The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-04
SHOCKING TRAGEDY.
A YOUNG LOVER DRIVEN TO In
SANITY THROUGH JEALOUSY.
H He Stabs and Shoots His Sweetheart
10 Death, and Ends by Putting
q Bullet Through His Own
Heart Evidences Of
Desperate Struggle
for Life.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Jsnusry 2.-Tht
little village OF Ferndale was the scene
OF 8 terrible tragedy last night-the muir
der of Miss Lizzie Davis by her lover
John Haddock, and the latter's subse
auent suicide. Haddock was orgsnist oi
the only church in the town, and hi:
victim, comely Welsh lass, was leader
of the choir OF the same. They were
about the same age. Haddock wss pas
sionately in love with his choir leader
and when Israel Jones, former rival
resppeared 10 the village, his passion be
came insanity. On Sunday last ne
threatened that if she would hold any in
tercourse with the man Jones he would
kill her and then himself. Miss Davis
informed her uncle, with whom she
proposed, as soon ss Jones again left the
village, to discard both.
Having previously borrowed re-
volver, Haddock last evening visited the
young lady. 1t is supposed he renewed
his suit and was rejected. A desperate
struggle ensued. Hsddock secured q
butcher knife with blade eight inches
long and worn down very narrow and
tapering, the edge not very sharp, and,
after repeated attempts with the knife,
rs the cuts on the body testified, he was
compelled to resort to the pistol. There
is cut in the throat extending almost
from ear to ear, showing he must have
had his victim in such position as to
enable him 10 attempt TO cut her
throat The knife scarcely penetrated
the skin. There is cut on the
top of the head, another under the right
ear, another in that ear, an lncised
wound at the angle of the jaw, two cuts
on the chest, sight abrasion owe the lett
eve, and back OF the right hand. Tne
latter were, no doubt, received in guard
ing against the msniacs assaults. Be
side these cuts he fred st the girl three
times, hitting her but once, however.
The bullet struck vital point, probably
the lungs. A second bali was found on
sweeping the room. The girl lived ten
or twelve minutes after being dlscov-
cred, but was unconscious. She had run
up stair in the hope of escaping her fate.
There are evidences of the struggle on
the upper floor, again down stars, ma
back into the psrlor, where the fatal bullet
was finally fred, and where, welterln2ln
her own blood, the girl wss subsequently,
discovered i'm = dying condition. The
girl was not killed by the first ball fired.
Size guarded her body even against the
pistol. Her dress sleeves and white cuffs
are burned and powder marked, and her
LETT arm showed burns, especially 4! the
left elbow joint. There are also powder
marks on the left forehead and lett tenn
pie.
Sat- fed that his work was well done,
Hsdd ok proceeded to his own home
about 200 yards distant. His parents
had retired, He tapped at their bod
room window, and his mother opened
the door. He asked her to put chair IN
front OF the door, and retire; that be was
"goin down and back and would be
in soon. In few moments he entered,
and the mother remarked that he WAS
"bsck soon" He replied that be had no
desire TO remain long, and passed up
stairs. BY this ruse he escaped being
detected in his blood begrimed and torn
clothing. He no sooner reached bis
room than the family were startled 10y
the report of discharged firesrm, and
the liteless body OF John Hsdtock WAS
toudd in his room. The fourth charge OF
the old pepperbox revolver had passed
bet ween the fifth and sixth ribs into his
heart, and death was instantaneous
When MIR. Davis first learned of the
suicide he recalled the threat that Had
dock had made, and al once proceeded to
bis home. He found that the front door
would not open, because something lay
in front OF it. Fearing the worst ne
called his neighbor, Mr.. Edwards, who
went into the house AMI found the dying
girl lying upon the overcoat of her mur
derer. Nesr the body WAS found the
murderers necktie, which he tad lost in
the struggle.
The murderer left behind no words ol
explanation. On the paper collar which
he had worn he had written in bold
legible hand these words: Forgive me
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