The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-02-04
A Se6ucer Shot.

The shocking details of sad case of do
mestic infelicity, resulting in q determined,
cold blooded murder, last Wednesday morn
ing, reached the city this morning.
The officers of the steamer Telegraph fur
nished the particulars, which were CLEANED
from passengers who came on board the
boat at Point Pleasant, W. Va. yesterday.
William Weitzel IL man in the prime Of
life residing at Point Pleasant, ON the river,
above this city.
He possesses comely wife, the frailty of
whose nature transpired in recent events
A short time ago he had occasion 10 leave
home on business trip, and bade then
faithful wife, as he believed, farewell. But
fate and passion were against her virtue,
and she shortly became a victim to the
wiles OF a man whose weight of years and
numerous gray hairs weuld seem to have
placed him beyond the capability of play
ing successfully the Lothario's role.
A smooth tongue and bold character were
the predominating traits in Capt Hutch
Nc. Daniels character, and these welded
with ready success. He soon had conquered
the nervous apprehension of his victim, who,
in the first flush OF Illicit love, permitted
him TO accomplish his purpose.
The intimacy, which then sprung up, be-
came so glaring in its character that a
brother of Mrs. Weitzel, in the absence of
the husband, first warned the daring inva-
der that he was treading on dangerous
ground, and finally threatened Nc Dan
iels' life
In the meantime the husband returned
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nicated his suspicious of his wife's infidelity.
Upon going home, Weitzel questioned his
wife closely and became satisfied that there
was good foundation for the reports in cir
culation. Then it was that his Indignation
asserted itself, and, seizing loaded shotgun
in his fury, he started out in search of the
vile destroyer of his peace and happiness.
He at once proceeded in the direction of
McDaniels' house, finding that the person
whom he was in quest of had Just left for
the river with horse, which it was his in
tention to water, followed rapidly in the
trail of the seducer. Weitzel came upon him
as he was passing down the bank toward
the waters edge.
He first accosted McDaniels,. charging
him with having robbed his wife of her vir-
tue, when an alteration arose, in the heat
OF which the injured husband raised his
gun and fired at the enemy. The shot were
scattered in the legs of McDanieIs, who
dropped to the ground, while the horse
which he was leading took fright and fed.
Weitzel then approached the wounded
man, and, placing the muzzle of the gun
close to the fallen mans body, discharged
the contents of the second barrel into Nc
Daniels body. Having thus accomplished
his purpose, he returned up the river bank
and was Immediately placed under arrest,
the charge Of murder being placed against
him.
Captain McDaniels was at once attended
to, but he was mortaly wounded, his life
soon sped its darksome journey. His body
was found to have been pierced by eleven
large sized shot, some of which penetrated
his legs, abdomen and chest
The murdered man was about fifty years
of age, and had recently followed the voca-
ton of steamboatman, having been captain
of the Gailipolis and Kanawha river packet
Active. We did not learn whether he was
a married man.
VIM. Weitzel, the man who did the shoot
ing, is in the prime of life and does not
seriously regret an action which he believes
a Just punishment for the great wrong done
him by McDaniels. Public sympathy is
on his side, his course being generally
upheld.-CIncinndti Times