The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1883-05-03
A LtNaRE5oM ms BULLET.

PLilip II. Thompson, Jr, the r, p
rescutat:ve Of the Eighth Kentucky
I district III Congress, shot and iu-
-tantly killed Walter Davis "a grocer
IT Horlidsburg on Saturday morn.
ing last while ou train on the Gin
cnnati Southern Railroad. at the
| Horri1sburg Junction. The men
/ did not seem to have noticed each
other uutii Davis approached Thonp
son and offered TO shake hands. when
Thompson drew bic pistol and rc-
marked, you'll take my wifc TO
Cincinnati again, will youi' Davis
rao out op the platform aud slamo 4
tho door after him, but tho ball wac
too q1;"k, and breaking tho glass in
'bo iJrr struck him back oi tho ear
killing him instantly. His body
rolled n the platform TO the side of
'ho track The train was stopped
and the body of Davis taken to bis
home while Thompson cody walked
across the fields and gave himself mp
10 the Authorities, whsn he made
the following statement of the case
10 the court
Last December, being called to
Washington by the duties growing
out Of my position, was nccompan-
led by my wife to Cincinnati, and be.
ing anxious to get to Warrington as
soon M possible / left that city on
Monday, the same day Of my arrival
there, nnl left her with friends. The
next day MIR. Davis. the deceased,
came 10 Cincinnati, and having met
her upon the street, registered him
eelf at n hotel md hearing from her
and the lady Who accompanied her
that sho was stopping Mt the st Clair
Hotel, he followed her there, when
he registered himself again under
an assumed name and took a room.
He then took hcr out, aud, havinp
piled her with drink against tho pro-
test OF her friends until she was ut
ierly besotted, well knowing her in
.irmity in that regard. continued hi.
application until he carried her t.
his room. depauched her, made her
the victim, in her uuiortuate condi-
tion, Of his degraded lust, then turn
ed her out to wander where ehc
would until picked up by tho night
watchman and carried to her friauds.
Having accomplished my dishonor,
he left tho house before breakfast
While had been informed before
Of some Of tho facts relating to her
intoxicatien, and that he was the
cause Of her public exposure aud
/ degradation ut the hotel, did not
know the extent Of the wrong until
on Tuesday night last, az | came
home, was fully informed of the
infamy which lie had heaped upon
her and my family. DO no believe
that | will receive tho censure Of
this people, but whatever is the will
Of the Court | will now bow TO and
bear with as becomes q good citizen.
This has broken up and destroyed
my domestic relations, my peace and
happiness. My daughter, dsarer to
me than all else Oh earth is au exile
from home an outcast from society
She has sobbed Herself to aleep on
my bosom under this great calamity,
part Of which only she knew. This
blood is but a feeble atonemcnt for
her tears, and il he had hundred
lives all Of them would not atone for
~. great wrons. For the first
time this morning met him. and I
feel that ! did what every man who
has home which he loves and a
daughter dear to hm wcnld do, if
he has the courage to defend them
from the wrong la this | expect