The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-10
MURDER.
A Family Quarrel-A Man shoots
His BrOther.in.Law-JealOusy the
Cansa

His Br0ther.in.Law-Je the
Cause.
CHICAGO, April S.-A fatal ARRAY took
place last evening at l42 West Jackson
street, little after seven o'clock, which,
from the we'll known character Of the
parties and the painful domestic cir
cumstances under which it was brought
about, causes much excitement Atthe
hour named a young physician, DR.. 5.
E. Scanland, met his brother-in-law, P.
A. Leonard, employed in the registry
department of the postoffice, in front of
the house OF the latter, as indicated
above, and after exchanging a few
words of an unfriendly character,
Leonard drew revolver and shot Scan
land dead
The events which led to this tragedy
are as follows: 1t appears that for
some time past a serious misunderstand-
ing had existed between Leonard and
DR.. Scanland, and their last and fatal
quarrel commenced on Thursday morn
ing. A photograph containing the
portraits Of Mrs. Scanlan and another
lady was hung in the parlor, and Leon
ard from some reason took the picture
for the wall. When DR.. Scanland
came in he asked what had become Of
it, and was told by Leonard IS sister that
her brother had taken it down. The
doctor pinched her, whether playfully
or otherwise is not stated, and when
Leonard came to hear this he wrote a
letter to his brother-in-law desiring him
to take his things and leave the house.
About seven o'clock last evening DR..
Scanland came in and went up stairs.
Mr.. Leonard's sister, thinking he had
gone for a pistol, went and told her
brother and when the doctor came down
he found them both sitting in the par
lor. Scanland told the lady there was
something. for her in the back room,
and when she retired he walked up to
Leonard and shook his fist in his face
The sister returned, and imagining
still that Scanland had pistol about
him, she seized his arm, but he shook
her off. Leonard then retreated toward
the door and drew a revolver, which he
presented at Scanland telling him not
TO approach him. He kept retreating
till he reached the sidewalk, and Sean
land advanced toward him, as Leonard
thought, in a menacing attitude and
with his hand in that pocket in which
one usually carries pistol. 1t subsc-
quently turned out that his fears in this
respect were groundless, for no weapon
was found in his pocket Leonard,
however, being prepared t" takc the
INITIATIVE, fired and SCanland fell dead.
The deceased was a gentleman of
quiet manners and of considerable ac-
com plishments, and was highly esteem
ed by all who enjoyed his com
panionship. lie was Southerner
bv h;~th. % '""-- "'. bvUHarus,
and came to this city to prac-
tce his profession several years
ago For some time he was connected
with the Rush Medical College, and re-
Gently he was appointed agent of Life
Insurance Company. Two years since
he was married to Miss Agnes Leonard,
a lady who has long been known in the
literary world Of the West, and who is
the sister Of the man who killed him.
There had arisen certain unhappy
dissensions in the domestic circle, in
which the brother and sister seem to
have shared common sympathy. Dr.
Scanland, in the exercise of his profes-
sion, naturally made many acquaint-
ances, and among others formed the aC.
uuaintance of lady who was also an
intimate friend OF his wife. The Doc
tor was frequent guest at the house
of this ladys husband, with whom he
enioyed the friendliest relation Mrs
Scanland became jealous Of the friend
ship to a degree which amounted to a
That there never had ex
listed the shadow of a foundation for
any suspicion on her part was well
known to all who knew the Circum-
stances, but Leonard seems to have i'm
plicitly believed the story told by his
sister, and hence the dislike conceived
towards his brother.in-lav.
1t is proper to state here, as having an
important bearing on the circumstances
surrounding this sad affair, that Mrs.
Scanland's mother was insane for long
time before her death, and Mrs. Scan
lands extraordinary conduct in regard
to her husband has been attributed by
her own friends to a similar cause.
About month ago she was removed
from this city by her husband acting
under the advice OF his friends, in hopes
of restoring her health She returned
to Chicago on Thursday evening, and
was Yesterday seen by her brother. She
went to the house of a friend on Indi-
ana Avenue, near 23t street, where she
is probably now residing. No one OF
the family at Jackson street, however,
appeared to know Of her whereabouts,
and she could not be found by those
who went in search Of her.