Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-07-10
1 PiTTSBIRa TRAGEDY.
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Last evening at about half past g
O'Clock, another murhrrouS assault
was pcrpctratcl. In this ca>c. rs i'll
the t.yncll-Hattirid case, the cause OF
tiI: assault is claimed to have been Il
mans protecting regard for a Ic-
male relative. and. in that case, it is
thought that the result Of the assau'!
will uu,soub,":I!$ &c :.i:..l. Tho
victim is Sir. Robert Kirkw"od, sec
re,ary of the PiItburg amt BirninIg-
ham passenger railway.
From the statement made ii ap-
pears that last evening, at the time
mentioned, Mr.. kirswood Was sit
ting at the window of his house.
talking with his children, and with
| his houS-kcrpcr Mrs. Post, when
| David Flinders, tho uncle of Mrs.
Post, crrpt stcalthily up the alley,
and, without Il word, discharged Il
revolver at Mr.. kirkwoUd, takfn"
flight Immediately after the weapon
was discharged. The ball cntcrcd
Mr.. Kirkwood's left ear and passed
into the head.
The wounded man sank down, and
at first he was thought to have been
killed. He was scen TO hr alive. how
ever. and medical aid WAS at once"
summoned. DIR. Arcnsburg and Robin
son responded, and attended tn"
lpatIcut, doing evorythinp possible
for him. They pronounced his wound
almost necessarily fatal. and were OF
the opinion that hc could net sur
vivc many hours.
Mr.. Kirkwood is man Of about
fifty Years of age, of genial disposition
and prcpos>e.sing appearance. He
is II widowcr with two or three
children. and has been living on Thir-
weight street for Il considerable
time past. lie has a high reputation
socially and as II business man. So
far as we have learned. no taimt oi
anv kind has attached to his rcputa-
tium.
Flinders, who did the shooting, is
man of forty-iive wears of age, tall
rather spare, with thin face, full
beard and restless eyes. He is 4
cigar maker, and he has been employ
ed by Peter WocrtZel, tobacConiSt
l Since year ago last March he ha.
: been boarding in Mr.. Kirkwood':
family.
As to the cause of the shootin"
> there were several stories told las
+ evening. So far as could be asccr
taincd trouble concerning Mrs. Post
/ niece of Flinders and housckccpcl
. for Mr.. Kirkwood, was the occas
$ ion. This woman is about thirty
p ulnc wears of age, has been widow
t for eleven years and has four chil
: drcn. \ year ago last March sh'
f. went to live in Mr.. Kirkwo"Ht
t familv as his houS"kccpcr. and ha
= held the position ever since. Las
/ evening, when questioned in r'gar'
o TO the cause Of this dreadful affair
@ she replied, II can't tcl!, kirkwoo'
y woulk kill nc if did, and cvrntu
= ally went into Mysteries. 1t scemc'
II the prevalent opiuion among III
Il ar1uaintances Of the parties that MI
Kirk woods refusal or delay in ful
filling promise of marriage mad
Mrs. Post, was the cause of the sho
- fired by her uncle.
"a After Flinders arrest this morn
" ing he spoke quite freely i'll r""ar
" to some portions of the affair. ii
10 declined to state anything i'll rcgar
! to the shooting itself, but spoke 4
= length i'll regard to the circuIiiStanc"
II that led to it, lie stated that he
e n single man. that he has lived mo,
" of his life in Warrington. PA. Som
II years ago he lost all his property b
;, a fire there, and found it impos>ibl
u to get start fairly i'll business agail
= lie Is printer by trade, :1:'! work"
II at it good while. until his roo
" health compelled him TO give up In
" business, since which time he la
Il worked at cigar-naking. Mr.
:" Post and her husband also liVsd !
u Washington. Eleven years ago tn
: husband dropped dead from heart di'
:, ease, and Flinders took the wid"'
u and her children to provide for, All
- has done so ever since. Most OF I'll
v time he has had to support n W.T.
owed sister and her children. fo
4 years past Mrs. Post has sufiere
h greatly from ill health. Some tw
ID years ago, accompanied by his niec
~ Flinders came to this city, and the
Ia have been here ever since. Mr.
Posts eldest child. q daughter nearl
rrownup,is now in Kansas with SON
81 friends, and two Of the other CHI
l. dren arc with friends in Washing
70 tou.l The youngest, alittie boy, hi
.s becna sslopted by Flinders, WI
IN see ms 10 have the utmost affectic
for him.
shortly after coming to this cit
b. Mrs. 6Pbst answered Mr.. kirkwood
ii-i advertisement for n housekecpc
er rand went to i've linhis family Aft
,g q shxts ZINE, however, she fbuntt I,
III work too hardsssS KSSys GGs icilsll
back to her brother, and the tv