Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-28
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.

The following particulars of a strange and
.eartnl tragedy are raken from a receEt num-
Der of the Watertown IN. " Reformer:
'Ensign Reynolds is the son of farmer in
Antwerp, and is about 10 years old, Of a morose
domineering disposition and ungainly person
Ne has never lived happilp with his wife, or, en-
abus, her and thrertened 10 take her life
Some line 20 they went West, and while there
he was imprisoned for threatening TO kill her
She returned about the 10th OF June, a Id
went to work as q domestic in the .amily
OF the widow Lyons Wait. on a farm about
two milk from Antwerp village Ina few
days alter, Reynolds got back from the West.
and began TO prowl about the place where she
was AT work. They finally had an interview
in regard TO their child about five years old who
was living al her ia,her's. He ,hcn id II she
did Y OF give Up the child her grave was dug
She fuaily aRr d that he should take il, aud
they went to her 1ather where the ch Id was
ard surrender il to him. On this occa ion
he abu her and repeat his threat d her
lie. For severei days he was IN lurking
about the pisce where she lived. Mrs. Rey-
nolds saw h'm, was greatly fright med, and
expressed the belief that he wonld IN urder
her. On Tuesday af =, noon she saw him in a
grove near the house, and at evepiIg al er
supper rhe put her band 10 her head. said she
fell bad, ana 10 ou ght her husband would XIII
her. Mrs. Wait told her she need not 20 out 70
milk, but repli"d ne men were tired, ld
Welt out with Mrs. Wits son aud youny
hired maj about eighteen years old.
They finished milking and were going il,
when Reynolds. With double barrel shot gun
In his hand, appeared on stone wall near oy,
between his VIE and the house. She was
rghtened and, dropping her milk ran TO the
lot cut OF which be came. The nircd man
picked mp stone and cried, Hold GU therer
Reynold stopped, turned round, and partly
raised bis gun as If to shoot him. The @. her
mdu then picked up his pals and went towards
the house. Reynolds then jumped into the lot
and went towards his wife. She was heard TO
say: Give me time to pray then the discharge
OF gun in quick succession. The murderer
walked coolly of, but never uttered a word
One chsIge took effect in her elbow and
nangled one Ct h'r fingers. The other entered
the neck near the breast, serving the iugular
vein. From the appear ance of the wounds il is
probable that he was ouly few feet from her
when he fired.
The only motive for this terrible dred is sup.
pos6u - be possible but upfounded jealousy
OF bis wife, or more likely asavage and uncon.
trollable emper
Reyno ds. 3iter committing the bloody deed
m; de for the woocs, where a searching party
found BIN. He was found a few moments
after the report OF gun was heard with q Ia rye
wound passing through h i: body, but alive On
being Questioned be said hc shot him self when
he he I'D The pan ty apprUachin rather than be
taEen alive, but he thought he had aimed too
low. He said be killed his wife, and intended
TO do so for a year pasl, and thar he did il be.
cIuse he sIov~ ID her.
..In about an hour and half he died from
bis wound. and so eldrd the n Oct horrible
tragedy that ever took place in this section Of
the country. The eo;oner's jury rendered a
verdict Of murder IN one case, and suicide IN
the Other