The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-18
Middletown Guitor
Murders His
Rival.
STRUGGLE TO THE DEATH.
Dead Mans Body, Weight
ed by Wheel, Sunk
in River.

Middletown, CT, July 17.-DetaiIs
were learned this afternoon of trag-
edy which occurred last night at Tyler
vile, resulting in the death Of Harry
Chadwick, aged "a years, of New Brit
ain, and the perhaps fatal woundlng
Of Joseph A. Hough, aged 80 years, of
Middletown, who has confessed that he
killed the younger man during an alter
| cation and threw his body into the
! Connecticut river. Both men had been
paying attentions to the same young
lady, and it is believed that jealousy
caused the trouble
Hough is a carpenter and for the
past few months has been working in
| Chester, boarding with the family CT
]. Tyler Smith. He paid attention to
Mary Smith, daughter, as did also
! Chadwick, who was reported to be en-
gagged to her. Chadwick went to Ches-
ter and spent Sunday, leaving for home
on his wheel shortly after 10 o'clock
in the evening.
Early this morning Smiths family
heard cries for help from Hough's
room, and found him lying in a pool
Of blood on the bed with a razor IN
his hand. He was unconscious with a
deep five-inch cut across the side of his
face. investigation resulted in the find
ing of a ladder against the window, and
| trail of blod leading to the cellar,
where Hough's bicycle was found, also
smeared with blood.
Although it was not known that
there was any ill-feeling between Chad
wick and Hough, the latters condition
x1yifh
former, and an investigation started.
In Tylerville, near CIark's Creek,
searchers discovered evidences of a
struggle, and a large quantity of blood.
A razor and a knife, together with
Chadwick's watch and cuffs, We're
found by the side of the road, and there
were indications that body had been
dragged through a potato patch to the
river. Near the river bank was found
q row-boat with broken oar on which
were traces of blood and hair. Ar
arrangements were made Immediately to
drag the river in that locality for
| Chadwiek's body and bicycle, but up
to a late hour tonight, when the wo1 k
was abandoned until tomorrow, no
trace of either had been discovered.
Hough remained unconscious the
greater part of the day, but at times
he was lucid and able to talk During
II
| to Coroner Davis to the effect that he
! killed Chadwick and had disposed Of
the body by throwing it into the river.
| The story he told was in substance as
| follows:
| Leaving the house before Chadwick
by means of ladder previously placed
| against his window, he rode to Clark 8
Creek in Tylerville at the top of the
hill which he knew the young man
would have to walk, and waited. lis
purpose, he said, was only to scare
Chadwick, out when they met they had
words, and a scuff1e ensued, during
which Chadwick drew a razor and
! slashed him across the face. Hough
| said that he then caught Chadwick by
| the throat and Strangled him until, as
| he thought, the young man was I'M
conscious, but soon found that he YVES
dead. He then dragged the body and
| bicycle to the river, where he found a
| boat, and, rowing out short distance,
threw the body into the water weighted
by the bicycle.
| Regaining the shore, he rode his
wheel home, entering his room by the
| ladder. According to his story, he then
| felt so respondent that he decided to
| commit suicide, and going to a drawer
secured his razor with the intention of
cutting his throat Before he could
carry out his purpose, however, he be-
| gan to feel faint, and, calling for help,
| fell over on the bed unconscious.
Hougn's story in the main Is generally
credited. His condition is improved TO-
| night, and he was taken to the Chester
| lookup.