Shreveport semi-weekly news. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-06-09
A Fearful Domestic TRAGEDY.
a Sedseed W!f aste~rts to Murder
her Axsbosd-TNe Bsilee Essevs
He, O,oa Hea,e-1Hs Betrayed
Hxs6asd to be Tried /6v Ms,dev.

Y1St OOW 11CO1e" ~ AS'~ySs
Hubbard to BE Tried /ov Ms,dev.
IFron, the Meanwhile Union and American. J
In this city. many years ago. you
could have seen over . humble one.
story frame tenement the sligo of a
boot and shoe. Walking into the
house you beheld hale. hearty Ger
man at his bench. stitching or peg
cine away for very dear lite; while
his quick, brisk little wife busted her
selt with domestic duties. and their
little children played with scraps Of
leather. and pratttsd sometimes in
German and sometimes in English.
Late at night and early in the morn
ing the rap of the hammer was heard.
The fathers lif. seemed only an al
formation Of toll aud repose-his on
" recreation silently drinking his
beer before eating. or quietly smok-
ing his pipe after meals.
Thus smoothly time giided on.
adding . few gray hairs to the heads
Of the parents aud softly shading the
sunny locks Of their children. The
war broke out. The father was seized
with an earnest desire to serve the
country Of his adoption. and. though
nearly fifty years Of age, he volun-
..ered. Tearing himself from the
embrace Of his wife and unknitting
the arms Of his children from about
his neck. he Joined his regiment aud
left NAshvill to return no more until
the close of the war. When peace
was restored, be fastened to the city.
rushed 70 his home--alas. the de-
s,royer had been there! That wife
who chung to him so iondly aud whose
heart beat As though it would break
at his departure, had learned to love
another. and even then, in the very
house with those dear children, was
living in open and notorious lewd-
ness with her seducer.
To lawyer he related the sad sso
~ OF his wrongs a bill of divorce
was filed Before the trial the wife
seemed peni,-nt, dismissed her lover,
and promised reformation and future
fidelity. Coufiding in her sincerity.
forgiving her because Of her prni-
tence, and blessing her in the name
Of their children, with Smiles and
tears he drew her to his bosom and
told her how r.joic. h- was. and
their happiness should never again
be disturbed.
The family was reunited. the
wicked destroyer Of their peace de-
parted, and TIA. future seemed bright
before theta. The wife had one
boarGer in the house to whom she
showed many attentions. which even
,uallv led her husband to believe
that she had only exchanged lovers.
On a particular occasion he noticed
her observing him very closely. aud.
walk ing short distance from the
house. he saw that She came out in
the pard and looked TO See if he wss
gone. he then went off and con-
cealed himself When she returned
TO the house he Immediately came
back. pulled IF his boots, walked
softly in,o the house, and se-ins no
one below, assembled the stairs. here
he, unpcrceived. discovered the gull
" pair III bed. Without the leas,
noise he Gesccnd-d thu stairs, put on
Iii. boots. and walked heavily on the
floor. His wife ran down and in
guir"d i. he wanted dinner. He IT,
piled tina, h- had no desire 10 LAT,
but supposed that her fatigue would
give her an appetite. She demanded
an explanation, and he related what
he had seen. >he drew a pistol, told
him he lied. and, if h- did not n,
once retract his statement. she would
shoot him. Making no reply, he
walked out of the door, and she, lev
cling her pistol at him, fired The
ball missed its aim. aud be left the
premises. Ia about half an houl h.
returned. She, with gun cock d
and in her hands, met him at the
door. aud told him that If he lid no,
then r.,tract what he had said. she
would instantly kill him. Without
reply, he endcavored 10 wrest the
gun from her. A struggle eusued,
the gun was accidentally discharged.
and she fell to the floor, pierced
through the breast with the ball and
Immediately expired. An officer
hearing the report rushed to the
house, found the gun empty, her
dead and bleeding. and Ernest Brock
er. her husband. alone present. lie
inquired how it happened, and Brock
er in broken English, endea. ored 10
tell him. Tn, officer could only un
derstand that he said he did it.
Brocker was committed /" Jail, where
he vas taken SICK, and tor a long
time it was thought he would q E
He recovered, and now awaits his
trial at the next term of the criminal
court, when, as no one saw the kill.
ing, he will doubtless, be convicted
of murder in the first degree, the
penalty of which is death. Thus.
Ernest Brocker. now over fifty years
of age, is destined to suffer death for
the crime Of others, and those chill
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