Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-18
keeper for A. F. Bullen & Co., masters.
corner of State and Cedar streets.

love continued to be denied him After
her marriage, Mrs. Langdon became very
much afraid of him, and when she went
to Iowa, three weeks ago, to Join her hus-
band. she avoided passing through Chica-
go for fear of meeting him.
About week ago, Bevan came to
Madison, thinking, no doubt, chat Mrs.
Langdon was he-e. If she had been
there is The best of reason for supposiug
that he intended to commit a cruel murder
here. But Mrs Langdon happily ha gone to
Iowa Bevan called at her home here.
however. His love was deep and mex
tinguishable, and he freely told of it to
at least one young man in town nowise
connected with the family Mr.. Eugene
Rowley, to whom he also unbosomed him
self, sought to point out the uselessness of
his longer fostering his love, but Bevan
was needless and inconsolable. He said
he had been travelling for two months in
the hope of being able to forget his passion
but that it was impossible, that without
the companionship of the idol of his heart
he was abjectly miserable, and nothing was
left for him to live for. Mr.. Rowley took
dinner with him at the Hotel Ogden Fri
day. In parting Friday evening he told
Mr.. Rowley that he was going back to
Chicago that night.
Mr.. Rowley was however, suspicious of
his intentions and accordingly watched
him. Instead of going to Chicago, Bevan
took train for Rockford Saturday morn
ing, evidently bound for Iowa to seek
the object of his affections. Mr..
Rowley at once telegraphed to Mr.. Lang
don, notifying him of Beams departure
and warnin 9 him to ''look oct for him. "
Nothing more was heard of Bevan till the
horrifying dispatch was handed to the
poor mother here last evening. The lat
ter at once swooned away and was still
unconscious at midnight, with two ply
sicians striving to restore consciousness.
Mrs. Langdon was a nice appearing and
very pleasant hammered young lady, who
was reared and educated in this city, and
a warm favorite with those who knew her.
Her father is Mr.. Geo. w. Smith, carriage
trimmer for August Schmidt e. Co. He
was not in the house when the message
was handed to his wife. The dispatch
was signed by c. A. Langdon, of Baraboo,
father of the murdered woman husband.
The father Is a wealthy railway contractor.
Mr.. w. H. Langdon, the stricken hus-
band, is well known by many of the citi-
zens of Madison. He attended the uni
versity here for four years, and graduated
in 1899 from the English course. While
in the university he ideHy.fisd
himself quite prominently with all
athletic sports, being man of
powerful frame and decided athlete.
He was always known as a good student,
although not pretentious, being rather of
modest disposition. He took great inter-
est in literary work, being charter mem
Der of the Philomatnian literary society
and greatly assisted that society in its
struggles In competition with the older
and more firmly established associations.
While in the city Mr.. Langdon lived at
the old Samuel D. Hastings residence, on
the corner of Lake and Langdon streets, in
very quiet manner He was men OF
very cool temperament, and was never
known to get into trouble while in the
university, no matter what the occasion,
and those who kne him best speak most
favorably of him.
Details of the Tragedy.
GRAND MOUND, Iowa, Special Tele-
gram. Sept. l5.-Another awful double
tragedy has occurred in Clinton county.
1t is only few months since the whole
country round about was shocked by the
tidinas of the Nurre double murder, get
fresh in tne minds of all, and still I'M
avenged This morning at about half
past ten o'clock the people were startled
with the intelligence that Mrs. VIM. H.