The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-16
DRUNK AND JEALOUS.
STORY OF A TRAGEDY AT DOVER
PLANS, N. Y.
A Mans Transgrsssions and GirIs 60
quctry Result In Murder Strange
Proceedings Of the Fair
Cause OF II AL.

New YORK, Feb. 16-Wiliiam A. White,
wealthy farmer owning more than 2D50
acres Of villa e property at Dover Plains
has son whose waywardneEs has been
source OF grief to the Old people FOR many
years Thur day night he shot and killed
Samuel Trooper because Of jealousy. chi IS
now a prisoacr together with the woman
in the case, who j. held "a witness.
In the frosty starlight young Proper and
Mis- Mamie Vincent started arnl-in-arm
alnng the track Of the New York q Harlem
railroad WIKI h rms past tho Ninceutz
house and through The heart Of Dover
Plains They hal almost reached the village
Gro sing when the form Of p man in light
overcoat rosa before them and the girl
stepped behind Proper for protection n
words were >pohen, but suddenly there VS.
sharp click " = pistol hammer fash.
and the report ami Proper staggered
10 one side AMI started to run Is
the assailaut turned to fire sgsip. Mis- Vim
cent recoga.zsi hlal IS yoasE White Don't
fire again. Il .u.' Size sad .. she seiE2d his
arm ana triei to Uret the revolver from
his crap,
Young Proper succeeded N reach IL
home, where he died Friday Iorning. After
shooting Proper, White vent home with
Mamie Vincent, and wss .acreted hy her in
her ed-ro2m. Deputy Sheriff BoyGo called
at the Nincplt residence, sJii asked for the
young giIl Ha was told that he was net at
home, but on going to ser chamber on tte
seconl floor he ioupd her il company With
White, who hal teen secrctsi there all night
| White was lying on the bod, with his coat
Off, and she sat beside him strol-iug lii head,
which achei from terrible spree he had
been on for week.
Are you after nao, sheriff. he asked as
Doyee entered the room. 4 expected you
| sooner
| Il que ygt hal Lester t2rae.s up anu
! come with me, replied 3 :rre, and White
/ put on hi at lie Wus .e..vasf, lait 40
| pistol coal3 - found Nai,e Wa. taken ha.
| fore Proper. who uaa still en- cious, and
| the wounded man sait:
"WU, you are Tie nan VINO 4hot NE =
White hung his head aad Proper turned
YEARLY ca Ills bed ani, heSviag deep sigh,
only added: I'm sorry, VIII, butyou know
| you did it
| The prieoaer vas led away and remsNa
over night at the hotel urdor guard Of
! Deputy Sheriff Beyce and his son. After
the Identification Justice butcher took the
ante-mor:em statement Il Proper Another
visit to the Vincent house brought two pis
tolls Of 52-ca!ibre, from ons Of which TWO shot
had been fired. Nrs Vincent sad oas hal
was in the ceiling Q! tie room, where Whits
| has slept On his return &c the kogea with
Mamie Vincent be fired oncs In kis room
and, thinking he had attempted suicide, tha
| TAMIL rau to his assistance. He wa lyEG
in bed with the revolver ia his hand, and
laughing at those who ouEa III, he pointed i
TO tie hSle in the plaster. Mamie got sh.
revolver from him, and hid it in another
room.
Mamie was taken into custody Tuesday
afternoon as witness She n fne-loO&inS
woman of - years, \ pair Z dsAc:Hs eyes
Greecian nose, ana lviEHf rel lips are th'
main features IF tn race which tawitshe
the senses Of nla,riAi Ken RRi = yy8rf
lever Her hsiv IS of r.cA brown color
aad her figure wji.ovy ana fuG WhcH s'aI
in the evening her chc2ss were flushed wit
excitement, aud afforded strong contra.
to the snowy Wilderness @. Aoy defeats usGk
! White Is married sn1 lec two children
His wife Gnl Ho?sG's m-1zcr sire sistsrs
| Mamie Vincent w. !rtiuzt@ With Wait,
while at the Nlrse t7fc sHo encouraged a.
attentions Il Sam Proper, Hho vas desper
ataly IN love with hc~ ii is supposed }hs
he VIZ unaware " the Stature Of the inti
NANCY t2twe-a the girl rvt White. II
latter shot Prop-T in { 1t u j2alouIy,