The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-19

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rel shotgun, with the words, "Hers
goes then" and fred. lodging eight
buekshot in Noftbcrafgs breast. He
fell forward and was dead IN a few sec.
Onds, with his pistol in his hand undis,
charged Almost Immediately some
/ one a little behind and TO the right q
I Chandler, fired from the west sidewalk,
and Chandler fell shot through the
right arm with q pistol ball, which
passed thrOughit and into his chest,
causing death almost instantly. The
shot from the sidewalk was fred by
John NOrthcraft, who, it Is believed
was there by Pree0neerted arrange
ment. Two witnesses have sworn that
they recognized the man who shot mar
shall Chandler, and it was John North
craft, whom they saw plainly by the
fash Of his pistol when he fred. One
Of the posse ited four shots ut him,
and it is believed that he is wounded,
but ne ran down cross street and es>
capped So far he has eluded the shsr
iii and posse who went IN pursuit. The
NOrthcrafts were both young men, fine
looking and affable and pleasant gem
tlemen when they chose to Do 50.
They we're the only sons Of widowed
mother, who Is in deep distress over
the sad affair. George, the elder, was
about thirty, and unmarried, but John
has a young wife sitting at home IN
terror and grief. Chandler vas fifty
seven or eight, and unmarried. . A
most efficient officer, brave, quiet and
steady. He has been marshal Of our
town 2 number Of years, and it viii be
difficult to get another who. viii gu
the place as well as he has done. For
a long time the NOrthcrafs have an.
n9yed Chandler by repeated jibes and
personal insults, and he has perhaps
been too forbearing 50 far. Doubtlsss
he felt that whenever he went to AZ
rest them it would be death for one Or
all Of them, and such presentimeHt has
proved too sadly true. t.
There is singular coincidence about
the melancholy affair. Some thirty or
thirty FIVE years ago there. was a dan
cling school in the old Hotel, almost
in front of which the tragedy occurred.
I. H. Chandler made some light re-
mark about the dancing Of a Miss
Elder, which offended several ladies 50
much that they insisted upon leaving
the class unless Chandler withdrew,
WhereupOn the teacher requested
Chandler's withdrawal That evening
Chandler returned 10 the school as
usual, but beore the exercise com
menced, he and . brother of Miss
Elder were noticed waking up and
down the long front porch arm in arm,
talking earnestly. After several turns
up and down the upper end Of the
porch, in the gloom a pistol was fred. |
Elder had drawn his pistol and fred a. /
Chandler as they turned II the end Of
the porch, barely missing him. Cham
der drew q small dirk and stabbed
him The wheeled to run. sit was a |
deadlyblOR, IN the Top ofthe shoulder.
Elderran the lengthlOf the porch and
tellzdead at the lower end. Only al
few feet from where the fatal stab was
given Ghandlen was killed. They
had been bosom friends. Elder was
carried int0 q room Of the hotel and /
aid out. Chandler was tried and &c
Iuitted'OnEths grounds Ofhaying acted
n self defsiSes But it was certainly
singular coincidence that be should 1
meet a violent death so near the same
pot, and that his second victim,
George Horthcraft, should, altar 20
many years, be carried into and laid
'ut in the same room in which Elder
Iad been. "h hose sheddeth mans
blood, by man shall his blood be shed.
The coincidence in ROrthcraft's case
5 also striking. lie was killed with
n afew feet Of the spot where his faith
II committed suicide BY jumping into
! well in a fit Of delirium tremens. l.
h. the elder Northcraft, had killed a =
nan in Illinois, and came afterwards
o Kentucky, where he had q Difficult.
" with brOther-in,law of fhssmurs
IereaIman, whom he ever afeerward (
cared and Stunned. Insane from \
lrinks be imagined this nan, Cotton,
vas after him, and sprang into the
yell 10 escape.
The sons suppose inherited a taste
Or drink. George was frequently
indsr the influences Of liquor, never
easily drunk but hahitaal dsinkef.
With many Tood .wishps lR,r tba IL