Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-03
TRAGEDY AT THE ALTAR.
The Village Of LeagvlIle Ia The Eastern
Part Of Dallas Couniyou the Tip
Toe Of Excitement.
A Modern Romeo aud Jallct Would SET.
ilean Old Family feud by Marriage.
A Case Of True Love.
rhe hig Uroihcr OF the otri Intorferrs aud
the Intended iiria,eroem shoo,a
MIN and Fieos.

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DALLAS, Tx, Dec. s.--what IL IL
feared will terminate as fatal ARRAY 90
currod yesterday at tho little village OF
Leagvlllc, 10 the eastern part Of Dallas
county near the kaufman county line.
The members OF two highly respectable
families FLASHED ia a bloody encounter,
which may lead 90 ono Of those commu-
nifty feude which have boen 30 common In
Texas since its earliest AmericauiEation.
lhe joyce aud the filley families have
boon Identified with this stetion OF Texas
since the days Of the earliest settlers, and
have passed 80 the best social circlcs OF
tho community where they reside.
William Flley and Frederick Joyce are
young planters aud The elder sons OF their
! respective parents William has a sister,
Miss Angle fllley, Just past eighteen
years Of aye, hands0me, wiusomn bfn-
nettc, ofsuporlor intellectual uttainments.
She has found many adinher aud Bultora.
Fred fell In lovo with Angle aud two years
ago proposed matrlmony she vas VIII.
lng TO marry, but her brother interpreted
objections. tie declared the proposed
union boiwee the Joyce ana thn Fill0y
families should never bo oonsummated
with his consent, Fnd that he should en-.
ploy every ineaus possi0lH 10 prevent IL.
lie aud Fred up 60 this time had been on
EXCEPTIONALLY pRtnNplY rHRMe.
Williams unsliorpbls opposition was a
surprise 20 their friends, and brought
about state 81 unfriendllness ia suyore
contrast 10 he good will previously eXist-
| Ing, Tho proposed MARRIAGE was finally
believed TO have been permanently
thwartod aud The fnct OF The esttango-
mont Of The Ipyces aud the l'illeya WAS
| beginning % BE remembered IN The com
munity only az an incident and romlns.
cenco, but about two weeks ago William
| FlleY learned that the old love. Ore
/ w the hearts oi his slater aud
| Fred Joyce had not been extin-
gulahud Il had sm0nlderGd along
lof two yeUrs, during which time oph-
slant clandestine cufrespondpnoa hRd
been maintained and frequent meetings
J had occurred hctween them This greatly
enfaged william, aad his futy had only
tho effect ~ making tho IRE burst forth
Ia full hame His sister and her devoted
lover bad determined TO marry, aud they
had concluded to brave the augor Of hor
brother and have the nuptlai knot tied
Yesterday everything WIS arranged for
the event, when Fllley
! AFGfAhhii oN llth hthhl
protesting. Hot words passed between
him aud Joyce. The latter finally drew
~ caliber pistol aud fred on the brother
OF his efilanoed, who had threatened his
| Ne rather ttan see him united To Angie
Fillcy. The assaulted young man fell
with a bullet through his right breast, tho
missile lodging noar the spinal column.
Joyce then ned, and Of course the we'd.
| ding was not coaaummated. A. last &C.
oouuia Finley WAS Ia a critical condition,
and was believed TO Bd rapidly sinking
his sister ~ almost frantic with
grief but has no word Of cen
suro for her unfortunate lover
She can but dtpi0rc ia her art.brok0n
condition The shot She believes he was
forced 20 FIRE or fall by the hands Of q
! brother sim loved WIKI all Il sietofis Ian.
dernogs, but who was armed and bent on
having the iifc OF The msn she had deter.
mined 20 wed, u hD could not prevent the
nnptils Otherwise All i.eaeyiilo w
shocked and excited ~ tho aifrsy, the
sentiment being Gs usually divided. No
trace has been found by the officers Of
! joyce,