The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-03-02

A Woman Murders Her 0sduool
and Then Xlllo 0efDoli.

Special Dispatch 70 The Eaquirer.
Syracuse. n. T.. Feb. II Between
nine and ten o'clock Friday night .
man aud woman entered the CITY
Hotel. No. % West Favetse street.
The man stepped into the bar-room
and stated that he desired . room for
himself and wife. He paid the
prorrietor. Charlie, Coppins. . dollar,
and MAS shown To rO0m 40. 3. An
hour later he came down stairs aud
secured some port wine. which be
took to the room. TIE couple didu'l
come down to breakfast yesterday
morning, nor to dinner. and it was
thought they had departed. The
chambermaid did not commence ~
make the beds aud arrange the rooms
until the middle Of tho afternoon.
Att o'clock she tried the donr Of
room NJ. 5, but found it locked. She
looked through the keynote and
perceived the key In the lock on the
inside. She informed Mr.. Coppins.
who at once became impressed that
something had taken plaee. He went
down stairs and obtained . knife and
proceeded beck. to the room. With
the knife the key was turned
sufficiently to push it out. Another
kew Was inserted and the lock sprung.
On opening the door . fearful sight
was presented to the spectators. At
the foot Of the bed. on the Aoor.
partially on her left side. lay the
woman. In h"r left hana she held
. small haud-g lass. aui ia her right
. revolver. From hole in hes
right temple Q str .am Of cloited blood
extended across her head tn the door.
The carpet wss saturated and he's
hair MAS matted with cure. The
woman Vas partially disrobel. She
had removed her shoes and dress. bu,
had not taken al her undertaking.
Her face presented . sight. It "a.
distorted with pain and her teeth we're
buried deep in her tongue, which.
together xith her lips. we're Of q
dark purple. Her limbs were drawn
up and her body distorted. which
indicated that she must have exper.
fenced the utmost agony in her dyiog
struggled.
The man ~ss living IN his left
side at the front Of the bed. with
the sheets pulled up around his neck.
His face Was calm. but In bis left
temple vas IN ori6ee from which the
blond had stained and colored the
pillow. sheet and ticking underneath.
bright red. He had % nothing
except his undertaking and shirt.
The position of tho hodies told the
terrible tale-the woman had shot
the man and then deliberately killed
herself. Both were etone dead.
A young man sleeping 10 IN I'd.
joining building heard two shots and
q fall last night 1t eleven o'clock.
1t is supposed that this was the time
the tragedy occurred. The bodie.
lay unidentified for some time. THIS
evening it wae learned that the man
and woman were cousins. One Va,
named Julius G. Maui1. and The
other Amelia Mauts. Tho former
was thirty-one years old and The
latter twenty-eight.
Ab,ut two years ago Amelia Va,
ruined BY Julius under promise q
marriage. 1t i supposed che shot hin
while aaleep and then killed herself
taking aim by looking into the glass
Both were highly respected. Amelis
loved Julius deeply. but he dir
not reciprocate the passion. n,
other details are known. The tw.
left AmeliA's house together. last nigh,
at seven o'clock, and that Vas th.
last of them.