The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-14
ADOUBLE TRAGEDY.
MURDER AND SUI.
eide.
John Frazier Shoots and Dangerous.
~ Wounds Kate FalStlck and
Then Shoots and Kills
Himself.


FULL PARTICULARS
We mention in Saturday mornings
paper, q rumor in relation 10 q shoot
ing affray In Pittsburgh. It proves that
thGPcene Of the tragedy was not Pitts
burgh, but Harmony, q town in Beaver
county, Pennsylvania. Our readers, OF
many of them, will doubtless remember
an abduction case that was Investigated
before Squire Forbes early in September
last. The parties were John Frazier and
Kate Falstck. TWAS alleged that Fra
zier and his sister had attempted 70 Alb
duct Miss Falsdck. The three were OF
their way 70 Pittsburgh, but were Arrest
cd near ste1benyiIle and brought back
At the examination the girl FGlsdch
SWore that che went with them Of hel
own accord, which Of course ended al
further proceedings. Shortly after THU
affair Frazier left town and went We are
informed, 70 Pittsburgh, to which plAcF
Mis- F6lstck soon after went They
shortly : left Pittsburgh, bat whethG
they went TO Harmony NO could not learn
Suffice to say, however, they were in Har
mony on Friday last when Frazier wa
killed by pistol Rhot and Miss FAlSticE
dangerously wounded. We have learned
the following Particular: After the shoot
ing Coroner's jury was empaneled upon
the body Of Frazier. As 1t happened In a
room where only these two were, no one
knew anything Of the affair, only Mis-
Falstick, and she lay in the room danger
ously wounded, but conscious. She sWore
before the jury that Frazier had accident
" shot her, and then, thinking her dead
had ended his own lie by q ball from the
same pistol. Both were shot in the fore
head, and nearly in the same location
Word was Immediately telegraphed 10
Frazier's people In this city and the re-
mains sent on, arriving here onsthe ten
O'Clock train Saturday evening. The
girl FalstIck Is still lying in q very pre-
carious condition and may yet die from
tho wound received.
Since writing the above we have re-
ceived a copy Of the Allegheny Mad, OF
Saturday, which gives the following &C.
count OF the affair:
Information was received in this city
this morning Of q very mysterious shoot
ing case which occurred last evening near
the little village Of Harmony. The par.
ticulars cannot, at the time Of writing
this, be fully aScertAined, but enough is
known 70 warrant the statement that the
result viii probably be the death Of one II
not two parties who were concerned In
the shooting. It Is anotherot the already
long list OF murder-and suicide by the
murderer.
THE SCENE.
About quarter Of o mile from the vii.
lisge Of Harmony Is located q country
hosterly known as the Drovcrs Home,
which is kept by o gentleman named
ChSuncy, The quiet hide hotel Is not
often visited by strangers from . distance,
its business being mainly restricted TO
person who visit the neighboring village
on business trips. Yesterday q lady and
gentleman arrived at the hotel and the
latter asked II they could be accommo.
dated with q room. Being answered in
the Affirmative, the gentleman went 10 the
hotel register and signed John Frazier
and lady" without giving the place from
which he came. Both were well dressed,
and had the appearance Of being in COM
Portable circumstances.
The two we're shoWn 10 q room, where
they spent the mostof the day, and moth.
ing peculiar was noticed either about their
movements or conduct In the evening
the gentleman asked the proprietor where
A buggy could be hired. He thought he
should like 10 take drive, as the country
seemed TO be very beautiful. According
" q messenger was sent to hire q vehicle
and in due time It was driven to the door
Of the hotel. Word was sent 70 the
strangers, who were OF course supposed
TO be man and wife, that the buggy was
ready and waiting at the door. The
couple, however, did not promptly come
down stairs. The proprietor waited pa
tiently for his guests, thinking perhaps
that the gentleman might need some in
structions as TO which road was the best
To drive along. While thus waiting he
was startled by hearing the j.. cg,
REPORT OF APIsToL h''l
in the direction Of the room which the
couple occupied. Alarmed at the dis
charge he started 70 go up stairs, but on
the way he met the lady coming down
stairs. Looking into her face he was hor.
riAed 10 see q round pisto! shot wound In
her forehead, q little 70 the lett Of the medal
line: From this the warm blood was slowly
trickling down her face. Putting his arm
around her he supported her toa room on
the ground floor and Immediately sent q
messenger to summon medical aid. While
engaged in comfortably fixing the wound:
ed lady the proprietor was again startled
by heariDgA
SECOND SHOT
in the same direction. He again rushed
up stairs, entering the room which had
been assigned the two strangers; he 'NoD
shocked 70 see the man lying upon the
floor with his face covered with blood,
which was flowing from 9 wound also In
the forehead. Near him, as II 1t had just
dropped from his hand, was pistol, with
which no doubt both shots had been fired.
SummOning assistance the bleeding man
was lifted upon q bed. Hewas then care
fully Intercepted as TO the cause Of the
double shooting, but he either could not
or would not Answ q question.
LUR DOUBTFUL.
Medical assistance soon came. The
doctor first attended to the body. He
probed the wound and pronounced It 4
very dangerous one, giving but slight hope
that he could survive. An investigation
Of the suicidal wound in the mans fore,
head led 10 the belief that he could not
survive many hOurS.
MYSTERY,
The affair Is involved in the greatest
mystery. The persons round the hotel
state that they heard no loud talking, or