The Morning herald., 1878-09-23
TELECRAMS.
MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.

BLO0DTHIkSTf BkvTE hILAc H'e 20"
HEARTINA NOM EMIT OF RAGE BECAUSE
SHE REFUSES TO MARRY HIM.
INpIANApo1s, ind, Sept 2o.-The
most cold-b ,ded; alrccious aud coWardiy
murder ever perpetraied in this city was
committed last night abeut7 o'clock, by
Louis Guetig, at The Spencer House. tne
victim was Mary McHugh, young irish
piri Of irreproscbable character, ana the
main stay of widowed mother living IN
Par.s. Illinois. Gueig was c ERIK Al 'he
hotel until his dissipation made am un-
reliable. and for three wears past he has
been paving court to Mary and endeavor-
ing TO influence her into marriage rela-
tion. AT one time she consented, but after
v,rd retrscted, owing to his loose habits
and within the past ten days gave him an
irrevoeable negative. Last evening as
Maryland MissgAda Mack. q girl Of simi
lar age, started from the latters residence,
they we're met by Guetig, who demanded
that the first named accompany him to the
hotel for
ANINTERvIEw
with his mother. She refused to go, al q
he then threatened her life, as he had, Il
seems. once or twice before, but.she stuck
to her resolution until overi owered by
Ada, who was fearful that Guetig really
msa,t murder, Upon their arrival at the
hotel Mary declined to 90 up stairs which
made Guetig frantic with rage, and it was
A. this time thai Ada appealed to the night
clerk. Ragsdale, to summon q policeman,
Mary passed into the yard in the rear Of
the 6otel and was seen to be crying bitter
". with Guetig following her up, but pass
ed between them IL not known beyond the
factthat Guetig was reatening to Kill hei
ifshe did not marry him. Finally tLsy
started OF, whsreupon Guetig .'.. ,..,...l ". :.
E1 DREW HIS REVOLVER, o.
but before he could use it Ada Mack
caught his arm and begged him to relent
Whether he shot at Mary or attempted &c
kin Ada first is not known. Anyhow thu
weapon was discharged, the bullet burn
ing q fu-sow on Ada's cheek, and the las'
named let 60 and ran screaming for help
Guetig then turned toward Mary and tired
a second shot, which is supposed TO hay'
passed through herneck. She fell to thu
pround and then climbed to her feet, only
to receive another bullet which
CRAsHED THROUGH HER SKULL.
and passed out at therear, making bor
rible wound, from which the blood and
brains spurited and bespattered. SIe ,ch'
less dying she had strength to raise upoI
her knsss and raise her hands heavenw arc
as if beseeching for mercy, when :inhnmaI
monster advanced with his revolver unit
the muzzie almost rested against her fact
and pulled the trigger for the fourth time
exciaiming "damn you, n'G ~.
ua.. AZ AUNT you DEAD YET" ~ a
This missile entered on the left side, III
powder burning her fair skin and blottlnl
out the eye, and without further effort sh
fell back and expired. The noise of th
Shots and screams OF the girl, who witness
ed. the horrible affair, alarmed the hote
attaches, and several started toward th
murderer, who seemed in do hurry to el
cape. Michael Kennedy was the first ]
range but Guetig covered him with ath
weapon, and orded him u r. IT,, -. -'..i Vi a..
ita 4 i TO STAND CLEAR. 10 -.-
4 moment later Officer Clarey an
Bei.z collared Guetig and hastily led hi
off before the bystanders could realil
what had transpired, else there is stror
supposilion that he would have be-
swung to the nearest lamp post.