Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-07-23
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A Carriage Driven Hurriediy hhf'ss" 'as
streets by Man UNFOLDING Cerpse-sad
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A Louisville special Of Monday to the
Herald says: Joseph II. stultz, employed
nj the "Golden Palace" ken0-rooms, NO.
I39 west jefferson street, shot ana Killed
John Nagle, hack-driyer, last evening at
balf-past II O'Clock, near the corner Oh
Thirfy-sixth street and Greenwood avenue.
The affair was the ending oil remarkable
elopement, that was 10 bring stultz and his
divorced wife, Maggie Brooks, together
again In the bonds OF matrimony.
They were married March D, 1882, and
lived together until about six weeks ago.
when they were legally separated. The d.
yorce was obtained on the plea OF abandon
ment, ut the instigation Of her mother, Mrs.
Georgia Brooks, who objected to Stultz be-
cause he was gambler. Day before yes
terday Mrs. Stutz went to her husbands
room in the Abstract Building, on Jefrlr-
son street. with her little baby, and while
there Stultz asked that the past be forgiven
and that she marry him again. lie declared
that for the future the life that he was then
leading should cease, and upon that prom
Use she agreed 10 remarry him. feeling that,
for the child's sake, they should be legally
united.
THE MOTHEE-IN-LAw IN THE WAY.
Knowing that her mother would not lis.
ten TO the proposed remarriage, she agreed
TO elope with him from her mothers house
on Greenw ood avenue. and II was arranged
that Stultz and friend would have hack
around the corner from the house at II
O'Clock last night At the appointed hour
Stutz and j. M. Miles, the friend, drove
down to the appointed place In hack No.
"a. driven by John Maggie. The two friends
went TO the rear OF the house, where Mrs.
stutz told them that her mother was still
awake upstairs. When she had fallen
asleep the men were TO 90 up and
bring down Mrs. Stultz's trunk.
While awaiting the opportune mo.
ment Mrs. Stultz handed self.
cooking pistol to Mr.. stultz. saying that
she was afraid TO leave 1t in the house, for
her mother would shoot her or them IL she
awoke. Stultz took the pistol aud handed
II TO Miles, with the request that he 90 out
and give il to Naglc and ask him TO wait
for them. Miles told Stutz he had better
90 himself, and Stultz started out TO the
hack.
In a moment n shot was heard, and the
cries Of man in the alley attracted Miles
and Mrs. Stultz to the spot. There they
found Siultz. who told them that he had
accidentally shot Naglc while handing bin
the pistol.
DRIVING WITH A CORPSE N HIS ARMS.
Stultz and Miles then hurried into che
house, secured Mrs. StultZ's trunk, and
put il upon the box at the feet Of the dead
man. Miles and Mrs. Stultz entered the
hack and Stultz got upon the boX-seat. and.
with one hand around the corpse, drove
rapidly to Mrs. EdWards's, No. 1870 west
Green street. Here, believing that Nagle
was not dead, he jumped from his seat and
carried the body into the hallway. Mrs.
Edwards soon obtained a physician,
but life was extinct. The body was
viewed, as ii lay upon bier in the
rear OF the house, by large crowd OF
people who had learned Of the accident.
until Pohce-Captain Harding ordered the
body removed to the home Of the deceased,
No. 2213 Gri1iiths avenue. Mr.. Stultz hld
proceeded the moment he ascertained that
Naele was dead from Mrs. EdWlrds's to
the jail, where he gave himself mp. His
wife and little child accompanied him. The
killing seems 10 have been accidentai, and
il is probable that Stnltz will be discharged
from custody tomorrow.