Connecticut western news., 1876-05-26
NEAR THE END.

Husband Accidentally AlAAS h1S "1fe In
 Self-Defense Against her Father and then
 self.
 A six months old domestic tragedy, at Roseville, Pa., has ad melancholy sequel in the suicide of William Russell. William Russell came to Roseville, 8 letter from that place says, about ten years ago from England. He brought with him his wife and two children, both girls. Buying farm, it was not long before his industry and integrity placed him in a leading position among his rural neighbors. Three years after be- coming a citizen of the community sad casualty left him widower and robbed him of his youngest daughter. The re- maining child was ten years old at that time. Her name was Hattie, and being an extraordinarily bright and active child, despite her tender years she took almost entire charge of her fathers household, a servant girl, named Lizzie Sackett, being her only assistant.
 At 8 party in Roseville last spring the motherless girl met 8 young man named Horton Hurd. His father had formerly owned farm adjoining the Russell homestead, but about five years ago dispute arose between him and Russell as to the location of line fence between certain of their fields. The dispute led to bitter quarrel, and finally to long and expensive litigation, which resulted in the defeat of Russell. The decision of the court was taken deeply to heart by the English farmer, and his hatred for Hurd became general against every member of his family. Two years ago Hurd died, and Horton Hurd, as the only male representative of the estate, endeavored to obliterate the feeling held by Russell against the the family by offering to make certain concessions, but only succeeded in az gravating it. The Hurd farm was leased to other parties and the family removed to Roseville.
 The acquaintance between Miss Rus- sell and young Hurd ripened into an ardent mutual affection, and the two met frequently in the village. Although she made no attempt to conceal her choice of lover from her father, it was some weeks before he was aware of the intimacy that had sprung up between the son of his old enemy and his daughter. He at once and emphat1cally forbade her ever again meeting or speak ing to Horton Hurd on penalty of his severest displeasure. Loving her father devotedly, Miss Russell sacrificed her own happiness to his will, and. wrote to her lover that all future intercourse be- tween them must cease, and she thence forth declined all invitations and solici- tations to the merry social parties for which this section is noted.
 Meantime Lizzie Sackett had grown from healthy chubby girl of thirteen to be an attractive and tidy young woman of twenty. For 8 year and over Miss Russell had noticed her father conduct toward the housemaid. Her father was nearly fifty years of age, and the girl twenty. He was rich widower; she the daughter of poor laboring man. Miss Russell at once made up her mind to speak to the girl and warn her of the impropriety of her conduct. She did so. The girl told the farmer, who commanded his daughter to confne her self to her household duties and not make herself over officious about his affairs.
 The familiarity between Russell and the Sackett girl increased, and the daughter saw with pain that her fathers affection seemed not only alienated from her, but that her position and authority in the house were being gradually usurp. ed by the servant. Smarting under this injustice, in July last, during the ab sence of her father, Miss Russell ordered such decided terms that she did moi dare disobey the command.
 When Russell returned home that | ,s.1, %11l I,Sc 4o,, oI she had discharged Lizzie Sackett hii rage knew no bounds. He went away and returned with the discharged girl reinstated her in her place and forbade his daughter using any authority in the house thenceforth. The poor girl de
 termined to remain no longer under hi roof, and hastily penning note to tha
 effect she left it in her bureau, walked
 to the village and sought the house O
 friend, where she found shelter. Mex
 day she obtained situation in famil,
 in the village, and set to work to carr
 her own livelihood.
 The affair, of course, was soon spread
 through the entire community and occa
 stoned great scandal. The indignation
 of the neighbors finally became so in
 tense that Russell was glad to send tn
 Sackett girl to her father, and begge'
 his injured daughter to return home
 She consented to again take her plac
 on the farm. About the middle c
 August she ascertained that her fath4
 was making frequent visits to the Sack
 etts. She at once remonstrated wit
 him, when he remarked that his visit
 to the girl was honorable, and that h
 intended to marry her and bring he
 back to the farm.
 During her brief stay in the village
 after leaving her fathers house, Mis
 Russell had been visited by Horto
 Hurd. She would not consent to
 hasty marriage, but assured her love
 that she would give him her hand tn
 coming fall. Recalled to her father house, she resolved to bring him t agree to her marriage. His subsequer , avowals showed her the attempt woul be futile but when she found that b
 had no care for her comfort and happ ness she determined to wed Horto Hurd, let the consequence be what might.
 On the twentieth of September Ia: Farmer Russell, after eating his breal ; fast, dressed himself carefully, and tol !, his daughter that he was that mornin ! to be married to Lizzie Sackett ths !, they would be back to the farm for dir !, ner. Crushed and dumbfounded. atthi 2 sudden intelligence the poor girl coul , make no reply, and as her father dro1 . away she fell fsinting to the floor. Whe she recovered consciousness it was min o'clock. Dragging herself to her rool she dressed herself and packed valit with few personal effects. She the wrote note to her father. Leaving tt house she came to the village, whe1 her story was soon made known. Horto Hurd visited her at once and she co1 !. sented to his proposal of immediat marriage. They proceeded to the res dence of sister of Hurd, where the . were married.
 About twelve o'clock on that day RT1