The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-08-25
Harding--MOritz Tragedy.
PARTICULARS OF THE SHOOT
ING OF THE SEDuCER ~
THE ENRAGED FATHER.
CONDITION OF MoRlTZ, WHO
WILL WORCESTERSHIRE
.. OF MISS HARDING. kf

ISDIAsAPoLIs, Ind. August 2l.-Ths
following are the facts developed in the
Harding Mori!z shooting case to-day:
Mr.. Harding, At the rsquest to DR..
Fletcher, was proceeding to the rssidsnce
Of DR.. Psrvin, on AlabAms street, sbouy
l o'clock, p. m, TO secure his attendance
upon his daughte and II was ON his return
that he encountered Mori,z, near the
corner OF Alabama aud Vermont street
with his head bowed down, enErossed In
tho ter rible thong hts produced w the fatal
end he had just learned was certain TO
take place, wnen Moritz spoke 10 him and
the next thing be remembers he was pur-
suing and shooting at him. Msritz ran
west on Vermont to Delaware STREET, cross
ing on the southsids, when he ga into q
wagon ard went home. Harding having
emptied his pistol OF all but Que shot,
which would not explode, hurried on to
his own home, and half an hour Afterwsrd
the officers proceeded to his residence,
whore they found him ct the death-bsd Of
his daughter, and put him under arrest.
Mr.. Harding was allowed TO remsin
with his family until after the death OF
his daughter, when no was taken before
Mayor Mitchell, and through his Attor-
| neys, Gordon and Brown, waived an OF =
ANIMATION, and was bound over to await
the action Of the grand jury in the sum OF
$4,000 and WAS immediately released,
| and returned to his sorrow-str ioksn
family.
After the shooting occurred Mr.. Harding
| returned to his home and there Informed
| DR.. Thatcher. the attending physicisu, of
what he had done. He said, referring TO
his daughter having taken poison, "There
il man st the bottom Off ! met the
villain when I was taking the note to DIR.
Psrvin. aud killed the damned cuss."
At tho advice Of his counsel, Mr.. Har-
| ding would mako no statement as to why
he made the assault on MoritZ, further
| than to say MoritZ seduced his daughter
and also slAntered his wife. Tho con fes-
sion of his daughter to the same effect
will be brought out In evidence At the
proper time
The condition of Moritz Is quite favor
able to his recovery, none of the shots
having taken effect in the lungs rs was q,
first thought probable. He denies the a..
legged intimScics with Miss Harding, and
asks . suspension Of public opinion until
he can have an opportunity OF vindicatipg
himself OF tho charge.
Miss Flora Handing, the deceased, was
young lady Of more than ordinary pro-
mise, and for the past year had been con-
nected With the city schools, whore che
taught very acceptsbly the German Ian
guags. She was also a writer Of con der.
able ability, and contributed quite eXtsn.
sively 10 the columns OF the Sunday Her
aid,
This sad affair has cast gloom over the
entire community, and public sympathy
goes out strongly to the outraged father
and bis afflicted household.
But few Of the circumstances
in regard to the seduction Of Miss Hard
ing are know, but It lie understood TO have
heed effected under circumstances that
make II peculiarly atroeious and diaboli-
cal, some time last winter. The intimacy
was Of short duration, and her lapse from
virtue awakened the greatest poiRnancy
oil feeling, and the bitterest rsmorse,
which has found its end in terrible
death.
The funeral services O: Miss Harding
took place this afternoon and was largely
attended by sympathizing friends and re.
lations ofthe deceased. Rev. DR.. Baylem
conducted the exercises, which, under the
circumst,nces, were OF solemdand most
impressive character.
Moritz isres.ing guilty, and with every
probability Of speedy recovery. The
doctors have made several attempts 10
prob, the wounds, but have not vet
reached the balls. 80 -,