The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-01
SHOT HER MOTHER.
A Boston Gifts Strange crlme-suppOssd
to be Jealous OF Her Mothsr-The
Case Involved 10 Some Mystery.

BosroN, December S0.-Atragedy, which
has every appearance OF being q deliberate
murder, occurred at II Hamilton Place,
near Park Street Church, at 4 o'clock this
morning. The victim was Mrs. Helen
Josephine Ward, 81 years old, and lady
Of refinement. Her assailant was her II
year old daughter. Both were extremely
handsome women. The mother was tie
widow OF Edward Ward, who was OF fine
family, and who, after having been dis
covered to have Systematically robbed
wholesale dry goods houses for period
Of ten years, left for the West some 12
years ago. The husband married in the
West to escape punishment for undue in
timacy with woman, and his wife here
got divorce.
Soon after Edward committed suicide,
and the wife here for the past ten years
has earned a livelihood by teaching school,
and latterly by dress making for the most
fashionable ladies in Boston and suburbs.
Her daughter, for the past few years, has
been giving lessons. She is a brunette,
and OF majestic form and presence, with
rich and rosy complexion and penetrat.
ing black eyes. She was recently engaged
10 be married to Charles Parker, night
clerk at the Parker House, and, with her
mother, recently showed her devotion to
that young man by nursing him after he
had been injured by the fall OF an ex.
perimental elevator in that hotel. The
mother was quite as attentive as the
daughter.
Young Parker a short time since went
to lodge with the Wards, and 1t Is init
mated that as result the daughter be-
csme jealous OF her mother, but however
did not exhibit her suspicious to her lover.
A few weeks since young Parker gave her
revolver with view OF afiording her
protection against any tramps or burglars
that might molest her at night. The
daughter was OF an impetuous and hot
temper at times, aud several times quar-
relied, it is claimed, with her mother.
The latter often claimed she would yet
die violent death, but whether or not
she anticipated violence at the hands OF
her daughter is unknown.
BosroN, December 3l.-The death OF
Mrs. Helen Ward continues to be the sub
lClt VI uhiNCtoat AAV uhuEh.
ter, who tits thought shother mother, will
probably remain in Jail until January 7th,
when the examination occurs. The med
ical examiner made an autopsy upon the
body Of Mrs. Ward to-day, which deyel-
oped tho fact that two shots were fired,
one Of them iracturing but not entering
the skull at the forehead, tho other enter
ing behind the ear, passing into the brain
and producing fatal results The bulletin
the brain was extracted, and hattened
bullet which undoubtedly caused the
wound on the forehead was found on the
floor OF the room. This discovery involves
the case in deeper mystery, as the gentle
man who loaned the revolver to the ladies
fer their protection states that he left one
chamber unloaded for the hammer to rest
in, as a precaution against q premature ex-
plosion, and the revolver as found shows
but two empty chambers. Friends OF the
parties testify to the aaectionate relations
between mother and daughter, and no
motive for the deed has yet been discoy-
cred.