The Butler weekly times., 1889-02-13
ALMOST A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
l.. +. Mann ShOOtS John Hens =
ley, His Rival in Love,
Then Attempts to Take His Own Life
\ Young Lady the Innocent Cause.

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twice, at the Liberty church III HON
er township, in the western por-
ton Of the county.
1t appears from what we could
learn that both young gentlemen had
been paying court to the same young
lady, Miss Anna, daughter of H. P.
Nickel, and young Mann was made
insanely jealous by seeing Miss Anna
in company with young Hensley, at
a school exhibition at the church on
Friday evening. When the couple
started home they were met at the
door by Mann. who told Henslev he
wanted to see him, and when a few
steps from where the young lady
stood drew revolver and fired, the
ball striking young Hensley i'll the
right breast, and passed through a
heavy overcoat, dress coat. folded
newspaper and lodged i'll check
book he had in his pocket. Mann,
thinking he had killed his rival, in
stantly turned the pistol upon him
self and fired two shotsin rapid sue
cession, one in the right side, passing
throl gh his clothes, without doing
other injury, the second shot took
effect in the left breast above the
left nipple. The weapon used was a
A calibre British bulldog.
Mann was picked up and taken to
the residence of Whit Weller about
one half mile from the church, and
DR.. T. G. Robinson was called and
dressed his wounds. It was first
thought that he was fatally wound
ed, but after probing Il was found
that the ball had not entered the
cavity and the attending physicians
say he will get well. DR.. Boulware
was called Saturday and did what he
could to relieve his sufferings.
The grand jury, in session at the
time, indicted Mann and a capias
was issued and placed in the hands
OF deputy sheriff Shelby who arrest
ed Mann on Sunday and left q guard
with him until he was able to be
moved.
Both young men are prominent
III the western portion of the county.
Mann is from Kentucky and is we'll
connected and his people stand very
high in that state. He has been in
this county about one year and was
for short time employed by Walls
& Holt, druggists of this city.
Hensley is the son of Cole Hensley,
one of our most prominet stock
dealers and farmers. Capt. Nickel
had forbidden young man visiting
his daughter, and the young lady.
who is held entirely blameless in the
matter, had discouraged his atten-
tions
From John Hensley, who was in
the city Saturday, We learn the fol
lowing as his version of the tragedy:
He said, My name is John Hens
ley, I am % years old, son If Cole
Hensley. Mann came to our home
on Thursday evening and stayed all
night. Wewent to Virginia together
in buggy that night. The next day
he went with me to hunt some cattle
He appeared very friendly all the
time, [ had heard that he had
threatened my life and asked him
him about it. He said he hoped 1
didn't think such thing of him.
de borrowed horse of me Friday
evening to go to Mr.. Crawford's, so
be informed me. I ACCOMPANIED
Miss Nickel to the church that NIGHT
and saw Mann there when we arr;v
ed. When we started home he met
me at the door and asked me if II
could lead my horse home. told
him that l could. He then sale, he
wanted to see me. 1 started to fol-
low him and had only gone Il few
steps when he drew a pistol and
shot me. l heard two more shots
N rapid succession, but could not
ell whether he was::shooting at ME
Or himself. The ball struck me in
'he right breast, passing through
ny osercoat, undelcoat, a paper and |
vas stopped by CHECK boos, Ibod