, 1869-06-18
THE TRAGEDY AT CONVICTION
MD.
Two Ladies' Shot
Corrttpondens qf tA1 Lafayette Journal

CoFkGFok, June IL
scene Of one os ne moss horrible tiagedles c1er
enacted u The history Of the 6tAte- The cpu11uu-
n! 4oea IN y
eoon ascertalned thxt = man named Fred Rem
ster n1d shot Mn. Elizabeth Jones. M old widow
lay o. ,s'9 sSne :; ysa aud aa becfelheuef
The circumstances Of The aaal. are about these:
i apPesrs from. evidence before tie Coroners
tnrJ that, tust before the shooting, Remssar sud
his wife-Who Tired Ii part OF Mn. Jones' house
we're haytnE excited conversation II tae yard
MD Baia Ia eject tnAt they had better come tnso
their room and talE Renster and wife then
went into the house, and inso the room occupied
rushed out OF TIE frnnt door, followed BY Rem
ster who caught her ny tho csp. plsced rs pistol
nd @ ~. e1J,ns "mnrae4. I'd W VI. 70 IelioRei ai
bJ henasteI, who caaght her and pushed
ber down, and ahot her through the hcsd In the
meantime, Ni1 RemsteE sought rringe IN the
house Of a ne!ghbor. Renaster then started and
tan a. Y uJinR TO eseape, with his pistol in his
and made demonstration IN fropt OF tne house Of
John Fsr1lesr, and even raised his pistol to shoot
NJ; F. ous & z n sushed On hi@ md bore him to the
Atss Btcke1nennes to slivr at present xr1tngt
put cannot poss!blJ sufHse. The ball entered the
Tne Topnd Is located In about the same portion "a
WAS that Of President Llhcoln-
The ptstol used WAS nye-shooter Alien reyol-
bt1ter eaeeuaon thsa tno,s III pistols euat,y
A remarkable fact IL 1hAs ReQster plAccd tie
plstoE y the head Of the victims, and when he
ratseA bis pistol At III. Fauslear, he aimed At his
Head also,
Ills char1sabJ supposed that Reussef was ID
rose and taeiiuIu disposttpn having Dat iltile to
say. We cannot learn whether or not he Is In the
habit Of drinking 70 excess Certain II La that he
suns il esrls. and oerhsps t1is hsd something 70
Ars jonea-a Grandma Homes" as ane Is IT,
nlla1y calIed-was m Old resident os snia placee,
and VIVA beloted BY every onc. She waA N tnof-
fsn11ss old lady IN erer7 sense Of tie wora. Atss
has Is. rEs Rssa ~ ss q sas sa| Z
possessing appearance md Intelligence.
Renter a. s5es, s3c,n,;s = ss Of ss nd
time Of the draft and vent to Montana feturnng
year or 30 ago, with Il IL sald about 10000 In
sS sPa q II sse psa ea e. @sp g e .e ssa
nd md bad n.de ssanse@eats d n1 % via thai tast
% ea.s rnoTn, hs domestic relations 1e,e & 90. -
Connected with the adsr Which needs % BE- unra1-
| ciled- The Theory xdFanced oJ many h tass DC
INTENDED e k bis VIE, an1, possibly, M Jones
night, when arres,ed, tnas he hsd Elled bis wife
| tnln1lng probably, tnas Kiss Becselhelmef WAS
J lie vim be examined 1hls afternoon. lie Is COD
fned n jail, and has been constantly ravtng since
placed there Great excitement prevails, nul II
| is poadble tha. sunmsi1 measures may be calleI
into rqutsltlon, though It u hoped better counses
| n8Y prevail
Cornarox June IL
| The hnnsd tragedy ut wh1eh gave ron a nE9ef
seoouut IN mJ lette. OF SUNDAY, still contnces 10
Jones III III &c buried toiay. - sae wss The mother
placs, and also Of William Jones, formerly Mayor
Of SincenneA- She WAS beloved bJ eIey3body.
Ntas beckelhei1ner Is sinking steadily, aod can
not possibly recover. The guilty wretch who has
a1e u IL
| RaWlex and Vas committed 70 answer 10 the
charge Of murder u the nEst deGree
fair IN addition . those Already sent Jou. Rfms-
ter wsa married to an esttEushle JounG Iady only
r. aER T.
Rerrster came home about O'Clock Saturday
night apparently lehoHng under Ercar excite.
sDd Nm. ~ Jones ti1s there You'd ee sotaebody
killed that night or worda to that ccet MI.
saDa sef q H. .na
s,aassa!.tsly., I'm ana SDas'ins - RiS.el . Is ss
stsa,,y. Ts:s WIS wisneased W ey ,our Of I've lsde.
st..nE IN the nets1hoseooa, among asW Eand.
a.ssstss q ~ :: LETT :, shs InTes
n,o lie house i sapposed iar ,ae N paSo.e sSo 20
sasa ss sora n1s ass ia9 Rs' faes
tqna,e As Nss1eihs,asF no 5sn se5oas r. r.
A. r. nsr, sas TPssa ssa xsn tssDss st15s T.,
rne:e her father was standing. Reas,s csagh
her. and, putting the Pistol TO her head, ared, Y
!ore The unnspp! fassss fus comp.saendsi ! n
IN = northern direction ue attempted to e9es
N entrance iEto the house Of NJ: Donaldson fA,i
ing IN wntcn he again started oown street n,
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