Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-18
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
 From All Quarters. A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY. Three Persons Murdered at Portsmouth. THE POPULATION OF CONNECTICUT. Four Million People Home
 less in China. ANOTHER BIG FAILURE IN BOSTON. Serious Accident OH a South
 ern Railroad.
ANOTHER BIG FAILURE IN BOSTON.

THE DEAD STREWED AROUND.
 tsmouth-Several Persons are
 KiIIed-The Town in a Fever of
 Exeitement-SuicideO of the Murderer
 The Trouble That Lead to the
 Crime.
 PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Sept. 17.-One of the most terrible tragedies that ever occur red in Portsmouth took place tonight and the city is in fever'of excitement. A crowd of several hundred people surrounds the tenement No. 8 Middle street, where the bodies of three dead persons partially at test the extent of the crime. Fred H. J. Hein, aged forty-five years, a hard-working cooper in the employ of the Eldredge Brewing company, has a family of three daughters, the oldest, Carrie, aged fifteen years, keeping house for him. Several months ago his wife left him and it is re- ported that she had been unfaithful to her marriage VOW. Helms troubles with his wife are said to have extended back over several years. Since she deserted him and left town it is reported that the girl Carrie has become wayward, but it can not be said how much truth there is in the story. Hein's troubles preyed upon his mind until he resolved to end them and to not only remove the partial cause of his misfortune, but also remove from tempta- tion the three female members of his house. hold. Two of them and the murderer himself lie dead in his home, while at the Cottage hospital the third daughter lies dying with bullet in her neck, and at his home on State street Charles w. Taylor, a well known hardware merchant, whose name has been connected with that of the Hein woman, lies under the hands of the surgeons with two bullet holes in his back. Before the discovery of Hein's dead body in closet at his house officers and citizens were securing the city in search of him. Had he fallen into the hands of the mob there is not the slightest doubt that he would have been lynched. The story of the murder is as follows:
 Charles w. Taylor, a stove dealer on Market street, while entering his resi- dence, corner of State and Union streets, about 7:30 tonight was rushed upon by the murderer, who fired two shots in rapid succession at Taylor, both of which took effect in the small of his back. Fay lor's wife and neighbors heard the report of the revolver and he was at once con veyed into the house. A large crowd gathered around the house and the police were obliged to force them back. The physicians were successful in extracting one ball, but were unable to find the other. Taylor is still alive, but is very low, al though able to converse with those about him. In reply to questions he stated that he does not know what prompted Hein to shoot him.
 Taylor is prominent i'll several secret so- cieties and in business enterprises. He is about thirty-five years old and has lived in this city nearly all his life. At 12 o'clock tonight there was no improvement in his condition, and the doctors are un- able to state whether he will recover or not, as it is feared hemorrhage will set in. Taylor says little about the matter, but stories are afloat which have reached the anguish. Shortly before 8 o'clock people alarmed by hearing five pistol shots fired in rapid succession Daniel Casey and Arthur Walker, who were strolling along Islington street were surprised to see Maud, the thirteen year old daughter of Hein come running out of the house and start down the street She proceeded but short dis tance when she fell on the pavement. Both men quickly rushed to her assistance | and, on asking her what was the matter, she replied, "Father has shot me-" Her | dress was then discovered to be on fire. but it was quickly extinguished. A physician soon arrived on the scene and ordered the girl taken to the hospital, where she now | lies in critical condition. An examina- ton shows that the first shot fired entered | the right side of her face at short range. As she started to run out oi the house her father fired two more shots at her, one taking effect under the shoulder, passing through her stomach, the other passing through her hip. The lower part of Hein's house was the scene of the murderer's most horrible work anG it shows evidence of desperate struggle
 The kitchen was covered with blood iron one end to the other and everything wa
 in great disorder. Just outside the bacl
 door of the house lay two bodies Carrie
 the oldest girl, lay with her feet toward
 the door and her face covered with blood
 the deadly bullet having entered the lief
 side of the face, passing upward towart
 the brain, death having resulted
 instantly. Across her prostrate forn
 lay Bertha, the youngest daughter. Whel
 found by Officer Quinn and Dr. Clark sh
 was unconscious, but she expired in fiftee
 minutes, the bullet that caused her deat
 having entered her head just behind tn
 left ear. Sheriff Coffin arrived at S:15 an
 after placing guard about the house de tailed men to search the city for the crim
 nal While this was going on City Maj
 shal Joy and a force of officers arrived 6
 the house, and it was decided to closel . examine the chambers lest he should be i
 hiding there. AS they entered the fror
 chamber they were mortified to see th
 dead body of Hein stretched on the floc
 with bullet through his temple from
 44-caliber revolver which lay at his sid'
 The crowd that had gathered about tf
 house were wrought to the highei
 pitch, and had the murderer been take
 alive they would, without question, ha,
 taken the law in their own hands.