The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-01-22
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NA1PER
VILE, ILL.
A Man Shoots ard Kills his WiTe's
Faramoar-Hs also makes a Desper-
ate Assault upon the Guilty Woman
Particulars Of the Tragedy.

FaraMo3r-H6 Q also makes Ussper-
ate Assault upon the Guilty Woman
Particulars Of the Tragedy.
From the Chicago Tribune.l
NAIpFavILLE, ILL.,, Jan, 1869 About
| eight years ago, young man from Dutch
ess county, New York, came out west 10
visit his brother. then living on farm
uear NaiperviIle, il Du Page county, His
name was Chauncey Bailey. While al his
! brother house he became acquainted With
Miss Thompson daughter Of a farmer
whose land adjoinad his brothers. She
was comely woman, fair to look upon,
young and fresh as her native prairie. She
had suitors, as all young girls have, and,
like them, too, looked upon one with much
| favor. 70 him she gave what heart she
had, and to him her troth was plighted. 1t
was at this juncture that the new conner ap-
reared upon the scene. He entered the
! lists and sought to win the prize. The
prize, however, was adverse, aud rather re~
pelled than encouraged his attempts. He
was reinforced, however, by the parents OF
| the maiden, who saT not with her eyes, but
with the obstinate perversity that too often
makes the conduct OF parents in matters OF
| the kind, and insisted upon her rejecting
the man she loved, and accepting the choice
| Of their hearts, and in an evil moment she
did so. They were married and the foun-
dation of a tragedy laid. The father bought
them farm, where they lived for two years,
! bearing With each other as they might
About this time child was born--born to
sorrow and shame.
AN ELopEMENT.
The scene changes to another farm near
! er to Wheaton than the one from which
they had removed Here they were visited
by the pastor of the Universalist church at
Wheaton, Of whose congregation they were
members lie came as every pastor should
who is soIicitous for the spiritual welfare of
| his fock He was untiring in his devotion
to the family. His teaching vas mainly
confined to Mrs. Bailey, to whom he be-
came very much attached although no
had vile and fsRlily Of his own, residing
at Sycamore. That was not enough tor
him, so he .wooed and won Mrs. Bailey
Her husband suspected nothing One day,
| however, he lost faith In ministers. Ills
wife was missing, and so was the PASTOR
The fact was that, by pre- concerted ar
rangement they embarked at different sta.
tons on the same train, aud, after some
searching, she vas found at his house, os.
tensibly visiting his family. Nhether there
had been sny criminal Intercourse between
Anyway, it is pretty certain that the desert
cd husband avowed his intention to shoot
| the minister, but did not get favorable
opportunity.
TIE MOTHER BROUGHT HOME.
The husband went to Sycamore, and
brought back the mother of bis child,
though it seems that at this time his faith
in her was shaken. She was no longer his
| wife in tho full sense Of that beautiful word.
| Her mind had been poisoned ity insinuatlons
Infused therein by the wicked pastor. He
made bor disconnected with her home and
her surroundings. He adroitly praised her
| natural intelligence, tried TO make her be-
Eeye she was born to something higher
than the drudeery of iarm and the mis-
cries OF wash>tub He convinced her too
easily, alas and she began 20 think her
self genius of the first water, whose prop~
er sphere vas elsewhere than by the side
OF the husband to whom she had sworn
to be loyal and true.
A PARTING
1t was not likely that under these crcum
stances she would remain a home coutent-
ed with her rather unhgndsome husband
So it proved. They parted, and the hus-
band went to Iowa 10 attend to business. -
The wife remained behind.
: A CHANGE oF SCENE AND ANOTHER ACTOR.
Again the scene changes This time it
is laid in house in Napiervilie, where
Mrs. Baily went to board. Another and a
prominent actor makes bis debut, and be-
gins to perform his part..in this strange and
eYentiui drama. lie was James Laird, a
young man OF soae thirty years, who was
boarding at this house when Mrs Baiiy
| lar efy. ,,,f,+
an elm, and lowered TO height Of six feet
three.
'He had person and smooth dispose
To be suspected framed to make
Woman false"
He was a gallant man, too one who
was known on the frontiers as brave am0ng
the bravest He was then on visit to the
scenes Of his childhood, and had little else
to do but make love, Mrs. Baily came,
saw and conquered. Her vivacity, pretti-
ness, and tact captivated the heart Of the
rough frontiersinan, end he was lost Their
acquaintance ripened into intimacy, their
intimacy into something resembling crime.
She invited him to her room, where he
spent his evenings in her fascinating pres
euce. Proximity IS said TO be the soul Of
love, and they were ever near each other.
Finally their conduct was noticed aud be-
gan to be talked about. Scandal went
abroad and the reputation OF the house was
10 danger of beihg compromi sed, when the
J landlord insisted that one or both should
leave forthwith With true and unsel6sh
generosity Laird at the time defended the
character of Mrs. Bailey, saying be cared
nothing for himself, but her name and fame
should not be tarnishcd. He was suspic.
iously tenacious on this point The result
was that at the end of four months, when
Bailey returned from Iowa, bis rife veat
back to hin AID i,eiti returned to the
frontier
U. s. MARSHAL AND SHERIFF.
Out in Wyoming Territory be filed the
Offices of Deputy United States Marshal
and Sheriff Of Laramie county, which is
larger than the whole state of Illinois. In
his official capacity, he WAS a terror to all
the horse thieves ard desperadoes that
prowled within the boundaries Of his jaris>
diction. Many tales are told of his daring,
and the number Of scounirels he made bite
the dust. His life was varied and full of
vicisstude lie began his career az a
prinfa- ~ opn tinnn ha sat tvpa in tho