The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-16
Love and Homicide.

Love and Homicide.
We not long ngo said that brother OF
HOUSE, the divorce lawyer who was killed
by his wife. was trying TO get the homi-
cdal widow to marry him. Two of the
brothers of the dead man afterward
wrote to The Sun denying that they
had any desire to enter into matrimo-
NAL bonds with the woman who had
so violently disrupted those by which
she was held to the slaughtered iloUsE.
Our information regarding the peculiar
love making was derived from weli-n-
formed and trustworthy source. 1t is now
confirmed by the letters of the dsconso-
late widow. by the words of one Of the
brothers, and theoretically by the letters
of tue brother who went a-wooing his
dangerous sster-in-law. The World has
obtained these letters from GERRIr w.
House, who not only acknowledges thar
his brother, BRAD" House, and the widow
HOUSE were mighty sweet on each other"
after the killing, but who also seems to
have been himself softened by the charms
of the fair homicide. The letters
written by Mrs. HOUSE" IRENE"
GERRIT calls her, with the familiarity
OF brother-in-law aud by BRAD
HOUSE, the tender suiter for her en-
sanguined hand, are remarkable in episto-
latory literature.
The House family seems to be a strange
one, and IRENE to be n match for them.
When BRAD HOUSE got the news of the
killing of his brother, the divorce lawyer,
he hastened to New Jersey from Kansas,
breathing vengeance against the homlci-
dial IRENE. Reaching Trenton, he put up
with Mr.. NANsANr, IRENE's father, being
received, according 10 his own words, with
great hospitality. Found Mr.. VANsANT
aud family very kind and obliging 10 me
writes BRAD to his brother, under date Of
Sept. 3, land they have been doing every
thing in their power TO make my stay with
them pleasant and agreeable" And he adds
that "IRENE," who was at her fathers
house, having been admitted TO bail, "i- re-
gaining her strength very fast and talks al
most continually about O. A.'-;hat Is,
the spouse whom she had so summarily
put out of the way. This near nssoc,-
alton with IRENE proved too much
for BRAD. lie came thirsting for ven
geance, and domiciled himself in the same
house with her to collect facts on the
strength Of which TO bring her to the hal
ter, and 10 settle certain property mat
tiers" with the old man, who, according to
another brother, Is worth a "cool million. -
But once within the sphere of IEENE's
| charms, BRAD succumbcd, and they be-
! came "mighty sweet on each other"
| Thereupon IRENE, i'll the course of q
| touching letter to "dear GERRIr." the
brother in New York, put this delicate
| question to him: "GERRIr, be serious (;
| don't you think ii would he wicked for me
to think of marrying another OF your
| brothers under the circumstances, and so
soon?' 1t did seem II little early after the
shooting. She adds, in the largcncss of
her pity for the ensnared BRAD: 81 fear
ii may be wicked TO allow BRAD to see so
much of me. He came here intending, If
deserved il, to get me TO say something
to get me hung, and has got himself in
love with me instead-poor fellow-and
ready to become my husband now"
The relations between all the remaining
House family and IRENE seem to have
been both trustlul ana aneetionate after
the sad catastrophe of ORsoSs death at
her hands. She writes to GERRIr, who is
married;
| 81 got kind letter from CrrTIE and TIRzAH
| lORsONs sstersl ara see they visit. as YOU.
| tnat should Cemrut our relationship hy AN ID
| Oifiou#l union with your milV. thank Hll for
their ur,ol Of love and confidence II IL rrally Is,
as yoL saw, your heartfelt w'sn that you also
| would marry me, and have no fear; II il fl IL
| terry fear X ATE lGERRIr's wlfel won't apprs-
| ciate ia YOU"
But her love for ORsoN is so great that
unless the family can scare up a HoUsT
VINO looks like HIM she hesiatcs. Her
heart is with ORsoN, and she is doubtful
about marrying another House unless ne
reminds her of the husband her affection
| for whom she demonstrated by shooting
him.
She is deeply concerned for GrRRIT's
! moral aud spiritual welfare, aud even if she
don marry BRAD, she IS ready 10 Eo
about lecuUng with HIM ION duties both
| IN domeiuc MO and for the benefit OF
chlhren aud morahty-all comprised in a
| Christian Ne" 4" shall lecture against
divorces as matter of course" continue.
tho sanity homicide, las no divorce will
be necessary. If my advice is followed .
Certainly not. if her practice is followed
since wives will Of course need no divorce
if they can at will sever the matrimonial
bonds with pistol shot. She wishes GEEK
RIr to study theology, ana says that tn
| infatuated BRAD promises "to become