The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1869-01-22

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MRS. BAILFY
as was said before, is woman of many
! personal CHAINS, and of winning ways-too
winning. Her face does not Indicate
lllbldlnousness, nor is it bad face. 1t would
seem that she despised her husband, and
! longed after OF her men, not so much for
their own merits, but in consequence of the
dement's of the imam she married. She
was victim to disappointed love- Her
character was unstable and bad not the
elements that keep woman 'pu ard yirtu<
Gus in spite of circumst ances She is n,w
like Cain, with az indelible brand upt II er
brow-banisbed from her home !; tfon
peace and from happi ness.
SCENE OF THE TRAGEDY.
The scene OF this tragic deed is a small
frame house, of comfortable aspect, situated
On the outskirts of the struggling town of
Napervile Next is the residence Of
Bailey's mother. A handsome white frame
house lit ..is.inhabited by a woman old and
gra y headed, and now bowed down with
the weight Of ia heavy sorrow.
EXCITEMENT IN NAPIERvILLE.
This morning the citizens rushed to the
scene Of the shooting, and rumor was lusy
with stories of all kinds. Ii was the talk
Of the town, and will be date ia the an
nails of Napierville from which events wi.l
hereafter be reckoned.
A telegraphic dispatch faom NapieryiIle,
dated the l4th inst, gives the following
additional particulars
The ekeitement regarding the killing Of
James A. Laird by Chauncey Bailey has in
a great degree subsided, although it is still
the subject Of general conversation. This
afternoon the body Of the untortuna te young
man was consigned to it's last resting place.
Contrary to what would be generally ex-
pected, the funeral was attended by only
few personal friends Of the deceased.
Mrs. Bailey, it is alleged, desired to at
tend the funeral by the earliest solicitations
OF her friends. She undoubtedly loved the
victim OF her husbands vengeance, and his
terrible death has been blow from which
she will not soon recover. She is stopping
at the residence of Robert Nuper, one of her
nelghbors. 1t is asserted that she has re-
tanned lawyer, named Murray. to prose
cute her husband for the killing her para
mour. Such seemingly conduct on her
part is looked upon with great disfavor by
the entire community, and is creating in
tense feeling Of indignation against her
The rumor obtains almost universal cre-
dence, and there is every reason to believe
that 1t is true. Mrs. Bailey his considers
able property in her own right. and WILL il
Is said, bury herself in the seclusion of lite
n q farm house, as soon as her affairs can
be settled and adjusted, She cliugs to her
child with true maternal tenacity, and,
since the tragedy has never permitted the
little girl to leave her sight She claims
To b,u
serts that he married her with view of ac-
quiring her property. She is 81 years of
age and in personal appearance and mans
much swollen from excessive weeping, and
her whole appearance denotes the presence
of the most Intense agony. The people
look upon her with pittilcss eyes, and many
regard her slain lover as more sinned
against than SHINING.
AIR Bailey is still at liberty. He has
freely walked about the streets, and cons
versed with his acquaintances, and does
not seem to regret the fatal result of the
encounter The assertion that he is held
entirely blameless, is mistake, such not
being the case. There are few who entire
y justify him in the extreme measures he
adopted to punish the invader Of his home
and the despoiler of his happiness. Had
Laird actually seducod Mrs. bailey, it i.
probable that the bloody retribution visited
upon him by the avenging and dishonored
husband would have been considered as
righteous one {; but whe it is known that
the character Of the woman has beon quest
ionablc for years, and that in ali human
probability, her advances were more bold
and unblushing than those of her para
mour the case assumes a far ditferedt as
pect, and the plea OF justification is strip
ped of great deal OF its force