Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-12-11
Tragic Termination Of q Foolish
ElirtAtion

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Tragic Termination Of Foolish
Filtration.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 7.-George NJ.
Shaffer, q well-known commercial
traveller of Cincinnati, was shot dead,
Friday night At Germanto wn, small
village some fifty miles north of this
city. The murderer was George
Leichty, q young man Of prominence
In Germantown, and affianced to
Shaffer's daughter. The story Of the
killing ia peculiar and some " hat CON-
plicated. Night before last the wife
and daughter OF Shaf1er went up to
Germantown, their home, ON the eve.
ming train. In the same coach were
two bloods Of Cincinnati, who sup.
posed they received encouragement
IN their Irritation with the two ladies.
aud on arriving at Germs ntown they
tracked Mrs.. Shafler aud her daugh-
ter home, aud then went to the hotel
in which young Leichty 10 clerk. AT
supper they talked pretty freely of
the mash" they had made on the
train with the two hne.looking Ia
dies, and asserted that they were 70.
ing round to the house after supper
to call. Leichty overheard the con.
versation, and knowing that his fan.
Gee and her mother had come up on
the same train, rightly surmised that
they were the ladies who were 90 in
sultingly being discussed by the
Cincinnati bloods. He accordingly
went around TO Skaters house in
n
the two sports came to the
window and tapped on the pane. No
attention was paid to their noise,
however, and they went round to the
front Of the house and knocked
Leichty then went to the door, and.
without any ado, gave them both Q
merited drubbing. This episode was
published in yesterdays Enquirer,
and met the eye of SchafEer, who
took the train Immediately for home.
When he reached his house he APP
preached "a the two bloods had done
and tapped on the window. No at
tention being paid to it, he went to
the door and rang the bell. His
nephew, who was there at the time on
visit, came to the door, opened it
and, recognizing his uncle, asked him
in. The latter refused and began
abusing his wife and daughter, as
serting that he had been told, at LEIGH.
ty's Hotel, that nybody could enter
his house in his absence by simply
calling and tapping on the window.
HIS nephew saw Shaffer was slightly
drunk and pulled him into the hall
way. The indignant husband, how
ever, refused to remain and went
away. His nephew then started for
the hotel and accused young Leichty
OF scandalizing the Shaffer ladies.
The latter made an indignant deni.
al. just then Shaffer entered the ho-
tel, and Leichty asked him if he had
told his nephew that he Leichty) had
said 20 and 90 about the character of
Mrs. and Miss 6haffer. Shaffar re.
piled in the affirmative, when Leichty
called him . id liar; Shaffer re-
piled with q blow, and Leichty pulled
q pistol. Friende, however, interfer.
ed and separated them. Shaffer left,
swearing vengeance on his wife and
daughter. The nephew, fearing that
Shaffer would make his threat good.
asked Leichty to 20 around with him
TO the house and be there to protect
the women if ShaGer came to offer
violence.
The two had not long been in the
house when 6haf1er arrived. A.
soon as he entered he picked up q
heavy wooden chair and. with an
oath, assaulted Leichty. The latter
was In corner with NO means OF e.
cape, and in self defense, he claims,
drew his pistol and shot Shaffer, in
the presence Of his wife and daughter.
The latter fingered some hours in
great agony and died. Leichty gave
himself up. The affair has created
profound sensation In Southern Ohio,
over which both men are we'll known.
Miss Shafier 10 . promising pupil of
the McMicken School Of Design, in
this city, and the family 10 highly
connected In Cincinnati.