The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-12
LOVE AND MURDER.

from the Cleveland Leader, August 10l

from the Cleveland Leader August TO-
The village OF Bedford thrown into intense excite
ment vest rday afternoon in consequence OF the shoot
ing dead of woman of that place by doctor OF TINS
city John w. Hughes, who had some eighteen months
since, enced her 10 Pttsburg and married her ana rom
whom she had parted on the discovery that ne hau
another wi living The circumstances or the marriage,
the parting the arrest and Judgment In the reheh'y
last fall we're published in columns He persuaded inns
woman of Bedford named ramsey Parsons To 30 70 ft.
burg where he married her In few weeks she iereu
that he had wife and three children. She Immediately
informed her friends and through their instrumen.sy
DR.. II. was arrested tried for bgamy ana sent W .o
Penentiary She came back to her friends IN neuoiu'
where she has lived since. =. -
DR. Hughes was pardoned last March, when he re-
turned TO this city, opened an office on on.aro street.
and resumed the practice of medicine He sent ms former
wife hack to the Isle Of Man several weeks ago since
her departure he has been trying TO induce MS secoho
wife TO return his house She has postvey ana re-
On Tuesday night he eft the city IN carriage, with
Oscar RUSSELL keeper of the New YORK Lunch saoon
under Moores old auction store on Ontario street. ana
was driven by man named Orr Carr. They lett at ten
O'clock and arrived at Newburg at midnight Staying
at the Cataract House an hour or two ne e eng Tue
limb and would be back In few hourA ihey put up al
hotel in the latter place and about ten O'CLOCK yester
dav morning Dr. H. walked TO the home OF Miss Par
SONG He sought an interview but she told him TO 90
away as she wished and would have nothing TO do with
him. II should be stated here perhaps that he pressed
his suit upon her about week ago with much force and
perssency and that he went into towering passion on
her refusal to comply with his wishes, and even threat
ened 10 take her life If she would not yield. She grew
alarmed and told him she would have him arrested If
he did not leave and abandon his suit
He told her that he would give her much time In
which she would decide whether she would again live
with him, and then he rcjoined his companions and
spent several hours drinking About two O'Clock in The
afternoon he went to the house again. and took up his
station in the garden. Not dreaming that he the
premises, she at length went into the front yard. He
approached aud asked her II she would go home with
him. She shook her head in refusal when they' say,
he exclaimed ''Good bye, Tamsey we will meet in
cord of the neck. She wheeled around and he fired a
second time the shot lodging in the back of her head
causing instant death.
When the deed done the murderer the road,
where seems the carriage in waiting He jumped in,
and driver Carr that the Doctor drew his revolver
him. and threatened kill him If he did not drive he
directed They dashed down the road towards Ncwburg,
on the Canal road but followed by soldier and q
Mr. Hanes, the brOher-in-law Of the murdered woman
who was chiefly instrumental in the prosecution or
the Doctor in Pttsburg The latter had pressed couple
of horses into the service and such hot pursuit that
when OUT about mile from the village Dr. H. Jumped
field The pursuers thought this blind, and kept on
after the vehicle, which they finally overlook and dis
covered their mistake The soldier got into the carriage
and drove Carr and Russell back Bedford prisoners OF
Meantime of the village folks were out in
pursuit Detachments sent to gard all the by
roads while the rest OF the party secured the field in
which the murderer supposed to be lying concealed
1t lot, part woodland thickc and part meadow,
and quite tangle After search OF two or three
hours Constable Wells discovered the Doctor lying beside
log in the high grass fast asleep He called " him,
render which he accordingly did without the slightest
show Of resistance giving up revolver and knife ne
was escorted by strong guard to Bedford who had
much difficulty in keeping the Infatuated citizens from
lynchng the murderer on the spot
The Doctor put in the carriage he set out in from
this city, and brought here by detective Thomas Nc
Kinstry and Mr.. Andrews-Mr McKinstry having been
summoned there by telegram sent at two O'Clock
escorted by the constable and several Of Bedford
He conversed freely about the matter On Mr. Andrews
observing that 1t was sorry piece OF business no said
'No. went out there on purpose TO kill her, and an
glad OF it, killed her out Of pure love. II coult
have killed Haines should feel perfectly satisfied OF
words 10 that effect. -
The prisoner arrived here about O'Clock last
night and locked up in the county jail Russell
Carr brought in freight train three quarters oil
mn hour later, and also committed 10 jail.