The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-13
ANOTHER INDIANA SENSATION.
Woman Shoots Dead a Man for Making
Improper Proposals to Her.


From the New Albany tInd.) Ledger, Dec. 81
At about half-past one O'Clock this afternoon the
people IN the neghborhood Of Water and Upper
citement by the loud report OF pistol. A
crowd soon gathering, it was soon ascertained
and clerk in his fathers store Main street. near
Pearl, had been shot and instantly killed by Mrs.
~ S nn % oSna rs Inc shooting
sides next door TO the Mortons 1t seems that Mrs.
Morton had been Of the store OF MIR. Moore q few
young MIR. Moore who went 10 Mrs. Huif's resi-
dence and stated that he had an agreement TO meet
Mrs. Morton there Mrs. Hun stated that the room
was cold but that she would make a dre. She
started for the door, and had gone outside when
Mrs. Morton entered and Immediately drew q revol-
yer and fired the ball entering Moore's neck prob
ably severing the juguar vein. The unfortunate
young man dropped dead on the ioor without
1r as was least e sign M
was lieutenant in the Twentythrd regiment ana
afterwards served IN the Western navy. Ne Is now
absent at Kansas city, Ma.
Yesterday S8lnSS x hhr Melissa Norton who
boards at the residence OF Mrs. Thomas on Water
street, near Third was seen coming out of the Post
once with a letter In her hand she was seen read
ing u by one OF the officers Of the police. short
s $ Moore, ST. and engaged in conversation aTs Ion
with his son, Scott y Moore Jr., q clerk I'm
the establishment: The The. clerks noticed Mrs.
versation, but they were talking in an
undertone, and only now and then could they hear
\
Of the deceased was In the store at the time, and,
noticing that the talk between his brother and Mrs.
morton was very earnest called scott to one side and
40 TO let him know, and he would assist him with
money or In any way TO get him out OF It. Scott
piled that nothing was the matter, and resumed the
conversation with Mrs. Morton. soon after
that Mrs. Morton left the store, going up
Main street. and Immediately afterward John said TO
scott. Come on, scott: let us 20 TO dlnneru They
went up TO Upper Third street, when Scott turned
TO the right, going towards the river by that street.
Igl,,.r Lad h.sx hats
threw his head over his shoulder aud laughed at
him, He tscott Moore) Joined Mrs. Norton on the
ana both walked together. The he" converse ss
ton between them Is not known except
ture. At her house IL seems he went and in few
moments she joined him IN the parlor, where they
were alone. What took place there is not known,
only az Mrs. Morton states IT, After remaining
there short time Mr.. Moore opened the door aud
stepped into the room; in the rear, where Mrs.
into the room he said .'Mrs. Hun, and i'm.
mediatcly fell, Mrs. Morton hiring at the
moment and preventing his finishing the sentence
Mrs. Hun testified at the inquest that she saw Mrs.
Morton, at the moment she fred, standing In the
front room, and that after the shot was fred Mrs.
Moore stepped TO the doorway and looked at the
BODY, and, turning about walked out OF the mouse.
Moore was almost instantly killed, the ball entering
the lett side OF the neck two inches below the ear,
severing the carotid artery, and, passing through
the juguar vein, lodged under the skin Of the lower
MRS. Morton went into her boarding house next
door, and IL seems gave pistol, q Smith a wesson
seven-shooter, TO Mrs Thomas, who gave II to 0cer
Lansford. That officer found six Of the chambers
charged and the seventh empty.
Mrs. Thomas testified that she had seen and read
two letters sent Mrs. Morton and signed with the
name OF Scott Moore, but did not know what had
become OF them.
Mrs. Hun testified that Moore had never visited
her house before, and that she did not have other
than store acquaintance with him.
This is about all the evidence IN the case except
the statement Of Mr.. Morton TO oicer Iansford,
| foiows;--"Slnce Thursday last ! have re.