The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-03
A French Canadian Shoots His Little
Daughter and Then Himself.
HNAUGHTY PAPA DONE IT."
A Terrible Crime and q
Terrible Result.
The Circumstances Of the Horrible Tragedy
Oracle Mable Love the Name Of the
Little victim-Mrs Loves Story
Of the Murder and Suicide
BOSTON, Feb. 2, 1877

BOSTON, Feb. 2, 1873.
Another Of those cases of murder followed by
the suicide of the murderer has just been enacted
In this city, The murderer and suicide is man
named Alfred o. Love, and his victim is his little
daughter, only four years OF age. For some time
past Mrs. Love and her child have boarded or had
room at No. Bennett street, their tenement
being up stairs and here it was that the tragedy
was committed. 1t was the intention of Mrs. Love
to take her child to Brdgewater Saturday after
noon. where 1t would be safe from molestation
by the husband, who, by the way, has
been rather dissOute OF late and failed to provide
Tor the support OF his family. While she was making
arrangements to this end, the husband called at
the house, and the landlady, suspecting who he
was, spoke to Mrs. Love, who came to the door, and
her husband went up stairs. BY
THE wOMAN's STORY
they appear to have had considerable talk about
thelr AFFAIRS. the purport Of which was that he
wanted the child, to which she objected in TOTO
They were about ready to go away, and the three
came down from the third to the second story,
the father leading, or carrying, the little
girl, and the wife close behind. While
IN one OF the back rooms, on the
second floor, the husband expressed desire to go
10 the depot with his wife and child, but she re-
fused, thinking he would try to steal the little
one. While the mothers head was turned for
moment the father somehow drew the child into
the narrow entry, and, drawing a concealed pistol,
SHOT HIS DAUGHTER IN THE HEAD.
The fend then darted Into the large front room,
where he buried the contents of two barrels of the
same pistol in his own brain, and fell to
the floor, fatally wounded. The mother was
stricken with terror at the sight of her
leeding child but with the assistance of the people
In the house and below 1t was taken into the
kitchen and an attempt made to stop the flow OF
blood from the wound physician was sent for
and rendered such aid he could to the little suf
ierer and then took her to the City Hospital him.
self. The father meanwhile was lying In his blood,
his stentorious breathing evincng that life still
tanned It's hold, but in The opinion of those present
his spirit was passing slowly but surely from its
tenement of clay to confront its Creator at the
great tribunal above His stay earth was but
brief
THE TRAGIC DEED
In which he was such a prominent actor took place
at hafpast three O'Clock, and at five, an hour and
half later, the unfortunate man cold I'm
death. The child rallied little before being taken
to the hospital, and in short time gave, in feeble
but mourn!uly musical tones, brief description
of what had occurred. saying that
NAUGHTY PAPA DONE IT
with something like q gas pipe. 1t made big
noise and hurt Oracle ever 80 much;n ana then
the little black eyes closed YEARLY, nervous
twitching of the c0lorless lips took place, the
marble brow wrinkled painfully the dminutive
hands closed convulsively, and q SILVER went all
over the infantie frame, swaying it as the Autumn
breeze moves a field OF waving wheat. The sight
was a sad one, and to the eyes OF the strong men
present the tears started, and allowed to now
unchecked The ball has not been extracted, and
not the least hope is entertained of her recovery.
She will probably die during the night
MRS. LOVES STATEMENT
Mrs. Love states that though her husband was a
shiftless and a strange-acting man, he was not
addicted to the use OF intoxicating liquors and she
never knew of his drinking. II it had been jeal-
Ousy which melted the deed it would be supposed
that he would have made an attempt upon her life
as he had ample opportunity to do; but nothing OF
the kind was attempted, nor did he make
any threats at that time OF personal
violence, either upon her. or the child.
The first intimatiOn she had OF any
such thing as that he was armed was hearing the
shot and seeing the result. Whatever was his idea
it was dastardy and an nhuman act; but
he has paid the penalty with his own worthless
life. The child's name is Oracle Mabel Love-a
sweet name, indeed-and she Is said to have been
a remarkably precocious girl, and quite handsome.
The murderer was a French Canadian, and was
about lorty-ive years old. His wife Is a fne-look-
ing woman, only about twenty three years Of age