The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-30
A CRAzED LOVERS CRIMES.
NE sHOOTs THE EdTHE AND CAR-
RJES orr the ~ JGHTER.


Telling the tstri ttut hf WOuld nuFFb huu
th,u Kiii Her Her Escape nj the Minis
ter's iiouse-Thc Murderer inmoie-ted.
F,on, ns HenphD ADpsm
A. NJ. Bond and Miss Bette Hill had
been engaged to be married for the last eighteen
months. the former being p and the latter 10
years Of axe. Mr.. l.. :. Hin objected. aud their
engagement was cancelled six or seven months
ago. About two months ago young Bond aud
Miss liil began correspondence which result
ed In renewal Of their engagement. Her father
sscertained this fact on Thursday week ago,
and objected to It, compelling her to vito
letter last Sunday morning to the effect that he
deemed 1t better for the marriage not 20 take
place just then bond thercupUn called that
morning 10 see MIR. I'M. and had co.yersation
which Ia not known further than that II vss dis
agreeable aud Unsatisfactory to both parties.
bond then requested mat ne might see
refused Bond however, persisted. and lii
finally consented th.t no might sec her In tho
presence Of bis wife. lie entered the house and
spoke to Mrs, Hil aud tho latter said she did
not wish TO be present AZ their interview, but
daughter. This Bond did, and II was Understood
that he should come So Memphis, procure the
necessary License, and that they would marry ON
Tuesday morning. lie Therefore came to Mem
pitts SUNDAY evening, trocuted hts license Mon
day, and that night returned home. Upon
reaching home no found note from Mics ill
Informing him that he need not come TO their
house, as she would not see hu This note was
sent NV Mr.. hin to the house OF young Bond's
father. the bearer being negro. In that note
MISS ltlll SigneN lltf fla Z III tno usual manner
that had marked her letters to bin during their
engagement, VIZ: As ever. Bette"
UpOn receiving this note young Bond seemed
to become crazy. and iniiue diately went to a
neighbors house to see l. brother. w. n. Bond
The two brothers conversed about tho afflir.
Young Bond was there ABOUT an hour ana a
hull, during which time hi> conversation was
wild. disconnected. and by no means intelligent,
u being impossible 70 ascertain wht We're MS
Intentions, save that he was determined To- go
60 Hhis house the next day lie asked his
brother to 20 with him. but tns Latter positively
refused. aud entteated him not to 20. Mr. Young
aud sir. ". II Bond tried to Induce him to stay
all night, and followed him with this request to
the gate. file returned to his fathers house, but
did not sleep any during that hight. and about 8
O'Clock next morning again went 10 Mr.. fOung's
He inquired at what time his brother arose.
AND learning thai he got up at the ringing of the
nrst bell for breakfast ne said To little Leroy
Young; " Don't you wake uim up. for he will
take nv pistols, and viii hurt him. which do
not wish to do {. A. Young tried to induce
him to stay until after bfe ,kfast saving that he
would go with him. Young Bond refused, saw
Ing he could not eat If he we're sitting at the
Queens table, aud. mounting his horse, rode at
sekea Win MR. S Vino aiked linn m" to- set
down. but Bond refused. Miss nm came to the
window and asked him not to have dincuty.
Bond said he did not expect to have any uifi-
Guilty. lie asked and was told by Mr. I'M that
he (HilD would be at home In an hour. Bond
saying word TO any one. When his father at
tempted 70 stop HIM, Bond levelled his pistol
and SAID he would XIII HIM " no tried TO inter
tere. SIR. Bond was prevented from Selling his
sou by E!waft Bond.
iNNhs bttlh AhtH ui3auhu IlS htist ouu
rode Immediately to Mr.. Hills. where he told
young man to tell Mr.. Hill that he wanted TO
zee hiu Mrs. I'M came OUT. asked him not to
get down. - there were hard feelings. and she
did not want difficulty. Young Bond was
quiet and said he uil not come FOR any dicul-
" Mics Hi made her appearance al the win
dow in the second story. Hnd asked him not to
don't intend to-" aud raised his gun ana nrcd at
her. Tue young woman jumped aside, aud tbe
load OF shot was buried in the room, having err
foTated the window.
