The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1883-03-21
A Sensational Homicide

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NEW YORK, March 19.-Georga w
| Conkling, United States suryevor ".
government surveys, of Nevada, sb mt
| dead VIM. II. Haverstick, the sedna ,oI
of his sister: The tragedy took plaea
in "Paris Flats" 81 West 23d st t@ee
Conk]ing arrived in this city a faw
days ago. Ten years ago his sists,
married a man named Uhler. Tbeu
| soon quarrelled and separated. FAY
ing in with Haverstick she came ~
New York and lived with him IN
"Paris Flats" Learning of bor
whereabouts Conkling came to New
York and obtained an interview with
his sister. She promised to 90 wast
with him, but refused to live WITH
her husband. Tonight Conklinn
went again to see her, and was ma5
by Haverstick who swore the woman
should not leave the house. The two
men came to blows. Haversticb
threw a copper statuette at Conklino
who drew his revolver and fired. Thnao
ball struck Haverstick in the pit If
the stomach, inaicting a wound from,
which he died an hour later. Conk-
ling LIFT the house Immediately after
the shooting, and walked to Eighth
avenue and 23d street and surren.
dered to an office.
The following particulars of the
Haverstick shooting affair are from
the papers: j. Clement Uller. y
broker on No. II Broad street, resid.
ing in 60 Fifth avenue, married Miss
COnkling in San Francisco where
both their families are we'll known
and where Mrs. Conkling was a soci,
ETY. belle. Uhler came to New York
with his bride some years after his
marriage, and entered into the bro
kerage business. Haverstick was y
frequent visitor at Uhler's house. II
was noticed that Mrs. Uhler and Uay.
erstick became fast friends, but It was
long before the confidilg husband 70.
allied that their friendship was of 4
to do him dishonor. The
result of such a discovery was a sen.
aratlOn and Il dissolution of partner
ship. Mrs. Uhler left her husbands
home about two years ago and went
to live with her seducer. A year and
a half ago Haverstick engaged a suite
of apartments on the second floor of
Flats" fashionable house.
These apartments Wer fitted up in
the most sumptuOus style, and every
luxury which money could buy was
poured at the feet Of Mrs. Uhler by
her paramour. The pair passed AMONG
the occupants of the flat as brother
and sister, but not without a sls.
of other relationship by the
tenants Of the flats, who Il few DAYS
ago sent a note to the agent to re-
quest HaverStick and the woman to
leave the house.
Last month Conkling came east re-
on dissolvlng the shameful
alliance. He came to New York
from Washington and yesterday was
guest at the Leland house. soon
after his arrival in New York he
found his sister and spoke earnestly
to her Of her folly, and told her he
thought it possible her husband
would be reconciled to her il She
would leave Haverstick and go west
for 4 time. She declared that recon-
Citation would be dlstastefui to her
and that she and her husband could
never forget what had occurred. He
be unable to repel the thoughts
the past, and she on her side would
not be submissive if her sin was
up to her. Conkling was com
PEELED to abandon his scheme to re-
unite them. and he labOred earnestly
20 separate her from Haverstlck and
AXE her west with him. He found
hat she was infatuated with her be-
but his pleadings made her
vaver, and Il few days ago he sue
'eeded in inducing her to promise
hat she would leave Hayerstick. 1t
agreed she should go TO Il hotel
asst night and then start for Montana.
Conkling prepared for the journey,
md about 8 o'clock Last evening well
o Paris to take his sister away. 1t
lad been arranged that she was to
end Haverstick away on some pre-
so that Conkling should not
meet him and that he should be jyno.
ant of the scheme of separation. But
he WOman's infatuation for her par
,mOur vanquiShed her good resolu-
ions, and when Conkllng entered the
partment he was confronted bv
who saluted him ironi.
ally, and Conkling knew by his man.
Ier that the plot had been BETRAYED.
Conkllng is a young man, fair
tired, with an incipient red mus
':"he, and not the equal IN physique
+ lIaverstick, who was Il tall, strong
wartliy man. But Conkling was not
owed. lie sad he had come to take
is sister away, and he meant she
hOuld leave the house. Haverstick
that neither she nor any of her
should 60. The woman
'aVered between her affection for
er brother and her fatal in%fatuation
tried to calm both men. But
hey became violent, exasperated, and
'hen COnkling boldly arraigned IIav-
for his vi1lainy, the %latter's
smpter burst all bounds, and Selling
Dresden China image on the man
el-piece in the front parlor in which
hey were quarreling, he hurled il at
!onkling. who clapped his hand to
IS nip, drew his revolver and cooked
Haverstick's wrath blinded him.
la seized the companion image Of
M he had thrown and was in the
OF throwing it at his adversary,
e a pistol shot rang out and IIav-
stuck fell shot i'll the center of Tie
ody Just below the ribs. Conkliny
Popped the weapon hastily, ana left
le apartment, pushing aside his sis
II, who was frantic with apprehen-
n remOrse, and walking to the
Opera House sought an officer
10 SAID: IL desire to surrender my
II; l have shot Il man down there,
ID guess he is going to die" The
sent another officer to the
aris Flats, and took Conkling to the
as Cheaper than ELECTRICITY
CrOwell's Case