The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-08-07
In Jail Charged with
Murder.
CROWD ATTACKS BAzEN
Wife of Former Marion Man
= .'aHto the Rescue.
Taking a Revolver From Her Daugh-
ter She Fires Into the Group with
Deadly Effect.

Mrs. William P. Hazen, daughter
in-law of Mr.. Henry Hazen, Of East
Church street, this city, shot and
killed Herman LENDERS at Highland
park, near Cincinnati on Sunday even
ing, July 2S, and as a result she is
now held in Cincinnati to answer to
the charge of second degree murder.
The Cincinnati Enquirer OF recent
date contained an account OF the un-
fortunate shooting affray.
The Enquirer says in part: Mrs.
Hazen is the wife of William p. Haz-
en-, the son OF Henry Hazen, of Ma
lrion, Ohio, and the chief engineer Of
the Cincinnati, Georgetown and Ports
mouth Traction Company's power
house at Highland park. Mr.. Hazen
Is also overseer of the park when
picnics are held there. Mrs. Hazen
is the mother of two girls and the
family lives pear the park"
"The trouble srose over some beer
that was in the park ice house. The
Crestview Nut ial Aid Society, of Gin
icinnati, had the park engaged for the
day and several hundred people were
on the ground. Most of the picnickers
had gone h5me and about a dozen
people we're left on the grounds when
the trouble ar'se. Mr.. Hazen had
Iorders from .ho Crestview committee
to take charge of the beer, there be-
ing about II legs left. LENDERS and
two Others were trying to get into
the ice house despite Hazen's pro-
tests"
Words led tn blows and the pic
nickers jumped on Hasen and beat
him to the ground. Mrs. HAGEN and
one of her daughters were one the
grounds and witnessed the fight. The
little girl was sent home after re-
volver and returning with 1t, tried to
give the pistol to her father, who
seemingly was being worsted in the
fight. She was unable to get the gun
to her father, however, and instead
gave 1t to her mother. Mrs. Hazen,
her husband was about to
be killed, frei one shot into the
group, the bullet striking LENDERS.
The unfortunate man staggered about
ten feet and fell dead"
Mrs Hazen, who is a comparatively
small and beautiful woman, is almost
prostrated. She says that she had
no thoughts of murder but only fred
the shot in her desperate attempt to
save her husbands life."
Both Mr.. ina Mrs. Hazen are we'll
known in this city. Mr.. Hazen was
born and raisei here, and his wife is
widely acquainted having visited fire.
quently with relatives in the city.
Although 1t III generally believed
that Mrs. Hazsn is innocent OF crime,
the case has tcken on very serious
aspect. A more recent special from
a Cincinnati paper says, Deck, Cop
mann and Ru1nebaum. witnesses Of
the shooting thiray. state that the
published acc mnts have wronged the
dead man. They declare that LENDERS
was shot without provocation and
made neither ati empt nor threat to do
Hazen bodily harm, although the
|groundkeeper had assaulted their
lcompanion. Every one In the neigh
borhood where LENDERS lived will be
willing to testify to his good be-
havior and calm disposition at all
times"
Mrs. Hazen has been bound over to
the grand jury and her many friends
here will anxl ,usly await the develop
ments In the case.