, 1873-07-08

m Ffen. tho IocAester 6; ~ ynfon, :Jalys.
Tho village Of Dansyillc. Livingston County,
was suddenly thrown into Atato Of great OK
prominent citizong. wi;icll resulted in tho death
Of ono Mt tho ha,,ds Of tho other. Tho follow
Ing particulars Of the affair aro givon in an
o1fra from tho Danavilo Advertiser, iasuca Inst
"Dr. s. L. Ellis and Mr.. J. II, Hall walked
stroot to Nlr. Hall'B etoro about ba1f-past 8
o'clock this p. m., md worc followed directly
after by John ". Haas. Thoy. entered tho
machine trado, and Mr.. Haas also ontored, and
engaged in conversation with r. D. La1sue.
Pretty soon DR.. Ellis asked Mr. Hall ii ho
had any objootion to hia sitting in tho back
room,-n small room formed BY. board partl-
Hall aaii no md Dr. Ellis won't il and
sat down on stool. Aftor ho had done so, h1r.
Haas walked noross tho floor throo or four
timeB, with bis head down, and then went into
the room whero DR.. Ellis was, and tho door was
shut bohind him. They wcro worry soon henrd
aiBputing, md Mr. Haag was hoard to aay.
'Havo you got through?' or words to tint Of
fect, and immediately o scuiIle commenced.
Haas was also heard to aey. II you put your
Hall, W. J. La1suo, and r. D. La1aue rushed to
the room to separate tho two mon. mud Just as
Il " got to tho door hoard pistol.shot. Thoy
pushed In, and as they did SO DR.. Ellis passed.
Qugs HATs I1Asld NAb EAutuk III uH 1C2lt Auu L9
blood spouted from bullet-wound in his face
just under tho left eyo. Assistance was imme-
diately called In, and Drs. porino and Blake aont
for. DR.. Perino arrived first, and administered
what roliof he could. DR.. Dildine Was also
present.. Mr. Haas madc no answer to questions
put to him, and only said Oh + once or twico.
About half an hour from tho timc of tho shoot
ing lo was taken to his homo, having given no
evidence that he WIS conscious Of what was CO.
ing on around him.
I'm tho meantime officers bad boon Hcnt after
Dr.. Ellis. and ho was Boon found by oficor No
Ian In Justice Kern's office, where he had gone
to give himself up. 1Ic WAS brought to tho store
while the wounded man va, boiug cared for, md
short by the advice Of his counsel, Charles J.
DBsell, Esq.
"He said that n1r. Haas had boon waylaying
him for long time, 30 TINT ho feared for his
manned two reolts at : time to avoid him i; TINT
thoy had q talk and dispute while in the room
together; that Haaa asked him If he had any
more to guy and ho replied that ho had not and
that then Haas took up stool and declared t,at
he would brain him with it, whom he (Ellis) drow
his pistol and shot Hnas in selt-dcfonso. DR..
Ellis declined to anHwor inquiries as to tho ma
ture Of Tho trouble botweon him aud Hans.
"bfr. Haas has lived in Dansvillo since he Was
. child. and has for long timo boon engaged in
Lately he Inns acted as agent for Sherwood j. Co.,
Of Conosus Center, doulers In agricultural i'm
plcments, and has done Bomo auctionoorlug. He
now holds the office Of Corporation Assessor. Ho
is about forty-nine years OF ago.
"Dr. Ellis is young physician in good Htand-
ing, and considerable practice. porhaps so years
old, md came to Dansville from Lima about two
years ago. He is tho son Of Dr.. Samuel Ellis,
i highly respectable physician Of Lima, and has
not been regarded as a dangerous man.
" Both men are married and have children, Mr..
Hans having a married daughter.
-"P. s.-Since tho hboye was put III type AIr.
Haas has diod."
Tho above statement gives no intimation ~ to
the CAUSE of tho difficulty that lod to thin fata1
affray. Wo hn,o it from private authority
there il woman in tho case, but we are not ablo
to givo any OF the details.
4 Negro Attempts to Outrage n Whito
Girl, n1ld Killn Her Fatllcr.
iron. tho Hestpiiis {atiss.} Ne,es.
Ono day last week, Tom Wheeler, freed
man, attonptod rape, upon the little daugh-
tor 9f Nj. Myers, aged y year,. white, near
formed Of the fact, went in search Of tho negro,
caught aud gave him very severe whipping,
Tho negro was heard to say afterwards that ho
intonaod to kill Myers. On Monday last, while