, 1873-03-27
BLOODY FRATRlClDE.
One Brother El.oota Another Dcad Gf
the Fcot OF their Aged E'ntlcr~.Snp-
posed Suicide Of the NI1rttCrarA

posed Suicide Of the Murderer.
Fs'onp the Louisriitc Cettrirr-,iournal March 25.
About two aud 4 half milos southeast Of
Daraston, tho county scat Of Nelson County,
Of high respeotabllity md standing among his
fellow-oitzens. During his life lie lad reared
two Bons John Orittenden and Daniel Webster,
both Of whom wero the delight Of tl,oir parents,
prop OF their declining years, an1 tho staT which
would caso their footsteps to tho gravo. Both
Of them lad for tho last nix oglt yoars nupor
intondod their fathor's busislcus, aud asBsted in
tho support OF thoir parents. It seomp thnt for
eovoral months past d foud has existed betwoon
these brothers, tho cause Of which il aa got un-
known.
Last Saturday night tia quiet !ittlo city OF
Dartlstown waa thrown into CONSERVATION by
tho nowa that J: g. IIoltsholsor had shot and
killed hia brother, D. W. Holtghouser, ut his
father'a residence. InyoBttgutiou proved that
tho terrible story was but too trlo, and that tho
murder occurred in tho following manner:
John Q. Hoitahonaer lad boon III Dardstown
during tho day, md returned homo about 10
o'clock that evening, nnd entered tho room
whore his father and brother wero sitting by tho
fire. His brother aat by anlal1 table rcading
tho New York Ledger: IIia father, boing at
tho right Of tho Fireplace, INV LiB HON JOHN q.
onter. Tho room, and nupI'usr1 he wan bringing
IN tho nl:al from, tue city but. i,Rtoad Of taking
largo navy revolver, ana, without uttcring word
shot at hH brother, tho ball passing through tho
paper, entering the left breast Of tho victim, nnd
lodging undor lila shoulder blade. Tho wounded
man attempted TO rBo iron, his cllair whom tho
fratrico fired ngaiu, tho ball this time entering
noar the shoulder, md, as hin brother fell to-
wards tho door, he fired tho third timo, sending
deadly ball into tho crown Of the head, through
tho brain, and lodging under tho right oyo.
Having complotod his bloody md fratricidaI
work, tho wrotohod murderer, leaving tho cory
remains Of his brother lying prostrato in loa.h
at tho foot Of his father started out Of tho door,
closely followed by the venerable old n,a,,, who,
in tho agony Of his, griof, begged That ho might
be shot also, and thus have liiB troubles ondod.
Tho murderer thon visited tic residence Of MIR.
Boone, his fathor-in~1aw, who liyo1 1oar by, and
giving his wife parting kias, no flad aoross tho
country and las not been lscayd OF aince. Shortly
aftor 10 LOFT Roone's house q piistol-shot was
heard in the direction he had talto1,, aud 1t Ia
genorally believed TINT lo took Ills life into his
own hands and endod 1t by tile aan,o nlcans ho
had employed in the commission Of ha fearful
orime, but thiH report noodH confirmation.
ThoHo young men wero highly respected in
tho community. Thoy had both passed through
tho war, in tho Confederate army, with groAt
credit to themselves as bravo and good soldiers,
tho murderer having boon Lieutenant in John
Morgan'a command, The deceased WAS unmar-
rled. IL. brothor has wifo and two cllilaren.
Ther, p9rents aro both about rs years OF age,
aud their grief can better DO imagined than DO
soribod. On sunday tho excitement In tie
ncighborhood waH worry great, aud overy effort
Wan being made to capture tho fratsiode.