The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-03
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A JILTED SUITOR'S CRIME.
SHOUTS OF MURDER That ARC IN gD
A PENNSYLVfNTf HiuLET.
John uaddock stabbing his Sweetheart -
Death-Then uurryina to his own III -,
and shooting Himself Through the Hei d.

CATAsAUQUA, Pa, Jan. 2.-For S. me
months past II has been an understood thing in
the little hamlet Of Fernadalo. throe-quarters Of
n mile from here. that John Haddock and
Lizzie Davis kept company together. John
worked in the rolling mill and got wages
enoughto supporta wife. Lizzie kept house for
her uncle and had a reputation rs a cook. Bus
Mrs. Haddock. Johns mother. for some reason
did not like her. and nsultcd her whenovor
they met. Miss Davis at length determined to
break onwith John and rather encouraged tho
attentions OF another lover, Israel Jones. John
told her on Sunday that II she would not have
him he would kill her and then himself. and
she answered that he might do IA he pcnsed
about the last. She told her uncle. however,
that she did not intend to illt him. and seemed
TO consider his threats as iocosc. Last night
the Davs's had company TO tea and Haddock
came in later. The party were playing tho
game Of authors and tho new arrival
was asked to join. but he refused. The
game ended. the company broke up.
Mr.. Davis going home with lady
visitor and leaving John and Lizzie alone to-
gether. He had not gone far when he heard
the cry OF murder proceeding from Haddock's
house. Remembering Haddock's threats,
which Lizzie had repeated to him. he hurried
to his own house. forcboding something wrong
u
helped him to push it open. Entering they dis
covered that it was the body Of Lizzie Davis. in
which life was barely lingering. that had barred
tho door. Traces showing how the poor girl
had fought for life were plentiful Handsful of
her beautiful hair were scattered on the floor
which was strenkcd with blood, and there was
a great pool Of blood whore she had been living.
Her torn garments were clotted with blood.
whl"h was still welling from wound In tho
breast. Her face, neck and hands We're sashcd
u- a. tlYrt hrI nrat
attempted 70 cut his victims throat.
me glrl was not dead, before the shout of
murder which had aroused the village was ac-
counted for. After killing his bctrothcd. Had
dock had gone To his fathers house. 800 Yards
himself ai the hend Of the stairs He had placed
The pistol close to his body. and was q dead man
the rry which disclosed the double tragedy. The
as large as trad dollar. 4 paper collar. was
found near tho body, on which the murderer
and suicide had Triitgn the words in
Tho pistol with which, tho shooting lad
bccn done was an old fashioned revolver OF the
p,rr"r box pattern, carry ing in IT, i've chambcrk
q tremcnlQus bullet. Hnddock had borrowed
II oi Patrick Reilly. a follow workman in tho
rolling mills an hour before his bloody crime
WIS commited on pretence OF shooting dog
Al ihe Coroner's inquest to-day Reilly testified
ihul hadd4ck on Receiving the weapon, which
hearing the pistol shots Reilly suspected the
cnu-e, and hurrying TO lIaddocks house dcn-
tiiied his property as it lay beside the bleeding
body Of the dead borrower. Reilly. who was an
ntlmnto friend II lialdork. said that the latter
had never coniided 10 him that there was any
dlni uity between himself and his bctrothed.
whioh ,ie ordinarily would be likely 20 do
HWilork was not known To- drink, and his
eight children. He had not eaton heartily tho
past we"k. but mad not even intimatcd that any
thing WAS wrong with him. He was u years u
agr. Mss Davis was 10. She was brunette,
and must have been Of unusually attractive ap-
pearanec. Tho bullet fired by Haddock pene-
trated the heart. The knife with which he as-
sailed her is Of tho kind usod by butchers, and
hns a blade eight inches long. Haddork will be