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


he filed at the time of his death, and
would have secured his appointment as
| Marshal, had he lived to go back. In the
month of July last, he was on q train or
the Union Pacific Railroad when it was
smashed up by collision and his jaw was
| broken. He Immediately came back to
Napierville to get we'll, and was in the hab
| it of coming to Chicago several times a
week to consult doctors.
| TIE ACQUAINTANCE RENEWED.
On his return he renewed the acquaint-
ance of Mrs. Bailey, who was then living
with her husband, whenever he was at
| home, which was not often, as his business
in Iowa kept him away considerable.
THE TRAP.
Such was the state of affairs on Tuesday
| morning, when Bailey told his wife that he
| was going to Elgin, and would not be back
| before Wednesday night He did not go
further than the Galena junction, howev-
er, and returned to the town sometime be-
fore 9 O'Clock on Tuesday night. Some
| persons believe ha did not leave the town
at all Anyway, at 9 O'Clock he went to
his house, and, booking through the blinds
| of tho parlor window saw sight that
reused the demon in him.
His wife sat in Laird's lap. and Laird
was amusin q himself taking off her shoes
and indulgiug in other familiarties which
it is not proper to testi fy. Bailey waited
and watched, jealousy the meanwhile burn
ing into his very soul. Finally, the pair
arose and went into the bedroom.
TIE TRAGEDY.
| Maddened with rage, the outraged hus-
| band burst in the outer door, rushed 10,
and the next thing that Laird heard was
the whigz of bullet.
Bailey net him at the door Of the bed.
| room, and immediately fired, when Laird
exclaimed: oh God Bailey, you We
done it =; you We killed me u
Bailey fired two more shots at him and
two at his wife, but without effect. The
wife hung to Laird and tried to save him
from her husbands s wrath. He mara ged
| to walk about two rods out through the
gate. and down the sidewalk, where be
| fell and his life blood flowed out, staining
the snow, so white and pure. in contrast
with the tJack crimes that had been com-
mitted While lying there, Bailey follow
ed him ont and cowardly shot him agnn.
The woman screamed and attracted the at
tention of the peighbors, who came flock
iug to witness the sanguinary spectacle.
| At first they were afraid to approach the
house on account of the firing.
CONDUCT OF TIE MAN SLAYER.
Tn the meantime the murderer walked
off to the house of W. Laird, cousin OF the
murdered iuan, ard iniofmed him that he
killed jim" end he had better take care
Of the body, telling him where 1t was to be
found. He then went to Mr.. Thomas Fin
| ko, IN
bed. lie SAID he had killed Laired, aud
asked that gentleman to get up and &c
with him. While Finley was dressing,
Bailey busted himself reloadins his revol-
yer, the six chambers of which had been
emptiei He told Finley that if he had
had another bali in the revolver he would
have shot his wife As it was, he made
two attempts to do SO.
LAIRD's BODY FOUND.
Mr. Wm. Laird, Mortified at the news,
dressed himself hurriedly and obtaining the
assistance OF Mr.. VIM. Naper, found the
body. MIS-. Bailey came out and begged
them to bring the remains into the house,
winch they did. There be lay stiff IN
death, where but few minutes before he
was warm with life. What sad tale, and
what moral may be drawn theretrom
His iniqulty had overtaken hun. DR.. IL.
@. Daniels, the best aud oldest physician
in Napierviile, was immediately called In.
His skill was of no avail the spirit had
made its exit be was shot through the
heart. Such was the miserable tate OF a
mau who had faced death a hundred times,
aud seen danger IN every form. The man
who had tracked CRIMINALS through tbs
wids of the far W est, and whose name was
terrible in the ears of unhanged ruflanS,
fell at the hands of a man whose home hl
had invaded 1t is but just to say thai
until his uniortuata attachment to this NO
man, no man breathed anything against
his character, but on the other hand, he
was regarded as an open hearted, honest
whole souled fellow. He was unmarried
and seems hot to have ever teen under the
conserV ative influence of an honorable
love.
RETURN OF BAILEY.
All this while Bailey and Mr. Finlsy are
approaching the house. They enter, and
Bailey goes to cupboard, and taking out
bottle Of poison, puts it iEtO the fire, and
calls upon Finley to bear witness to the
act It is supposed that he kept the poi
son for self destruction, but had not the
courage to take himself off, He noxt went
into the room where his child lay sleeping
Unconscious of the awful calamity that haC
fallen on her innocent head. He wanted t.
; take the child to tho house of his mother
who lived next door, but his wife claimed
the child and succeeded in her claim
The child elected TO stay with her mother
Poor child She (the wife) was fearlu
her husband would shoot her, and severa
tunes called upon the men present to pro,
tect her. Mrs. Bailey told DR.. Danieis
that when the whole story was told persoas
would not blame her so much. She sent
for lady friend OF hers, who stayed viii
her al, night,
ARREST OF THE MURDERER.
| Or. Daniels remarked to Barley that il
was bad business, or something TO that eff
feet, when be replied: Gentlemen,
you d have done the same thing Soon
after Constable George Struber came in
4 aud arrested him. He resigned himself to
his fate and quietly gave up his
revolver.
CORONER S INQUEST.
Squire John Haight cr,panelled jury
Ion the spot and held an innuest t2hen a