The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-29
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
A Jealous Lover Kills His Rival, Fatally
Wounds His Sweetheart, and
Commits Suicide.

ST. LOUIS. Nav rs. The widest excite
ment was caused in Carondelet by the news
Of horrible double tragedy which was
enacted Sunday at Cedar Hill, about
twenty five miles from Carondeet. Early
this morning man arrived from Jefferson
county bringing In the body OF the muir
dered boy, Amie Deuerentz, and for the
first time the particulars OF the story were
learned. 1t is the old tale Of insane jeal-
ousy, the murderer killing his rival, at
tempting to take his sweetheart's life and
then blowing out his own brains.
Amiel Deuerentz, young fellow of %
years of age. had for some time been ac-
quanted with Miss Martha Mcdaniel, a
young lady who lived in the vicinity Of Co.
dar Hill Catholic Church. Martha had
another sutton, however, Hiram Suelniss,
boy Of nineteen, who frequently visit
ed her, and seemed TO he deeply
smltten with her charms.
Nobody suspected that there was any
trouble between the young fellows, both OF
whom were farmers sons, and acquaint-
that Suillnss has been heard to utter, il
was plain that he was much pigued at the
young lady's preference for Deuerentz,
but nobody who knew him expected such
terrible ending to the
LOVE AFFAIR.
Yesterday morning Miss M'Daniel at.
tended the Catholic church at Cedar Hill,
where she assisted at high mass. Deuer-
entz was also present, although 1t IL
thought that the girl went to church unat-
tended. II Suellniss was at the church few
people saw him, and 1t is probable that,
having arranged his murderous plan, he
was in progress. When mass was over
Miss Martha came out. When she was
next noticed young Deuerentz was at her
side. The couple chatted pleasantly with
some friends, and appeared as happy and
unconcerned as any lovers could be. Az
ter short walk they stroll
ed of In the direction
OF the young ady's home. The
worshippers had scattered IN different d.
rections, and Martha and her lover were
walking by themselves across the fields,
when suddenly Suellniss confronted them
IIe had a doublebarr shotgun In his
| evident that he meant mischief. The girl
stopped Involuntary, but her companion
| adviAced u step. He did not seem to feor
that his friend meant to do him harm, and
! never suspected that In q moment he would
| be IA corpse. As he cn,ne up to them Sucll-
Miss cried out, "Amie,
| HAVE YOU cor Your REVOLVER
| about your At this Miss McDanicl
screamed, and young Deucrentz stepped
forward with his hands upraiscd as II to
| lmplore his assailant to have mercy. He
had no time TO speak, for the murderer
was too quick. without waiting for an
answer, Suellniss took his gun, and bring
ing 1t to his shoulder, fired, the fun charge
| of the huck.shot taking effect In the breast
of tho victim, Just over the heart. Ducr-
entz fell dead Immediately, and the suppo-
sitlon Is that his death was simultaneously.
| As quick as he could, the murderer cooked
bis weapon again and fired at the young
lady, inhiciing injuries that are known
| to be severe and that will probably prove
fatal. Suellniss Immediately started away
on run. After going about half mile
from the scene Of the murder. No stopped,
loaded both barrels Of the gun witha heavy
chrrge, cooked both hammers, and with .
piece Of q forked stick which he had picked
up by the roadside, fred both charges at
| once rs
| INTO mrs BODY
and fell 4 corpse. When found, he was
dead. and the shotgun and the forked
stick lay across the corpse. The body Of
young Deuerentz was brought up 10 Carof-
delet TO the residence OF his sister, Mrs.
II. vogt, who lives near the Jupiter fur
maze.