Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1890-09-25
AN AWFUL CRIME.
A New Hampshire Father Shoots
His Three Daughters.
He Also Wounds a Man Who He Thought
Had Wronged Him, and Then Kills
Himself = Terrible Tragedy
in Minnesota.
KILLED MS AtLDREx.

PORTSMOUTH,, \. H.. Sept 1S.-A ter
rible tragedy occurred here Wednesday
night Fred Ii. j. Helm, aged - years,
a cooper in the employ of the Eldredge
Brewing Company. had familyof three
daughters, the eldest Carrier being Is
years of age. Several months ago his
wife left him. Helms troubles preyed
upon his mind until he resolved to end
them and also remove from temptation
the three female members of his house
hold. Two of them and the murderer
are now dead, while at a hospital the
third daughter lies dying. with a
bullet in her neck, and at his home
on State street Charles w. Taylor,
well-known hardware merchant,
whose name has been connected
with that of Helms wife, lies
under the hands of the surgeon with
two bullets in his back. The story Of
the murder is as follows: Charles w.
Taylor, a stove dealer on Market street,
while entering his residence on State
and Union streets at 1880 p. m.
was rushed upon by Helm. who
fired two shots at Taylor. both of
which took effect. Taylor is still alive,
but is very low, although able to con-
verse with those about him. In reply
to questions he said that he does not
know what prompted Helm to shoot
him. Taylor is prominent in several
secret societies He is 80 years old and
married.
After shooting Taylor Helm hurried
to his own house, and little before s
o'clock people living in the vicinity
heard five pistol shots fired in rapid sue
ccssion. Immediately afterward Maud,
the 13-year-old daughter of Helm, was
seen running out of the house. She pro-
ceeded but a short distance when she
fell. Neighbors rushed to her assist
ance. On being asked what the trouble
was she replied; Father has shot me. :"
An examination shows that one bull
let entered the right side of her
face at short range. As she started
to run out of the house her father
fred two shots at her, one taking effect
under the shoulder, passing through
her stomach and the other passing
through her hip The lower part of
Helms house was the scene of the mnr-
derer's most horrible work. Just out
side the back door lay two bodies.
Carrie, the Oldest girl, had been
shot through the head, dying in
stantly. Across her PROSTATE form
lay Bertha, the youngest daughter.
When found she was unconscious, and
expired in fifteen minutes, the bullet
that caused her death having entered
her head just behind the left ear. In
the front chamber lay the dead body of
Helm with bullet through the temple.
A sICKENING TRAGEDY.
LONG PRAIRIE, Mimi, Sept. 10
Wednesday night man named Fred
Paul shot Mrs Louis Buelow, neigh
Dor who lived at Bear Head. eight miles
from here, while she was at work in a
potato patch. The fiend then cut off
his victims ears. The little daughter
of the murdered woman was the only
witness of the affair and told her father
on his return. After killing the WON
an Paul went home and shot himself,
being found by his brother some hours
later. Coroner Cotes went to the scene
of the tragedy i few hours after the
discovery and found that the hogs had
eaten the face off the dead woman.
No cause is assigned for the tragedy,
and it is thought that the man was in