, 1873-01-13
AN IOWA TRAGEDY.
Shooting of Scllool-Tencher by u
Young Girl and E1er Lover


Young Girl aud K1er Lover
From, tho Cedar Fails {lo1ea) Gazette, Jan. TO-
One Of the most unprovoked and foul st-
tempts at murder recorded In the annals OF
crime was perpetruted at cur very doors, last
Monday, in the broad Light Of open day. The
Wright, and the parties who committed the
bInck-hearted deed we're A1mira Stickley and q
young man named Richard George. The scene
Of tho bloody crime Was the house Of Mrs. Sam
uel Stickloy, in Cedar City, whose husband died
some three yoara since.
Byron Wright WAS q resident OF Waterloo.
Some two months since, he engaged the school
at Cedar City. Before his school commenced
no was visited by Alnira stickley, u young girl
about Il ysars Of sse end to come and
In about a week he Was called upon again by the
girl and then consented to so home With her.
Among the reasons given BY the girl for wanting
him to board there, Was thst her mother had q
chance to buy heater and wanted him to occu-
py the room, and he was offered board by them
at two dollars a week.
Soon after Wright had gone to Mrs. stickley's
to board he saw the place he was in, and decided
to change, but, for fear Of arousing the anger Of
the family, had delayed making the change. He
had finally decided to 60 to Mrs. Kingsley's and,
when Mrs. stickley aud har daughter learned OF
his intention, they we're very angry: Last Mon
day morning he slept late, and went to his
school without breakfast.
t,nt - ,aot war ~ Hfra gtiot1ava ~ ~
ao,nath;no ~ eat e,I ~r!,;ia aeatei ii fhe
table, Alnirs came mp behind him aud
shot him in the back OF the head.
t.,:sta ~ ~ et ~ p;ahsr3 cacrra -r,ahad
mt ~ ~ W .Gin;u;na ron an c,oss tba door
refus;nc "a lat hin mt. Wright then went to
the window to get air where broken panc OF
81 thc }aaI bv vonnr George. Goorpo and Al
>r;-a ;,nnoo3;ef.}v rra,,oi3 r. TIM h.rn hitc},ad
no M the horses. which we're haruegsed, and
atartad for town at 1iehtninr snaed, whinninr
nnnnsito rmT % + ~ Gorn1s erncerv md rnset 1bp
ofri 11;cIad harsa1f In and 1nahed franticaliv
sr,ta Ts1'es Ta1Ssrt,s grncar1 The r;rl A..
o1a,na3 80 ahss santaraG t1a stora . ~ r,ao.
'g s1 aGa Leo. a o "a e.i;ng ,;n h1eah
fast :, UVnr Jn,'t aav ~ ~ :" 90 o va Tee1ar4 nnd
1asst .,e 1ou non say &c. .s aays tngate aa @ anu
q Wa,,,a,,e e1', 10 nNo T.1n M crasa
h,..raa H. - -evojrsr ..rars1 5svs ase I'll,
~ ;,,tsnf;on % 81 I;11ino hm chf;n "";n =,
aa1t-da9enco What can thev N WI, ne =; ~
H. Togcs~t ea,d :. yo1 win hava RI erfya- TIA
-an.it5 81 tho T law y A1m;ra and GeoTna uara
takcn into custody BY tho oGicars aiso The
mother Of tho Eirl.
and ;g9nrm;ns the ac1,oia,s that ha as s,,ot
- 80 ~. hn,,sa ~ NJ nsrdso, ,rhsrs
In raroained rnt,1 Tne.d.v and w.s thcn ~
1oova5 ~ Watarioo ''N-~ "'"N '&-o~
IT, T3o}7;rooy, nuufoAa1 1v~ nv A5n,,,n ~ }1,;a
;g 49, ttand ~ fe1ar VI In,0
h;r,, ~, he ~ w.tarIoo
11ts 49," aa,,sa5 W 10 ;.ta..oa .. a~a;.asse.t ~ s
brndrads - onr c;t;1ana aoroht t1a nreaa,cs I ~
~ d1;no y, 1nan ~ SS"e1' ~A1N r A~00Ao0 -
ne s - mace ny MI "ght II eG1oo-
r ia hit h. want thora to hosrd Tv fhe ;nd1,co.
1nan}a o41aroa H. 5fra stckiov a. 2at.taa ,hoge
Ta contnnad r. hoard thara a1d IA s;ri and
mother appeared to eyiuce "a attachnient for
F,,i waa AFRAID ~ orn,sj5e M thar ira Honad atod
stnnnad viii, AIr Kines1ov at t,maa ena uhan-
avaT he returned to SfcLiav'a thew invar;,h1v in
on;red ehetl,or 1,e wna sGir,e ~ =, Lave s:trr-
md snnav be}oe M he 20 tea' tb mot.
er and daughter remarkably 9skei1 I;a re,an
for 1aovirC and tho I'D 1o6w ran1;ad aova~o1
tnoes thnf It waa crnc1 for him to r. She said
A1mira I,ad grnwn to lave him ana il vas k;Ii-
mo 1er Nrir,t renlied t1,at bo con1d sea no
reason for this as be had never done ANYTHING to
warrant an attachment OF that kind. The old
woman and riri wonld at this time cn1ss him
and sav i re IL yon want tn :" and then tha oiT1
won]d crv. tn theso pasaionnte outbursts Io
ynado M Tonlv. Monday nj recass In went to
walled from tho kittin1-room to tho
t;tchan and in do;nr an had
to nnsa tbo hack of his chair 31mi,a etonnei
behind him so long it attracted lis attention.
10 said, . Girl. why arc YOU stopping thore !"
lie t1,rn'ed to tic table a,d no soonaF Ind he
do,,a g. 1shan h. baor3 tbn orsab ~ 1,isto; ,nd
faIt a. hnl1et enter tha hack NJ h;s hra;n
Mra Stcliav hal ,,assed ;nto tl,a aittinc Tooon'
T;chard Goorca waa IN tha aitt;ur-ro6no h
a71y him ius3 hafore a1m;ra cnTa ;ntn the
kitchen. In irving to "a, to the door ho vas
mat hv n;char Gsnroa zrho ao;d .slyhat do von
want n 0o ont for ) Vim a}.n,t go mt =, Wr;oht
enid let me haTn va air Fe;1inr % to o aot ont be
started to a window yhero 3 Geht waa broken
ont and. villa standing tl,era inha1inr air W.
s',ot aca;n m the left s3de nf b;s haa5 near h;a
LETT ear. George @ retreated. Wright asked tie
old woman WY: Ills vas done: she replied,
;nf, ,ova to W AIm;sa 3, IA IA ren1ei that ha aA fad
M M awe ~ i'AAN' -sp''0~' '@'@'' 40 ''4'>N
&cS Sr.h4 +,to. +t,.+ +1axo h.d ,,o+,;-,, ,,.,.oa
h;ra ga III Ar,rs I,,t ua p" t,t
he had never been cr;m;naIlv intfrna.e WITH her
This is corroborated By ths confession Of the
r., s,,, ~, tba canzo ~ +ho rnnraar u NAV ha
brioay statad a. We gather from The confossion
~ 1im;ra R;cha~d f1aoroa md ststoment of
Mr. ~ Wr;eht: >''5'' 'N'A ''A'>Ai''A' -
Georee wss in love with the Girl while the
,;rl was IN loyo with wrrht S7adiannd with