The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-01
nATRlMONY AND nULLErs.
A Shooting Airrny iu which Two Hrot III.
n 'g, erh Arc Fatally Wouptled. Il ~ 4

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PmLADELrn1A, March 3t.--A special DIS.
patch TO the Times from Bernice, Sullivan
county, Penn, Gays: Henry Shelly shot
and fatally wounded two brothers named
Morrill, In Jamestown, near here. The
shooting grew ou. Of the marriage oishelly
10 Ida Morrill,, sister TO The young men.
For about year and a half Shelly has
been paying attentions to Mics Miss Nor.
rlll. He came to Jamestown about tlye
years ngo aud laa ever since borne nrettv
bad reputation, and II has been asserted he
had served five years' term In the Illinois
State Psni.eutiary. lie Ia decidedly a
handsome man, and WAS popular among
the young women until bis char.
acter aud reputation became known. Miss
morrill, is the daughter Of s. @. Morrill,, q
we'll known citizen Of Jamestown. Sho
met Shelly about a year and halt ago,
and It soon became apparent there was
something more than a mere acquaint.
anceship between them. The parents OF
the girl demonstrated with her and kept a
continual watch on her movements, but
did not discover anything like an attempt
az c!andesttne meetings. Alter time their
vigilance relaxed, bu. 1t SOON became
bruited about that Shelly had avo we'd his
determination to marry Miss Morrill, In |
spite Of her parents. About year ago !
srother OF the girl met Shelly in the street |
and fight enAued, In which Morrill, was |
worsted. Yesterday afternoon Mrs Mo-.
MI was missed from her home, and the
act at once aroused suspicion, Her father
went 10 the village, md learned that his |
laughter and Shelly had been married by
Justice Of the Peace, and that tho Young
woman was thcn at shelly's home.
.;.,...t,a,.l TnE, SHOOTING. 4
. Mr.. Morrill, returned to his home, and
wo brothers OF the girl-Joseph and James
lorrill-went % shelly's house, and found
he latter.in the presence. OIL his : mother
nd newly made vile. Both the younk
nen began to abuse. Shelly, and, finally in
he heat oi passion James Morrill,, struck
|helty IN the face. Both'men" fell to the
loor locked in each others arms. !. Joseph
lorrill sprang to his brothers. aslis.auce,
md both brothers began to beat Shelly,
'helly" finally brooke loose aud grasping q
evolver, ordered the brothers to leave The
rouse. They E' laughed at him aud
lrew r,7 revolvers, ,-'s but BIZ fore ~ they
ould - fire - Shelly shot - JAMES
dorrill in the left breast. James fell to
he a,or, and Joseph fred, The ball striking
'helly in the left arm. Shelly returned ,he
Ire, striking Joseph on the right temple.
\, crowd Of neighbours entered the house
nd discovered Shelly and hiswife engaged
n wordy quarrel over the fallen brothers.
'heliy surrendered himself, claiming that
le acted in seli.delense. lie ives held to
wait the result Of his victims' injuries.
Both brothers seemed to be fatally wound.
ID. shelly's side of the story Is the only
me which has been heard yet, and it IL
by the little informsiion that
an be ELECTED from his wife and mother.
dr. Morrill, Gays that Shelly struck at his
ons before they struck him. The bride is
handsome young woman Of % Year,.