, 1880-01-24

Bptetat Dbpatch to The Chicago 1ribttnt.
DETROIT, Mich, jan. GA shocking trag-
cdy occurred here this evening, when mn old
German llanletl Henry 1aascllcn was shot and
killed by his nephew Of the satne nnn,e.
For some years tho two have carried OIL
grocery md saloon lit tho northwestern part
OF the city, their principal customers being
farmers. They lived al0lIo over their store,
having housokccper portion OF the time.
Both men were qnicll-tcnpered, and Wien
under the influence of liquor were disposed
to be ugly. This afternoon they Ind sono
trouble, and, during tho dispute, tho house.
keeper left. The result Of the quarrel Is
only conjectured. The only witness to tho
murder WINS John Sl,anahnn, a trtcknlal,,
who stopped Mt tho store on his way llone.
When llc entered the old inau was upstairs
Young ucnry invited lin to tako drink,
and told him he hai Ind trouble with Ills
uncle, and, showing him revolver at the
sumo time, satd he was ready for tho old
!snll, WHO sooI cnlne Downstairs, a1tl Shana-
tslllnE him Tint young llelsy was arlned:
he, too. was prepared, At tA!s tilie tlle
young man was In the store. Tho tllclu fol-
refused: The two weEo standing within q fow
feet Of each other. Both commenced firing ut
the aalne tila9. Tho old man Slot WIllo
Of l,is mark,, but Young Horny put two
hHls T. G old mas fes the thF going
1lo fell to, the tloor, md reInnlnnd uncoil.
sciouA until 0 o'clock ti,ts evening, when liz
expired. Tllo young 1,lt.tl nlatln no attalnpt
to escape. and WINS s0nn tnkt1l Into cllstOtfy.
dcfcus.', alleging that ho did not lire Until lis
own lff1 seemed to bD III danger, AItl,0ugl,
Shnnahan snya tho licensed fired, nMd two
chambers Of Ills revolver arp cmpty, no traces
Of the bullets can bo f0unl.
HANGED.
ST. LOUIS, NO., Jun. ga special from
Deltessun, st. Francis County, Mo-, to the Re
publican. says Charles II. Hardin was
hanged there to-day for numbering Robert
Ferguson, 1T 4 locality cAllal Hog Eye, on
thu night Of the 2Gtll Of last October. Tho
culprlt WINS taken from the Jail at o'clock,
al,d conveyed to the scalEoltl by officers, who
lad great tltAloulty III keeping back the great
crowd present. After tic usual prayer by
tho spirltua! alyiser. Hardin matlo MI ap-
poal, Ii, which he asketl tint (lot might gNitlo
our steps; sali lle was tliaMkftll ho had
heart to forgive, and hoped t! 10 crowned ut
Ills Makers right ha.td.. llo then .spoku
nearly nm hour to Tho cEow!l,. admitting ha
committed tslo murder. but Glain'od tllat aey-
GIAl WtktlChaGH tlAl k4SAkGM Ilglt HlllAbtl3 III
their testimony. llunlso advised young ihgll
to pray to God that Ilo might assist thenl III
destroying hoir wild outs before sowing
them.
'rlla moose was adjusted anil the trap
sprung, but tl.B fall did not hreak tho
wretcfled minis Meck, aud 1t WIS tllirty-ive
minutes before tho physician PRONOUNCED
l!fo extinct,
Fully 5000 people witnessed the execution.
great MM,abara coming from atIolnlng c0ull-
ties. Tho wife Of tho murdered ill4n WIS
also present, aud viewed the sceua with cyl.
dent satisfaction.
Hardin aud Ferguson weto travelling to-
gother, both haylnX teams, and, when ut tho
locality named, in tho dea4 Of night, while
Ferguson was asleep with his llttle son 1
upon him and cleft Ills head open with aIl