The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-21

A Bloody Family Fcud-A Brother Avcnges >
Sisters Honor.

From the Grand Rapids (Nch.) Eagle. Nov. 1871
In Monaay's Edsts Noyemner IA We published
the particulars OF a serious shooting affair watch oc-
CURED al kalamazoo on Saturday, evening, Novem-
Der H. We then gave thus version VI the AFFAIR."
man calling himself john SAilth (his real name
was Dotyl, accompanied 10y young woman named
Miss Jenny Watson, while gong from The house
OF Mr. Chltester, on Frank street, to the Cen
trail depot, at kalamazoo, was srot by some I'M
known person aud sever " wounded lie ana tho
nom Grand Rapids, and proceed. "a to Mr.. Chaes.
ters to walt Tor the first tram slarsaalI, where
smith lived. they let the h,use about ten O'clock
AMI hai not proceeded lar whsu taey hoard some
one coming up rapid y behind tlem. The young
woman stepped aside to let hlm pass when he
Ing his back between the shoulder. Saith I'M
meditteiy turned, lis first impulse be ng TO return
me shot, beng himself provided Win revolver
but on looking his assalani In tue lace he
seemed 70 change his MUD, tirae ana ran away
as last as ne could, bat he was as quickly fol owed
tlonal shots al Smith OF hlch took eject ia
hls leg from point just below the knee the knee
no one knows whete or how. As soon
rs Sulth reached Dudes wOrI was sent to
Sheriff Wells and TO Drs., Motraln aud Pratt, who
Al once proceeded to the hotel where the wounded
man lay lie was found 10 b. ser 5y nurt. every
thing tnat could be done Tor The Unfortunate man
Vas resorted to. Smith lod his tory, which is sub.
stanay as above, hut said the shooting caused
by some family troubles, aud To TINS time nc refuses
u TEL the name or the person WAC sh u hnl.
II now appears that the WHO dla the shoot
ing was one George Pierce. the nan shot was John
Doty, brotuerin law OF Pierce IN double sense
oil three children. Dogs mistress Is also pIerce's
sister and The mother Of child Two months
Old. II appears tnat you ilerce did not
approve OF the relations ing between Doiy
ana ms Two sisters lie thought that sister aud
one vile was su.cient Tor Dstv rom one tarciy.
Sometime Last spring Doty aba ldonci hts wife aud
cnlld AND, having seducel the second lIcrce SISTER,
went with her TO Marshall, where he tDoty) has
been living. This proceeding, II alp ears, greatly
outraged the feelings OF young Perez, and he
resolved upon revenge On Saturday last, he says.
he had business at AlIcgan, ana went from Grand
Haven to that place, aa1 there he ACCIDENTALLY saw
Doty with young woman IN the cars. lie then
and there determined 10 follow Boly. and ii pos.
slDc nnl OUT the whereabouts OF his seduced sister.
Pierce says he su posed Doy nai another victim
WIN him, aud he thought he woul then and there
finish ntn After committing tae deed he came to
Grand Haven and stopped at his fathers house.
Last evening sheriff Weatherwax. with an armed
posse, Went TO the elder Pierce arr It the sou.
when Sheriff Wyckolf raped at the 'front.' door ana
received no answer For lew minutes silence pre-
vailed, but the sti lness was suddenly broken by q
shot IRON win low Ia the rear OF the house wh ch
shot passed through Snerif Weatierwaxs right
arm Just above the elbow. sheriff WYckOn,
hearing the shot, ran TO the assistance OF
sherin Weatherwax. He found that the two
Pierces father and son. had broken ont OF the win.
dow aud were running IN different directions.
Weatherwax followed the son, both firing
as tney ran, weatherwax receiving another
proved, young Pierce YVES shot through the
hand. Sheriff Wyckor brought young Pierce TO
TINS city this morning. and Will take MIN 10 kalama
zoo THIS AFTERNOON. The prisoner makes no attempt
at conceament, but he says the reason he ress ed
tue officers was taat he mad made up his mind
not TO 90 taken alive. lie is a sailor by
twenty-five years old, stout. active and des-
perate character. As VIII be seen, Doty knew
the character OF the man who SHOT hlul 1T Kala-
lnazoo. rerc5's first SHIT look effect in Doty's
back, lodging IN the spinal couina; the second
shot logei IN the kneepnn. PIERCE exhibits not tho
least sIgn oil remorse Tor The deed.