The New York herald., 1870-01-21
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY In INDIANA.
"A, Husband Sh0ats Ills Wifc's Uncle-A Hor
.rihle Crime the AlleRed Cauae.

"A Husband shoets His Wifc,s Uncle-A Hor-
.pible Crime the Alleged Cause.
(Elkhart Ind Jan. III despatch to western Press
One Of the most terrible tragedies ever enacted IN
tpA State occurred here at nine o'clock this fore
noon. The facts are that a man named Edward
Russell deliberately shot down, without previous
warning, a fellow human being, named w. A. Will
iiams. The murdered men lived only twenty
minutes. rne circumstances attending this terrhs
crime are as follows:-
Mr.. Russell, o blacksmith In The employ OF the
Michigan Southern Railroad shops at this place. has
young and Interesting wife, whom 1t WAS the III
fortune OF Williams to become Infatuated with. IL
CLAIMED that WiliamsJwas In the habit OF visiting
the house OF Mr.. Russell at frequent intervals ana
~ Mrs. Russell his niece this action on his part
excited but little comment. Indeed, 1t Is charged
that tne deceased has often gone 10 The house with
MS two daughtersthey to visit their cousin he TO
further his heil1sh designs.
Aner wbtle the suspcions Of Mr.. Russell were
aroused, he advised with his we on the matter.
4 sac Informed her husband that her uncle had uOne
nothing wrong. but that II he did she would tell her
husband. One day last week Williams, who was
foreman OF the blacksmith shop In which Russell +
works, ordered the latter 10 Laporte on some pusi
ness and during Rssen's absence went to hls house
sand succeeded in rayishlng ner person 1t is as
serted that then threatened to kill her should she
ever dlv1lge the circumstances to a living soul. On
,,the return Of Mr.. Russell from Laporte he noticed
.tnat his wife was suffering from some trouble
and, his suspicious being aroused by having been
sent out q town. ne ms VIE as to the
disclosed the per1idy OF her uncle, ~ already re-
lated.
he tbirsted Tor revenge But first OF all he went to
the SHOP and putting the case supposed one to
,;o'uner snrn nces Tney ali ren1ec ,hat
tney would shoot man who would steal into their
family and dOthem that great wrong. Russell then
sired TO borrow q revolver, but as none OF the men
had one heiHnay called as P0pes hardware store
and. obtained the weapon. This was ON saturday
last. ON sunday ne spent the most OF his time with
his wife, brooding over the natter SHE endeavoring
TO comfort him, hot thinking that ne was harb0ing
Early this morning Russell went to the shop
and passing through the forae department.. en-
sered the ht5e office IN one corner OF the building
There were two persons IN the room, and he turned
Z 'about and went back to hrs forge. In snort
lime he again went to tue office, but still the
his work, After waiting patiently he saw the man
/, depart. He then lett his work, and Tor the third
time approached the unsuspectng foreman. he saw
Williams seated at o desk, busily engaged IN
writing. lie deliberately raised the WEAPON and
Gtcd, rhe bah entered the right side OF the head,
When Russell saw his victim fa, he went out to
his Jorge and asked LIS helper II he knew any con-
! stable. The mau replied ttat ne did. 'rrhen come
with, me 10 see HIM said Russell, and when the
= nran, wondermgy, asked what was wanted with
constable, Russell told nm M that M ne would soon oe
Aeir gave himself up. Not knowing whether to be-
lIeve the story or not, air. BotwicA banded Russell
over TO the safe keeping OF deputy, and, hurryng
90 the SHOPS found the dead body of Wlinams.
z Itse murdernd man, Williams was an Engsnnan,
Agcd about n1ty years. He nad been III the employ
'OftheAiichiran Railroad Company for about SIX
Seen years. He is wldower, nut leaves two chill
dten, b0tn daughters, aged respectively fourteen
> and sixteen yeais. 4
y Russell is about twenfy three years OF age. The
present is hiB second wife, he having been divorced
from his first wife. by birth ne Is q Canadian, and
mas been in the employ OF tue rallroad company
1Dost Two years. II Is caimed by some thus city
..fhat Mrs. Russell Is slightly insane, or that she is
pOn c9pos ne1fis but, OF course, IT IL only crumor
and cannot be relied upoG. The excitelaent Is
1Hn.ense tine general opinion being. however, that
Ansseli vas perfectly ust.ase In The course e pur,