The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-17
A NEW ENol AND TRAGEDY.
Love- Dbgamy and AHurder-The Murderer
still large.



[From The Worcester Mass spy, Nov. lGl
The most desperate cold bloodsd and shocking Of
murder that has ever snsprsd IN this comfy occured
this city yesterday sfisrnoon the house or Mr. Ed
ssrd Clrtis, situated abnut three miles from the City
Hail. the Old turnpike road TO Cappville and near
culars Of tho horrible anair gathered from eve Wit
nesses ami from avs 70 the scene Of the tragedy.
The parties were James Shepard young man about
twenty ,nvs. ysaIa o. age, Who has bad for ysas
Wou sso nhsn sas n. on,
afeen years OF age, she was snticsd away from her
home With her parents IN tbs city ~ Shepard,
and % marriage ceremony was performed, but dur
ing The day she rescued from him and restored
TO her ricndA 10 arrested for polygany, he hsv
clarsd null and void Some six months a.srwsris shs
went on win HIM agnn, and renamed awhie, whom
they separated They were afterwards married asain
and again separated His treatment 10 her harsh
and brutal bus In spite " her infaiuation such
that she ~o.d Al hrs solicitation connect hs1elf With
Two weeks ago was srrestsd for having forged the
signature Of her parents 10 permit for her be
red ~ which he Obtained marriage license she being
under sss but when ths case came Into ponce court
she dec AIRED that sho should persist living with him.
and abandoned hor friends 20 70 with him. The
case accordingly plsred Ole, and she went with
him TO i've tn Lowell shs there but ie~ DAYS
when be OF money and refused 10 support her
longer turning her out OF the house She back
never 90 With him again shepard followed her hero
and sndeavored 70 persuade her TO i've With him again.
side only abort distance from the Of murder
Yesterday moruins sne went 20 Mr. Curtis house, 10
shors ,ime When sbersrd esnc ana had eons on
with her. sndenvong " persuade her 70 away with
him. sho refused and he became angry. rhs vii Of a
son OF Mr. Curtis living 10 the HOUSE. had been confined
the sight prev,ous and out Of The sick
room and reproved him tor loud talking He made
sons 70 the e,s II. ~s DOWN IL hs pan.r
He came 10 the city ard purchased . small single bar
relied pistol and quantity OF cartridge, and white re
tura lu. .k-f. ~ -
GONG 70 Curtis 70 kin his we that he he'd just been
sfer pistol 10 do with he arrived ~ the house b
y 400 q S s yra =
Laura was In, and told she In the lischen
Washing di-hss. He then asked James 70 60 IN w,h
slowly, and he entered the door he heard MIRA shep-
ard cry out '.Oh, don't m,n ana her strue Cling
Curtis ssirsd HIM and ,r.d 10 hold n,m ana II he
struggle tne pistol Olson arged doing harm Mrs.
shepard and Mn Green sccd The nurse thss
reloaded his psto and vas again seized By Curis and
his second shot was peneciuai. Shepard then suc
sn,erns, shutting q sgains, Curtis who then 70
call Tor his brother who by Az soon hep
srd entered he room he fred another Intellectual shot
MT shepard then threw herself upon tho bed with to-
mex womsn. and he tired two more shots her Mrs.
Cvrtis The SICK woman. said, ''Dont shoot me-" 70
Sa ssas 10 .sso H. vs .s.u 1o GU;
tne room ana - she crossed the entry towards the
ensn, ne nrcd again the bullet taking eject In her
risnt temple and abe fell dead the threshold
The two broshsr came In Just season 10 see her all
and 70 ace hiD 40 out At the front DOOR
snep,rd Immediately took 10 the fields and woods
going In the direction o. Cherry valley the spscsa orr
Of hs murderous work being too much ercitsd and
frighensd 20 prevent Information was sent 1t once
70 the police once, and City Marshal Drsnpan with
some SIR o. eight ofhcers end corosor Marcus Rice
hurried 70 the spot and arrived sbous an hour
after The deed wM committed The body was found
lying where II fell the fsly suppoeng /, improper 70
move q tiil shs arrival Of The corones
The ofnccrS we're o. once despatched In different
direcsons search Of the murderer 1be>e who vent
TO Cherry valley soca got On bic track and oowsd rim
70 several housss stores and factories each OF which
paess he toId What he hAd dons. and threatened the
A. the house u bic sister In ths village Re gave
- his pistol and cartridGsA On The arrival OF the
ohcsrs thew sns nes neiised 70 give Information
ass they vsrs asiaysd II esarchisa for him They
asrvsrds found ines be haA been gone ouly ave MIR.
usss shea shsy arrived.
Al ~ ne pisoss vSsss hs stspp>S ne bsAs hls %.
enc nsssces sscssys saylog they wesh never 80 hun
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