The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-06
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A family quarrel of nearly six years
standing in Steuben county, came to a
termination on Sunday, June 20, by the
killing of one of the parties to it by anoth-
er under peculiarly distressing circumstan.
ces. Four miles from the village of
'rroupsburg Centre, in Steuben county, a
farmer, well.to-do and highly respected,
has lived for many years. He has two
children, son and daughter, George E.
Hendricks, aged 81, and Helen, aged 26.
Six years ago Helen, in opposition to the
named William H. Dildine. He was
young man of no little talent and educa-
ton, but of a somewhat questionable
character. Helen Hendricks, being an
only daughter, had been given superior
educational advantages, and at the time
Of her marriage had been but short
time from college, where she graduated
with high honors. Dildine was man of
splendid physique, and well-calculated to
win the affections o. any lady. The mar
riage Of his daughter was terrible blow
to the old farmer, but he conquered his
resentment to her husband and endeav-
ored to make the best of the situation.
Shortly after their marriage the
Dildines removed to W ellsville, Allegheny
county, where they lived together until
last week. Two children, boy and a
girl, were born to them. Not long after
taking up their abode at Wellsville, ru-
mors that Didine was neglectiig and
abusing his wife reached the Hendrick S
homestead. These reports finally be-
came so frequent that old Mr.. Hendricks
went to Welsville and demonstrated with
his son-in.law about his conduct. This
led to bitter quarrel between them, and
to Hendricks taking his daughter and her
two children. the one an infant in arms,
back home with him. This was in 1873.
Mrs. Dilline remained home few days,
when her husband went to her father s
and forced her to return to Wellsville
with him.
FAMILY QUARREL.
They continued to live miserable life
together till Saturday last. In the morn.
ing Of that day a quarrel arose between
Dildine and his wife at the breakfast ia
bic He threw plate at her, striking
her on the head and inhcting bad
wound. Not satisfied with that he
knocked her down, and, Selling her by
the hair, pounded her face against the
floor until she was almost unconscious.
He then left the house. After she had
recovered sufficiently she arose from the
floor, and writing the following note, also
went away. taking her children with her:
WILL will make one more effort to
make your home happy. think this
one will be successful. May you be as
happy as you deserve to be. HELEN.
Mrs. Dildine went to her fathers,
reaching there with her children on Sat-
urday evening.
At intervals for the past two years Mr..
Hendricks has suffered considerable loss
bv fires, which have been very plainly of
incendiary origin. The first one Of these
fires destroyed barn and it's contents
few days after. Dlldine had taken his
wife away from her father in 1873. The
last occurred a few weeks ago, and since
then George E. Hendricks, the son, pro-
cured a navy revolver, and has kept
watch on the premises. Revelations
made by Mrs. Dildine on Saturday night,
after reaching home, confirmed the sus-
picions of Mr.. Hendricks as to the origin
of the fire. Mrs. Dildine' said that on
the way to Wellsville with her husband
in 1873, he was very bitter in his threats
against the life and property Of her faith
er and brother, and said that he had been
arranging with man to burn her faith
er's barn, and added, with an oath, that
IF he didn't do it he knew damn we'll
who would, and he only wished the whole
Hendricks family could be in the building
and burn to crisp. She never inform
ed her relatives Of this for fear her hus-
band would kill her.
THE MURDER: =
Last Sunday afternoon, between five
and six clock, Dildine drove up to Hem
bricks house with horse and buggy.
He entered the house, where his wife, her
father, mother and brother were assem-.
bled.
Failing in his purpose to get. his child
away, he commenced talking about the
children, and said that he was going to
take his boy with him Sin spite of hell
The child was playing in the yard
when it's father drove up, but, upon see
ing him, ran into the house and sprang
into his mothers lap, where it lay hold
ing to her dress. Dildine seized the
child, and tearing it screaming away from
it's mother, started rapidly toward his
wagon. The mother ran after him.
shrieking for her child. George Hen
bricks, who had maintained silence from
the moment his brother-in.law entered
the house, sprang from his chair as Dill
dine left the house, and, drawing his re-
velver, cried out to him to stop. Dill
dine paid no attention to young Hen