, 1866-11-21
MCRDERCUS RENCOUSTER.
Two Kcntuck1ans Kill Each Otascr-A
EuiIhlc~A Wife Causes the Bloody
Transaction

tFrom the Louisville Journsl, November 19]
i correspondent nt Fort CraiE, New McSi-
co, whose letter was written IN the lst tn-
stans, sends us tho particulars Of most
shocking affair tha: tons place between ttvo
officers OF The One Hundred and Twenty fifth
which was recruited in Kentucky In the
spring Of 1865, anu which was seut ont to
the Territory Of New Mexico last summer,
| wlcry it is now doin. duty. One of thu
parties, First Lieutenant John F. Warner,
had been for some time suspicious that i1n-
propeg Intimacy existed between his vile
who has been with him nearly ever
since he. Joined the rcglmeutL7and
hurst}. lie analls became so confirmed in
cmrtorily turned bis wife away and institut-
| ed proceedings fur a divorce. This WAS
little over two weeks ago, at Fort Scldcu,
New Mexico His wife thus Left to herself,
appealed to the generosity Of the officers at
tic post for n sum Of money sufficient to
cover the expenses Of journey back 10
kentucky. She wcfa native Of Lexington,
Kentucky, where, If VIC arc not mistaken,
| she has parent CO parents. She has irltna-
also in Louisville, ,anl Intended to tnake that
her place Of abodc. She succeeded in rails
ing The necessary amount oi funds and lefl
Fort Scldcn about Two weeks age, cn route,
hy coach, for The States, shaking Oh the dust
Of licr feet uruilst johnny" and breath,
.ng .!Err5 5a.,t4n9 regrets tor tile more ta''fe'
No sooner Ind she LEFT, however, than fre
qucnt letters begun ~ ra>s between herself
aud Hasclhurst. Warner. ttunE with jeal
cusy. was on the qni t.se, and Tuesday, 0cto
her sd, just before the departure Of ths
| to the mailbag, in which he fund three let
tcrs directed to - Mrs. Julia Warner.' Thesl
| lie orentd. aud found to be very glowing
lovc:brea,l;ng misslvcs, written BY lieuten
ant Fred. Haselhurst. Shortly after, 1t be
ing nearly dinner time, he {'Sarner) statione.
! [ 1li1nselfat point near which the olncer
usually passed on their way to the mess
. room, armed with three OF four wcll.loadc'
: pistols atd bowic-kniie. 1t was not Ion:
before uaselhurst caulc along, when Nasne
! dcmardctl-*'Wha do y.u write letters t
: nly wife for!' and thercnpon immeaiatcl.
> discharged his revolver, the charge takin
- elect III Hascthurst's body just oeloT u
lower ribs. The wound was helplessly fatal
> but Hasc1hnrst, rot at once disabled, r.
! treated into the quarters Of the commandln N
= officer Of the post, which wtrc near at hand
pursued by Warner, who continued to fire 2
= hin,, though it seems without effect. TW
(. | or three SLOTS were thus fired Inside tn
/ room, when Unse1hurst sprang upon Wa
i ! ucr and succeeded in Wrestling Away one
!, lis rcyoiycgs. Thus armed Hasclhur:t too
J. deliberate aim and shot Warner dircet1
!. through the heart ns tile latter was staudln
y outside tic door preparing. another, p,s,t
i for firing, Warner staggered forward. dre
i. In tic side OF the adobe building, and fe
- survived q few hours. and now thz
IS sleep side ~ side, far away from the
homes sash through theSs Sss 'naSstSs aes1Seve
~ Warner wns about twcnty-eisht years .!
" at the time Of his death he was Acting 4
! sistant Qusrtcrmastcr Of Fort sclden. /