The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-04

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THE VIRGINIA HOMICIDE
/ Killing Of a Seducer By his Father-in
Ldw-Horrible Scene at a Bedside
From the Richmond Examiner. p
The pretty village Of Chester, il
Chesterfield county, on the Richmond
and, Petersburg railroad, just hal
way between the cities of Richmond
and Petersburg, so quiet and pcace
full since it ceased to be the bustliDe
headquarters of commissaries, quar-
termasters. surgeons and genera
Cffcers, as it was the last year Of the
war, witnessed bloody tragedy on
| Tuesday, and one 90 sad in its sur
roundings that it makes US ever
gloomy to record it. go
A loving father, to avenge biz
youthful daughters honor, had to
slay his son.in-law, and make sec.
ond daughter q dlsconsolate widow
The deed was bloody one, but
justice would be content with moth
ing less than the life Of the destroy er
of the peace of family-his own by
marriage, and all being under one
roof with him.
The father referred to was Capt.
VIM. IL. Hayward, q well-known
citizen of Richmond, but Of late a
resident of Chester, and the son-in
law Benjamin II. Lindsay, for years
past the MOTEL keeper at the latter
place. The details of tho sad and
tragic affair are given with circum-
stantial rninutenoss in what follows:
A RIDE TO DEATH,
On Tuesday morning Lindsay
came to Richmond for thepHrpose of
seeing the Governor in the interest
of q colored man named Robertson,
who was recently convicted OF rob-
bcry in Chesterfield county, and
sentenced to the Penitentiary. He
took the 2:37 p. m, train to return
homo. Upon the cars he joined
company with Capt. w. 1. Clopton,
of the law firm of Jackson Il Clopton
of this city, with whom he had some
acquaintance, and who was likewise
going to Chester. Arriving at
Chester the two got off the cars
together, and went into Hayward's
bar, which adjoins tho hotel, and is
onlya few steps from the railroad
track. Hay ward was behind the
counter and mixed drinks for all
three. Capt. Clopton noticed at the
timo that there was troubled look
upon his face, but only a few words
were passed., and nothing transpircd
calculated to create q Suspicion ofthc
terrible tragedy which was SO soon to
be enacted. ~. -.
sEDUcER AND sEDUcED FACE TO FACE.
Capt. Clopton left Hayward and
Lindsay in the back room. From
what afterward came out in evidence
it appears that Captain Hayward
said to Lindsay: "There is a young
man up stairs who desires to see
you" Lindsay inquired who it was,
and evinced some anxiety to know,
suggesting tho names OF several
persons whom he thought likely to
call and see him, but to all his inqui-
ries Hayward responded, ''never
mind, you will see who it IS when
you get up there" Tho two went
into the hotel and up the second
floor, and Captain H. opened Miss
Ella Hayward's door. Miss Ella
was in bed and DR.. ingram, q physi-
clan of the place, was sitting in q
chair beside her. Hayward led Lind
say up to the bedside, and turning
down the sheet showed him new
born male child, at the samc time
rcmarking gas s.s @
"Let me introduce you to your
son-the victim of your yillainy."
Lindsay seemed overwhelmed with
guilt and despair. He sat himself
down on the bed, looked at the child
and at the mother, but said nothing
Hayward sterniy demanded, @Are
you the father ofthis child2" al
Lindsay said, "Ifsho says so, l
reckon / am" a..s
Hayward then turned to his daugh-
tor and asked, ~ asg
aMy laughter, | ask you in the
presence of. this man, is he father of
tho child?' She replied, "He is."
Hayward thsng menacingly faced
Lindsay, and inquired, "If he had
anything in justification of his crime
to, say" Lindsay srejoined, quite
coolly, al must have time to consid-
er," and Hayward told him, 81 will
give you time He waited about
threo minutes. 4 sxsrssla sga as va
- THE AyESGISG SHOTS. s !
Lindsay stiA kept his chair, and
Hayward was standing near the head
Of tho bed. DIR. Ingram also retain
cd his seat Hayward repeated
aHave you anything to say?"-and
upon Lindsay saying that he had not,
and that he supposed tho child was
his, drew from his right pantaloons
pocket b four. barreled silver mount
ed Smiths n w Wesson's pistol and de-
liberately fired at Lindsay, who still
retained his position upon the bed
side. The first shot missed him,
though the. two could not have been
four feet apart.s At the second shot
Lindsay jumped up, and it also miss.
ed him. Before tho third shot was
fired ho had approached Hay ward
and made futile cndeavor to gel
possession of tho pistol, but before
hc could do SO it was fred again, Ind
the ball entered his. right thigh
Hayward now approached Lindsay
and the latter stretched out bis hands
toward the former to grasp his pis
tol, and had gotten ono of his fingers
upon his neck when the fourth and
last shot was firod, and entered the
abdomen near tho navel. Lindsay
fell back upon tho bed, begging thai
he should bc troubled no more rs lle
had got his death wound. All Of this
occurred in few moments. DR.. In
gram was powerlcss to Interpose.-
Miss Ella uttered tho most frantie
screams and vainly struggled to raise
hersclfin bed. and the scene was one