Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-07
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.

Deceived Husband Shoots the DESTROYER
Of HIS Happsness--DeatA of the Bride
Of Day.
charlotte. N. G. Correspondence March Cd
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Information was received here this evening
OF scandal which led toa tragedy in CLAW
county. The location is in the chain of the
Blue Ridge in the western part of this State.
Miss Ada McClay is the daughter of the late
Hon. Richard McClay, who was wealthy and
esteemed farmer and politician of the county
Just named. She is twenty-five years of age,
beautiful, refined, and accomplished. She was
educated at seminary in Lexington. Ky..
having graduated there with the usual honors
about four years ago. just after leaving her
anna mater she made her debut at the White
place OF fashionable resort every summer since.
J, u seems that year ago last summer she met
there MIR. William P. Shelburne, handsome
and polished gentleman of twenty-six. The
couple 1e1 IN love; courtship followed, and
and had visited Miss McClay only three or four
tunes at her homo in Clay county, but had
kept up regular correspondence. He had not
seen her for ten months until last Monday.
WI when ne came to fulfill his pighted troth.
The day set was the lst- yesterday. They
were duly married, the nuptial ceremony tax
=
ance was not large, but it was elegant and aris
tOcratic.
The afternoon and evening were spent in
Meoang festivities, and it was late hour when
the BRIDE and groom retired for rest But
then-oh, sad to tell-Shelburne discovered
Dlasphemed and raised the deuce. He threat
ened TO Kill her in his frenzy, and only desisted
on the condition that she would reveal the
name OF her seducer. This she refused to do at
hrst, but finally told him that Simpson For
I re was the man. He had lived adjoining
ateo at one Of the colleges in Virginia. He
" was only ~ years of age, but had the reputa-
lion OF being gallant, and at the White Sulpher
last summer was q favorite with the bellies
Shelburne's bride declared that this gay Lo-
tnarlo nad accomplished her ruin five months
num- e he visited the house like an intimate
Trend, and last night he was one Of the gayest
of the gay at the festal board.
AZ Q O'Clock this morning Shelburne pulled
on nus clothes, armed himself with double
Darreled shotgun, and went to Forester home.
Inc young bride followed, screaming and be-
seecmng him not to shoot her destroyer, that
she had forgiven him. But Shelburne was de-
termlned. He aroused the Forester family,
consisting OF two or three sisters and the
motner, and called for the guilty man. Forces
ter feigned surprise when he faced 6helburne.
and denied knowing anything about the lady's
shame. Only few words ensued, when Shell
burne banged away, dischargings load of buck.
shot into the shoulder Of his enemy. who had
no weapon OF defense The wounded man ex-
q, II am killed and deserved it all p
Inc !. second barrel was not fired, for Shelburne,
thinking the man dead, turned and saw his
wlfe, who Witnessed the affair, had tainted. The
n took horse from the stable of Mr.
mcGiay ana he'd the country, going in the de
rection Of Tennessee.
!. me new, Ct the tragedy soon spread. Special
went in pursuit. The excitement in the NEIGH
borho0d was intense DR.. Heather was sum
moned to attend the dying man. His wounds