The daily gazette., 1882-05-31
SHOOTING AN EDITOR DOWN.
The City PhYsician, y StOrekOepnR7 aad Hi
Brother, Incensed at a Newspaper, Bea
the Reporter and Shoot the Editor.

The City Physician, y StOrekOepaRz asads Hi
Brother, Incensed at a Newspaper, Bea
the Reporter and Shoot the Editor.
QUINCY, ILL, May 30.-0ne of the mos
determined and terrible attempts at murder
which ever took place In this city transpireC
this evening. DIR. g. G. Hoffman, manag.
ing editor of the Daily GeTmdnia, was the
victim. He was attacked at his residence
by A. B. Hellhake, c. Hellhake, Jr., and
DR.. Spear, who drove up to his house in a
buggy, hitched their horse and went around
the house, DR.. Hoffman being in the yard
with his children. Calling the doctor
toward them, they all drew revolvers and at
once began firing. An eyewitness says that
DIR. Hoffman ran around the house and into
a grape arbor, but was followed by one of
the men, who continued shooting, saying
after each shot, "Will you take that back 2"
"Will you take that back ~
Ten shots were fired, the doctor finally
getting into the house through the back
door and falling to the floor in a pool of
flood. His assailants then returned to their
buggy and drove back to the city, going to
Hellhake's store, where they were all
arrested. A. B. Hellhake was in the store,
and his brother and DIR. Spear were in the
buggy. revolver was found in A. B. He'll
hake's possession, but the other two men
had made away with their arms DIR. Hoff-
man was hit by one bullet behind the left
shoulder blade, and the ball passed through
his body, coming out near the nipple.
Another ball passed through the groin, and
two others went through the fleshy part of
his leg. At II O'Clock his recovery was con-
sidered doubtful. The surgeons fear that
his left lung was perforated by the bullet
that passed through his body.
The terrible affair appears to have grown
out of an article published in the GeTn,Gl.id
newspaper to-day concerning an attempt at
suicide of sister of the Hellhake brothers.
On Saturday evening the young woman
threw herself iGto the river, but was rescued
by some boatmen, and in giving an account
of the affair the Ge1Dldasid referred TO the
Hellhake family in an uncomplimentary
manner, attributing the affair to temporary
insanity, and closing the article by saying
that her alteration of mind seems to have
been caused by her partiality for a man who
is not the choice of her parents.
The three men first visited the residence
of Joseph Bernard, reporter for the Ger
mania, calling him out, and pounding him
severely. They then came down to the
newspaper office, inquired where DIR. Hof-
man lived, and went at once to his residence
where the tragedy was enacted. A. b.
Hellhake has always borne an excellent
reputation, and is an enterprising young
business man. For years he was connected
with one of the leading banks of the city,
and for the past four years he has been in
the boot and shoe business. Casper He'll
hake lives in Kansas City, and is in this city
on his wedding trip. DR.. Spear is the town
physician, and came here two years ago
from Detroit. The Hellhakes are connected
with many of the leading German families
of the city.