The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-04-01
ny Her Husband, Who Attempts sal
eide His Frenxled Statement.
BLOODY TRAosDyAr EAGLE PASS
A sink.irolc Of sin Discovered in Phiia,
delphia-AsBieek Fiend Lynched in
Georgia several Texas
Criminals Captured.
The DAYS CRIMINAL RECORD.
A Domestic tragedy ss San AM,

domestic tragedy ut San Antonio.
SAN ANTONIO March 3l.--ISpooial. l.
This evening, George P. Burkhsrd, 4
carpenter residing near the Sunset rail-
way depot, entered the house OF Joseph
DUNBAR where his wife, Dora Burk-
hard, was staying. and upbraiding her
with infdelity, pointed a pistol at her
and pulled the trigger, but the CAR
fridge failed To explode, The woman
fell on hor kneas and begged for her
life. mop said he,
"DAsIN you, AM GOING TO ..iffrL your,
and fired twice, each bali passing
through her breast. She spraug 10 her
feet aud rushed toward the wateiroloset,
Burkhard pursuing. He caught her
and threw his arms around her.
"0hl George" she said, ,crying, "What
have you donelp He Kissed her and
she sank from his arms. Raising the
pistol, he shot himself through the
neck. the ball lodging In the
roof Of the mouth. The woman,
though apparently breathing her last,
when hor husband fell, sprang up,
slezed tho pistol and ran shrieking
through the house and on tho street.
She ran two blocks up the street and
at the door OF a friend, her arms living
out on the steps and the pistol still
clasped In her right hand. She was q
very handsome woman OF 20 years. Her
inhdelity was notorious, Several
brekemon on the railroad arc said to
have beep "nar frionds,' and she was
woll-known 10 the conductors and hab-
tfues OF the depot. The particular cause
Of the trouble, however, WAS
A YOUNG UAvALRYMAN
ramed Stevenson, stationed at the do
pot there. Buokland had long suapeo.
ted their Intimacy. He was from Elgin,
Illinois, and had been married four
years and had no children The wife,
murderer and 'wouId-he suicide was ar
rested 'ts!. ed and place., in Jail He Is not
plain man Of almost 40
years. He seems painfully nervous
and was crying bitterly. TO the HER
AID correspondent he said: 81 loved
my wife. She WAS good TO me, except
that she was unfaithful. tried my
best 70 keep her straight. ! knew q
long time ago she was unfaithful, but
have never known II 70 swear io, OK
cept With thai man Stevenson. / would
have killed him II had tho chance. [
charged her with 1t, but she denied 1t.
Then she said
sHE wAs TIRnD OF MY REPRoAcHRs,
and was going TO ask for divorce. She
packed her trunks and moved to rNn-
bars house. She said she
was going back 60 Elgip, Illis
she could meet her lover with creator
freedom and that made mo crazy. L
did not mean TO kill her when ] wont
TO the house. ] wanted to take her
back, but She would not come, and
when Hooked at her and thought her
lover had her for good and all, went
out OF my head.
IAN SORRY
| Killed her and sorroy did not Kill
myself. am ready to die.r
Bnrkhard u capable, hard-headed
mechanic, sober and indus
trloue.
A Mexican Tragedy Near Eagle Pass
EAGLE PASS, March sl.--[Speclal.] y
Some days ago, on Negley's sheep
rancho, ona Of his herGers, Christoval
Meldonaba, disappeared nysteriously,
and II was supposed tbathe had skipped
the country with fine horse and sad die
belonging TO tho rancho. A couple OF
Qt1D ldttl JuNn lsAtnt1f unttnrt uVtN1lf
appeared, wearing the missing mans
leggins and cartridge belt. On being
questioned no said that he and Meltln-
neba qnarrolled; that no struck Meido
naha, and tha. the latter fired ono shot
at aim with his Winchester and then fed
the country. Yesterday Meldonaba's
horse carie up to the rancho,
the saddle was covered with clotteu
bloon. His borae had worn the saddle
for twelve days, aud his back was putri
flying. Monsz WAS arrested, brought
here and jailed, and q searching parry
started ia search of MeIdonaba's body.
He was found this evening, by tho side
of small water-hole. He had been shot
from behind through tho back and then
through the side OF the head. He was
lying partly in the water, and had boon
badly trampled by stock. He was vul-
ture'eaten and patrifying. 1t Is be-
Iieved he remained hanging Ia the sad
die after death and WAS spilled near Tho
water by his horse. He had money to
his credic, but none on his person.
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