The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-10
Il STRANGE TRAGEDY.
The Wife OF n Promtncn, Boston Ply
sfcian shot Dead in her Parlor In thc
Presence OF her Family.

strange and terrible murder took place in
Boston on Tuesday evening last, the particu-
li-s or which are given in the Journal as fol-
lows: r
About half-past ten o'clock last evening. DR..
Aivah Il. Hobbs, who ls an old and highly es.
5eemea Teen physician OF this city. residing at No
INTO the NTH station, and stated to CaDtain
Small that his wife had been shot. Serreant
Aawthorn vas Immediately dispatched to the
snn L. nv %htss sad 10 and b arrested Mo.
the State of Tennessee, but for seme time
past residing in the family of DR.. Hobbs
Tor TOR ed"s medical treatment. ea This White was
brought to the station-house without anv re.
s,st.nce: The statements OF inmates OF Dr.
Hobbs family are to the effect that the mem.
tarsiher ,n tb the murderer had taken tea
manner, and at the conclusion of the repast
Major White retired to his room in the upper
81 ene mqs oSh Tnre he
and inquired why he read in 80 high tone to
which White replied: ''ln order to deyeion m ~
Iaa lungs. or words to that effect Mrs. Hobbs
was about to enter the parlor, when, turning
her head Ia the direction of the room above
she saw White coming down with pistol in
Y, S1s hand: She seemed to be apprehensive Of
dlately called out to her husband, ''He Is
simultaneously snat asa, with this ejaculation the
Sounded sn0t tbla1gh 5o% tsa assasas pistol
proved ineffsctual 20 Il az strik,no
the murderer's victim ". s7acerned. who I'M
media me ely closed the d,a -aetween herself and
which almost Immediately followed the first
after passing through panel of the door
entered the left breast Of the unfortunate wo,
ndsr ah. passea th & through her body and came out
ana IN few moments breathed her last. The
dreadful act was witnessed by the husband
ana young son OF the victim.a boy about nine
tic with grief and horror.
When the officer entered the room wherein
the terrible crlme took place. the murderer
stood IN the middle Of the apartment oontem-
his hand the fatal instrument OF death. I'm
mediately, however, upon the entrance Of
Sergeant Hawthorn. he extended his arms II,
At thsasrasai .a manner. saying .'I'm your mani"
ana was immediately secured and conducted
70 the station houses whittier he proceeded
White is q good looking man, apparently
somewhere IN the vicinity OF thirty years OF
age; apds in conversation witho the off,
Ger on the way to the station, although ex.
pressing no regret at the horrible deed he had
committed. remarked that there ought not to
what he did. The murd red woman. Mrs.
Katie Hobbs, was the second wife OF the doc.
tor, and was about thrty~five years of ACE.
~ IL oCAvou tn0G the murderer had been a
friend and acquaintance Of Mrs. Hobbs nom
early ehildhood. and no reason was given last
night showing what impelled the murderer to
commit the awful decd. White, last night.
was unaware OF the extent OF his crime. and
seemed to be under the impression that mis-
victim was still alive. II is deemed ad ,lsabie
BY those in authority to leave him in that CON
dltion for the present.
-An oxamtnatIOn or the room of tho murdar
or AFTER his arrest revealed scene OF the Wild
est disorder. Books and papers were scatter
cd about in every direction, and lnnumerabie
Letters were foun in q, partially consumed con
d1tion: The murderer, White, came, from
Nova Scotia. When the war commence he
e,ant enlisted in the Nint Massachusetts Regl:
at Fredericksburg. and subsequently promo
ted to the rank of major. OF late he has re-
81 sided in Mississippi. and was delegate from
that State TO tho Chicago Convention Of 1858.
and since has acted as registry officer. posi-.
sition secured for him by his friend Ger1eral
Dent: He came to Boston about two weeks
nary complaint. and having been an Intimate
friend of pr. Hobbs and wife. was taken into
their family for medical treatment It is as
serted that White was in love with Mrs. Hobbs.
and, IN fact. monomanisc in his devotion to
her.