Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-10-15
WASHED OUT In BLOOD.

Ia Young Dentist Takes the Life of
Physician-IIfstOr of the Trag-
edy-A WOman's Struggles 10 Pre-
serve her HOnOr-A Frantic Hus-
band-The Fatal ShOt-A speedy
Death.
| From the Cleveland Plaindealer, Sth.l
DR.. W. II. Jones, young and promi-
nent physician of Cleveland, was fatally
shot at an early hour this forenoon, on the
West Side, by young dentist, named
u. f. Galentine. The following article,
which appeared in the Leader of the
18th inst, is supposed to state the causes
(which led to the fatal deed:
We received yesterday an anonymous
letter relating to most outrageous pro
1ceeding, in which a prominent physician
| of Cleveland figures as the leading char
|acter, referring to a well-known lawyer
4 for the truth of the statement. AS the
person we referred to verified the truth
]of the affair, we give below few of the
particulars, leaving out the names ofthe
parties Interested 1t seems that n GER
tain physician Of this city took advan-
4 Gtage of the absence. of the husband of a
1ady, who resides in the same house, to
Ingratiate himself into hergood wishes,
asking her on several occasions to go out
land ride with him, and otherwise pay
ling attentions to her His invitations, so
]persistently offered were as persistently
declined, on the ground that it was not
proper She also gave him to under
stand that his attentions were anything
| but agreeable to her; but still he con
|tinued, and finally his conduct resulted
in most outrageous and villanous pro
|ceeding. BY some unknown means he
obtained key to the door of one of the
apartments occupied by the lady, and
|one night on his return home he entered
1.-The room after she had retired, Her
first impression when he spoke was that
burglars had broken in, but second
Time she recognized the voice, and imme-
|diately sprang out Of bed putting on al
loose dress, and retiring towards the
door of an adjoining room, Of which she
had the key. Entering the room she
Hooked the door on the inside, thus pre-
venting her pursuer from accomplishing
bis villainous purpose. Enraged by this
|the doctor commenced pounding at the
door, epqeaF0Eing TO break it down; but
being afraid Of Attracting the attention
|of other parties in the house, be gasl
finally obliged to relinquish the pFoseou-
|tion of his design, and retreat to his own|
apartment, which was just across the
hall. The lady informed her husband
|of 1.-THE sfense after his return, who
|called on the doctqE tq ask for an ex-
|plauation Of his conduct. lie 9spiedl
the whole, and further insinpafed that n
|ha Was in the lady's chamber it was mott
without Invitation, thus adding insult to|
Injury. Criminal proceedings we're in
|stitafed by the husband, and to-day tps|
case VII be brought before on examin1
ing magistrate, when, at course, the
names will be made known,
THE SHOOTING.
Doctor Jones was shot in the Immediate
vicinity of his office. He occupied al
suite of three rooms on the second floor
Of Foots Block. situated on the corner
|of Pearl and Detroit streets, west side.
There were q pleasant sitting-rOom, AMI
office, and q bedroom Doctor Jones
land his cousin arose between six and
seven clock. After putting on his pants
and shoes, and backing the latter, the|
doctor left on moments errand, leav
ling Donaldson in the act of completing
his toilet. Suddenly the sharp report of
a pistol was heard, and the next instant
the hall door was opened and Jones
swinging in, closed it hurriedly. Drop
|ping a coat which he was brushing
Donaldson sprang forward with the ex-
|clamation, Doctor, are you shotT I'll
don't know, was the reply. He them
staggered towards the sitting-room, when
las he was in the act of falling, he was
seized by the cousin aud n young man.
named 0ldroid, student Of the deceased,
who had just arrived, and carried TO the
bed. He groaned once or twice, butt
was evidently unconscious from an in-
slant after being wounded In about
|eipht minutes life was extinct A mes-
'senger was at once despatched for the
1.-TWO brothers Of the deceased, who were
Temporarily staying on the Heights, and
they we're quickly at the scene Of the
tragedy.
THE MURDERER.
As we before stated, DR.. ]. T. Galen
|tine did the deed The doctor is about
|thirty-one years old. He is a cookbook
ling man. complexion aud hair light, and
sports a mustache. He il a dentist BY
profession. and also has an Office IN
lFoot's Block.-situated on the second
|hoor. fronting Pearl street His Office
door is near the first landing. at the head
Of the stairs, almost directly across the
way from DR.. Jones office. The fatal
shot must have been fred in the hall
We may state that Galeniine lived with
his wife and one child in apartments
connected with his Office.
WHAT A SEwsDEALER saw AND HEARD.
Mr.. Charles Beardsley keeps a sta
tionery store and news stand in the block
n question, about under DR. Galentine' :
apartments. At about seven o'clock he