The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-08-19
Shocking Murder.

The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald gives the
particulars of the shooting on Tuesday
last at Bedford, Ohio, of Miss Tamsey
Pasons by DR. Hughes, to whom the Doc
tor had, by means of false representa-,
tions, been previously married. He was
tried for bigamy and sentenced to the
penitentiary for term of years, but after
six months confinement he was pardoned
and released. Going back to Cleveland,
he began to practice medicine again and
lead a loose and disreputable life.
On Tuesday last he hired hackman to
convey him from Cleveland to the resi-
dence of Mr. Parsons, and succeeded in
obtaining an interview with Miss Tam
sew. He endeavored to prevail upon her
to leave her home and 90 with him, but
she positively refused to do SO, when he
gave her a certain time in which to make
up her mind, and left.
About 2 o'clock in the day he called at
the residence of his intended victim and
met her in the back garden. Approach
ing her, lie said: '"Tamsey, have you
made up your mind to gol'' She shook
her head. Then the Doctor, pulling from
his breast little four-barrelled revolver
and with the words Good bye, Tamsey !;
We shall meet again across the big wa
ters," upon his lips, deliberately took aim,
shooting her through the head. His vic
tim turned and ree1ed, and while falling,
the cold-blooded fend fired again, the
second ball passing through her head,
and hurriedly consigning her to eternity.
Having committed the murder, Hughes
took to his carriage, but abandoned it
for the woods about five miles from Bed
ford. Officers and others were soon in
hot pursuit, and it was not many hours
till he was taken
The citizens of Bedford and Newburg
turned out en- masse, joined by several re
turned soldiers, who were well armed,
in search of the prisoner. The party dis
covered him lying down in thick clump
of brush Upon the approach of the
pursuers he rose upon his knees and said
he would surrender at once, handing over
the fatal instrument with which he com
mitted the atrocioas deed
He stated to the officers who had him
in charge that he was fully cognizant Of
the penalty attached to his fearful crime
w DGU du OIHCcE Icmdi hcu w hiuIJ bot
tor, this is terrible crime you have been
guilty of committing" he replied, Il am
aware of it, but / have effected my OBJ
iect. came from Cleveland with the
avowed purpose of killing her and /
have dene it,"
The deceased was 6ne-lOoking girl,
about sixteen years of age, and much
sympathy was expressed for her while
under arrest here She had been aware
that Hughes had been married before,
but he deceived her by telling her that
he had been divorced, and that he would
show her his divorce papers when he got
to this city. She prevailed upon him to
show these papers before their marriage,
but he promised TO satisfy her fully on
the subject after her marriage, alleging
that the papers were in his trunk. As
soon as the ceremony was over, and an
opportunity presented itself, she asked
to see the papers, and being again "put
off," she began to suspect that she bad
been duped. 1t was not long, however
until Hughes yillainy was fully expos
ed, and she returned homo sad and nn-
happy girl. Why such an infamous Of
fender as Hughes has been turned out Oi
prison, is a matter which needs some ex
| planation,