The Morning herald., 1876-07-06
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\ nlan eme1 Cnrtia was Itdine ii assa.
eon with khtpATtlar, Howard Clngstons Na
THAR way to y INV claim, half mile dfS-
tant, 20 build y corral. NJ They shad dir0ctG6
their herdcr TO drive thetr aheop over 70 fntg
new place, and No, IL doing "a. sWSS driytHE
them across corner Of Lsrkfn u Rapdss
claim. AZ Curtis ind Clugston passed Ier-s
kin's ranch, the murnerer esme out With 6lS
rifle and came IN i wat To intercept the M1-
gon, and when within 40 yards of the team
began TO curse and rave abeut their herdin9
sheep On hi hsy land Curtis replied III ri
mild and conciliasofy wsy that ttse s1Isepl
were not being herded there and that Ghand-
Ter need not make such fuss about nothing. \.
Chandler retorted that If Curtis said my
more he would put hole through him, t0s
Mha1h Curtis mildly replied Oh no, You
would not shoot anybody. I" Chandler
thszeuPcn replied, "A VIII try you one, a1yi
how, Il, and, knseling down, took deliherate
aim and fred. The ball struck Curtis III tho
right side, ranging up in the direction ~
the ground and exclaimed Boys u ,ain 4
'killedr' and died ii few minutes. TheseS
we're the only words h1 uttered. q III
The murderer then coolly reloaded his w \
he md walked back to the ranch. He took
some blankets and started up the creek -
tfhe intsnded to try toesespe, blt, after
going three quarters ofa mile, turned back
came down past large body Of hay Of Lar
kin u Rand aboue 100 tons TO which hes
cot 6re. He then went into the house ard
seems to have loaded shot gun and Fey01-S
yer and determined not to be taken alive,
and then swallowed "a dose OF powdered
opium. BY the time the house Nas sur
rounded with armed men, who waited auas
watched for some time, and finally venttff6d I
cautiously up to the house, where they
found the murderer In an insensible condi-
ti0n. Some efforts were made to revive him
but without success, and he rapidly sank
and died shout two o'clock In the morning.
E The body was brought into the city and
an inquest held and verdict rendered Ia ac-
cordance with the above facts. But littls
seems to be known Of the murderer. His
name y. W. Chandler, and he is said tos
have come from Hopkinton N. III. He APP
pears to have been living sort Of q hermit
life IN the West, here, and in Colorado for
some years. He was fifty years Or more Of
age, and though regarded asa grabbed man,
cold -blooded murder. His bodywas buried
by the county authorities.
kilograms were sent from here to Judge
Curtis, at Ashland, Ohio, conveying to him
the sad news OF his sons death, and an
swers received requesting that the body be
properly prepared and forwarded to him,
which is being done by Mr.. Vine, and the
body will be sent East this morning, % s
This Is one of the saddest tragedies that
ever occurred in this country. Curtis was
most estimable young man, graduate of
Michigan University, and beloveh by al.
The sad blow upon his parents awakenssthe
sympathy OF our entire community. So far
as the murderer is concerned, the general
verdict is, that the world is well rid Of him.
Il was rumored and suspicioned yesterday \
that be was hung by the ranchmen ont 4
there, hstead of having poisoned himself.
There.is, we believe, no foundation for the
STORY, though, had he been captured alive
and well, we understand that 1t was not
their purpose to put the county to the ex-
Epense of trying and hanging him. S