Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-10
THE MURDER OF DR..
HERSHE.
Great Rxclse~e.s Ia Sasscasiae.

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Ws lsssa the folio owisg additienal pssiis>
slafs Ia regard 70 the 0urdss sf DE-. Hsf-
sAs Of Aaseatiss, which was ooessaesA II
the DsnecsAf Of last evening. So highly
sstssmsl was ~ by The psspls sf Assss.
tine, that when they heard he partisslars
st the eold.blssdsd affair their indigoatien
knew No bounds, asd il was with difSsulty
that the sheriff could get his priasaer t.
jail. A. hs passsd though the streets the
cry sf "lynch him ~ " hang hiar vas
raised, and il was with difasui.y that be
vas finally lodged ia Jail. The Journal
gives the following account ef The a6Air:
existing between Or. Asrshs and Aeri, Tor
Aowry,J whose farms adjoin. Aori has made .
practice of tresspsssing on the prsmises Of the
Doctor -tearnink down his isncs end deiving E
across his nsld, killing his stock and erpetras-
ing other 0utrages. Three lawsuits have been
the consequence, n each Of which, We believe,
the Osctsr obssinsd she better Of the ether.
This moi ming the deceased And Marshal Scott
went to Morris 10 servo an sxoeutisn sgainss
him IN favor Of the former, and haul 0n quan.
tity Of posts. Arriving there they we're tUId by
hori thst If they attempted 70 take the posts be
would shoot then. The par'iss we're then IN
the doer-y ard and Mori wss uaarnsd. Aftsr .
few words he stepped into the house end re-
turned With . double barselled shotgun. The
Doctor, apprehsnding . difficulty. ordered the
teamstess. who had followed hi,s not 70 come
IN the yard. some further conversation Of .
minor importance sssusd, when Df. Asrshs
turned 10 fssvs the promises. A. that nsnsns
Aosi raised the gan und tired st the Destor. the
shot taking effect 10 the ANAL Of the back. He
fell instantly. The murderer then whirlsd and
pointed the weapon at youDg msa named
Merry Mall. who wac standing seer the Doctor:
Hall. hoWsvsr, dodged bshind I've pests aad
no doubt saved his life. Merf then hsstsnsd into
tss house, but WAS followed and secured BY tive
Aarahsl Scott hsstessd 10 the sssistaacs Of
the Doctor when hs fell, asl fsund him Jet
4. 'sss:s .:: ~. Il. ;ss
rythisg pessibls dsns 70 sase his suffsriues.
He spoke oely few words. sIelsiming. '.I IN .
dead man, end asking 10 see his wife and bsy
meseseeer wBs ~ EMS diepatshed 10 the
city for bis wife and surgeon. But slas. they
The Doctor expired about . Aalfsn hour after
being shet. l0msdiassly after he murder bic
body was brought 10 the city sad taken TO his
residence % Third street, where - isqusst wae
held ever it by Cersnsr Bead. o. sianising
toO bvoetuO 0uk0V WO0DOO W0b0 I0OD0. I00y
we're pssbeA asd sws slsgs eatsssasA from the
abls0es, having paseed ei0eet eatirely through
the body. There 10 40 doubt but that I'll the
wounds we're made BY similas aissiIss.
During the inquest svidsnee waD. adduesd
which indicated that AsFi had prsnsditatsd
The murder. - witnesses testiGed te his hsvise
swsra TO kill the Doctor. jest = As was In the
cot Of raising the gun t. IRE. eal immsdiatey
afseP firing. he was observed 10 smile mali
ciously, and heard to say, He went trouble ne
any mere."
DIR Hsrshs was about ANY years Of age Ne
was . native Of Lancaster county, Pennsyiva-
mia, and came 70 this piece IN 1851, q which
time he began the practice sfmsdicins. which he
continued to the day Of his death. He vas %
culiarly successful, especially in cases Of sur
gcry. He was known TO ain ost every one 10
the county, and beloved by Thousands. No ap-
peal from the poor fer help ever came to hin
unhssded. His charities. hewsver, we're b.
slowed without estsntation. His busincss led
him into oil the walks Of life. when called on
professionally. he never asked Or seemed to
care whether these requiring his services could
pay HIM. He was always ready to 70, day or
night. rain Or shine. and II his patient wss tso
poor 10 psv, no demand was made. Hss chsri-
ties did not stop here. He often fouud the sick
destitute Of the necessities Of life. His eener-
Gus had ad 1inistered TO their wants. and no one
ever hsard Of II until the grateful recipients Of
his bounty spoke Of il themselves.
Dr.. Hsrshs's family consiats 81 wife and one
child. he Was son -in-law Of Jacob Hsrshe, Esq.