Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-10-11

Thomas Dodd, aged q, was assassi-
mated recently at his home on Seventh
street, between Willard and Greer, in
CovinRton. Kentucky.
The cause assigned for the assassina-
ton was that Dodd had ruined a Young
girl named AnaA Welsh. daoehfer OF
Edward Welsh, who resided ON the
Lexington Pike, in Covington. Dodd
had been calling on Miss Welsh for the
past year. and she Icing scarcely seven
teen years Of age, he soon won her af-
fections, and, it IS alleged. succeeded
In running her. At the time of her ru-
in Miss Walsh was living with a family
named Mc(iee, On Scott street, in Gov
ington. When she became eaeiente
Dodd removed her TO his mother
home, on Beech avenue, in Covinoton,
where she remained for several weeks.
Finally Mrs Dodd suspected that ali
was not right and ordered the pair to
move. Miss Welsh went homo and
DOdd took board at Pat Talion's in
Covlngton. Here he became acquainted
with Miss Ella Hale, rather prepos-
sess'nR young lady, whom he subse-
qoently married. Last Saturday night
week ago he obtained a marriage IL
oense In CovingtOn to wed Miss Hale.
The ceremony took place last Sunday
afternoon, at st. Patrick's Church in
CovlnRtOn. The banns were not pub
lished according to the ritual of the
church. but DOdd's mother managed to
hear that the ceremony was to take
place. She. In company with her daugh-
ter, fastened to st. Patrick's Church,
where the ceremony was performed,
to try If possible to prevent the consum-
nation Of the nuptials. But they ar
rived too late. Just az they reached
the front door Mrs. Dodd beheld her
son coming up the aisle from the altar
with his fair bride leaning on his arm.
She immediately became frantic, and
roshed at the twain with clenched fists,
striking her son with both hands, and
he was compelled to Zee. He and his
bride managed to escape, and getting in
the carriage that was standing in front
of the church door, drove off. Mira.
Dodd picked up several rocks and
stoned the carriage, and Officer Mike
OHara of COvington was finally COM
PEELED to take her in charge. She re-
fused to be pacified, and said that her
son should have married the girl he
ruined. Last Wednesday Mrs. Dodd
met her son coming from work, and,
grabbing his dinner basket from his
arm, struck him over the head with il
several times, and he was compelled to
jump into pond to escape her.
Nothing more was heard of tho affair
until about ten o'clock last night. DOdd
was called to his gate by q lady, who
was accompanied by large man with q
moustache, who had on an Overcoat.
1t is alleged that the woman was Mrs.
Welsh, mother of the ruined girl. She
spoke two or three words to Dodd con-
corning her ruined daughter, when sud-
denly the man with her pulled pistol
aud fired three shots. The first sent
D0dd to the pavement. He was carried
into his room in the rear of his house
and expired almost immediately and
and without saying word. One Of the
balls entered the right temple and
lodged in his head, another entered the
region Of the heart, and the other ball
entered his right chest.
Immediately after the shooting the
man rushed through the yard and made
bis exit through the alley, while the
woman went up Seventh street.
The report of the murder spread like
wild-fire through the city, and in less
than fifteen minutes over five hundred
people had cOngregated at the scene.
The police we're soon on hand and from
the description obtained had no diff
Guilty in recognizing the fact that Ned
Welsh, father of the ruined girl was
the man who committed the deed. The
police were soon securing the city in
every direction, and a close watch was
kept at all the bridges and ferry-boats.
At a late hour last night he had moi
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