The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-09-11
A SENSATIONAL AFFAIR.
Why a Hooslc Husband Shot
His Family Physician.

A telegram from Hoosic Falls. n. Y.
August % to the Cincinnati Enquirer
SAYS: At about 8 o'clock this morning
Charles Esierhaui, a hitherto highly re-
spected resident of this village, entered
Ihorp's pharmacy, on Elm street, near the
railroad depot, and walked TO the rear vi
the prescription counter, where DIR. f. Hud-
son, his family physician, and Benjamin
Williams were playing 2 game IF checkers.
Osteri,au:, who seeDed TO be greatly ex-
cited, said to the ply stefan, II want you
10 come right away and see nv wife" II
will step over as soon as this game is fin
ished." was the reply.
Osterhaut then applied foul epithet t.
The doctor, and ordered him to 60 immedi-
ately. As DR.. Hudson made no motion,
Osterhaut drew a revolver, end, taking aim
at him, fret twice. The frs; bullei e. azed
Dr. Hudson's forehead ard shivered bot
tie ON the shelf near by. The second bullet
entered the right thigh. passed upW ard, and
lodged in the abdomen. Then Osterhant
ran from the store and escaped. DR.. Ash
ton, who was at the depot, was called, and
1T his suggestion Dr. Mclean, of Troy, was
sent for. The later unsuccessfully probed
for the bail, which is of 32-caliber. Dr..
Mclean says that while the wound is very
dangerous il is not necessarily fatal.
A rumor being il circulation that DIR.
Hudson insulted Mrs. Usterhaut, and that
the husband shot him in revenge. induced
a correspondent to visit Mrs. Osterhaut
She is a handsome woman of thirty, aud
was found in bed at her honse. She said
that when she called al DIR. Hudson's
office, some time ago, the doctor made an
indecent proposal, and she informed her
husband of the circumstances. Mr.. Oster
haut visited Hudson, and agreed to hush
up the matter If Hudson would agree to
attend his family for all time free of
charge. Mrs. Osterhaui SAYS that her hus-
band unsuccessfully attempted TO prevail
upon Hudson TO sign a written agreement.
The doctor, On the other hand, says that
Osterhaut Iabored under the false impress
sion that he Was seeking 10 ALLEVIATE Mrs.
Osierhant's affection He indi; nantly de-
MED the charge, and declared that he fire.
quentiy requested Mrs. Osierhaut not
to call at his Office, and, as she in
sisted on doing So, he instructed the
medical student in his employ not to
cali him when she cam He furthermore
says that Mrs. Os,erhaudt admitted to him
tilat hbrpebG W u 4
she did not acknowledge that she had been
criminally intimate with Hudson.
DIR. Hudson, few years ago, went to
Remington, VT, from New Jersey. While
in Bennington he married Miss Jennie
Baker, a very handsome young LADY, the
adopted daughter of the late Ex-Governor
Baker, of that state. He took up his resi-
dence here about two years ago, and soon
acquired large practice Feeling runs
high in the village, and there are some who
that Os;erhaut was justified
Osterhaut is a blacksmith, about fcrfy
years Of age. and served with great credit
in the war of The rebellion.
Friends of Osterhaut assert that he has
pondered over his supposed wrongs for
weeks. 1t is probable the would-be-mur-
ierer will be captured before morning.
The theory is that Osierhsut intended to
shoot Hudson in bis wife's presence had he
succeeded in inducing the doctor to accom-
pany him.