The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-08-18
TRAGEDY AT nARTFOHD, CT.

AZ lldftlOfu, on tuesday evening, 4 ter
man named Paul viz shot his wife, then his
nelce, Mrs. Rcibclc. and concluded the deed
shooting himself The Hartford Times gives
the following details:
ViX came to this country seventeen years
ago, and is now scvcnty-two years Of age.
After leaving Worcester he came to this city,
and for time worked al his trade Us gun
smith at Colts armory During the past few
days he has expressed a strong desire to re
turn to the Fathcrland, and wanted his wife
TO go to Worcester draw their money from
the bunk and return with him to Germany.
The wife, however, thought that this was a
ruse TO obtain the money for dissipation. On
ly few weeks since lie obtained some $50
interest money from Worcester, which he
spent in two days. So the wife refused to
comply with his demands and this led to the
shooting On Monday afternoon he threat
ened to shoot his wife, on her still refusing
to go to Worcester for the money, and she,
fearful of her life, left the house. seeking
refuge with her neice at her house on Hen
Erickson avenue. As she was fleeing from
her drunken husband, he seized her by the
dress, but she managed to release herself
after a severe struggle, when he followed
her, throwing n sugar bowl and n heavy
earthen beer pitcher after her She refused
to return home, and spent Monday night
with her ncice, returning home for clothing
Tuesday, during the absence of her husband
| on n drunken tour
NiX returned in a tearully excited condi-
ton about 3 O'Clock on Tuesday afternoon
but made no violent demonstrations. lie
went into the house and aefully loaded two
small sized army rcvolvers and one large
sized navy revolver, also small gun The
gun he left at home, but the pistols he secret
ell about his person. A neighbor observing
his actions, asked what he was going to do,
when he replied ID Will shoot her!'' i
will shoot hertz at the same time proce, Il
where he found his wife in the reception
room. He seized her by the throat, and i'm
mcdiately fired one Of the pistols at her, the
ball entering the breast, striking the breast
bone, and glanced, passing round the body
and lodging under the shoulder blade.
Another shot grazel the temple and she fell
shrieking to the floor Mrs. Reibele lump
ed forward to assist her, when Vix fired
three shots at her, one of which passed close
to her neck and another entered her left arm.
inllictng Il severe flesh wound
The would-be murderer then fled to his
own house. the fourth on Curcombe street,
north of the willow works. Two women
who We're sitting on the steps asked him
what he had done, when he told them he had
killed his wife and her niece, but that he
could not hell it. He Immediately went in
to the house, and the women We're startled
by hearing four shots fired inside, and a bull
let came crashing through the window glass
moment after ViX came TO the door in his
shirt sleeves, the blood pouring from wounds
in his head and neck, and said, Good bye,
good bye" and then went back into the house
and trnn fWn ShntS Ia fall Ina
iloor just inside of the doorway where he
lay until the arrival of the police and Dr.
Hastings, who were hastily summoned.
DR.. Hastings was unable to make Il thoro'
examination of the wounds last evening, but
did so this morning. On Mr.. Viy he found
that one bullet had entered his neck and
| probably entered the spinal marrow, causing
| paralysis Of the right side, he being unable
| to move any Of the muscles on that side TO-
| day. Another wound was found on the neck,
but it did not penetrate deep. The wound
on the temple was only a mere scratch He
| is under the charge Of the police and will be
taken to Jail Us soon as he is able to be moved
unless he should die, which is not unlikely
| Mrs. NlX is rs comfortable us could be eX-
|pected under the circumst mces, but hen
wound is OF Il more serious nature than was
AT first supposed. The ball lodged under
the shoulder blade, but as she had previous
| ly suffered from a severe lung affection, ii
| was deemed inadvisabe to probe the wound
Should inflammation set in she will probably
not recover. She is So years of age and q
| stout heavy woman.
| Mrs. Keihele'S wound is doing well. One
Of the bullets grazed the side Of her head
and the ball in her arm was extracted Thu
morning.
| How long before the affair Vix had prcmc-
lilated the shooting Of his wife is not known
but that it had been on his mind since early
Tuesday morning is shown by facts. Dur
ing the morning and afternoon he visited
beer saloon on Front street and exhibited ont
Of his revolverS, al the same time telling tn,
proprietor that he was going to shoot hi
wife. Some parties present tried to get TIN
revolver away from him, but We're. untor
ltmately. unsuccessful.
Arnold has since died. The women are re
ported to be doing well.
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