Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-02

Wretched Union.
A family quarrel OF nearly six years
standing in Steuben county, New York,
came to a termination on Sunday, by the
killing OF the parties to it by another, IN
der peculiarly distressing circumstances.
-Four miles from the village of TrOupsburg
Center, in Steuben county, a farmer, we'll
TODD and highly respected, has lived for
many years. He has Two children, a son
and daughter, George E. Hendricks, aged
q, and Helen, aged 20. Six years ago
Helen, in opposition to the Wishes Of her
family, married man named William ii.
Dlldine. He was young man Of no little
talent and education, but Of 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 a short
time from college, where she graduated
with high hOnors. Dildine was man of
splendid physique, and well calculated to
win the affection of any LADY, The mar
rage OF his daughter was a terrible blow
to the old farmer, but he conquered his re-
sentiment to her husband and endeayored
10 make the best of the situation.
Shortly after their marriage the Dildines
removed TO Wellsville, Allegany county,
where they lived together until last week.
Two children, boy and girl, were born to
them. Not long after taking up their
abode in WellsVille, rumOrs that Dildine
was neglecting and abusing his wife reached
the Hendricks homestead. These reports
finally became so frequent that old Mr..
Hendricks went to Wellsville and Temon-
strated with his son-in-law about his con-
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them, and Hendricks taking his daughter
and her two children, the one an infant in
arms, back home with him. This was in
1873. Mrs. Dildine remained home few
days, when her husband went to her faith
er's and forced her TO return to WellsyiIle
with him.
AFAMILY QUARREL.
They continued TO live miserable life
together until Saturday last. In the morn
ing Of this day a quarrel arose between
Dill line and his wife at the breakfast table.
He threw plate at her, striking her on the
head and in1icting a bad wound. Not
satisfied with that, he knocked her down,
and, saizing 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 fol-
lowing note also went away, taking her
children with her:
WILL will make one more effort TO make
your home happy. l think this one will be sue
cessful. May you be as happy as you deserve to
be. HELEN.
Mrs. DiI' went to her fathers, reach
ing the 18th her children on Saturday
eve =.
at intervals for the past two years Mr..
Hendricks has suffered considerable loss
by fires, which have been very plainly of
incendiary origin. The first one Of these
fires destroyed a barn and its contents a
few days after DildiDe had taken his wife
away from her father in 1873. The last &C
CURED a few weeks ago, and since then
George Z. Hendricks, the son, procured a
navy revolver, and has kept 4 watch on the
premises. Revelations made by Mrs. Dill
dine on Saturday night, after reaching
home, confirmed the suspicious 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 Bit
ter in his threats against the life and prop
ertyofher father and brother, and said thathe
had been arranging with a man to burn her
fathers barn, and added, with an oath,
that aif he didn't do it be knew damn we'll
who would, and he only wished the whole
Hendricks family could be in the building
and burn to a crisp" She neger informed
her relatives of this for fear her husband
would kill her.
THE TRAGEDY.
Last Sunday afte' noon, between > and 8
o'clock, Dildine drove up to Hendricks
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tered the house, where his wife, her father,
mother and brothers were assembled.
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 Gin spite Of hell
The child was playing in the yard WREN
its father drove up, but, upon seeing him,
ran into the house and sprang into his
mothers lap, where it lay holding TO her
dress. Dildine seized the child, and, tear
ing it sore ming away from its mother,
started rapidly towards his wagon. The
mother ran after him, shrieklng Tor her
child. George Hendricks, who had MAIN
tanned silence from the moment his broth
er-in-law entered the house, Sprang from
his chair as Dildine LETT the house, and
drawing his revolver, cried out to him to
stop. Dildine paid 10 attention to young
Hendricks, and the latter fred. Dildine
kept on toward the wagon, closely followed
by his wife. Hendricks fired again, but
Dildine neither stopped nor said a word.
a third shot was fired. Then Dildine
turned about, facing his wife, who had
Overtaken him at that point. He was
deadly pale, and after trying to take step
forward fell heavily TO the ground. Mrs.
Dildme stopped down aud took the child
from her husbands arms. he looked up
and said:
"Helen, do you see your dying husband?
Your brother has killed me-
To a question as to whether she could
| DO anything for him he made no reply,
| and she ran into the house with her child.
A RELIGIOUS YOUNG MAN.
Young Hendricks is a leading church
member of Troupsburg, and a remarkably
| devout and pious young man. After seeing
! that he had fatally wounded his brOther-in-
! law, he took his hand, as he lay on the
ground, and asked him:
Have YOU any hope in Christ, WHIP
Dildine opened his eyes and said, Tehe-
mently as he was able:
/ t'NO-nOne.'
Nothing further passed between the dying
man and any Of the family. Young Hen
! bricks walked coolly to and fro by Diidine
/ with ms watch in his hand, to get, as be
/ said, the exact time Of the mans death,
! He died in eight minutes after he fell.
! Every shot fired by Hendricks had takeI
] effect. One entered the back below the
left shoulder blade, passed through the lef
lung and the heart, lodging in the Tighi
| lung. Another entered the left hip, anC
the third lodged in the right leg below the
! knee. He says that he believes God vii
hold him guiltless in doing what he did, a
it was done in defense Of his sister aud he