The New York herald., 1871-03-22
TIE SHADER- -WARL) TRAGEDY.
The Secretary OF the Great Western
Life Insurance Company Shot
i'm the House of a ''Friend."
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENTS.
The Accused Allowed to Go at
Large on Bail.

cumstanceS attending the death OF Mr.. bna0cr,
VINO recently held prominent position In Tins city
as secretary OF the Great Western Life Insurance
Company. 1t IL distressing TO md that Mr. Shader
was killed by pistol shot at the hands OF man Of
influential position named Harry Ward, at Towanda,
Pa whose guest the deceased gentleman was at tho
time Of the melancholy. occurrence.
Mr.. Shader had many friends In this city, was q
young man OF nne presence, only thirty.three years
OF age, ana OF good business talents. lie mem-
ber OF the Masonic fraternity and belonged TO tho
Independent Royal Arch Lodge, No. @ OF this CITY.
He was buried with Masonic n0nors at Lima, Llv-
ingston county, where his parents reside, Oh the TIN
instant This melancholy AFFAIR has created wide
interest In the neignborneod OF Towanda and Lima,
ana plunged an extensive connection OF both
families into bitter grief. IL seems strange shat up
TO this notice OF the event has appeared In any
OF city papers, and 1t also remarkable that the
accused Is $4,000 bail, although found guilty
by Coroner's jury. Following Is q statement OF the
case BY Mr.. III. Decker, addressed to the Lima Rs4
c0rdtr:-
There contradictory in relation 70
Wesley shader tina. Yield the general desire
% rs 3 @ oI I ana ANAL
upon the evidence taken oso,e tho corners Jury but IN
tanned upon the sround while acting as council or the
Harry Ward by whose band wa. done which 80
ssddsned our community Is the only son q the late T.
rator land large fortune and died about yaar
Ward became possessed OF the homestead al Towanda,
ne % S NM ne and wss MAS The
him at the Convention In New city
o%sa % new
es in 01 NEW An then
back and forth ON about The 18Th Of las. Mr.
saranee Company Of Aas9s.a, Ne. and EFF New York
The Hsi place he visited was fo~anda lie arrived .nc
on "Wednesday morning ana put UP a. the Ward Ho.s soon
Mr. ward Noshearns from Mr. Ward and presamias upon
for then stairs occupied BY Mr..
Wah Mr. sasy sSa %
some previous visit Mr shadsr had become an
Of snS ss s.rsS S ss4 @ PS "a
s% & her 5 snsd % eSs Mr. Ward was not
shader ensued, watch Mr. shder got the
Hnss Of Mr. fo HIM down and ssd A% whsS
he stated he thought Mr.. Ward rather
sSs nn y IN ' n =.
%S after . asa
c ae sSrns Which Sr Ward
% % s 1 90 1
ss
mind play .,s wh NJ wsssS
a
ssss: ; S!"ass y, sss'a Over
were the subject Of eonysrsa,Ion Are % q.
and both went 70 The dining
ton the Of shooting was again introduced, and
3 a'fM M ssss IN 1s9 s Nj
Of s. s S sAs
e as ssn s senss U Mr. Wa
]. j. quite certain, think, mat MT shaasi
Is'sss ne yns whSs nH saassny assGfs s the to
wen, up stairs snd down almost % 4. and
volver shader had cot from the table. Mr. Ward
gu 'ss ss!s
1 % are "ass asa NJ
aId cooked the i,to after entering the nd that he
as az s ST. S a1s % ss on knees
and leaned over & against INST lounge Mr. srd Tmedlatey
who passing He HIM to into the house,
pSy Wen. nth with Mr. ward and they ioun @ % Mr. sha er Pm N
The position above and in great distress
him up, asked shader e by y Mr. sha-
after several cizsns assemble inciuding Dr. Laid ar
Ward now seemed to be very much excited and became
accidental; but Mr. shader, in great DISTRESS lite,
Mr. Wards condact was very strange; he Vas yiaeay
anxious for his own safely ana in every
pate him, demanding that should rsquireI
s% % es p to and % them s re
wGsa saa eps as yoa Know yS sp's g
90 T.. h-,hs. i was entirely asciden;a," sesore
replies 70 the eysandsrs i1qarlss To sae hs
nom as how @
smother ,hst when the revolver wen: OIL Mr. shnaer had
idea one to him ana he 70 get Others
had hold o. It, ard told Mr. Fanshaw that such an adms
sion would I'D be sn great help TO Sm and d socsd Mr.
Mission s N ' MN 'e'slns 'A-0e' %ANs '"'n :" aa
accidental persistent; but while II fully brought out
the and d 4. nature G The suffering
snsasr ,,.e q MT q amid
El q T. sr:s iasson a.sns ssasef ses'asn
tai ~ he Ss .geG o n 10 s n l. War; who
bic answer with dsmonsrs,on Of great ass.'on be re-
Rs' sS l'.s 81
a "a. h'
the parents of the unfortunate Sunday following
ss me-
s
the coion The stomach the part Of the right Of he
s M an S ps M ' s 5 m a nsnss on
OF the heroic for,udc with which Mr. shader endured the
1eca how noS he ssssi 81. @ great the
e
Ss Ss sS. rn ns s ha nalG. truthful Of
The case Is mos. ansscepn,sslc % our one Mr. Ward +.
had The advantages Of liberal education and Is In .hs en-
conjecture he under arrest and there are rumors that
that be- have been unable 70 discover that
from mis- good among us. would
mention the question of nebriey were u not that some
have feared thai, from home, Mr. Shader may have
fallen from his habits OF obrety anu IN the enjoyment
hospitality which comments 10 the bps OF
which destructive to manhood In
his good nature yielded and taken too freely of
we assured by Mr. shaaer. who would
tell the truth and when under the shadow OF death
could that he not In the least cated
aud that he did not suspec. that Mr.. Ward was.
Appended this sthc nguistion or the Coroners jury
of the best ciilerg OF the borough o
wanda. Mr.. Tidd, the acting Coroner elder IN tho
Presbyterian church, and is brother, believe, our
of that name Mr.. Mix retired merchant, aud
member OF the Methodist Episcopal church. f. j. Cakins
II o merchant and member Of the Baptist church Ar:
McCabe Is q merchant and n member OF the EpiscopI
church. MIR. Watts 10 extreasrer OF the county NJ
Frost Of the Presbyterian church. and an ex'en
sive reliant and manufacturer Mr. Humphey Is iner
chant and the burgess OF the buroGh OF Towanua An u
QUESTION by such needs defence
TINE STAMPING Of RENEWAL RECEIPTS.