The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-28
Special to the Citizen. J
WOLFSVILLE,
April oath, 1899.

O'Clock, occurred one of the
most horrible tragedies known of
in the history of Middletown Val
ley. Edward l.. Morgan shot
Miss Arpha V. HarShman and
then himself. The girl died in.
Stantly from a bullet wound
through her head, the ball enter
ing III front of her right ear and
/ coming out Just above and behind
the left ear. There was also
large burn, caused by the powder
setting her clothing on fire. on
the inside of her left arm and
confusion over her heart region.
showing that she was first shot
at that point with what must
have been a defective cartridge.
because the ball was found on her
chest under her clothing.
The young man had two bullet
wounds in the upper region of the
stomach and two in front of his
right ear, just below the temple
and another in his left thigh.
The latter bullet was just under
the skin and was cut out. The
other four remained in his body.
He lived about six hours, but
was unconscious all the time.
The shooting occurred within
few feet of the spot where Howard
Palmer met violent d. ath some
time ago by the running away of
his horse. The fatal spot is on
the road leading from S. p.
Bears farm to the farm of Allen
Hays and about 800 yards from
the formers house. Mr.. Bear
was sitting ON his porch when he
heard two shots fired, and in
about 10 minutes heard the re
port of five more in quick success
sion, but thought some boys were
only trying a revolver and did
not go to see what it all meant.
Shortly after this Chas. Nj. Kline
and his mother came along the
road in a buggy and saw he bod
les lying by the roadside. They
gave the alarm and soon mum,
Der of people were on the spot
and the bodies were taken home
and a jury summoned, Squire
l.. ii. Warrenfeltz acting as cor
Oner. DR.. Lamar, assisted by
DR.. Smith. examined the body of
the unfortunate young lady.
The following composed the
jury of inquest:
George II. Stottlemyer, fore
man; j. w. Hoover, H. l.. Brand
enburg, Chester r. Brandenburg,
Harry b. Gilbert, Jonathan N.
Wolf, George W. Blickenstatf,
Preston Il. Fry, n. Il. Blicken-
staff, Benjamin +. Pryor, George
w. Williams and Scott Martin.
A verdict was rendered in accord
ance With the facts.
The shooting was done with a
double action 32-calibre revolver.
The weapon was lying between
them and pint bottle of whisky
sitting near by which contained
about 3 gills of whisky, which
would indicate that the man was
not under the influence of liquor
at the time he did the shooting.
The young lady left home a short
while before to go to her sisters
house on an errand, but just how
and why the man met her at this
lonely place is not known. 1t APP
pears that he was very much in
love with the girl and she did
not appreciate his love and even
forbad him to persist in his at
tentions, and it is supposed that
he, in a passion of jealousy and
despair, did the rash deed that
has cast gloom over the entire
community.
The young lady was the young
est daughter of the late Cornelius
Harshman and was 10 years of
age and of modest and retiring
disposition. The young man
was the youngest son of j. w.
Morgan and was % years of age
and was an industrious and
quiet young man. The mother
of the young lady and the father
of the young man are husband
and wife and both of the unfor-
tunate young people lived in the
same house with them, which
makes the shocking affair still
more sad and unnatural.
The young lady was buried at
Grossnickle's Meeting House this
morning. Elder G. Ausherman
conducted the services, assisted
by Elders Leatherman, Bussard
and Harp. Jas. A. Grove was
undertaken. The young man was
buried at 4.30 o'clock in the Ger
man Reformed burying ground.
Rev. Mr.. Deitzel conducted the
service. Cyrus Routzahn, under
taker.
DR.. VIM. G. Boteler.