Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-06-13
AN ERRING WOMAN.
rus uAu.r nr Hru SONS onirr.
rr.c,o End ot . Disgrnccfoi Eiopcmsnt IN
fino valley tits Mo,he,'s rsramour
shot Down,

rr.e,o End OF v Uisgra,cioi Eiopement IN |
fino valley tits Mo,he,s rsramour
shot Down.
Thursday attoruoou tho inmates OF
Gormans tavern, u fcw mites from Pine
Valley, IA, heard - struggle going On IN
tho ladies' room. Opening tho door they
saw two mon struggling on tho floor.
woman was standing near them aud she
was ordering the eldest of tho two to re
loasc tho man ho WAS holding down aud
kicking. AZ the prustrato man regaiuod
his feet ho drew u revolver aud fired three
shots, each of which entered tho other's
body and he fell To the floor. As soon as ho
saw him fall, the other man threw his
weapon on tho floor. llo was Immediately
seized and lodged in an empty room, aud u
guard was placed over him. During tho
excitement attending this scene tho woman
managed to make her way out Of the
huuso uuubseryed The wounded man
WAS Jabrz GIaul. A ply was sent
for, and pronounced his injuries fatal.
Tho man who fired the shots was taken
| before u Justice, aud described hims1lf as
| Henry Wilig, son of Josiah Wilig, u
wealthy farmer, residing III tho village.
| The woman was his mother, who had
oloped with Graul. Wilig was placed
under 81 900 bail to await the result ot
Graurs injuries.
| For tho past two years Graul, who is u
married man with family Of seven child
| ron, has been ultimate with Mrs Wilig.
| He is u hard, brutal man, aud his wife has
received many heatings at his hands Tor
venturiug to demonstrate against his iutl +.
macy. Mrs. Wilig is about 40 rears ot
age, but in still handsome and gay. She
has been flvorito with all the men IN tue
ueighborhood, but seemed to prefer the
sOCiety Of Grual. She married wing III
Baltimore twenty one years ago, and has
four children, the eldest Of whom (llenryl
the young mau arrested for tho shooting
Her husband WAS rather siokly. In,
womau's intimacy with Graul attactet
much attention, IA tho visits to her wer'
always made during the absence Of hel
! husband. At length their escapados mad,
them notorious. Mr.. Wilig either hat
perfect confidence in his wife, or elso he did
= not hear the rumors that were in every
ones mouth.
. On Wednesday forenoon Mr. Wilig ant
d his youngest son set out for market, in
; tending to be absent two days. On Wed
; ucsday uight Graul went to the Wills
Q homestead and stayed over night, i'll spit
q Of the opposition of her sou Henry, wh'
D raised fearful row, and oensured hi
0 mother for allowing Graul to sleep in TIL
:. house. His efforts were useless, aud h
left the house outraged, and stopped owe
night with friend near by. In the morr
, ing, when he went home his mother wa
- missing. llo waited until noon, but sh
il failed to appear. He then went - hl
Ia fathers room and found the door lock Ct
-, which was unusual. lie succeeded in o
II fecting an entrance and found that sma
. iron safe in which his father had kept a
IA his valuables had been burst open and Il
= contents riiled. He knew that his faith,
M always kept a large sum of money in IL
house, Contrary to expectation, the iath'
returned sooner than expected. The 80
explained tho situation and said that h
N mother had eloped with Graul. NJ
10 Wilig was overcome with grief, and ha
OF to be carried To bed. llo was taken wit
IS, a violent fit of coughing, aud soon atto
ne ward blood began to flow from his moutl
ys A physician was summoned, who said thi
IN tho shock had been too much for hin
CO In despair tho son mounted hor
or and started in pursuit OF his
OF creant mother. Graul and his y;
of amour had been seen driving sout
gh ward in an open carriage. He came up
10 them at Gormap, and asked his mother
tic come home with him and give him
lis money shc had stolen. She laughed a
of looked at Graul, who also laughed, a
cd told the young man that he ought to
of ashamed to insult his own mother.
ng enraged youth then sprang at Graul a
struck him on the face. Graul grappl
with him and easily threw him y {
he tlooe. He beat and kicked the boy un
o. Mrs. Wilig said THAT will do Jabc2
nt Graul said that he had been crimina
rd intimate with Mrs. Wilig for over t
an years, that she hal proposed to him
he elope, aud that she h Nd the stolen mon
m. aud papers in her possession. His de-
al was reported this afternoon.
he Search was made for Mrs. Wilig, but
,ad trace of her could be found. She has
, - her possession over $1,000 in cash and
title deeds of her husbands property.
is supposed that she went to Baltim
and telegram has been sent 10 inteIc'
nm her. Her husbandiis sinking rapidly, {
tie his death is only a question OF
MY hours,