The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-24
A OUADRUPLE TRAGEDY

TERRIBLE STORY or LOVE, ROBBERY AND MUIR
DER-rIIREE VICTIMS TO AvARIcE, JEALOUSY
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or THE MURDERER
CUBA. N. Y, April %. 1875.
on Wednesday toward evening. this place was
thrown into great excitement by man from New
Hudson dashing into town on horseback after
doctor, and announcing that James LaGerty,
somewhat notorious character in this part OF the
county had murdered MS grandmother, an aged
lady with whom he lived. shot the wife and
daughter OF farmer named George yannoy ana
then killed himself A Physician and a number or
citizens accompanied the messenger back TO
Vannoy's, who lives about i've miles
from cuba, the road leading
20 Rockville. Arriving there. sickenng sight
was presented. In the door YARD, near the house,
lay the dead body OF a man ABOUT twenty years
or age. HIS face was turned upward and from a
wound on the side or the head hrs brains were
o Zng out This was the body OF Lafferty. By his
side. and near his hand. lay q revolver. In the
house. on a bed with blood pouring from
wounds in their faces lay Mrs vanpoy.
a nDe-looking woman OF about thirty .fve or
forty, aud her daughter 2 handsome girl OF eigh-
teen. They were both conscious. bat very weak
from loss OF blood. TIE physician. DR.. Carper, ex-
ahmed the wounds. and succeeded 10 extracting
pistol bah nom Mrs. yannoy. 1t had entered her
Miss vannoy was shot In the right cheek, the bah
passing through and lodging in the opposite side
or her head. The surgeon was unable to extract
the ball. Although IN a very critical condition the
young girl related
THE CIRCUMSTANCES or me SHOOTING.
Lanerty came to the mousse in the afternoon.
Mr.. vannoy was In the barn AL work, and Mrs.
yannoy was in the kitchen. Lanerty entered the
room and commenced talking with the young
~
had for year proiessed 10 De IN love
with ner and wanted ner to marry him.
She had invariably repulsed his oner. and
had told him several times that ne must
not speak 70 her further in the matter. lie mad
often talked OF committing suicide or OF Golng
something else terrible, but she had always
laughed at him. When ne came on Wednesday he
renewed MS proposal saying tnat his grand
mother had given him oJ OF money, and be
would give ~ all TO Miss Nannoy n sue would
marry him. She told him tnat she did not wish
TO nave 0nJ association with nlIH as MS character
was not what ~ snoud be. lie SAID
he woulc 9e better man n she
when he handed her newspaper ana told her TO
read paragraph he pointed out IL was headed,
Murdered Tor Lover sac had turned her lace
away from him iu looking at the paper, aud had
Just glanced at the heading OF the article, when he
drew a revolver and nred. She ran, shrIeking and
bleeding. toward the door, when ner mother rushed
into the room. LaneTty tben snot her, aud ran
nurriedly out OF tle house. MI. Vannoy. hearing
tue firing. lett the barn, and was Fastening 70 the
house wnen ne saw Laferty leaving. with MS pis-
tol in MS nand and a wild look In his ace. the
farmer shouted TO him and asked him, "wnat. IN
the name OF God. IS the mattersn Lanerty wheeled
and fired az the farmer, but missed hun. without
waiting 10 see the effect OF his last shot he placed
the revolver against his own head aud
BLEW oUT HIS BRAINS.
Mr.. vannoy entered the mouse and found his
vile and daughter lying the 1oor weltering In
their blood lie lifted them TO the bed ana was
about TO dash on MS horse 10 cuba for a surgeon.
when a man rode up 10 toe house evidently IN
great excitement
Have YOU seen anything OF Jim Isnerty ~ he
asked, as Vannoy started on run to tue barn.
ellis old grandmother has been iound dead In her
bed at Rockville, and mas been srrangled ana
beaten TO death. The house has been ransackeu,
and as Jim has had plenty OF money lately the
IolKs think ne Killed the old woman and I'm look
ing for him with warrant
In very short space OF time the onicer was
made acquainted with the details or the tragedy
at the farmhouse, and he g8llOped 10 CUBA, got a
physician and gave tue alarm.
Coroner Young was notified or the quadruple
tragedy, ana took charge of the bodies or the
murderer and hrs grandmother. The former WAS
buried IN a pasture lot MOI far from Nannoys. At
Az INQUEST
held on the body OF Mrs. Lanerty ~ was ELECTED
That ner grandson had been seen lounrlng around
for some time before. he was seen TO leave
on saturday night, which was the last seen
Or him until he appeared at vannoy's.
The deceased old lady was known TO nave
about $50 IN ner house, which she had saved from
her earnings. and which sne had lain by Tor her
funeral expenses None OF this money could be
found AZ the house. buJ nothing which could be
idenuned was discovered on the body OF James
mrs. vannoy and her daughter are quite comfort.
able, and the doctor thinks they may noth rec0y-
er. The family - highly respectable one, ana
Laherty, AZ seems, had presumed upon their kind
ness and generous treatment OF him while IN their
employ IN making his overtures TO MISS Vaunoy,
who rfdIculed his pretenslons. lie was an Irish
man, aud nad long borne nard name in the COM
munity. The greatest sympathy Is felt for Mr..
vannoy and mis- family throughout the neighDor-
hood.