The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-03-21
A FAITHLESS WIFE.
A Devoted Brother Stays Her
SeduCer.
The Last Words of the Dying
Man.

NBw YORK, March 20.-Geolge W.
Conkling, twenty-seyen years old, attached
to the Government Field Survey. IN actual
service In Nevada, with headquarters at
Reno, shot W. II. lIaycrstick, thlrly-years
old, broker Of the firm OF w. II. Hayer-
stick Co., Of No. ~ Broadway, In an
apartment on the first floor OF the Paris
mats, al West Twenty-third street, at 10
O'Clock last night. At $50 O'Clock Hay-
erstick was dead and Conkling had surren-
dered himself. The men had quarIcled be-
cause Haverstick had refused to allow Miss
Emma Uhler, George Conkling's sister,
who had been ruined by Hayerstick and
lived with him as his wife when he was
shot, TO leave him and return West with
her brother. The woman, who Is now 20
years old, married j. G. Uhler, IN San
Francisco, CAL, IN ls13 They came East
and Uhler went into partnership with
Havefstlck. Two years ago Haverstick en-
ticed away Mrs. Uhler, who, II Is stated,
was the mother OF several children, and she
deserted them and her husband. The bus
mess partnership was dissolved and
Haverstlck and Mrs. Uhler lived at several
places as brother and sister, until last sum-
mer, when they hired an apartment In the
Paris flats and fitted II up luXuriously,
Other tenants In the house considered them
an odd couple, and few days ago some Of
them sent note to the agent OF the
property, asking him to request Haver-
stick and the woman to leave the flats, as
twas apparent
THEY WERE NOT MARRIED,
although they made themselves
known as man and wife.
After the shooting Conkling hastily left
the apartment, pushing aside his sister
who was frantic with apprehension and re-
morse, and walking to the Grand Opera
house, sought Officer j, W. Mantle, Of the
Sixteenth Precinct, and said 10 him: "Of-
fcer, desire to surrender myself. have
shot man down there, and / guess he's
going to die. " The policeman called up
another officer and sent him to the Paris
Flats, took Conkling 10 the West Twenti-
eth Street Police Station and informed
Capt. McIlwsins Of the affair. He and
Detectives Cairns and Campbell went i'm
mediately TO Mr.. Hayerstick's apartment.
Meanwhile Mrs. Uher had summoned the
janitor and told him to send for ply
scian. The first to come was Dr.. Thos.
S. Healey, OF 1920 West Twenty-third
street. He found Haverstick in State of
collapse on the floor OF the front parlor.
Stmuants were administered and DR..
Healey asked the wounded man, "Are
you shotY' He replied "A young man
shot me-" He pointed to his breast and
tried to pass his hand over the wound. DR..
Healey did not question him closely, but
while he was bending over him Haverstick
said, with sudden energy: "George Conk-
ling shot ME.
HE SHOT NE DOWN LIKE a DOG"
Soon after he said family, "But forgive
him. He did not mean it, Then there
was pause Of several minutes, which was
broken by HaverstiOk saying: "God bless
my MOTHER These were his last words
Or. A. W. Amidon, Of No SO West
| Twenty-frst street, Mrs. Uhler's physi.
clan, arrived about minute after Hayer.
stick died. At the Sixteenth Precnc
Station-ho Conking behaved calmly
He gave his pedigree and afterwards made
a statement Of the shooting and what haC
led to it to Capt. McIlwsin, but refused tc
talk TO reporters. He will be taken to the
coroner's office to-day. A reporter visit.
ed Mr.. Haverstck's fiat soon after the
deed. Mrs. Uher was In violent Mysteries
DR.. Amidon was compelled forcbly to re-
strain her. She Is beautiful woman.
with an English cast Of features and wavy
brown hair. She had not been told OF
Hayerstick's death and at intervals she
made inquiry about his condition, and APP
pealed piteously TO be allowed TO go "a
! him.