cutting his throat-
"A brief statement Of the affair was published
u the te1cgFaphic columns Of our; last issue
Yesterday morning We dispatched reporter
to the scene Of the tragedy, whose report. a
gathered from tile citizens Of the place, i
| given below.
The family Of DR.. Harvey consisted OF him.
| self, wife, Harrison and wife, Dttaycna and
:Ellen Harney-the doctor's children by bis
nfst il11. *te.Eand :; boy twelve years old, the
Issue Of the present marriage, ali living to.
Eether In the same house-. The murdered
woman was daughter Of Mrs. Harvey, by
her 1ormcr husband, and was married seyeral
{ears ago, to Joseph Hunsaker, who Is now in
eldaho. ;Against this daughter Dr.. Harnoy en-
teftained IN imp1acable hatred, but for what
reasons We are unahle to learn. Up to a few
months ago, Mrs. Hunsakcr lived ID Dr. RS
family. At that time shc concluded to 70 to
housekeeping, to which the Dr.. interpo5ed OBJ
1ectlons; but she carried out her Intentions,
md took house directly across tho street
moved, TIE D.. forbade any OF bis household
from a. whiting her, especially directing the pro.
hibitiou to his wife, telling her. threat teninrly
TINT Il she vent to her daughfer's residence
re would "tind a way Of putting stop to
H.. These adnoniiions and threats were
Needed NF1 \ r.-t =
to make her visits TO her daughter less frc-
4aent and more stealthy than theY might
otherwise have been. From this tifnr tEcrr
vas no. peace in tho doctor's faniily, and yfo-
lent altelcations-if not blows-wcrc Of fre.
anent occurrence Shortly after Mrs. Hun
CURED which tended to augment the family
lend. a young man named Brown cotnmeuc-
cd paying attention to Ellen Harney. 70 ills
The doctor objected, and warned Brown to
discontinue hfs visits, and even went SO far
to persist in seeing Ills daughter. Tho doctor
charged Mrs. Harney with favoring
Browns suit, and in using her influence to
thWart his authority. In speaking of these
matters in his family, the doctor would be-
come very much excited, and indulge in the
n,, most y Violent and nc. Threatening langaagc, fro
find way Of putting stop 10 these things.n
On the afternoon Of Monday, Mrs. Haf7ley
went to the residence Of her daughter, aud
after remaining there short time, started In
company with Mrs. blanchard, who was
ooard1ng with Mrs. Hunsacker, to make some
calls. 1t appears the doctor was watching
the maEsmcnts ofthe ladies, and shortly al.
ter the Inst two named lett Mrs. Hunsacker's
residence, he buck}ed On his revolver and went
out on the street, and walked back and forth
apparently laboring under considerable excite
mcnt and although his manner attracted the
HtfAF3fnN mi I1-t,< Ii
an idea that be was contemplating the hor.
iibic crime he shortly after rerpetrated. AZ.
ter time, but unnotfced by ans one UPON The
street, he followed his wife to the. house ut
which sue Was visiting. lie did not enter,
the house. His wife seeing him, became alarm
Cd and Immediately started home, but upon NJ
irving she found that the doctor hatl preceded
her, and Was awaiting her arrival. Upon en-
tering tile house she said to her husband,
Lave you been looking for me:'' Without
making any reply, be drew Ills pistol aud at
tirc. he then caught her by the hair, throw
hcr upon the floor, and commenced beating
her about the face aud breast with his fists
At this time, the only persons In the house.
beside the doctor aud Mrs. Hasncy, were
Ellcu Hatney and the wife Of young Harrison
Haney, who werc up stairs. When Ms.
Ha1uty frst called for help, Ellen ran down
stairs and seized her father by the collar, and
exerted all her strength to compel hi,n 10 de-
si>t. md It is believed sayed her mother from
being murdered on the spot by the inturiatel |
iend.
At The time the first outry was made, Mrs.
liunsakcr and Mrs. Blanchard were sitting on
the doorstep Of the formers house. Mrs Il.
sprang up, exclai1ufng, "Father Is killing
mother !" and started to 60 across the street,
but htter proceeding a Bhort distance she
stopped and remarked to her friend that she
Wns afraid If she went over that her fatler
Monld XII her. Mrs: B. urged her to ~ on
her duty to go the assistance OF her mother,
AIRS Hunsaker then {went Oh md entered tic I
house, and seeing her mother lying upon the |
foor, she ran to her, aud exclaimed, 'Oh |
mother, has he Killed yong" Seeing her en-
ter me house, the DOCTORS rage was rcdoublcd, |
wild beast, he dashed her upon the foos and I
sprung upon her head with his feel. ffactnrinr |
her sknll'ap fearful manner. AFTER stampinIs
upon. her for some time, bic: presented his /
pistol to her head and discharged IT, the bail |
entering saan the IiFht temple, producing instant
her father and nstng her utmost excrtions 10 |
hlEtfate his murlerons designs.
AS soon rs the doctor attacked Ills daugh.
Ter, Mrs. Aarncy lied from the house, ca!liu.
tor assistance, but before she reached tic
stseet tu sue vas pursued ~ The murderer, who
|
effect. He continued to pursue, and Q vertook
her Just as she was passing down the. stems
leading from the dooTynrd to the street. md
commenced beating her over the head with
Eils pistol, intictlng several severe and CHASTITY
AT this junctuFe his son Harrison
came up, Knocked the pistol out Of his fathers
hand, rescued lis mother and conveyed her
10 the house Of har nei4hbor
lhe doctor tlicn returned to tho house.
complaccntly viewed tho body Of his ,nur-
deFed daughter, and remarked to Ellen that
'the was glad the a-d b-h was dead" Hc
Then took a small pcnknlfe md undertook to
take his own life. HI thrust the knife INTO
each side Of his throat, intending evidently to
strike the 1ngular vein, but In this be wns un-
The knife penetrated the trachea
ind usoplaeus, making serere but not dan
serons wounds 1t is believed he also at
tctnpttd to destroy his lite with poison, but
lose. -
Mrs. Hnrney is In critical condition,
bnt stroug hopes arc entertained ot her re-
,oycry. n
Tie murderer Is about forty years of are.
md has resided at Fairp1ay for upwards OF
."enty years. lie Is n man Of good appear
,nce and atta1nments, but Possesses 4 noet
'folent md uDgovcEnablc temper. Some
our years ngo Ac made murdefous assault
1pon Capt. F, T. Stone, IN old man, stabbing
lin two Or three times, 1ndicting wounds
rom which the. Captain na1rowly escaped
'ealh. The difficulty grew out OF a political
1iaIney is under arrest, and confined under
,uard in his own house. 4 preliminary ex- l.
mination before the local Justices was ia.
axe place Inst evening.
The most intense excitement prevails In the
'illage, and among the citizens 1t is uniyers-
l1y regretted that Justice cannot legally be
ne,ed ont to the culrrtt By reason Of The re-
'cal Of the capital punishment clause in the
1tm{nal code Of Wisconsin,
What adds to this feeling Is the hardened
earring Of the murderer. lie not only psr-
lists IN sayfng that he is glad he killed bis
onehtcr, Int expresses regret that the wounds
e tnfict ed upon his wife arc not likely 10 /
rorc fatal. He is cold-blooded wretch,and !
70 punishment short Of hanging can attonc
Or his crimes,
THE TROUBLE OF RICHES.
low q Poor Irish Girl Got 100000 BY