Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-02
PASSIONS END.
The Wind-Up of a Guilty Chapter
at EIgin.
Murder and Suicde-h Hotel the Scene
Of the Tragedy-1he Slayer and His
Victim Details Of the Crime.

ELGIN, ILL. September About ; 20 clock
yesterday morning dsstardly murder was
perpetratcd ut the Noting House, the
principal hotel in this city, Edward F..
Joslyn being the murderer, and Miss Eta
buckingham, n diningroom girl. being the
victim. As there were no witnesses to the
horrible affair, reliance must be had Oh
rumors and Circumstantial evidence for
the facts in the case.
Edward +. Joslyn, the murderer and sui
eide is the oldest son of Colonel Edward
: JCs,yn, one Of the best known lawyers
in the Northwest, and was born here in
1876. He was young man OF fine appear
an,P. but Of rather dissolute habits, with
no pro' 'esspu business, calling or ocCupition
4 few years ago his wife died, leaving
him two young children. lie was accord.
ing to report, mddy
In Love with His Victim,
and She, knowing his habits, did not re-
,iurOCatp but received attentions from
CiIer men. This made JOslyn insanely
ia a'ous, and the suppositiOn is thst he de.
{, rmiIsd that il he could not have her
love no one else should, and so concluded
10 murder her and then end his own
existence. This morning, about 3 O'Clock,
70 ICcman StOner, nj the Court House, OPP
IO.ite the Noting House, where the mur
'rr was committed, heard three pistol
.nuts in rapid succession. and going to the
hotel saw the liirless form OF the beautiful
F,ia Buckingham weltering in her own
blood, and her slayer lying but a few feet
away, in the last agony Of death. IL ap.
pears that JOslyn forced an entrance into
her room, when sCut'le ensued
Followed by the shooting.
She was shot twice, once in the face, and
then again through the LEFT arm and side
into the heart Death was probably in.
s,antaneOus, and. satisfied with his work
the murderer placed the pistol 10 his own
head above the left car and fired. the bullet
piercing his brain, causing death in a few
moments.
IL is supposed that when J".lyn broke
MO the room the girl eldeavOTe'I tO escape
end make her wHv to the rnnW Of Mr.
I.aSher. the proprietor OF the house. for
protection, for il appears she had told him
that she feared jOslyn, who several times
had threatened her life. The bodies were
found in the hall inst outside the girls
room.
The bodies were removed 10 the Court
House. where they have been viewed by a
morbid crowd, anxious to see them In all
their ghastliness.
Eta Buckingham
has been an employe OF Mr.. Lasher for
about Ave years and was a beautiful, vi
vacious young lady, with a host OF admir-
ers. and she probably owes her 1eath 10
her handsome face and free open manners.
Her parents reside in Dekalb. and the
shock 10 them will be almost unbearable.
Colonel Joslyn, father OF the murderer, is
row in Minneapolis. He dotted on his
wayward boy, aud the shock will he q ter.
rible one 70 him. Young Joslyn Is O
grandson OF r. W. Padleford, one OF our
Oldest ard most respectable citizens, and
clerk of our City Court. whisky can be
charged with the crime, for IL Is doubtful
if the murderer would ever baye nerVed
himself 10 the deed but for whisky; that he
loved the girl there can be no doubt, and
that be was jealous OF her is also true. The
Coroner bss been notified, and will hold.An
inqrest. JoslyL will probably be buried
here; while the remains OF Miss Bucking.
ham may he taken 10 Dekslb, where her
parents reside.
This u the second Tragedy
in Ylgin within about five months. In
March last Psnson deliberately end witful-
ly murdered mau named Smith, com
narrative stranger, and nOs comes the dou-
BE crime OF murder and suicife 10 blot the
fair name OF our growing, prosperous, and
hitherto moral city.
There is much sympathy expressed by
the citizens for both the families which
have been so suddenly afflicted.
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