The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-27
TRAGIC AFFAIR IN cALlf0..hlA.
Particulars of tise Death Of Harry Love, the
Texas Ranger.

from the San Jose Patriot June 30.l
Ever since the marriage OF Harry Love, the Texas
Ranger, with the widow Bennett, eight or ten years
ago more, there have been from time TO time
moiis In the family-quarrels, separation lawsuits
reunions and separation again. In fact, there has
been no harmony IN the family, and their domestic
aars have too often been the subject OF ventilation
by courts t and gossPs 81 rono,,,.ii seems that Of
parties. kind OF half reconciliation, whereby they
were Tor time enabled To live together under the
same roof but there was no sympathy no unity OF
feeling. no disposition, on the part OF the at
least, 10 forget the past no yearnng for happier
commingng OF thought and affection. Harry Love
felt that he was only tolerated there and he mag
ined that the great obstacle to the re-estabshnent
OF true marital relations in the family was IN the
person OF Christian Eiyelsen, German ab-rer
employed by the vie to work upon the place.
He tcid Eiversen TO leave; he ordered him oil
the premises: he Threatened his lie H he did
not 60 .Eiversen refused to obey or to regard
these threats tie said he was EN- ploycd BY
the wife, who paid him, and he hal nothing to DO
with Harry Love. While she desired his service on
the place he would remain. He tried to get Harry
put under bonds TO keep the peace, but we are told
Jailed In this, FOR the magistrate held that the hus
band, although living on tue T!e's property, had the
right TO prevent persons obnoxious to him from
coming there. However this may be, or what was
the ground for not putting Harry under bonds TIE
parties continued To occupy the same relations and
came into san Jose together business OF some sort
AMI there Harry Love. brooding over his troubles
saw them together lie Jeff the city making threats
he declared that he would go home and guard ms
premises and II Eiversen ,ered there ne should do
IL over his dead body. Harry Love, on arriving at
to his house. Armed with double-barreed shot
gun and six-sho0tng revolving pistol aud pro-
vided with bag OF crackers and u coffee pot and
coffee he prepared for a protracted defence
OF the man entrance. daughter OF Mrs.
Love hy. her first husband, Observing this
meaning. kept watch for the return OF ner mother
aud Eiyersen, and when they came IN sight ran out
into the road and gave theui notice OF the dispose
ton made Tor the defence They mad come Nitnn
fifty yards Of the gate where Harry Love lay when
the girl made this communication. Eiversen imine-
he md Ia
the gate. saw Harry Love behind the fence with the
barrel OF the shotgun protruding through It and
pointing a. hin. lie Immediately drew his
volver and both parties fired Simultaneously
Eive1sen was shot in the face and arm with some
small bird shot, INJECTING no serious injury. His PTS
tol shot did not hit Love. Although Love was pro-
tected by the fence, Eversen Immediately advanced
upon INN, receiving another discharge from Loves
liotgun and five out of the six charges OF his re-
yover, none Of which struck him except one pistol
BAL, received In the right arm, which disabled
member. Advancing, and firing as he advanced,
sen rcached the fence, and, bending over fred
again, the ball striking Love in the right arm above
broke out into q wild howl, calling for help,
and ran fast o. he could toward the house. Thc
and on the way picked up I.ove's pistol, which he
had dropped on the way, end fired one undischargcd
having dsabed arm san. oceibsr tns sonsa
when Eiversen struck Love heavy blow the back
OF the head with the empty pinto, winch feIled MIN
and tugged on the Gound, but were soon separated
by parties who came up. SO anded this horrible,
brutal and hellish scene. Eiverstn's para
lyzed BY the ban which entered 1T but the bone was
not broken; tn bird shot IN the fac he seemed to
think little Of Love received two serious wounds
broken arm and bad cut the back OF the hca
with pistol. The physicians on con sultation, be-
lieved Il necessary 10 take or the broken arm. We
understand that they took II Off at the cket OF the
Notwithstanding IL out and or altogether. and that
they administered In the operation large amount
Of chlorolorm to the suIIerer. Love died az the !,
operation was completed, and, of course there Is
much talk and varying opinions about The casa q |
Tue trea tmept