The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-11-01
TRAGEDY AT FAIRvIEW.
A Young Lady Shoots Her Sedueer-
Great Excitement.

From the SteubenvIlle Herald, Oct. -.
To-day about 1890 very serious
shooting atiray took place at Falrview,
West Virginia. A young man BY the
name Of George Hatch, son of John
Hatch, residing at Mt. Pleasant,
Jefferson county, was shot by some
party supposed to belong to the family
Of Mr.. j. H. Harper. 1t is not known
TO a certainty who committed the act;
but suspicion rests on his daughte,r Miss
Bell Harper, whom Hatch is blamed with
inducing from home and s"duclng.
Hatch was standing in front OF hls en-
ployer'S saddle and harness shop, Dir.
Harper living just opposite. Tho shot
was fired and the contents entering the
side Of his neck and face, severed the
jusulSr vein and produced II dangerous
wound. The gun Wa, loaded with
LARGE sLUGS,
and produced very ugly wound, and
when We heard from him last he was III
very critical condition-in fact. he MAS
supposed to be dying.
Mis-, Harper Wa, very fine young
lady, and mas borne and untarnishcd
character. She is young-only sixteen
years o.d but very large of her age.
Much sympathy is felt in her behalf by
everybody whom We have heard express
All opinion on the subject. Fairyl"w Is
ina
TURMOIL OF EXCITEMENT,
the tragedy being the theme OF conver.
sa,iOn. Up to this time we have heard
of no arrests being made. and We should
Judge from that that sympathy rests in
the girl's favor. This is the first shooting
atlray that has ever been At Falrview, and
ol course the eIcitementra RACES worse than
if it was of II more frequent occurrence.
We have also understood that Hatch
claimed that h. was not the Seducer,
but that some other parties wer" con.
nected with her seduction, if such Is the
case then Justice should be mcted out To
the guilty parties. What will b" done
with those who done the shooting, time
omly will tell. Who the party was that
did the shooting will be difficult to c,tab-
li.h IT. no one seems to know or have
seen, nothing It's vet seems 10 bo known
only that it was some of the ilarpcrs. 1t
will be "a terrible blow to the tamIlie, on
both sides, one son sent to eternity, the
other young girl disgraced for lite
even should not more severe
punishment be served out by the law.
'Tis time that something would put All
end to this hcllish work. We don't adj
yocatc shooting by any means, but some
measure should be- made that would put
AN end To It.
LArER-rRosPEc or HATCH RECOVERY
ARREST OF MISS HARPER.
This morning We ascertain that Hatch
j. still living, and the probability IL that
he will now recover. Miss Harper Is tie
one who did the shooting, and she has
mudra confession The gun was loaded
with No. shot Is taking effect. She was
arrested aud is now out on bail. The shot
was fired from the parlor window, di,-
tancr of about three rods. The excite
mcut is still raging, with great deal of
sympathy manifested. Hatch was to
have Leer married in about two weeks,
and courier WAS dispatched for his
aiiiqnccd, who cu!ne and Is now waiting
on hIm The juguIar vein was not en-
llrclv severed but one shot entered.
Miss Harper said that she did not shoot
to Kill, but wanted TO give him trouble,
US he had given her trouble enough.
Alter the shooting she went into the
dining room and ate hearty dinner.