Daily globe., 1883-08-02
CRIME RECORD,
THE NEW YORK TRAGEDY.

made yesterday in the attempts to unravel
the mystery surrounding the death of
Horace B. Shepard and his supposed wife.
The woman figured prominently in the
annals of st. Louis criminals about ten
years ago. She first attracted public at
tention through her marriage to Mr.. Sey-
mour Voullairre, one of the ablest advo-
Gates at the st. Louis bar. At that time
she was beautiful and attractive woman.
For about ten years she lived with Mr..
Voullairre, and five children were the re-
suit of the union. When Mr.. Voullairre
became district attorney, annoying reports
concerning his wife reached him. He
made an accusation against Mamma Ruth.
of the st. Louis Republican. The two
men met on the street, and Ruth attempt
cd, 1t Is alleged, to assassinate the district
attorney, but failed, and was seriously
wounded in the head by a shot from a
pistol. Mr.. Voullairre instituted proceed
ings against his wife for divorce immedi
ately after the shooting, and obtained the
decree. The trial created profound SEN
sation in the best circles of society in ST..
Louis, and Mr.. Voullairre was warmly con-
graduated at the conclusion of the suit.
Shortly after the. trial, and before the sem
sation had died out, the divorced woman
married young Ruth, who had
ATTEMPTED THE LIFE
OF her former husband. Ruth was offered
the edltorship of The Lawrence (Kan.)
journal few months afterward, and re-
moved there with his wife and her five
children. This union for time was like
the first, a happy one, but through the re-
| peated visits of the family physician, DR..
Medlicotte, trouble began to brew. One
morning Ruth was found dead in his bed,
| and an examination gave signs of arseni-
cal poisoning. DR.. Medlicotte was the
only one near at the time of Ruth's death,
and suspicion fell upon him. Both Mrs.
Ruth and the doctor were arrested on the
| charge of murder, and so bitter was the
public feeling against them that the case
had to be removed to another
part of the state for trial.
The jury found the doctor guilty without
leaving their seats, and the court sentenced
him to be hanged. He obtained new
trial, and through ruling by the supreme
courtwas discharged. Mrs. Ruth was also
liberated from jail at the same time, she
having been imprisoned for year.
From Kansas Mrs. Ruth drifted into the
southern states, and for a time was lost
sight of in the gay city of New Orleans.
Here she became acquainted with promi-
nent steamship man by the name of Kel-
ley, and, it is asserted, married him and
took his name. By him she had one
| child, which is still alive. It is said that
she finally came to New York, and that
her elegant apartments in the Marshall
flats were maintained by him. Only few
months ago she became acquainted with
Horace B. Shepard, her last victim. She
still retained much of the attractiveness of
her youthful days.
he FELL IN LOVE
with her and marriage was proposed, but
his family objected on account of the diff
ference in their ages, she being forty-fve
and he only twenty-seven. Shepard was
constant visitor at her apartments, and so
open were his attentions that her children
objected, and the two resorted to clandes-
tine meetings. From letter written to
his father by Shepard, stating that they
had been secretly married, it is thought
that marriage was consummated last
June. 1t is now given as probable cause
for the murder and suicide that Shepard.
after he had been married to the woman
for few months, learned her true charac-
ter, and found that his life had been ru-
ined. He then determined to kill her and
end his own misery.
USED TOO SMALL PISTOL.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Peter A. Hezezheil, a
farmer, this morning attempted to kill
his wife, and then to commit suicide. but
the pistol he used was SO small that the
wounds he inflicted were not mortal. Both
are In the city hospital but are not much
hurt. Jealousy caused the act.
FATAL oUARR1.
HALIFAX, Aug. 1.-At Tracadie yester-
day, farmers Frank Bowie and Randall
Mcdonald quarreled about lot of lard.
A son of Bowie aged Is came upon the
scene and killed Mcdonald with a shotgun.
SENTENCED TO HANG.
PITTsBURG, Aug. 1.-Babet Jones, the
colored boy murderer, who in an unpro-
voked attack killed John Foster, about
year ago, has been sentenced to hang on
Thursday, October 4th.
FATAL AFFRAY IN NEGRO SETTLEMENT.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Mace Jones and
Richard Lansey attempted to drive man
named Wilson out of the colored village of
Brooklyn, ILL.,, near East st. Louis, ILL.,, last
evening, Marshal Green in protecting
Wilson had quarrel with Jones, in which
threats of shooting were freely indulged.
About IL o'clock Marshal Green and Jones
again met, each being armed with shot
guns and revolvers. Four shots were fired
one entering Marshal Green's groin, pro-
ducing death this morning. Jones re-
ceived three wounds, one in the arm, one
in the head and bullet through the left
breast which is pronounced fatal.
ROBBED AND BEATEN.
CINCINNATI, Aug. Fired Weisser, near
ly go years old, was found this morning
lying alongside the railroad near his home
at Poplar Grove, KY, beaten nearly to
death, being insensible. He had drawn a
$500 back pension Yesterday, and was
afterwards seen drinking with companions.
There was not cent about him when he
was found, and his left arm was broken
and cash in the forehead seemed to re-
veal the brain. There is no clue to his as
sailants.
A Reception at Chicago.
QCHIcAGo, Aug. President Arthur
and party are expected to arrive here to-
morrow forenoon. A committee of citi-
zens will meet the presidential party out
side the CITY. reception will be tender