Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-11-22

A New Mexico correspondent Of the
Louisville Journal gives the following &C
count Of a shocking affair between two Off.
GERS Of the 125th u. S. colored troops, a regi.
ment recruited IN Kentucky in 1865, and
was sent out % Neg Mexico Mention oil
the matter has been made in our dispatches
One Of the parties, First Lieut.. JoHY j.
WARNER, had beeu for some time suspicious
that improper intimacy existed between his
wife-who has been with him nearly ever
since he Joined the regiment-and another
First Lieut.. (FRED. HAsELHURsT. He
finally becameso confirmed in his suspicious
and dissatisfied that be peremptorily turned
his wife away, and instituted proceedings
for a divorce. This was a little over two
weeks ago, at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
His wife, thus left 10 herself, appealed 10
the generosity Of the officers at the post for a
sum Of money sufficient 10 cover the expenses
Of Journey back 20 Kentucky. She was a
native Of Lexington, KY, where, if we are
not mistaken, she las a parent or parents.
She has friends also in Louisville, and ih-
tended 10 make that her place Of abode. She
succeeded in raising the necessary amount Of
funds, and left Fort Selden about two weeks
ago, en- route, by coach, for the States, shak-
ing off the dust Of her feet against "JoHN-
NY" and breathing parting regrets for more
favored FRED"
No sooner had she left, however, than fre-
quent letters began 10 pass between herself
and HAsELHURsT. WAREER, stung with
jealousy, was on the qui ViUe, and Tuesday,
October %. Just before the departure Of the
Northern mail, succeeded in getting access
10 the mailbag, in which he found three
letters directed 10 "Mrs. JULIA WARNER"
These he opened, and found 70 be very
glowing, l5ye breathing missiyes, written by
Lieut.. FIRED. HAsELHURsT. Shortly after,
il being nearly dinner time, he (WARNER)
stationed himself at a point near which the
officers usually passed on their way 10 the
mess room. armed with three or four well
loaded pistols and bowie-knife. IL was not
long before HAsELHURsT came along, when
WARsER confronted him with drawn re-
volyer, and demanded, "What do you write
letters 10 my wife for?" and thereupon i'm
mediately discharged his revolver, the dis
charge taking effect in HAsELHURsTs body,
lust below the lower ribs. TIE wound was
helpleSsly fatal, but HAsELHURsT, not at
once disabled, retreated into the quarters
Of the commanding officer OF the post,
which were near at hand, pursued by WAR
NER. who continued 10 fire at him, though 1t
seems without effect. Two or three shots
were thus fred inside the room, whens HA-
sELHURsT sprang upon WARNm and sue
ceeded in Wrestling away one of his revolvers.
Thus armed, HAsELHURsT took deliberate
aim and shot WARNER directly through the
heart, as the latter was standing outside the
door preparing another pistol for firing
WARNER staggered forward, drew his bowie
knife, stuck 1t two or three times in the side
Of the adobe building, and fell dead upon
the spot. HAsELHURsT only survived him
a few hours, and now they sleep side by side,
far away from their homes, each, through
the influence Of base passions, the others
destroyer. WARNFR was about 2S years
old. At the time Of hisdeath he was Acting
Assistant Quartermaster at Fort Selden. He
was a native Of Kentncky. His father was
Colonel Of one of the Union, KY, regiments
for period during the war.
Mrs. WARNER has child about year
and half old, which she took with her on
her Journey. What her feelings must be
when she learns the horrid result of her
misconduct may be imagined.