The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-05-28

the large government grant for the en-
dowment of an agricultural college was
left mainly to him. In the estimation
of acquaintances everywhere, a man of
greater integrity than he did not live.
His ability was such also that he was
sometimes spoken of for Congress.
Doubtless that and higher positions
would have been reached If his should
ers had not been borne down by the bur
den of his home life.
The beginning of the difficulties above
alluded to arose out of attempted inter
ference by the now very wise son, with
improvements the house was then under
going. 1t is understood the son was
sent away by the father, but was not
sent empty. The son stood high in the
estimation of acquaintance. He went
down and spent some time with rela-
tives in Washington county, Ind, and
was liked there. Next he was over in
Louisville, became an editor, and was
highly spoken of there. There he also
became connected with real estate
| agency, lived high, and it is supposed
complications of some sort sent him away.
He retreated to the paternal mansion.
Soon after this there was correspondence
by ''the boys" and mother with Perrin,
of Indiana, as to settling title to the
property in them. Life was advancing,
and Perrin wanted the settlement.
Young's Indiana security debts were
kept alive. Perrin "quit-claimed to
Mrs. Young. Albert now regarded him
self as master of the situation. There
was concerted attempt-so it is said
to drive the old man away. Five
week ago the father undertook
to put stop to their acts of
usurpation. He took an AK from Albert
and another of the boys, but in the strug-
gle was thrown AMI severely cut on the
neck and bruised Oh the back of the
head. The matter nearly got into the
courts then, but the tender man
relented. "The boys" kept store in
Glen Haven; debts were crowding them.
Time and time again the father Endorsed
for them and thus relieved them. The
fathers name would get credit for any
thing, although it was well understood
he had title to nothing. "The boys
now tried TO borrow large sum by mort
capital that would risk the complication.
An amount was obtained by fraudulent
paper. Early last week the fraud was
scented. "The boys" supposed Albert
was about to be arrested. On Friday,
the 18th inst, two of them went out in
search for settlement of the fraudulent
paper. Albert remained at the store.
At about 8 o'clock in the forenoon he
left it with substitute and walked cut
to his fathers, approaching the house
through the woods. In the kitchen he
learned from the servant girl that his
father was i'll his room and his mother
i'll hers. He tried his fathers door
and found it locked. His mother
was sleeping. He went out and sat
! for nearly an hour on a hand-c cart,
ten PAGES southwest of the house. He
then went to the south door and
again tried his fathers door, Finding
it still locked, he kicked it several times
with all his force, and succeeded in
breaking in. The lock pressed off the
door-check held by seven nails. The
father retreated through the east door,
and turned as if to escape at the south
gate. Albert saw him through the east
window, turned, and, going out at the
south door, headed his father southeast
of the corner of the house about five
PAGES. He threw up his hands and cried,
"Oh, Albert, don't, don't" Albert
fired at him with his 1" tive-shooter" as
fast as he could empty its contents. The
father screamed: Murder, murder:
help, help! Oh, Albert, Albert" with
painfully agonizing voice. He also
had revolver and fired one shot, which
ran under the skin around Albert's alb
domen. The father fell, and was pros
trated full length on his back. The son
put the muzzle of the pistol to his faith
er's head and discharged its fifth cartridge
into 1.-THE father still crying agonizing-
ly. He then picked up "A Ratchet and
pounded the head with it, breaking the
skull at every stroke, until the Door
mans last ooh! oh !" ceased. Neigh
bors, at work in the fields, were APP
proaching, some having heard the cries
a mile distant. Albert ran and climbed
over the west fence, and ran about thirty
PAGES INTO the woods. He stopped,
opened his vest and looked at his own
wound. Seeing he could not possibly
make his escape, he put another cartridge
into his own pistol, put the muzzle to
the side of his head and shot himself
through the brain. He died instantly,
without struggle.
The father had an old dog, always with
him, always faithful. He had been heard
to say that the only friend he had at his
house was his dog. When neighbors
arrived at the scene, this dog was licking
his wounds. His hand was reaching up
and stroking the dogs back. In about
fifteen minutes he became conscious and
talked little for half an hour. The last
thing he remembered was that Albert
put the pistol to his head and snapped it,
but didn't know whether he shot him or
not He said that Albert had "tried to
kill him and ought to be hanged" Elk.
cept two short speeches, these were his
last words. They are strange COM
mentary on the life of this good and kind
hearted man. His public career was
begun by neighborhood debates on the
capital punishment question. Reason,
moral suasion, kind treatment were
his hobbies, and he thought to educate
the people in the belief that capital
punishment was barbarous. There
was no malice in his nature, and he
was not able to realize that there was
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