The age-herald., 1901-06-24
BLOODY TRAGEDY
 BROUGHT ID LIGHT Policemen Attracted by Pistol Shots Make the Discovery SAW CLOUDS OF SMOKE  Dropped in Chair Was Dying Man and in an Adjoining Room Was
 the Body of Woman
 Two Days Dead.
SAW CLOUDS OF SMOKE

Louisville. Ky. June 23.-The death of H. s. Church at 4.SO o'clock this morning was the second act of bloody tragedy that began in Louisville three days ago with the murder of Emily Stuart, but which did not come to light until late last night when the police found the horribly mutilated body of the woman hidden in closet and in the same house the man dying from wounds self-inflicted with pistol and razor.
 Several pistol shots near Twelfth and Market streets caused Policemen Finne- gan. Webb and Hueglln to enter the small frame building at 1215 West Market street, occupied by H. Sl Church as grocery. The policemen saw through window clouds of smoke from a pistol They forced an entrance and found Church propped up in chair bleeding from big wound made in his left breast with a 45-calibre Colts revolver and from slash across his left wrist made with a razor. On the floor was an empty bottle labeled laudanum. Church gave utterance only to his death groans He was gotten to a hospital. but died early this morning without making statement
 Police Lieutenant Meyer had arrived and the four officers began to search the premises. This would have been aban- doned as fruitless of special result had not the bloodstained hem of a womans white garment been seen protruding from the crack of a closed door. The officers opened the door and saw at a glance that a woman had been horribly murdered and her corpse rammed into the closet There was big wound on the right side of her face and a gingham apron was tied tightly around her neck. "She was choked to death" said the coroner when he arrived. A physician said the woman had been dead forty-eight hours. The blood had come from the wound on her face which the policemen thought had been made by the stamp of a shoe heel.
 The woman was identified as Emily Stuart from a letter dated New York and found in a bureau drawer, which the coroner said twas a love letter and un-, signed" Another letter in the same hand writing. unsigned and dated Chicago, was next found.
 A 12-year-old girl who lives near the Church grocery and who often assisted Mrs. Stuart with her housework said to- day that while in Mrs Stuart's bedroom Friday morning she noticed a peculiar smell. Church entered, demanded to know what she was doing there and put her out. He said Mrs. Stuart had gone to Frankfort. Neighbors say they last saw Mrs. Stuart Thursday evening. It developed today that Mrs. Stuart had saved some money by working as housekeeper for two men and had recent ly bought a half interest in Church's store.
 Mrs. Stuart was the widow of Robert Stuart and has some relatives in Louis- vile. She came to this city from Frank fort, Ky, and was 50 years of age.
 Church conducted his grocery business all day Friday as usual but his store was closed most of Saturday. He was 55 years of age and came to Louisville from Frankfort four months ago. In that city he has two sisters. The police intended to charge him today with the murder of Mrs. Stuart. On his deathbed they at tempted to extort a confession from him. He only opened wide his eyes, then closed them, and died without saying word.