The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1873-01-25


,cent-Aorrible story of Jealousy,
Murder and SufcIde--A Jealous Hus-
band Shoots His Wife and Her Sup
posed Paramour. and Then Takes his
Own Life Anteccden:s CT the Victims
ami Their Murderer--A Fearful noet,
Of BLOOD.
From the Syracuse IN. W Journal, January 6.
DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.
At about ! o'clock on Sunday, Janu-
airy 5, the citizens of Moravia village,
seventeen miles south of Auburn, were
startled by the intelligence that VIM
j. n Shepherd, a farmer residing
about mile and one-half northeast OF
MoraEia, and a Mrs. Sophia NJ. Hills.
man had been murdered by John Hills
man, the husband Of Mrs. Hillsman,
at the residence of Mr. Shepherd
A large number of citize2s from the
village immediately went to the place,
and upon their arrival ascertained that
the report was but too true, and also
that the perpetrator of the foul crime
had terminated his own existence by
committing suicide. and at the same
time lay weltering III his own blood,
shed by his already doubly guilty
hands, which. within the space of an
nun. lietO SSut, NluOout ndiulHS VI
time for preparation, to their final
reckoning his own spirit and those OF
his unsuspecting, unprepared and I'M
armed victims. The bodies of MIR and
Mrs. Hillsman were lying in the north
room upstairs of the residence of Mr.
Shepherd, where they had fallen. both
lying with their heads to the east and
upon their backs, and large pools OF
blood about the head of each, the head
of Hillsman lying near the feet OF his
murdered wife, the right hand of the
murdered woman grasping cloth wet
with water and blood.
The MURDER OF MRS. HILLsMAN.
Appearances would indicate tina. al
the time she was killed that she was
engaged in making or arranging he,
toilet, and was standing in front of q
mirror. under which stood washstand
| with towel, in which small quantity
Of water remained. That no warning
was given the unfortunate woman OF
that she entertained any suspicion OF
her husbands intentions is evident
| from all the surrounding clrcum
stances. Not a sound had been heard
by the other persons in the house, nc
article Of furniture IN the room hao
been displaced or disturbed, but al
was quiet and IN order, denotlng bar
mony and f-iendliness,
| THE MURDER OF SHEPHERD.
The dead body of Shepherd lay n u.
sitting room below, upon the lounge
where it had been placed upon moving
it from near the foot Of the stairs
where it fell on the instant that the
| fatal shot was fired at him. To al az
pearances neither one of them ever
struggled, breathed or moved after the
fatal shots were fired.
A CURIOUS MULTITUDE.
Large numbers of persons came t.
the house from all directions, for mile.
around, as the sad intelligence spread
and before njght-fall hundreds hac
gathered to view the remains and rem
der what assistance lay in their power
ANTEcEDENIs OF MR.. SHEPHERD.
Mr.. Shepherd was farmer about 81
years of age, and had resided for man,
years in Moravia and ID the town O
Niles adjoining He had always taker
an active interest IN the agriculture
interests Of the county, and was an en-
ergetic supporter of advanced ideas il
agriculture and improvements III i'm
plements relating to husbandry.
He was well and favorably know
throughout the county, and esteemed
| by all. He leaves a widow and three
daughters to especially mourn his loss
and regret the sorrowful termination
of his life, SO suddenly cut off N tbs
prime of his manhood, besides q large
coucourse of friends and acquaintance
| who had known his worth as 81 friend
and neighbor, and who will add then
| tears to those of the heIeave.l family.
THE MURDERER AND SUICIDE.
| Hillsman, the murderer, was ot
| Southern birth and education, was
naturally Of suspectlng and Jealous
| disposition was irritable and imperi
Gus, and inherited aud nourished the
idea that the only honorable remedy
| for a fancled injury was the life of the
supposed offender. He was a dentist
| by occupation, Q resident of Madison.
| Ga, where his relatives reside. His
age was about 10 years. He arrived il
| Moravla on Friday last, and has been
an inmate Of Mr.. Shepherds house
since that time.
ANTECEDENTs OF MRS. HILLsMAN
Mrs. Hillsman was a woman OF pre-
possessing appearance, n native OF
Cayuga county, n. Y. and about 80
years Of age. Married at an early age,
she was possessed of considerable
property, which her husband spent in
high living and extravaganza. En-
beavers 10 dissuade him from his for.
mer course and settle down to the
realities of life only resulted in an es-
trane ement and engendered feelings III
him, the sequel of which was the
tragedy Of Sunday.
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