The report Of the gun caused Mrs. Hill TO
scream, aud brought MIR. HI to the front Of
the nuiidins Az he stepped to the hall door.
he was shot ~ Bond with a load OF buckshot.
As Mr.. I'M f,ll. Bond advanced and began to
discharge his listOs. firing i've shots into the
head Of Mr. Hill. lie thsn ran ~ stairs. seized
Miss NIL aud carried her on foot to the Rev.
X. y. Mckelbary, who lived half mile distant.
On the way he told Miss Hill that he intended to
take her there, marry her, aud then would shoot
her and Kill himself; and that IN case the Rev.
Or. Mickelbary refused To perform the cere-
mony ne would XIII him. The Rev. DIR. Micksl-
missed the object Of their coming and locked
himself up telling hs ialnil! not 10 let the par
ties know where he WA. His purDose was TO
avoid performing the ceremony. as he knew
there was opposition to the marriage because
The absence VI tic Rev. Dr. Micaelbary so In
turiated young Bond that he let 90 vi Miss Hi
and snapped h7 p'7toI at ason Of the preaeher s.,
where his father was; Miss Hin being freed, ran
In the bed. I his Infatuated Bond all the more,
and he declared that he would Kill. them unless
they told him where she was, He said to Mrs.
Mickvbary, who Is MS aunt, aud seventy years
OLD, that he only wanted to see Miss Hin once
more, when be would Kill her and theD Kill him
self.
l.. Bond then rode up. Young Bond told his
brother 10 dismount. as he b not accomplish
told his brother he would Kill MIN II he did not
get OF iho horse. L. Bond did so. and young
Bond mounting the brothers horse, went back
toward INNS house, where he found young
man named Coleman mounted on Young ;
horse, tie latter having arrived there. and
having sent Coleman for DOCTOR bond told
Coleman TO malt. The latter nos hearing his de-
mand. Bond began shooting AT HIM, and con-
tinued until coleman left the road. The muir
derer then rode down the road, and, meeting
did not stop until he cached founs -resiienoe,
where ne Was me-, with pistol III either hand,
byM. II. Bond and MIS-; Young Young BOND
leyeled plstol ~ W. II. Bond 10 compel him
u load another pistol, and demanded HI,
MONEY. lie said he mad KILLED Mr.. Hun, snd tried
her he would have killed himself. As he did
not succeed, ne would return that night and xiii
He also told Mrs. Young that be thought he
had Killed her husband, ana asked her Tor MIR.
gun, but, nndng it unoaded, seized another,
which a. tired to force his brother to load with
buckshOt. lie pulled his papers out Of MS
pocket asking his brother TO dispose Of them as
be deemed proper, aud added that the picture
lie gave him tie night before sho uld be sent 10
Mis- Lon lilll IN Alabama, q cousin OF Aiis :
Bette hill. lie said he was anxious to fulAl his
promise IA eyerythns as he did not e4peot 10
then mounted his hOrse ana Dade his brother
farewell. .alln- You win never see me live
eIf h'i.s iit ~ lpuc Way NkbpIlis al
DOnelsons - ore where he met the clerk, an old
friend and school u tie, named Cobb, and, upon
the iatteTs TefusN to ave hinl whiskey and
pistol, threatened TO shoot him. lilo said he had
killed hT. nm, md tried 10 Kill Miss Bette Hll
In which latter event he would nave killed him.
self lie went next to Mrs, Persons, aud, with
cooked gum rushed into the 70 IN, repeating
NJ staten ehl a. above, ana compelling young
Persons To- saddle morse Tor him. Bono
mounted tbs horse and Gisappearei since
"hich tlMe Ills brother nas uOt hoard anythinl
Of him.