Daily Republican., 1880-07-19

jsources. It's said the shoutsrs wer
prepared up to Saturday night to dis
Ipute possession Of the pulpit with tn
more quiet brethren and sisters, bu
Learning that Mr.. Sullivan's party ha,
received assurance Of legal support 0
Esquire 0'Neill, and had been advises
by Robert G. Fraim, Esq, to hold on
Mr.. Potter, set al" had thought
best to desist. II Is further said tina
Mr.. Taylor's name was used in one Q
the church notices entirely withou
that gentlsman's consent.
A DELI6ERATE MURDER.
A Cashier Of o Bank Deliberatel!
Murdered by his BrOther.ln
Law. u
A cold bloodsd murder took plac
about 8 O'Clock on Saturday Afternoon
in the quiet village Of Honesdale
Wayne County, which for dehberatiol
and ferocity happily for human nature
has but few parallels. Henry W
Shouse, cashier Of the First National
Bank of Easton, Pa, went with hi
legal Attorney J. W. Wilson, to Homes
dale, to transact some business
Benjamin K. Bortree who married
Shouse's sister lived in the vicinity,
Bad blood had sprung up between
them on account of the settlement Of
the estate, and Bortree finding hi
brother-in.law Shouse at Honesdale re-
solved at once to kill him.
II was his original intention to Kill
him at the Allen House, where he was
stopping, and the murderer was on his
way there when, by chance, he saw
Shouse seated in Dimmick's Office
Bortree, being an inexperienced shot
purchased pistol and betook himsel
late in the afternoon to secluded spot
and there with his newly purchased
pistol, spent more than an hour firing
at a log to steady his aim for the pur.
pose Of making sure Of his work. He
then sauntered back to town, took a
drink Of brandy and went forth on his
murderous mission.
After seeing Shouse in Dlmmick's Of.
fee he passed by the door three times
before he could take courage to enter.
Then stopping abruptly he walked in
and, without saying a word, took dead
ly aim and fred three times. Shouse
fell with moan from his chair, and
Lawyer Wilson fed in terror from the
room, jumped into his carriage and
drove TO the hotel.
Justice Eldrsd who was present also
left the office to alarm the neighbors,
leaving the murderer and murdered
alone.
Bortree when left alone approached
his already dead brother-in-law and
sent another leaden messenger crashing
through his skull. The murderer was
soon afterwards taken into custody by
Judge Eldred who had come back with
some help. Bortree also regretted that
he didnot kill Wilson while he was at 1t.
An inquest was held and Bortree sent
to Jail to answer for murder in the first
degree. The following is his own state
ment of the affair. 81 came from home
Yesterday 10 Honesdale on business and
found that Shouse was here. l didn't
know he was in town until ! saw his
name on the Allen House register,
along with that Of his lawyer, J. W.
Wilson, of Easton. 1t stung me to the
suick to see shouse was here when he
should have been at Bsston in my IN
terest in connection with real estate
suit which 1t was his duty to watch. |
knew he came here to evade it and this
was very aggravating.
Ny wife Is his sister, and he has
caused us no end Of trouble in settling
the estate. Shortly after seeing his
name registered I saw him reading in
The Allen House. We did not speak.
I was exaspersted and made up my
mind to have his life. / bought q re-
volver at Jenkins & Clark's, and then
went to q lonely spot near Irving's
Cliff to practice with 1t. In the after.
noon, immediately after tea, l started
for the Allen House, intending to sheet
him there. In passing W. Il. Dim
nick's ofice I saw through the open
door shouse sitting in chair. Ipass-
ID by the place two or three times,
would wait until got him
1t the hotel.
Then made up my mind that it
would bs as well 10 finish him where
1e was. went and took drink Of
brandy to strengthen my nerves they
we're shaking badly. After that I en-
cred the Office and met Shouse's glance.
I thrilled me through. l didn't know
whether he knew rue or not. l shot in
ending to kill. l did not intend to
rill Lawyer Wilson and / did not wish |
o run away. I am sorry now that
lid the deed and l pity my poor family |
f six children. am ffty-nins years
Id. Shouse was sixty-ops. His con.
net towards US has aggravated me for
many years, and 1t seemed as If he was
tempting me to take his
ife."
Bertree's plea will be temporary in
anity. He Is now in jail under guard.
here is great excitement and talk Of
ynehing.
Re.painted.
The Auditorium of the Grand Opera
Iouse, has been re.painted and h and
onely decorated, by q celebrated
cenic artist from --. The paint
pg has greatly improved the appear
nee of the interior. A good season is
the coming fall and winter.
he best talent on the stage will hold
,rth here.
Sunday RacUrston.
The boat that left this city on Sun
ay for Atlantic City had on board over
hree hundred and fifty excursionists.
ur informant says that at Atlantic
ity you could not tell that 1t was
unday, everything going on just the
anne as on week day. II