The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-21
ANOTHER SOCIAL TRAGEDY
A Young Wife led from Vir
tues Path.
The Injured Husband Riddles the Be-
trayer with Bullets.
Carthage, Mo-, in q State of Turmoil
and Excitement.

CARTHAGE, Mo, June 1S.-This city
has been in fever Of excitement during
the day in consequence Of the shooting
and mortally woun1ing yesterday after
noon at Reeds station eight miles east Of
here, Of 7. Foster of Solomon City, Kan.
sas, by L. \. Hoag of this city for seduc
ing his wife. After considerable effort
your correspondent succeeded in getting
the following facts:
About six years ago Mr., HOag was mar
ried to Miss Blood, daughter of the Rev.
Caleb Blood, Of La Cygne, Kansas, ond
lived happily together until Foster by his
artful attentions and fascinating manners
succeeded in attracting the attention OF
Mrs uoag from her husband. A separa-
ton ensued and Mrs. Iloag returned to
her parents and remained until something
over a year ago, when reconciliation was
effected aud Mr.. aud Mrs. Hoag lived to-
gether again. During the last spring he
thought it best to get her out Of the reach
of Fosters influence, and moved from
Solomon City to Carthage, where his father
and two brothers reside
All appeared 10 move pleasantly until
yesterday. On last Friday morning Eos
ter arrived here and registered at the St.
Charles hotel at Tom Cook, Kansas City,
and on Saturday in the forenoon he hired
team from livery stable here and had
the side curtains put on the buggy and
fastened down and drove to the house Of
Mr., A. Q, Hoag and called his wife out of
the house without alighting from the bug
gy. But he found he had made mistake
when she appeared He evidently did not
know that there was more than one Hoag
here and rs he inquired for Mr.. Hoag was
probably directed to this one as he is
more generally known than the others.
This Mrs. HOag did not know him, and
supposing him to be friend of her broth
or-in-law's family directed him to his
house.
When he arrived there he found the
object Of his search was absent, but their
little daughter recognized him and was in
clined to be communicative, telling him
that her mother had gone to Mr., Reed S
at Reed station, where she had gone to
give music lessons to Mr.. Reed s daughter.
He Immediately drove to the stable, gave
up the team and attempted to catch the
train which had just arrived for Reed S
station but failed. He then went TO
another stable and hired team to take
him.
When Mr.. Hoag went home his little
daughter told him that Foster had been
there, and he also learned that she had
informed him of the whereabouts Of her
mother. The husband Immediately pro-
cured horse and started in pursuit. He
found them in conversation in Mr. Reed
parlor III company with Miss Reed, TO
whom he had been introduced as Cook
Hoag commenced shooting Foster at once
aud did not stop until he had emptied
every chamber of his revolver. Three
shots took effect in his head when he tried
to escape and received another in the
small Of the back, the ball lodging in the
abdomen. Hoag then rode to Carthage
and delivered himself to the sheriff, aud
shortly after gave bonds for his appear
ance when wanted.
Mr.. Reed came to town this morning
and reported to the coroner that the
opinion OF t1e attending physician was that
Foster could not live thirty minutes after
he lett End the coroner went Immediately
out there to find him alive on his arrival.
lie Immediately sent back tor Drs.
Mathews aud Brooks thinking they might
save his life. He wGs not dead up to .
O'Clock to-day, but the doctors think it
impossible for him to live. When Mr..
Hoag left Solomon City he warned Foster
not to follow him which warning he did
not heed. The Hoag family are highly re-
spected here and public opinion appears
to unanimously justify tue action Of Mr..
Hoag in the shooting.