The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-07
A DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
a Husband Kills His wim and Then
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CmcAGo, H., Feb. O. The police de.
pnrimcni has been notified that man
named W. s. Bradley has shot and killed
his Nilc aud then committed suicide, at
the Hotel Cortlandt, at the corner Of Wa.
bash avenue aud Adams street Both
wcrc shot through the heart aud died in.
slantly. Walter = bradley was member
ot an old aud respectable family In this
city. W H. bradley, Clerk Of the United
states Court. aud Francis Bradley, Of the
firm oi Baird 4 Bradley, dealers In real
estate. were his unclcs. Mrs. Bradley was
Miss Hathaway. and was a sister Of
Charles H. Hathaway, OF the Corn TX.
change National Rank. The couple took
rooms ai the Hotel Cortlandtaboui a week
ago. Yesterday they quarrcllcd. and Mr..
Bradley left the hotel. This morning ho
returned and requested an interview with
his wife, awaiting her In the hotel parlor.
When she came down the quarrel was ~
newcd. and the result wu death to both
of them. THIS s the third tragedy of the
Kind that has taken place hero within n
week both wsr, employed by q morning
paper. the husband ~ q reporter aud tho
vile ~ literary editor bradley was a
'black sheep la the family. lie was n
enc time employed by the Pullman Palace
Car Company. bat was convicted of en-
bCzk'cmrnt. and was condemned ioa wears
Imprisonment In the State pcniioniiary.
from which hu Was released four OF i've
months ago
After the bodies were taken 10 an under.
takers establishment, Frederick Mann, o'
the huu oi ~ V. Mann & Co, linen luz
poftcrs aud iobbcrs. entered the hoiol oi.
lice and inquired Tor Mu Bmdlcy Upon
being told II the shooting be was over
come with grief, and myed around the
place cxclliming 1T was a life thrown
away" aud "uh, the brute
When told that the bodies had been re-
moved be- rushed out oi the Office, aud
started on ran iof thc undcriakcTs
Whom shown into the room where the two
bodies lay young Mann was completely
overcome " ith grief llr throw himself
up1n the dead womnn's body kissing her
hands anil face totally unusndiul ui the
bIold which stained her clothing aud lncr.
Il was SINUS minutes before hr could pc
dfafgrd away from ihr body anI Whcnhc
Jid leave be- stool up Straight us iecth
srt his lips tightly drawn aud looked ~
tbr LlIy af HmIIoy only q moment DID
be si4ni thus. then. with an oath, hcsaid.
d 10. tic Thief. villain, brute, let me So. ai
him.
With this be- made rush at thc body Of
bradley. ani would doubtless have thrown
h upon tlic n1Ir had not Lieut. l'1's aud
thr other officers stopped him ani iorcihly
Itasgpd him rom thv ruom.
Frederick Mann Wt, seen ut biz place u
business after his return irum the under
iakufs. and upon being asked % hc vas a
relative oi Nj. BRADLEY, said that be Wrs
opIya fripni. tHit hc had known her since
childhood. and know all about her ifou.
brt. lie WIS very fond Ui her lnd hid
rpeairlly warned her against Bradley.
telling hef ID aho dil not leave him nnd
leep away from him De bradley would
r.rairy kil hcr. he said Nr-. Bradley
bud decided 90 part from hDI husband
and that was the direct cause OF uhe
lI apn,aa that while nnllcy vas In
prison Mann was boo tho habit OF cscofhnf
Mn. nml.ey in and from hcr night is.
siuumruis The consequence was that
BndIry was Inhucly iealoua Ihh, io-
r,ihsf with Bmdley's dissipaicd habits
! I'll in frequent quauyls aud cuIminalcd ~
| in.lay'a tfl., ,y Ma Bradley was i 0ne
tmp connected With thc stage.