, 1873-02-06
A BOSTON TRAGEDY;
a Man Shoots His Daughter ana Com.
nita Suicide.

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etroet, q abort tltBtnnce from Washington street.
Wero Btnrtlol by the uonnd of, three Toporta of 4
ristoi discharged IN rnpid succession. III a
nnte nun @ or Two word vas brought into tho street
laughter, child Of ycars, in room in The
SECOND ntory Of TINT ho,,ao, mt, ha1 afterwards
takon llis owi,' life Tho ilcwa Of tic tragody
spread rap'ily and III fiyo minutes after the ro-
gathered lor IN and around tho touao aud
on Washington street, anxious to loarn the
parttcsn,Iars aud discussing tho motives Of sucl,
2, terrible decd first 1t was only reported tllat
tho man would multo his escape, but an inyosii
gation showed TINT nftor attempting tho murylur
Of the child tho fathor had SHOT himself twice
III inc mead, and both wero considered in dy-
Ing condition.
Love was 4s years Of nge, md lad boon for
several years travelling Eoder, md Of late q
dealer dealer in patont riglts. Ho was native Of
part Of his life, although his business Ind takon
him away q great deal. Five years ago lo was
married 10 Miss Hlyra AIelvln, nativS Of Nova
oSagor Ean Iii ao ToF marago aoos e
ho%o boou one not very fully considered, aud to
On unsatisfactory union may DO doubtless ut.
trlbnted s1. the terrible tragedy which occurred.
wa! was tho result Of thor marriage, who was
chrlstonea Graco NJ. Love. Tho child grow to
20 boautiful little thing, q bright, smart, at-
sraotlyo girl, whom many residents of tho Vi
~AaLy A4itFG NUtlCQu WIFI nuI01TltiOll.
Tho trnBedy seems to f,avo boon the rosn1t Of
aorlea Of cauacs which hardly soom, 1owoyor.
| to explain tho commission Of sucli a double
| crime except upon the theory TINT Loyo had
broodod ovor roal or fauciod troubles until ho
had BECOME insane. Soon utter tho birth Of tho
1itto girl, Lovo Is said to havo become idle md
diasoute-so much so that ]lo neglected to Bun-
port lliB family. Mrs Lovo was driven to flos-
porae,tlon BY tho duns OF hor husbands creditors,
until finally she was forced, in spite Of horaolf
to loave him. sho received employment In tho
late hoop-skirt factory Of llesalp. H. Il. Young
1 Co., ut tho corner Of Summer and Kingston
stroets. and 1' managed for white to enrh tho
aof as o pcripatotic podler Of Yankeo
notions throughout tho country. eoll-
ing on. on commission, and paying his bills
as mat, Of medium, height. weighing about
140 pounds, anl possessing light hair tinged
with gray. Although he is said to havo hoen
honorable in oil his dealings, ho lacked TINT
cese, and was, therefore, IN failure IN lifo."
Mrs: Love, on tho contrary, so her friends say
Is o business woman. Much younger than her
husband, she possesses q degree Of application
to oqF }hoI1ala w9h he ha ,s ena their a1tee
gaysty, the theatres and social enjoymentp, -
ploasures which tho ago Of Gor hug
band had causea him almost entirely
they wore frequently at variance Matters re.
mainod in this situation until laBt summer, whcn
Mrs. Love took q lodging room In tho rear Of
the third story Of house kept by Mrs. Hunt, m
English lady, ut No. G15 Bonnet street. Her
husband called thoro to see her On several occa-
sions, and their interviews vero generally very
PLEASANTLY conducted, although they appeared to
congerso moro as acquaintanccs tfian aa man and
wife. Some thrco months ago, howoycr his
visits to tho house were discontinued, for somo
uMexplainnblo cause, and, although lie occasion-
ally seeu to loitor about the street, he did not
mako bis appearance at tho door Of the house
inquired for Erp Love. Dolng fold that eIo
bad gono AWAY for the purpose Of caring for tie
Guild Guild Of nolShbor who vas to be absent from
Saturday morning Mrs. Love announced lor
intention to spend Sunday with some rolativos in
North Bridgowater. and seemed pleased at the
prospect. sho Lad boon thrown out .of work by
apply herself closely to the work of obtaining
casual employment SO that q holiday seemed
peculiarly acceptable. She returned home at
o'clock, and, after few moments' conversation,
journey. At o'clock tile door-boll rang, and
soon aftorward her husband entered tho room.
Nobody waB present except MIR, and Mrs. Love,
tho the ehia oraca na aa who ehsred
ct first, she declared hor Willingness to 60 ont,
with request Of hor companion, Love. Who
:" seemed toh her, TO act strangely" approach-
cd his wife, md without preliminary CONVEX
tsation askod hcr to como back and live with
him. This sho declined to do, and a divorce
was suggested, and tho wifo eaid it would bo
better That they should be separated legally,
Love then asked if, In such an event, ho agreed
little ono when l1o wished. I,o this Nfra Tnvo
nssontod, aud tho conversation snl,stnntiof,v
onted, and alo continued her proparation of theo
Child to take nyay with hor to 3riGoewntor ~ VIZ
Whom tits was dono. Mr., Love too't Jat tho ,tt,o
girl in Lis arms and started to % nwa ~ ators ;cao
followed BY lis wife and I,or ]adv con,nomion n
Passing around tho corner OF tho entrv to in
right, ill., Loyo entored tho kitchen. st;1l iojI.
vail Of tho room. bIrs HINT anI t1iran s+ar LlaU
ladies were thoro in conversation, Mira g.po Gnvo
entered and bid item ali 0uond bvo.H o9,cn