The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-08-05
Telegraphic.
THE WEEKS CLOSING.
The Last Chapter Of the Recent New
York Murder and Suicide.
Another Shoe Firm Failure--The Strikers
IStill Oon6dent-Fatal Accidents
and Suicides.

NEW YORK. August AT the Shep.
hard VDuiIairc inquest yesterday the Rev,
Dr.. Shepherd father Of young SHEPPARD,
asked Coroner Martin 10 allow him to make
a short statement TO the jury. He took.two
letters from his pocket, and, standing by
the coroher's desk, said: "liere are let
tiers to which | wish TO call special attcn-
ton. One was written by my son to bis
aunt a few days before his death, aud re-
lates 10 a little commission which be had
been directed 70 undertake for her. The
second letter l. the one which refers 10 his
secret marriage, which has just been SUBJ
mtted 10 YOU by the coroner, You will
note that the hand writing In these two let
tcrs is Of totally different character. do
not believe my son wroiC the second letter,
anQ his brothers, sisters and other relatives.
after careful examination OF the second
letter. are Of the same opinion. You viii
also notice that the second letter is signed
Horace SHEPPARD. Nv sons name was
Horace g. Sheppard and in all the twenty
seven Years Of his life ! have never
known him to omit the secood initial
inis Cnug his name. believe the second
letter referring to the secret marriage was
not written by my son. but oy the woman,
aud II not by her, by some other person.
Ny son, up TO three years ago this month,
away, lived with me. He was dutiful,
Obcdicnt son; neither his mother nor ever
| knew him TO be guilty Of swearing, drink
| ins. smoking or untruthiulness; he was by
nature a. delicate a. a girl, OF tlmid, re-
! firing deposition, In fact be was deficient
! 10 physical courage. never knew bin TO
| give way to any waywardness, and never
| has he caused his mother or myself mo-
m ~, sorrow until now. state
ln.S IN justice to the dead
| lie went on "This wom-
an was accustomed to prey upon persons OF
standing, education and refinement; among
| her victim, she numbered lawyers, editors
! physicians and Others. II was upon men OF
| good repute that she was accustomed to
| iastcn herself, TO their eventual downfall
/ and RUM While the ciergymen was
! speaking 40 one ia the room disturbed bin
! by the slightest sound. HIS emotion stop
| ped him several times. Tears came 10 his
| yes and his hands shook. When he was
| done Coroner Martin said TO the jury: Il
| took particular note OF the posiuonlo' the
| bodies. and from the fact that Shephard's
hand Iay almost over the revolver, and from
other circumstances, there is no ground for
doubt that Horace y. Sheppard shot his
companion and then himself. While en-.
tcltIuing the most positive convictions
a. to this fact | have the utmost re-
>pcct for the motives that have inspired the
bereaved father in speaking the words you
have just listened TO in defense OF his dead
child. The jury, after fifteen minutes alb
sence. returned this verdict;
I'VE find thai Horace b. Sheppard and
Anne Catherine BShephard came to their
deaths by pistol sho, wounds in the
head inflicted by the said Horace b.
SHEPPARD -
The Rev, Mr.. Sheppard said after the
inquest that his impression was that his son
had at length learned the true character OF
The woman, and that he had perhaps
threatened to expose some OF her acuonsi
then he thinks she wrote and signed the
letter found in the room, and afterwards
shot his son and killed herself.