Tombstone epitaph., 1891-09-27
THE TUCSON SHOOTING
Was No Surprise to Those
Who Knew the Cir
CumStanCeS.
Heney Believed TO be Justified
In Saving His Own
Life,

The following dispatch was receive
last night after the PRosPEcToR went
10 press:
"Dr. John c. Handy, prominent
physician Of thi. city, was shot by
Francis J. Heney, lawyer, soon after
12 o'clock today. Bitter feeling has
existed between them for s long TIM,
growing out OF the divorce suit in
which Heney was attorney for M's.
Handy, and the result WAS no surprise
Handy sIys that today IS he was
crossing Pennington street, gning Ia
the eourt house, Heney ran from hi
Office near BY with pistol in hand.
Handy tried TO grab the weapon but
Heney plac,-d the muzzle to the low
els OF his victim and fired. Both then
elinchei and fell tn the gr,.und They
were separated by CITIZENS and Handy
walked to lii nfiice while Hensy went
TO the court hnu,e 10 surrender him
self. No officer arriving. lac went
home. where he WAS afterwards arrest
ed. Intense excitement prevails. and
public sentiment is ev My divided"
There was ripple Of eycite'nant in
Tombstone upon receipt of the news. rs
many of our citizsns we're prepared tn
hear ~ most ans tine, Of the killing
OF one or the other of the principals.
The feeling had been bitter between
them for over year, and from several
citizens whn are acquain e. with the
circumstances. the Ia lnwlng is sail to
be TIA cause al the irpu lie:
DIR. Handy was, a year ago, mar
ried man with tor children. His
vie WAS good, true woman aud
mother. DIR. Handy became Infatua-
tel with PLn-y Smith, the s;fe at
Fred Smith, who WAS well known la
Tombstone Handy abused his wii,.
shamelully, and she surd for dive ce
Proceedings proved most horrible
state of affairs an abuse Of Han iy's
wife b. her husband. Handy knew
that all this testimony would come
out in tie trial and he successfully
bulldozed every lawyer ia TucsDn la
whom Mrs. Handy went ia take h-r
case, toy threatening To- Kill them If
{ ~ dill. Jddge Barue- i,-,k her
case but when il was rallied 10 cunt
he sruse ani Withdrew ~, her aIrurnsy,
giving a. his reason that H., ~ould en-
danger lIis life.
The next lawyer tn whom Mr..
Handy appealed WAS Francis Hen
ey. Her s,ory appealed tai lbs sems,-
OF hnnor aud lac IrUE the csss-, telling
some OF his friends VIM titerwaTa
scolte,i him ior doing -, that il War
simply an alternative ni putting the /
prof. sslUu br taking the care lIaptIN
tases.ss s.s.si .ai.ia J.. al! ~a.s i=,--it,l,- /!
but ne dId unI weaken lie carried j
thr,agh ip su,'c, s-ful i~rur. the tee
tim ny OF the inhuniau treatment al
Mrs. Handy by her husband leing a =
fit for publication From this time on |
Heney WAS bounded by Handy, aud |
on several occasions would have been |
justified in taking his life.
Handy recently sought to get |
divorce from his wife that he might |
marry Mrs. Smith who had procured |
q divorce from her husband. Being |
unable to do 50, il is surmised that /
some of HAndy's enemies s.,ught TO
bring his name before tlI-. L. 5 grams |
jury under the Edmund Act, Nhirh |
Caused sudden opening 81 bs,sIiliIies
between Hand! upd Heney with the
result as stated.
DIR. Goojlellow was summoned from
Tombstone AMI let last night at
o'clock for Fairbtnk where a special
was in readiness TO take him to Tue
son.