The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-05-12
A Righteous Deed-A Father Kills
the Sedueer Of His Daughter.

For several weeks past our neighboring
county Of Meade has been agitated BY q
scandal case, which eliminated on Sun
day last in a bloody tragedy, wherein a
young and recently married man paid the
just penalty of his life for the deed of
beast. The particulars of the affair as
we gather them are as follows:
Sometime in last August there was
picnic held in that county, which was at
tended, among others of the young people,
BY a young and beautiful girl of sixteen
or seventeen summers, the daughter OF
Mr.. Green Parr, a respectable and we'll
to-do farmer, who was escorted to the pic
mic grounds, which were several miles
from her home, by a young gentleman,
who left her there in the evening-it being
her intention to pass the night with a
young lady friend in the neighborhood-
with the understanding that he was to re-
turn next day and take her back home
When she was ready to repair to the house
where she was to spend the night, Ben.
Elder, "a young man who had formerly paid
her some attention, proffefsd to take her
there in his buggy, an offer she unforta-
nately accepted, for on the'way the villain
accomplished her ruin. ...
Recently the effects Of his base conduct
began to become but too apparent Her
parents. unsuspicious of the woful truth,
at first called in root doctor of the neigh
borhood, who pronounced her afflicted
with "dropsy of the stomach" Fearing
to trust her case in his hand, they sent
her off for treatment TO a Irregular prscti-
toner in whose knowledge and skill they
had unbounded confidence, Avery slight
examination of the patient revealed to him
the true state of the case. When told that
she would soon become mother, the poor
girls grief and shame were so excessive
that serious fears were at first entertained
for her reason. When she became suffi-
GENTLY composed to tell the story of her
undoing. it was the same as we have sub
| stantially related above.
In the meantime, and but short while
after having accomplishe1the ruin of Miss
Parr, young Elder married into highly
respectable family across the river in In
diana, and was living with his wife.s pa
rents at time his villainy towards Miss
Parr transpired. When the truth was re-
vealed to the ruined girls family, the first
feeling that entered the breasts of the
fatE er and soSs was that of revenge. The
latter sought the vile seducer at his new
home in Indiana for the purpose Of execu-
ting summary justice upon the destroyer
of their sister. For two weeks the young
PARIS kept fruitless watch for him on the
Indiana side. It subsequently transpired
that he had returned to Kentucky and
gone into concealment among his relatives.
A hint of this reached the ears of the elder
Parr on Saturday night, and Sunday
morning, arming himself and with despe-
rate purpose iu his heart the old man set
out to hunt down the villainous seducer.
Az luck would have it, be met the scoun.
drel on the highway. What passed be.
tween them no one save Green Parr and
an approving COP knows. All the world
will probably ever know is that the
wronged father shot down the
beastly wretch who had wrought
dishonor to his house-shot him
down like dog. 1t was righteous
deed, and will be applauded by every man
who reveres virtue in woman and abhorc
vice in man.