Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-08-07
A JEALOUS HUSBAND.
suuors Down ms wIrI's rn,ENp.
An Allegheny photographer ruts bullet
In tho Man He relieves to be His
witss paramour,

wito's psrsmour.
A terrible tragedy took place in tho |
usually quiet locality of Arch street, |
Allegheny, little after noon Wednesday. |
The victim was MIR. Benjamin Moore, a
well.knowu young man, q widower and
book-keeper of the Bessemer Steel COM
pauy, who lives with his mother-in-law,
Mrs. John Robb. At half.past twelve in
the afternoon Mr.. Moore, while ut home
for his lunch, was called to the sitting room
to see a visitor. The caller was Alex.
Merriman, photographer on Federal
street. The two men were alone together
| in the room and after n few minutes the
| report of pistol rang through the house.
| The startled inmates ral to the room aud
reached it just as Merriman passed hastily
| out of tho front door. On the floor Moore
was found, writhiug in pain from dan
gerous wound The ball had entered bo-
tween the fourth and fifth ribs, passed
through both lungs aud lodged under the
arm pit. y physician was summoned
quickly and after making an examination
stated that the wound would prove fatal
After the shooting Merriman went di-
rectly to the mayors office and gave him
self up. He said he lived at IS Monterey
street. and that his father was a river
captain. lie told the officer that he had
shot Moore, but refused at first to give any
information whatever rs to the cause OF
his action. He was taken in charge by the
officers and locked up. He seemed greatly
excited, but said nothing for some time.
Frequent questioning by the officers ut
last drew from Merriman the statement
that his wife had confessed to him that
? Moore had been unduly intimate with her,
aud Moore, when confronted by Merrmau,
confessed to the same thing. l. was MoOre's
confession which infuriated Merriman so
that he drew his revolver and shot down
5 the destroyer of his domestic happiness.
; 81 had called" Merrimau said, =" at
| Mrs. RJbb's house to have n conversation
with Moore and his aunt concerning the
character of young girl with whom | was
5 acquainted During this conversation the
| trouble with my wife was brought up.
| Moore had confessed several days previous
10 having been intimate with my wife and
. when the matter was brought up became
: enraged and pulling out the revolver
; tred at him. | don't know how many
q shots fired. but iutended 70 kill him.
Moore is still living and conscious, but
rs the ball passed through both lungs
e here is very little hope of his recovery.
z He was interrOgatcd as 10 the cause of the
k trouble, but he positively refused to say
r. anything concerning the affair. His wife
has been dead but a little over a year, and
L II is said that he was engaged TO aud was
y intending shortly to marrya well known
/. young lady of Pittsburg. Moore Is about
twenty five years of age, always dressed
fautlessly and was general favOrite
u Merrman within tbs last two or three
months has been in several suits caused
as he claimed, by men being too familiar
O with his wife. His vile is short, stout
e little woman, and is rather prepossessing
- in appearance. She is native of Ale
gheny and lived before her marriage with
- her parents on one Of the streets of the
u North Park. l. is said that the men were
e friends for some years and that there was
Il trouble between them some years ago
# Merriman has the reputation of benl
eccentric and rather fiighty at times.
General Butler u UenuI late,
The following letter is self explanatory
BosToS, August 6, 1SS4.-Hon. Charlie
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Very truly your friend and servant.
ne BENJAMIN +. BUTLER.
in PeunsylvsBis militia Complimentsd,
as Shortly after 3 o'clock Wednesday aftel
ed noon General Sheridan and Secretary Lii
"A coin, with General Hartrauft and staff, il
." spected the entire line of } coo troops
ne camp at Gettysburg, after which the liz
lis passed in review, taking an hour TO pas
On Colonel Black, of the United States arm
- who was detailed by the war departmer
to visit the camp, highly complimeute
the appearance and movements of Il
militia, and General Sheridan pronounce
" it the finest review seen since the disbant
!" ing of the Army OF the Potomac. tt
of camp was brilliantly illuminated in Il
a. evening, by electric lights, and concert
"A were given at each of the brigade heat
quarters. The morning was occupied
al artillery practice, target shooting, drill
IL inspections and camp routine.