Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-05
HASELTINE'S ASSASSIN.
HE DID HIS DEADLY WORK WITH A
SHOTGUN.

| The Murderer's Brother Implicated in the
| Crime-A Claim That Haseltine Fired
| First-TestImony Before the Coroner
The FrsII Wife Takes Charge of the Body
| "A bad Citizen In Limbo.
| STEVENS POINT, Wis, April 5-The un.
| provoked and cold -blooded assassination OF
| Willis w. Hasetine, the well-known young
| attorney, Tuesday, causes greater excitement
| than did the killing of Banker A, Il. Morse
| nearly two years ago 10y the victim of Tues
days tragedy. The arrest Wednesday of
| Henry Curran, the senior of the Cuf1an
boys, for alleged completely in the murder,
adds 10 the excitement Both John I. Cur
ran and Henry are confined in the county
jail under "A strong guard, The coroner's in
| quiry into the shooting, which was begun
| Tuesday afternoon, develops that the killing
was done with double-barreled shotgun
loaded with buckshot, no less than five large
sized buckshot entering the head, nose and
body. The side Of building which Hasel-
tine was passing contained not less than
twelve bullet holes, and the back of his over
coat was riddled. Five shots were fired
One witness testified to seeing Henry Cur
ran shoot three times into the snow after the
first two shots had been fired Chief Finch
testified that Henry Curran told him that his
brother John did the shooting and wanted to
surrender himself. Henry Curran averred
that he did not fire any shots himself, and
that he did not know who did that Finch
was mistaken in what he Curran) said to
him; that he only said that John wanted to
give himself up He further testified that
Haseltine first fired two or three times to-
ward the Curran house, with an oath, and
that thereafter some one shot at him with
fatal effect
The bartender at the CuTran house swore
that he saw Haseltne fire the first shots, but
that he did not know who he shot at, nor
who killed him; that he the
witness) quickly got out of the
way when the firing began and made
no inquiries in regard to the same Two
reliable witnesses swore that Haseltines
hands were under him as he fell with the
right hand in his front pocket One witness
said that Henry Curran's arm was extended
in the direction of Haseltine the last shot
was heard but he could not tell who fired it.
At 10 o'clock Wednesday morning the cor
oner's jury adjourned to permit the attorneys
to attend meeting of the bar, where "A com
mittee consisting of j. o. Raymond, A. W.
Sanborn, b. b. Park, and ID, r, Frost was Sc
lected to accompany the remains to Brooklyn,
Wis, the home of Haseltines aged parents,
where they will he Inferred. The body left
here on the afternoon train
Haseltnes friends scotf at the idea that he
intended to kill the Currans or either of them,
and, on the contrary, assert that he had re
peatedly said that he would not attemptther
lives but would rather injure them finan-
cially and socially, as far as he was able, and
that he would lose no opportunity to do 50.
When taken to Jail John ID. Curran seemed
to feel greatly relieved, as he was badly
frightened On the way thereto, SO it is
serted, a large revolver was found in his
bootleg by the sheriE, although Curran told
that official he was not armed.
The body was taken to the home of his
father law, NJ. Waldegh,a at o'clock Tues
day evening, at the urgent request of his
wife. Mr.. and Mrs Haseltine have not
lived together since he killed Banker Morse
for undue intimacy with her. Haseltine APP
pretended that his life was in danger, and
told his wife that if he should be killed that
he wanted her to care for his body, which
she promised to do. His sudden death Tues
day nearly drove her crazy with grief, not
outstanding that they have been compare
tive strangers for nearly two years.