The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-11-15

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chss5lr, haviae loaded heavily dos6ls-bsr.
kot-sus With back shot, fired q bic
1fIS Hon IL outside Of the house, through
.Ahebeek window Of the sunmsf kitchsn.
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.hr9sshxhch Re eo.ld - hi. gifs's mother
sitsInf With hhfidfsnt childin Asf arms. He
es.t q. son,sny q d. sse9sA bsE!sl 6 T..
hand Of his mother.in-l law, and passing
tbrsugh lhesb0ly Of the child, Aslling i n
stantly. Mr.. Myers then ded, and amid the
excitement was not immediatsly followed.
Abort IN hsur sud shaaf aAsrvssaA hvevr,
Ter, his body vas discovered in the stable iAl
ithe tssxefItieersais,a hs thssss cat .it9
= razor thas lay upon the straw beside ANN,
The wiadpspe and jafalas vsiA leing severed.
Nj. Myers Was apparently about twentyn M
years Of age. He formerly resided in Du.
buque, from which place he enlisted in the
1 atuy = - 0ri1 period Of ~ rak serving
1 his three years with credit, : portion Of the
time being attached 70 the Signal Corps "
the army Of The Potomac. On the expirA-
ton OF his term Of service he returned -
Dubuque, where his family reside, one q his
nenbelg -. win. # AlAnae5Buah,
9TH r1oS IL 1o,hesa4 4h ~ nov
! iosidx.n HsSxjnaia61 H. ~ aAd1t siA
] months, the mort ofthe TINE working 10 the
hardware store and tlnshop Of Mr.. G. Mason,
when Mr., Ira U. Butler, Of Manchester,
beiuS - ioHn aAdSn .Nsnt Of had s.d
Mr.. Mason not being able 70 furnish employ.
ment. Mr., Meyers vent 70 MANCHESTER. Or
the 4th ofJulys 1856, b nssssise Miss AiEors
Houghton, of that place, IN estimabls yonnl
/. lady mot yet nineteen years Of age. The inr
, FAINT that WAS killed was about eight mou1l
} old.
For 90 much Of tho facts shove given Il
! relate to the occurrence at Manchester, VI
. are indebted TO our prompt correspondent q
I that place. Substantially tina. same state
mens ID furnished By Conductor Cawley ant
passengers on yesterdays train, with tn
Z additional statement thai on the person 0
o tina deceased vas fouada letter, directe'
. !" To whom Il my cohcernsf she eeet4nts 0
4 which had not been generally made public
abe sssnassly best grounded and most def
niie rumor being that it contained sstats
. ment Of the cause which led him 70 The ras
oct, detailing number OF dtp0tsa slsch b
!. had had With his wiz, an& aAsSsaAag hi
: determination to end an unhappy existence
. showing jealossiy 10 be the excitable caus
IS of the terrible tragedy. Two or three RES
n dents Of Manehssser, and ac4sainssSces q
the family, srs astonished at any ssAh devel
> opment, a. hey are nol aware thst III leas
Is breath had ever been whispered sgainst tn
II fair fame Of the wife.
- Mr. Myers has borne, b.thin Dubuque an
+ in Manchester, an excellent reputation. hi
scopaintances here, including Mr.. Mason, 70
whom be last worked in Dubuque, unani
IS mously speak Of him rs quiet, hosest, in
: dustrious, sober young man and his employ
T. er and acquaintances in Manchester corrobo
b rate the sentiment. He and his wife hAv
), appeared to outsiders to live in perfect peac
10 and harmony, and, in short, everything cor
. spired TO arouse among the citizens Of Man
n chester the utmost horror and aseonishnen'
. or course the deceased was laboring unde
e temporary insanity. at the time Of the terrihl
tragedy under no other circumstances coul
n such man do inch a deed. Dubuque Time,