The daily gazette., 1883-05-29
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Tho Desperate Deed OF LOve-sich
t.s Youth Near St Louis.


ST. LOUIS, May 2S.-There was a double
murder and suicide yesterday at Cedar Hill /,
q little town on the river bank Just 25 miles
below this city. Amiel Deurentz, % years
of age, had for some time been acquaint ed
with Martha Mcdaniel, a young lady who
lived in the vicinity of Cedar Hll Catholic
Church Martha had another suitor, how
ever, Hiram Suellines, boy of 10, who fire.
quently visited her and seemed TO be deeply
smitteD with her charms. The boys were
apparently friends, notwithstanding the
fact that both loved the same girl. Martha
had sister, whom both young men knew.
On last Sunday week Deurentz and
Suellines, the murdered man and
the murG 1rer, accompanied the two young
ladies home from High Mass and the quar-
tet seemed to be on the most friendly terms
imaginable. 1t WAS an open secret, how
ever, among those who knew the facts, that
Deurentz and Suellines were both smitten
with Martha and that the other sister had no
charms for either of them. In the walk
Martha chose TO walk home with Deurtntz
and Suellines followed with her sister. From
expressions that SuellineS was afterwards
heard to utter it was plain that he was
much piqued at the young lady's prefer
ence, but nobody who knew him expected
such terrible ending to love affair.
THE ASSASSIN LYING IN WAIT.
Yesterday morning Miss Mcdaniel at
tended the Catholic Church at Cedar Hill,
where she assisted at High Mass. Deurentz
was also present, although 1t is thought the
girl went to church unattended. If Suellinee
was at the church, few people saw him, and
It is probable that, having arranged his MUIR
derous plan, he kept In hiding while the
Sunday service was in progress. When
Mass was over Miss Martha came out. When
she was next noticed young Deurentz was
pleasantly with some friends and ap-
peared as happy and unconcerned as
any lovers could be. After a short walk
they started of in the direction of the young
lady's home The worshippers had scattered
in different directions and Martha and her
lover were walking by themselves across
the fields, when suddenly Suellnes con-
fronted them. He had a double-barreled
shotgun In his hands, and from his appear
ance 1t was evident he meant mischief The
girl stopped involuntarily, hut her compan
ion advanced step. He did not seem TO
fear that his friend meant to do him harm.
As he came up to them Suellines cried out:
"Amiel, have you got your revolver about
you7" At this Miss Mcdaniel screamed and
young Deurentzstepped forward, with hands
upraised, as If to implOre his assailaut to
have mercy. He had no time to speak, for
the murderer was too quick.
THE TRAGEDY IN THE FIELD.
Without waiting for an answer Suellines
cooked his gun and bringing 1t to his shoul-
der fired, the full charge Of buckshot taking
effect in the breast of the victim, just over
the heart. Duerentz fell Immediately and
the supposition is that his death was instan-
taneous. As quick as he could the mur.
derer cooked his weapon again and fred at
the young lady, inflicting injuries that are
known to be severe and that were reported
at noon to be fatal. Suellines Immediately
started away on run. After about half a
mile from the scene of the murder he
stopped, loaded both barrels of the
gun with heavy charge, cooked both ham
mers and with forked stick, which he had
picked up by the roadside, fired both charges
at once into his body and fell a corpse.
When found he was dead and the shotgun
and the forked stick lay across the corpse.
The body of young Deurentz was brought
up to Carondolet to-day to the residence of
his sister, Mrs. Voght, who lives near the
Jupiter Furnace.
When reporter visited the home the body
was surrounded by the aged father and
mother, the sister and other relatives. The
parents and relatives were utterly pros
trated with grief over the tragic death of
their boy. Arrangements have been made
and the funeral will take place tomorrow.