The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-01-11
The DOMESTIC TRAGEDY CYCLE.
Mau Shoots His Wife, thea Shoots Him.
sell, Cuts Iia TGroar ana Dies by sstrych.
miuc-A Horrible Affair.

From the Jackson Mich, Cirizen, Jan. o.
YESTERDAY a4teraooa oar usually quiet community
uaSeay usd been enacted la lue IOWA Oh BIacK.nan,
y ssoit distance from tns nortaern hunts oI the eli "
tae pArucuiArs VI winch are substantially ~ lol-
some two years ago Marion Dodge and MISS
Augusta HARDY, both Of tho town oil bAcKinan, were
married. ihe union proved In many respects, 10
DO IA unhappy one. ana last Juiy aIs. DoQge re-
fused ~ live any logger with her husband anu went
back 10 hef latueTs mousse Dodge has several tunes
Inporsaned his vile W 10 nln she AZ oltcn
reused. Yesterday afternoon ABOUT taree O'Clock ne
met her In the ROAD as sae Was going nom ncr home
10 tue noaso vi . ueignbor named ars. Earl living
ia the next house Mr.. X W. ChamDerlatn. Hero
nc renewed MS catrestes for u 1--we with him.
ANA preascd ner Tor linal answer. sns not giyinr
ham ANY ssus.actory reply he walked 70 the house
ANA entered VITA her. Mere ne asked her again for
y flaai answer aad sho &C last told him that
could sna would NOT i've win him. Upon thus
no drew > revolver AND hrea al ncr, tbs bail taking
out = tooth ami loazsd In Ter 1aouln enc SAID not
wora put threw az her ets arm 10 protect her lace
~ hs rscocxsd the revolver. lie Immediately Hired
nsr wrist asd sue dropped on her 'I KSoss.
Tue desperate man nred lno third tune aud
pssssd tarongn ana entering her sSuii near the csa
ra oi her forehead passed downward and came out
Just above TIC right temple. Tue poor woman rose
70 her teeL aud With the hep VI ARA, Earl hurried
irAm the hoasc, aud tney had scarcely got uutsiue
the door when they heard another shot and heard
th@ ane aroused solac men weat 70 tue hous: 40
zee To tns man ana found bin lyinx On The noor
Uteh 1ftt uutShEE huAt auu M empty VA ~ MS
sae pissoi saot IN his scxp. fearful cash Ia ais
tnrvst aud strycnune scatsered over MS mouth aud
chest TIE man had Used pulIet knife aua yyls,n
with desperate detcrspi nation 10 ucstros himself
rarely equalca; fury believing Ina he had aAen be
ae OF MS wife no was resolved not TO survive her.
Dodge was conveyed ~ once 20 TIE hotel Atpl Dy
his father, about niile 0stant from scene OF ihe
TRAGEDY, snd hs wie was iaAen TO her parents resi-
oeuee but short distance away. Or. Gorloa
cont,cx Of ths city. was Immediately called ~
attend DER who dressed aer numerous y ounds aud
lets her IN q cVndfloa lar more csnIortaD.e tAaa
c0uia have neen expected unucr tnc circumstances
VIA four severe buct w0und1 l0grAc alolsy escap-
Ing de@ta from any VI tllea walking n coJsl1craua
distance wAie ntesilnS pfsnsciy. aad tae tieanen-
deus ckcilearni ine4cat " tae sad altar. sae DJre
al vita tbs e9oneAs 81 veteran, aga e3ad taIS
rAs1pAty up0a the sagect OF tue nur1erois ASSAULT
VI asy other ior bears aiIer ths occurrence. rae
nll1ioa " the pnJ sea@a aAai her irselds ~
tuSt sue VIII recover Nj. Dodge lived about
did IN tesTsDie eonvulssons from lie e1ecis OF
lle poss0a- IL Al ailo~etAcf DsoaaSte iaai the
MUuui IA dts tArO4l Was sa.Hcs@ut ~ naye causel
deatA Aso buf tncFe Vas M hep Tor tns Unfortunate
vscsl.i VI sAlis iearsnl tragedy ~ The tame ne
found. aaa " ~. inor9sses, tes universal opinl0n,
even ~ bis own irscnlA tAs the termination vi nis
fearful cr.nfe. though afc&afa an taM cxfrcane
tile beat tnat cpaad he desired. Marloa Dodge was
ABOUT twe- tiGec ysaFs ~ Ase, and leaves iaGler
mother. brothers Mnd rsterA, DesAoea bls vile. u
Slsy eigateenbut tnis terrible tragedy wiis ave Ga
her mod "a cng she Lac Ale lAAs mas 1een
20 professionally preserved.
iae affair crw&sed tie nlost intense excitement In
our e.,y. ANA ~ aa.seIAaAy proasanesa 20 loo rl,e
n0st dreadful tragedy tlAs k4a occGgre1 ~ tnls
county although the Intended yictlns miraculous
eScAse froin des1h has "a tacAgars Fcconcl ed Nil
csucf1hci " iAe ieAIsu death ~ tae woad-De mas.
deser zaa saleiao.