The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-26
DIR. uOY HELD FOR MURDER.
Julia Huskins Dies of the Pistol Shot woun
mt His Hands-A Terrible Tragedy.

Julia Huskins Dies OF the Pistol Shot Wound
mt His Hands-A Terrible Tragedy.
Special Dispaich 10 he Intelioenoer.
PoIxT PLEASANT, W. Va, June 20
Last Saturday evening, about four
o'clock, DR.. w. S. Hoy, a prominent
physician Of this place, left his Office for
the residence OF a colored family by the
name OF Huskins, living on back street.
1t is notorious fact that the doctor has
been intimate with Miss Julia, the
eighteen-year-old daughter OF Mrs. Hus-
kins, for almost year, and, in fact, be-
came SO
INFATUATED WITH HER
that he visited the house several times n
day. II seems that Julia had latel y not
shown that degree of reciprocation that
the doctor required, and, strange to say,
he was inclined to be jealous, and had
called on this occasion to rebuke the
girl for her indifference toward him and
her relations with colored man OF this
city. Hoy asked the girl to go to a GER
tain vacant house near by in order that
he might have conversation with her.
She refused, and it 50
ISFURIATED HIN
that he drew his 3S-calibre revolver and
fred at her, the ball taking effect III
Julia's left side near the heart. She
was Immediately taken to Drs. Barber
and Mossman, where the ball was re-
moved and the Wound dressed, and it
was thought ut the time that the wound
was not a dangerous one, but the girl
died at exactly o'clock this afternoon
and the following statement was made
under oath to Col. ]. A. Gibbons, Pros
ecuting Attorney, in the presence of
others, Immediately before death:
THE GIRLS STATEMENT.
"When DIR. Hoy came in the morning
he came to have talk. Last Saturday
morning, the 23d OF this month, he
asked me If he could have a talk then.
l told him no, that l had no time to
talk to him. got up and went to the
loft up stairs. was at my fathers
house. He went away then and came
back in about ten minutes and came up
to the top Of the ladder. He said
"Your ma said you had gone up street;
did you tell her to tell me such id
lie us that? II you don't come down
you had better, told him l would
come
WHEN GOT READY.
He said he would come down if
would and l said, all right l came
down in about five minutes and he had
gone down to the old house. l got n
pan and started to wash my face to 90
away from home. He came back and |
put the pan down. He said he wanted
to know when he could have a talk with
me. l told him l did not want to have
talk with him. He said il l didn't
would be crying for mercy in hell before
6 o'clock. He said he would be back
when pa came; that he wanted to
HAVE A TALK
with him. This was about II o'clock
in the morning. He then went away
and came back about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon. He went into the kitchen
and sat down on the table, and | was
standing right before him about foot
or two from him; then he said; Are
you going to have talk with me, or are
you notT / said, NO. Then he poked
the pistol up against my bosom and
shot. l threw up my right hand and
caught the place where he shot with my
left hand and said,
'oH, LORD, HAVE MERCY ON ME-
and ran away from him. He brought
me written note and laid it upon my
lap, and said read that. This before the
shooting. l did read it. He said in
it, forgive me for anything and every
thing / have done to you this morning
that was unmanly, and ii you don't
have talk with me l have made up nv
mind to end your life and mine, too,
and also that d old traitressi
lmeaning mother, because she is try
ing TO wean you away from me- and
this is as near as I can tell what
was in it. tore up the note. 1t was a
little white sheet Of paper, like a tablet,
and was written in red ink. have told
you nothing but what is true. believe
l know the Lord has forgiven me Of my
sins and am dying happy and con-
tented. don't believe / can get well,
80 | make this statement, believing that
l am dying. l can write my name.
Here it is. JULIA HusKISs.n
DR.. Hoy was arrested and remanded to
jail for u trial.