The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1885-09-17
A BRIDAL OF DEATH.
A Young Brldegoom Mortally Wounds
the Brides Father aad Brother, and
a RimseIf Killed.

ATLANTA, GA, September "a terrible
tragedy, In which three men were mortally
wounded, occurred here after dark to-
night. The parties were John ana Mathew
Maxwell, father aud son, and John R.Shel-
ton, who had eloped with and married Miss
Ida Maxwell. Mr.John Maxwell is highly
respectable citizen, living at No. Elliott
street. His son Mathew is wel-knowp
manufacturer Mr.. Maxwell has three
comedy daughters, aged fifteen, sixteen
and nineteen. The second, aged
sixteen, Miss Ida, has been quite
belle, having a host OF admirers. Among
them was one John r. Shelton, a
young man OF good family, but careless
habits, whose visits were forbidden by the
girls father. Nevertheless they contriyed
to meet secretly and pledged their love. AT
two o'clock this afternoon gentleman ap.
preached Mr.. Mathew Maxwell and told
him that his sister and Shelton had
planned an elopement, and that the APP
pointed time was half-past two o'clock.
Hurrying home young Maxwell rushed
up TO the second STORY room which his
sister occupied, and demanded admit
lance, which was refused. With terri
ult KICK nc DuTSt u NDtDs anu iOhhi
there Miss Ida, already dressed for the
escapade. "My God, sister J" he exclaimed,
''you will not disgrace the family by such
a proceeding as thisyn ~ will marry
John" she replied. "if l have TO die in the
attempt. 1t is useless for you to try ans.
prevent it.n In vain the brother expostu-
lated. The girl remained obdurate. He
then went ont, locked the door and left he's
prisoner, and went TO his room. Return
ing in ten minutes, he opened the door and
found the room empty. 1t soon developed
that the girl, finding herself i'm.
prisoned, opened the window. jumped
to the roof below, fifteen feet, and
thence to the ground below, another fiftes1
feet; thence her tracks were followed 90
the side alley, where new made carriage
ira ks told that she had reached her lover
and was away. By this time the elder
Maxwell was upon the scene. The Two
men were fearfully agitated. They went
into the house, aud at six O'Clock, armed
to the teeth, emerged and proceeded TO
Davis street. whittier Shelton had taken
his bride, after having been married by
Rev. Virgil Norcross, Several clergy
men had previously refused TO
perform the ceremony. The two
furious men went up TO Shell
toms door. Shelton was standing on
tue threshold with Ratchet. With an
sSath the elder Maxwell exclaimed, 81 will
shoot you TO death unless you give up my
daughter" "Do not come near me-"
shouted Shelton. raising the Ratchet and
advancing. just then the younger Max
well, seeing his fathers danger, stepped Ia
between and received the cleave from the
tomahavk. Dropping the bloody instru-
ment, Shelton then drew his pistol and
fired at the elder Maxwell. Simultaneously
Maxwell also fired, and all three men
fell across each other, wounded and bleed
ing. The girl who had been the
cause OF all this bloody work rushed out
upon the scene and embraced her dying
husband, calling him by endearlng names,
while her father and brother lay neglected.
In five minutes hundreds Of people had col
lected, and officers came and had the men
removed. Shelton and young Maxwell
will certainly die, while the death Of the
old man is highly probable. Jus. a month
ago Mathew Maxwell was himself the hero
OF an elopement scrape. A young lady
engaged to another, with the day set,
eloped with him the night before. The ev.
element is intense. IL