The New York herald., 1871-12-01
AfFRAY BETWEEN BRO orA:RS-N-lAN.
One Murdered and the Other
Murderer.

little frame house, the corner or DakJtah and
lockwood Streets ana not far from tho DalA OF tae
White River ihe murdered man was Gavin HAT
neld; the murderer, James Foster Our reporter
was early upon the or the CHA stly CRIME, and
geancu the following palucutfs
Gavin Hatfield, unti recently, vas citizen OF
,ne ,,ehaflcks cqnnty residing ON arn some 1nree
moving ms household goods To this city, renting the
miserable little tcnenent above aiiuaed to. James
roster was mis- broGncr-in-aw, the two hav-
Ing married sisters ny name OF Oweas..
FOR souiehin9 lk a year past a leud has
Deeh existing bctweea ro3ler on tn. on3
hand, AMI James Iieevas also a orother-ln-la w. and
tue murdered maa upon the otlec. Tne bitterness
at one time turned tire .ts OF Kiling Reeves,
and also Hatfield by Foster on account oi the two
interfering anu preventing the lauer rom beatIng
dong So Witnin the last W mou,ns the tend crepL
INTO the Justices Courts, anu urst Foster then
Reeves was arrested on each otneri5 onApiaint,
aud lined or bound over to keep the peace.
An interview with the widow OF tne deceased and
also Win nsr mos,,who was p.e,ent @ dar,ns & Inc
tnat led to the terrlole assault and death The
WE states that during tae past year Foster % mas
taivin" wn'ie % they y were living near PLAIN:
tue very Sun with wEicn ns was Killed. THIS gun
Hatfield sod To u farmer, recevlng ~ and hog. =
was delivered over 10 lle new W. cnaser Foster
came along ana walked OIL with ~ Ihs act also
shooting done Foster went TO his ather's house
near py ana got the gum loading 1t With siugs. lie
lOiu HIS nOtDcr lNub lc Uul Ill COuALIy
to Try and get WORK on q farm. Instead no y ever,
lie went over TO liatneids, and Q LwO went 10
saloon IN The nei9nborhool Oi the rolling mill for
whlskey. They Went away lrritated and came back
quarielmg.
About twenty minutes before the murder they
were seen Oh West street, not lar itoin hiD2an,
guarrellinx Foster had taAeh his gun along anu na
ABOVE quarrel Terminated Al scu Ior us pusses-
sion, resulting III hatacld yieldlls.
Mrs. Mary owens, the muuhef.in.law OF both tho
parties, seems TO nave pecn the neat one tnat oD.
served tnelr movements. Wnen first seeu ny ner
they were walking together near lathed's resi-
dence. roster was talking very loudly ana pro
ianely, ana swearing tiat ne woul snoot the
olher Hatfield was qnlet, and appeared 10 regari
the formers threats III coutenlp, dous manner.
lhey Do1h entered tue nouse where tAe murder oc.
curred--Mrs. owens following tncln in. HatHeid
PICKED up one oil the children aad began taiA.ng 20
II, when Foster again comnencel cursng and
threatening, ana nntliy brought th5 gun down To
level, ana Seiei, "Damn you, "a III you, snoor
every damned one the house" Ms. owens nad Inc
DaoY IN one arm. buJ she gra ped the III barrel
wnn tle dlsensascd hand and commenced booking
roster out intO the rear roon, yeiiing for
hatneI TO run out NJ Inc 'front.' entrance. Mrs. Hat
deld and the children ici into tue street. ciy.
ing murder. Mrs. owens c.lns to he musket ana,
despite FOSTERS resistance orcei h,m INTO the
klchen. just as she was iusnilg Foster into III y
rooul hatIeld sprang between ner anu tue former.
Foster wfencnel the gun non her hand, ieveeI 1t
az ms opponent ahd discharged lts coutelts point
blauk inrO tue latters head. lie fell upon the
floor OF the Kitchen ana dled Instantly. Foster
threw down the gun, ran around tbs 'front.' VI tla
RESIDE ICE. icre he tola has inO,ner wnat nau
occurred stating tlla ~ was done III 5eii-deleace
and THAI the deceased had lrit attacked hm Win .
