The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-22
THE OLD STORY.
ALOyER SHOOTS HIS SSWEE r
HEART AND KILLS HIM.
SELF.

SELF.
/, She Has been False to Me. -Th,
N Desperate Man Only Slightly
Wounds the Lady of His
Love but Makes Sure
OF Himself.
Philadelphia Times.
William Torrants, 80 years of ag,
who resided at 2O51 Wool street, or
Wednesday night shot and killed
himself, after makingan unsuccessful
attempt upon the lite OF Miss Bell,
i Carter, who is employed as servant
by Mrs. Anna Houseton, at 5000
Chestnut street.
/ Torrants for the past lew years be
lieyed that Miss Garter would accept
him as her husband. lie bought an
engagement ring for her which she ac-
cepted. and secured a house which he
intended moving into after bis
marriage.
Torrants left an unsigned letter d.
recttd to his brothers, il which be
complained of Miss Carter's unwilling
ness to agree with him in his plans,
and also recitiug some stories about
previous qaairels which they had
oger matters of personal character.
He said in the letter that he intended
ending hor lie and his own, and
begged to be excused for what he
in:ended doing.
He TELLS Of his INTENTIONS.
Torrants in the letter, which was
dated the day after Christmas, direcs
ted to bis brothers, but whi:h be failsd
TO sign, said:
81 have been deceived in love aud
am tired Of life, and / have made up
my mind to put an end to this some
time so,n. 1 hope you will all excuse
me for what am going to do. Belle
and was TO be married last spring.
II was put off until now and now
some other fuss turns with her.
1T is eighteen months since she
gave permission to buy an engage
ment ring. When l did so she was
pleased with the ring. and said it was
a nice tit, and at night she said for
me to take the ring home for her, as
i had a better place to keep it. So /
told her if there wss any change from
that that there would be lives lost.
"The ring still remains in my trunk,
SO if anything turns up / want this
public. The secret of our death
S falsity. She has been false to me.
This dispute is all raised from me
wanting to buy house up town. She
didn't want me to live in the city, and
wanted me 10 90 to West Philadelphia
and bny house. / did not want to
live there, as it WIS far from the office,
70 that house is still for sale.
"Now | am very sorry that / destroy.
ed some Of her letters. l am sorry
things are going the way they are 90.
ing. Her and had q little dispute
about q year ago, and, il | was to write
all / do know, il would take me good
while. May the Lord bless my soul-n
now THE SHOOTING OCCURRED.
Miss Carter had occasion on we'd
nesday night 10 go 10 the tool house,
q couple Of yards in the rear Of the
kitchen, and had Just entered il when
TorraDts, who had been watching her,
stepped in shut the door and, drawing
a revolver, shot at her. She utterd q
scream and the bsll pierced her right
breast inaicting q painful flesh wound.
She tried TO get by him, in an effort
to escape, but he fired again, and as
her hand was raised the second bullet
cut q cash in the forefngcr Of her
left hand.
Before the desperate man could
FIRE again Miss Garter succeeded in es
Gaping and as she sought safety In
the house he went to an clubhouse In
the rear, where, placing the revolver
TO bis head, he fred. The ball inferred
the forehead Just over the left eye.
SECURING THE BODY.
Miss Carter having escaped, none
Of the ladies' in the house cared to 20
out 70 the scene Of the shooting. in
the excitement attending the attemp-
ted murder Of the girl she failed 20
to hear the shot which her lover had
fired and which ended his life. II
was not un,ill z 7o'clock this morning
when Officer Moore, Of the Twenty.
6rst district. arrived at the house hC
having heard OF the shooting through
friends Of Mise Carter, that Torrans
body was found lying In the outhousV
stiff and cold in death.
/ The body was at once removed 4
the Twenty.6Bt district station house
at Thifty-seyenth street and Wood
land avenue, alter which it was takel
charge Of BY the coroner.
II Miss Carter was resting qnietl,
last night and her physicians pro
nou1ce her entirely out of danger
, She Is atout 80 years Of age and !
we'll spoken Of by the ladies Wit
whom abe lives.