, 1869-05-28
Mosr SHOCKING TRAGEDY.

Word was brought to this city on Sunday
morning Of q most shocking tragedy which
occurred at the farm residence Of Theodore
Burmester, Esq, Of Boise City, about six
miles below that city in Boise Valley, during
the afternoon Of the day before, May 18th.
Mr.. Burmester had gone TO Payette Valley
on professional business that morning. At
home were Mrs. Burmester, and their two
children, both boys, aged respectively about
seventeen months and three years, and two
hired men. Thomas Bevans and aDother
called John, we're at work 10 the field. After
diuner the eldest of the children, little Frank
went out to the Geld With the men. Between
three aud four o'clock the man John came
to the house, complained Of having badly cut
bis finger, aud 9ked Mrs. Burmester 10
dress the wound for him. She proceeded TO
her bedroom to get salve and q wrapping
rag. The wretch followed ber in, quickly
turned the key, and made most insulting
proposals to the unsuspecling lady. With
Indignation she bAde him leave the place.
At this he violently assaulted her, threw her
upon the floor, and terribly bruised her face
and body with blows and kicks. After this
he ran from the room, and Mrs Burmester
arose, got her husbands double barreled shot
gun, aud on hearing the villain approach
again attempted to shoot him. Unfortunate.
ly the caps snapped. He rushed out, ran
TO window which looked into her room, and
fred six shots from revolver at her. One
! ball struck her in the right side, entered the
abdominal cavity, and made painful, very
dangerous wound She fell to the floor and
tainted. Meantime the 6endish wretch,
. | oarhons coar;n0 oxnosura ~ The nrohahla
murder aud his own terrible punishment,
and maddeued by failure to accomplish his
! first Infamous desire, set fire to the house,
and then shot himself. Mrs. Burmester
5 thinks she heard him shoot twice while she
! lay wounded in her room. He had, however
iu the first place, put the youngest child in
, a wagon near the house. Bevans saw the
! fire from the field and rushed to the scene.
, 1t is supposed that the accursed cause of it
saw him coming and again shot himself on
the porch, where he fell and his body re-
mained to the last. After recovering from
. the fainting fit Mrs Burmester, with almost
5 superhuman resolve and exertion, crawled
b from the room, out of the burning building,
to safe distance, where Bevans found her
A lie quickly dispatched messenger to Boise
7 City, and Drs. Wagner, Bishop, Stevens
I, Thitodo, Gov. Ballard, Judge Scauiker Oaw
partner OF Mr.. Burmester) and his wife, and
) several other friends of the Burmesters, hast
: ened to the spot Messengers were sent of
to hurry Mr.. Burmester to the scene, and be
: reached the place about midnight. The
!, building was consumed. On the porch wa
the body of the vile wretch who had so ter
:, ribly crowded his four great crimes will
), such frightful aud revolving effect-of out
rage, murder, arson, and suicide. An in
: !, formant who was present says his arms anc
u legs were burned to a crisp, and his BRAIN
l. and heart, both exposed, were literally Try
ing, on the evening Of the tragedy, as thu
= , hated corpse laid upon the charred porch
/ lust where the fiend had fallen.
, e By stage of last evening we received th
j. mournfnl intelligence that Mrs. Burmeste
had foaly died of her wounds Sincerel.
o do we deplore the melancholy event, an
'e offer our condolements to her grief.stricken
T. deeply bereaved husband She was a mos
Is estimable lady, the daughter of Mr.. Hunsack
At er, wealthy farmer of Clackamas county
T. Oregon.-Haho World