The New York herald., 1867-04-07

An Old Man shot and Killed In Has Doorway


From the Louisville Journal, April Al
John Collins was an Irishman by birth, and In his
the of First street and Broadway Selling out
hts stand at that point he removed TO Indiana where
ne resided several years II 1852 ne returned 70 this
store Is on Broadway between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth Il Is frame building the north side OF the
Eighteenth. Last night about eight o'clock, old man
Collins was standing In his doorway; the shutters Of
from the opposite side of the street, and he fell
dead upon the threshold He did not utter
9. wcrd-not even 2 gfoan. When the members
was extinct Coroner Dick Moore was notified Of tho
murder and repaired to the Of the tragedy He
ken effect In his left sde in the region Of the lower
~. three Of which passed through and lodged under
was bu, one report and the very reasonable nresnmn'
.on s tnat the weapon used a shot gun and from
Inc Inc nature and size Of the judge that the
1ssge consisted OF slugs rife balls The police at
took the mater in hand, and are busy engaged in
Inns OF ferretng out the assassin. The object was
inoiyeSs robbery, as no attempt made to follow
motive oing BY an entry OF the house. As Mr. Col
q The Louisybeen one Of tho most peaceable and
ADDITIONAL % rohn,s ! s hard S' % conjecture the
. and consequently Mcf the Atm gives the following
= Sheppard, who keeps q sa.tragedy =
OF Main and Preston sreetollins married sisters,
: his wife, but Afterwards they Bsn law. For time
married life between them was akpt at the corner
g One act brought on another unsi very wsii with
: tor, Mrs Collins, and asked for shelter, Neasanl
Z granted her. About two weeks sgo shsppapsrd
Kirby whe. be made an effort to burst in, but was pl
= vented by the officer, and carried on. sheppard, af
he released, returned to the house and attempted
Last Sunday night Sheppard again went 70 the houa
Of Coins and BY both threats and peussons endea,
!, he f.iled. he then lett, breathing out s2rss q
assnH Collins for having shielded mis- wife, am
sssns sss s 70 sheppard @SSa carry
= threats into cxecuton, sued out peace va
. rant seainss him. which was 70 have bee
before tss time arrived Collins had fallen Victim At Il
p hands ofsheppard The murder Was most foul an
page 70 N history Of crime in our city.
Besidsslhs positive evidence Of Mfa Conden there
strong sru~sssn.. evidence . point % sheppard
sheppat WAS arrested lats on Tuesday night BY on
cers John slaisr, John Rogers Thomas Antle, Aarr
! on FfidayEhen the case viii be thoroughly invess
g gated
, | A Little iirl Beaten 20 Death BY Her Father
sasO thai tsls Eir q ten years. named Lousa Ban
suddenly, r,cers procseded q once 10 examine d
:. casa Th found The corpse In w night clothes ly..
rom = oadsr revealed d. sight sight Sslcs 0sR Iaase
2 cause v scutest heart to shudder with
~ horror The back mass Of bloody wsw ana as
che bod which had been ertravasascd, srl AZ thick
dtlotS .pon the surfAce Of the SKI. 4. n,ns the
So3 more a,ssCiuI a' es Oss psls marks
ID 80 viosnt hand had clrsned y fast causing the
osod % cosct blue and breast wss under the
10 &c zane weSs q core marked the back and the
abdomen Va ssrssissa yeh blue and pirple, sucn a.
= face Of thS dead chd such 70 Indicate that she
had died L ali the agy q death pairu and violent
IN the extrma ~ half open eyes ware vet staring
not WITH vacancy but fun OF the ervrssI,cn Of via
terror sndshs AGONY AGONY. From u: face ali color
Wheve Bsrorvh had len, however. and guided psr.
haps by rs tSosht that no inquiry would be nssuted
q 10 The a. Of the child coffin had been procured
ouser vsor The brutal father has besn arrested. :
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