Enie. Mrs. Foster ADVISED hin, 80 sue safes 10 go
aud give himself up. THIS ne refused anu soon
after lett the house ana ned toward tae river
bottoms, gong south, beyond the soap factory
MIR. Hatfield never moved from the position IN
which he fell. Lying siighiy upon the let side ana
face, The Left ann III tden r0nl veW the r.gnL nan1
extended as Ii cucntls at some Invisible object;
the blood flowing IA streams AID gathering IN pools
around the rlgnt SIDE oi the Head tOra lHay and
the prains exposed nc presented iedriul, guaSilv
spectacle al wnich the strongest snuidered aad
turned away. For nearly three hjugS The rcinainj
lay IN that condition, awaiting comins Of Coroner,
while hundred of sishtsccrs came ~, gaLed mo-
ment and inca leit or else sanntersd aiodnd tha
house or pcercu In ut the window up0l the discon-
soare WIDOW and ner weeping. iath; ess children5
and carclcsy Jesteu anu iaugAed about Tue poverty.
stricken Surroundings
ord was nnaiiy recelvca THAT Coroner Hedges
was detained upon jury i'll TIE Cri nina Court aud
coulu NOT be present. nu'il ni5h'. ihsltuctona
were sent or Constable wilson 10 collect jury AMI
have them view the remains, walcn was done In
order that the family cou,d nave opportunity of
providing for the buriai. rne widow 0nccted
the expense OF tne county, Dut yet not pos.
sessed OF one cent IN money Undertaken uedgess
pio1ered MS services, ana had tue BODY removed to
his establishment Oh West Maryland street. 10 De
Although wOri was sent to the police wi him .
few moments after the murder vas committed. yet
hours or more TO effect he Captur: or Foster. When
our reporter arrived upon tie scene there sew
present Ulicer Preston, hearing Of the direction
he hau taken went down some distance making IN.
and Constable sample were about the only ones
that showed much disposition at nrt 10 catch the
Tale and Oncer Miller VISITED the residence Oi his
mother, but from her no satisfaction could be Oh.
told her OF the shooting; tnas Hatfield
had ''run him around the house two
in sell defence Further that James and his wlics
people were always quarrel,Ing; tnat tney were J.
to do with; that Jam - was industrious aud good
boy, save when orislhiDR that lite walskey set
cIen arunK some csmpnor and when m na' IN mi,
condition he was not accountable aud mad hO
knowledge OF any act committed by him. In her
opinion ne had gone tU his brother, VINO was
teaching school at Maple Grove, some four or i've
miles from the city. shortly before four O'CLOCK The
Chlei o Police succeeded IN ST. king his tran, aud
detailed Oncers Preston and buser 10 40 out the
Biul road anu ascertain ii lney could hear OF hin
In that direction. a snort distance inns sLe OK tho
brst loligatc they were oyerlaAcn Dy wagon into
winch tney ju iipcd. In TINS wagon sat man
answering TO the description giyen VI Foster No
tcing blood upon his right hani, the commenced
questloliGg nin III regard TO It, tits reply was that
II came rron ..pceling hogs" Tncy then demanued
his naIne which ne reused TO give, contending 1t
was none OF their bus ness. although ne Admitted
knowing their ollc.ai position. preston then asked
the urlver ABOUT hini who told where lie hat
Jumped into the vehicle aud said tn. when nc
snea 70 n rae eose e nan s ina as nai their man
aud ne was ut once arrested and brought TO the
son for the codp ocjed deed infimaig 10 lhe
officers that It was tIeir business TO una ~ out his
bearing was thaL VI a DraVaao WAC was thoroughly
reckless 0l consequences.
1he prisoner IS son OF Andrew J. Foster, u re-
tired Univerast minister ana at present raroLd
contractor. lie IS also brotner vi William roster,
M attorney, who is q member u the nrm Of KILL
gcnsmth Foster. the father has had consldera-
Die trouble lii trying 10 govern nis wayward son,
and at one time was compelled 10 resort to strIn-
gent means to prevenl hin carrying nurdcrUua
threat against Reeves INTO execution
The condition 0t the WIDOW appeil5 most strenu-
Ousiv to the phiiantf fopic, ana herself aud the iv5
destitute nttle would be g0od SUB ect Tor the
Young Mems CEristiln Association 10 open inc VIM
ter's charitable work win. something shVulu pe
done for their lmmedIate support
The investigation VIII commence MT elght O'CLOCK
this morning., at Hedges undertaking establisi-
ut that tnc
Last nisnt there was considerable excitement In
the immediate ne yhbornooi OF tue scene ol the
murder, ana the isiijs oI liatleld eApf c5seu tnei
selves very freely III favor Oh lyncnn2 Foster, II
they could Ouiy manage 10 lay nands on h,ti. word
was sent to the jail, tut no extra precautions wele
Iakeu as the Jailor iclt conticnt wiser counse5