The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1888-04-26
From the Mifsiinburg Tunes.
UNION couNTylsuIcIDg.
MRS, SAMUEL HuFFNAUoIr SHOOTS
HERSELF IN TBB PRESENCE OF
HER cHILDRrR.

On Friday evening, about s clock
this community was startled by the
announcement that the wife OF Sam-
rel Huff1sgle, living in West Buffalo
township. about two miles from tow q +,
bad killed herself
MIR. W. L. Hublor brought The
news to town, aud VAS accompanied
on bis return by Esquire Getgen,
DR.. Steans, j. Merrill Barber, james
Moss, ID. W. Sankcy and q. z. Bad.
ger. The gentlemen named, includ-
iug Mr.. Huber, held the inquest.
Upon arriving at the residence OF
Mr.. HufiLsgls, the woman was found
lying dead on The North side Of the
smoke bouse, and near her was q
single baire.ed rifle with which she
had sbot herself She was lying
upon her back, with the head turned
partly to the left; wound in the
left ear. The left hand was some.
what burned aud blackened by pow
der, and The right band still grasped
a piece OF switch or limb, about q
half inch in diameter and probably
twelve inches in length. The indi-
cations we're that she was in q sitting
posture, the butt OF the rife resting
on the ground, the left hand grasp
ing the muzzle andholding it close
to the eye, while the stick in the
right hand was used to touch the
trigger.
The Jury was sworn and the in-
quest elected the following facts
Mr.: Huffnagle was working at
@. l.. Sboemakers aud about 4
o'clock shot was heard in the direc-
ton Of bis residence. In o short
time bic little giil, about 4 years old,
came running across the fields and
told him that mamma had shot her
self Taking the child on bis back.
linffnsgle started for homo. As he
approached the bonse he called to
w. l.. Huber, who was working 10 q
field near by, that his wife had shot
herself Huber followed and reach
ed the house almost as soLn as Huff
nagle. They found the woman 10
described above except that she still
had hold Of the rife. Huffnagle re-
moved the fe and would have re-
moved the woman had not Huber
informed him that an inquest must
be held ere she could be moved.
Taking the little girl and a younger
csni ccs;i1, hnaaaaaugfs locked the house
and went to Shoemakere, but soon
returned, bringing with him The
younger child. Meanwhile Huber
had come to town eBa soon returned d
with the gentlemen above named. A
boy was sent for the girl. who, on
being questioned, said that
Mamma took the gun down aud
went out and shot berseli.'
On the margin OF n piece Of paper,
torn from New York Weekly
World VAS written
Now you come home take good
Of the rest Of them. Bury me where
you please. This is my last
She also left letter, but as W,
have not seen it we cannot give th,
contents, The Jury returned tho
following verdict
That the said Mre. Huffnaglt
came to her death by her own hands
by shooting herself in the left ey,
with q sipgle-barreled rifle, while
on North side Of house, in yard be-
longing to John Diebl, and now 90
cupied by the husband Of deceased
aforesaid
The rife was loaded with o hick
ory plug instead Of bullet.
Mrs. Iiuffnagle was the daughter
OF Isaac Zellers, Of West Buffalo auC
was at one time resident Of th,
Borough, being employed as a do
mestic in the family Of Mr.. Enocl
Kaufman. She was about "a year
old.
The remains were inferred in tb,
Bunker Cemetary, west Of town, oi
Sunday forenoon.