The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-28
KILLING HIMSELF INSTEAD.
CAPTAIN HOEL WREIKING VENGEANCE
UPON DR. HOUGH
Pounding his Enemy with the Butt Of Re
voIver, and Accidentally Lodging IA Bullet
from the same Weapon In hts own Head.

from the same weapon In his Own Head.
WAYNEsvtLLE Ohio. May 25.-Capt VIM.
Rion Hoel tried to Kill DR.. J. b. Hough ycster-
day. but killed himself instead The Captain
had for years commanded the United States
lighthouse steamer Lily. and made his home
here. whore his wife WIS left alone most Of the
time with her two little children. The Hoes
were financially prosperous; yet they lived un-
happily. The trouble arose from the dictatorial
manner OF the husband and tho high spirit Of
tho WIFE, She was only 80 years OF age. and
very attractive. 1t is said that in n recent quar-
rel she reminded him that their marriage was
mere balancing OF his money against her
beauty. and that It was not n love marriage.
Recently Capt. Hoe satisfied himself that his
wife loved DR.. Hough. who had long been an
acquaintance Of the family. Tho Doctor is n
professor Of chemistry in the Miami Medical
College Of Cincinnati, but has for year lived in
this county. He il six feet and thred inches in
height. and weighs 800 pounds. He has had
some practice in this county, and Mrs. Hoel
has been at times his patient. Between him
and Capt. Hoel n pleasant acquaintance was
supposed tO exist
Capt. Hoo said, carly Yesterday morning, that
he was going To- Cincinnati. in obedience to an
order To- report for duty. He started for tho
railroad station: hnt within m hour he was
back IN his house. hiding ia bath room. Soon
a't"rwarl Dr. HouCh called. and gave some
medicine 10 n colore1 mnid servant. whose i'll
ness was So irning that treatment 10y a physi-
rt1u WINS hardly necessary. After giving the
girl phiHl Of medicine. the Doctor went into
tn" pariOr and saw the mistress. At about the
same instant Capt. Hocl began 90 bore holes
with elmict through tho door from an adion-
INK room. Probably he did not md IL easy to
mike "A hole with the right bpnrinr for "A Wow
of Dr Hough and Mrs. Hnel who both say that
they wcr" standing near each other. in conVrr-
sition about her health. She feared. she SAYS.
That She had heart disease, and the Doctor WINS
iuuuiriug the symptoms. They both admit that
they may have talked nbout her heart IN SEN
timenu way. the nature of the subject Leading
i{r. innEh l9 speak 9i ms love lor her. Capt.
Hoci. uturQilv excited hy what he heaIl ran
from b. Is Watching place by % rear door ana re-.
turned win me rolored girl, whom ne dragged
ncrrrly hut silently by the wrist She was small
and he lut her on chair. So thnt she might
look through the holes that he had bored Ac-
corl!ug to her testimony. she suw Dr. Hough
and Mrs lioel kissing. Capt. Hoel also saw the
kissing while looking through another peep
hole. The girl says that the pair did not kiss
~ though the kissing WIS 4 novelty. The hus-
bnni burst open ,he door, drawing large navy
revolver rs be- sprang into the parlor.
90 stop stop!" Or. Hough shouted. seeing tho
weapon aimed ~ his head; you have seen the
worsi-tnere nothing wrong,
Capt Hoel did not stop To- listen but quickly
pulled the trigger. sending bullet harmessy
pHst Dr. Houghs head into the wall. Then
RNins Deliberate aim. ne tried 70 IRE again. but
the revolver missed fire twice. Apparently
mnddrnrd hy his failure be- grasped the weapon
ly the barrel and struck DR.. Hough on the
head repeatedly with the heavy bntt The final
blow discharged barrel the revolver probably
having been Nlt cooked. and the bullet lodged
boz Can't. lloels own head. He fell. and died
without tutoring "a word.
Mr.. hoci aud the girl fed and n farm hand.
whom they tod of tn" tragedy hurried to the
paror he there found Cant. Hool lying dead.
| Wln ihg revolver stiil m his grasp md Dr.
| prom" and unconscious on sofa.
Th" toronrr's inquest not vet completed, has
iue Mrs Ho,l" Dr Housh said on the stand.
aud 600 tA,s o''Ii-ion. after had given herthA
medicine. ! started to go. She conducted mo
through the uarlnr ami H. led me Whether WINS
! Ina "a hurry. W. rpnvcr-rl for q few moments
on casual muiors. have forgotten what and
! almost Immediately there WIS a slight noise at
! the door a few feet from MS. ! said. thought
| Can't. Hn"l WINS going to the city this morning
she r.pii"d. He ga he we1t on the O'Clock
| he Is IN his room She replied. No. | have
PASSED through Ms room, several times this
! The noise WIS r"peated' then noticed that tho
G Goqr WIS A., almost open Almost immsdi,5eiy
I % 'yolyer in his hand pointed toward mo lie
! hr"I ANA then snapped hi. revolver once or
! rlkiuc o. hy the barrel began beating me over
| my hral and iaae. The blows stunned mo. |
s,a am ' shS II. pa' his 20 l om dH 10 bs
! breast and staggered back against the door
/ frame. Any Jraousy ihni Capl. Hoel may have
! had was entirely grnundleS- rs far as tue con-
| duct 81 Mrs. Hui ami myself was concerned.
! Mrs. to'l had told ne that the Captain bad
| been haniinal!y l,nlous OF her in regard g.
many persons aud circumstances. | had told
| hor that We mus, be careful or no would be lea-
Mrs. Hocl has not yet testified. nor has she
! hrnu out OFF her room since tho tragedy Her
| nr tneri Stacking for her says that she has
! temper lie tried TO rule his home establish
/ meut and his wife CA tine same principle on
! which Ar would run vessel ~ war uy acting
! the tvrant. lie treated her harshly almost from
| the dute oithc.r marriage. often lockrdherup IN
! her room. forbade her either any company or
| the privilege of visiting. and on one o.
| c9slou Enorkol hor down. He also SIT tho
servants o. SOY on her and threutcned To- XIII her
! 20 town. telling her t. walk. Contrary 20 his
| orders last week she hiiched NJ "A horse and
drove 10 tho village and ON the CAPTAIN return
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