The Red Cloud chief., 1885-07-10
TEMPERANCE READING
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VIII W.
AneeAsr Terribly SD Tragedy CssssA ~
he DeaSa Drtnk.
One Of the saddest tragedies that e
occurred in Cincinnati was recently
witnessed 1t the elegant residence Of
Mrs Nettie Champlin. shortly before
two o'clock in the morning. The prin-
cipal parties were Harry Champlin. .
young man well known about town.
and Dr. T. L Loy. his brotber-in-law.
. weil-known. prac;icing physician.
The former received his death-wound
from a fhirty-two cAiiter revolver in the
hands of 10y. Tho trouble MAS brought
Htout by :he conduc, Of Champlin. who
was GUick-tempcreo and easily o Tended
when in liquor. Ii seems that after TAX
ing dinner Champlin sat on the front
steps with his mother until about hall
pas: n ne O'Clock He then EXPRESSED .
desire TO go uptown His mother tired
to induce him not TO go. but after kiss
ing her and bidding her an afiectionaie
goodnight, he started Of.
Don { drink anything. Harry" were
his mothers parting words Cnamplln
walked up and down Vine street with
| some friends and visited a number OF
saloons, partaking freely oil liquor.
/ About one O'Clock h. started for home.
/ All the members Il the family had re-
tired when he reached The house.
Champl ms room al oined Ms mother 5
on the second floor. On reaching his
room the yoing man bean To talk 10 his
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her. TIE noise aroused Mrs. Glenn. a
friend OF the family, who was Oh n visit
from Michigan. She FASTENED to-
Champlin : room and begged him 10 de-
sisL. Champl u resented this by hurting
n chair at Mrs Glenn. 1hi, reused Ir.
and Mrs. Loy. BY the time they reached
the spot ChamIiin had entered his
mothers room aHd begun t. beat her,
cur,ing and swearing like a mailman
As DIR. Low entered the room Cham
plin turned on him and with an Data
struck Low a terrible blow on the fore
heal. The men then grapplsd. and
ait r a desperate struggle the inIuriated
man was overpowercd by the muscular
doctor. All this time Champlin was
uticring threats tha, he would Kill both
ii, mother and 10y. After a short time
10y let Champlin get up. The young
man rushed for the back stairs. closely
pursued by a colored ser yant Champlin,
on getting down stairs. grabbed cary
inc knife from the tale in the kitchen.
and started back up tine stairs The
house was in darkness. except a dim
light in Champlin's room. DIR. 10y
and his wife had taken up a position in
the front hall.
As Champlin came up the stairs the
knife could be seen CLEAN NJ in his
hand. Tn reaching the top Of the stair
way. Champlin. perceiving the doctor,
uttered an oath and rushed upon him.
making n slash nj him with the knife.
Low stood in front of his wife. As the
mailman approached 10y fired. Champ
lin grasped the rail of the staircase, and
the knife dropped from his hand.
..You have killed him. screamed
Mrs. Loy. as her brother fell. 10y An
swered her that Champlin had only
been frightened. as ne had shot AT "A
dom. But when a light was hastily pro
cured. there, with u turned. bleeding
face. lay the young man, dying. He did
not speak a word after Logs shot wa.
fired. The %agonized mother rushed
into the room. her face swollen from
her boys blows. and. throwing bel
arms around the dead youth. she walled:
"0h. my boy! My boy. My baby boy
Ii REQUIRED the united efforts of the
members Of the household Il tear the
agonized mother away. DIR. Loy gave
himself up to the officer VINO o o aft.
EDWARDS appeared on TIE scene and
was taken I o the Central Station. After
telling the story OF the tragedy. a charge
Of homicide was e. tered aCainst him b,
the Captain of the precinct and ne was
locked un.-irish UUriI.