The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1872-10-25
THE BOSTON ASSASSINATION.
The Shooting of Charles Lane In His
Own House.

The citizens OF Boston are greatly
excited and shocked over the myster
ious assassination OF Mr.. Charlie!
Lsne, q man Of nearly seventy year.
of age, sn old and honorable mer
chant of that city, and the senior
partner in the commission firm o.
Charles Lane & Co., on Fedora
street. We give below some further
particulars than those received By
the telegraph. The assault was made
about nine o'clock On Monday night
at Mr.. Lanes residence, in the Dor.
chester district, on Hancock street
He was sitting alone in his parlor al
the time, his wife and family being il
the upper portion OF the residence,
when the front door-bell rung, and
in response be passed to the foot oi
The stairs and called to Mrs Lane tc
know il she had rung, and On receiv
ing response in the. negative, turned
and opened the door. Here he was
confronted by q msn whom he is uu-
able to describe in any manner, for
as soon IS he had fairely opened the
door the would be murderer screened
himself behind an open umbrella,
beneath which he projected 8 pistol,
and ct distance Of not more than
two feet, fired directly st his victims
abdomen and then ran of. On re-
ceiving the shot Mr.. Lane staggered
up to Mrs. Lone's room, and falling
on bed, exclaimed, II am shot )"
but in response to her anxious inqui-
ries, was only able to recount the
foregoing story and add that he was
not conscious of hsriug an enemy in
the world or of having committed any
act which could form a pretext for
i'll l-feeling on the part of sny person,
instantly the alsrm was given
and Drs. Stedman and Fiefield were
in attendance, and placing their pa.
tient under the influence of an anas-
thetic, proceeded to search for the
ball, which was found to have enter
ed the abdomen, about two inches
below and TO the right of the navel
but as probing to aLy extsns was
deemed injudicious its course and
resting place are unknown. 1t was
not till some minutes after the shoot
ng occurred that the police were no
lifed; but when knowledge of the
affair reached Lieutenant Pierce he
put every available officer on the as
Iassin's track.
The assassin opened the outer door
ind stood in the porch, whence he
'uug the bell and fired the fatal shot,
which was scarcely heard by the in
mates IN the chambers Mr.. Lane
,losed and locked the door, assembled |
he staircase to his own room in the
ront of the house and exclaimed,
Elizabeth, 1 am shot! / shall not
i've five minutes" The unfortunate
nan suffered intensely and called |
for chloroform. He was
,ept under the influence of morphine
Turing the night, and as morning
lawned efforts were made to arouse
lin without avail. His brother IN
aw, Mr.. Daniel F. Carlton, and Mrs.
Isne watched by his bedside through
,ut the night. He remained uncon-
Icious to the last, and at half-psst
line o'clock he expired.
Mr. Lane was a native of Bedford,
Massachusetts, " and was for many |
'ears a member of the firm of
Norster & Lane, produce dealers.
During the past seven years he has
,een engaged in the wool business
nd has made large advances on
assignments to the West aud else
Ehere. Recently he became sssoel-
ted with the firm of Wright, Good
yin & Delano. He frequently loan
d money n personal security, and
hough not disposed to overresch
mother in his business dealings, he
Vas nevertheless exactiDg in the full
illment of the conditions OF his con-
racts. He leaves a widow and two
daughters and a wide circle Of rela.
lone 20 mourn his sudden and un-
imely death. One of his daughters
married an eminent physician of
soston and another is the wife of
member OF the firm OF W. G. Strong
Co.
There were various theories as to
be assassination, and the causes
Tbich provoked it. Some maintain
hat the assassin mistook his man, a
ew hint that the murderer was in
ane, and the police, who are as
ynorsnt as anybody, msnifest their
sual display of apparent wisdom
nd profound silence. Mr.. Lane,
Though he was between sixty and
evenly years of age, was still man
4 The world, and was genial and
ood-natured. His wife has been an
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