Hide Article Text (OCR)
KILLING OF DR. SHAWFurther Particulars Concerning the Unfortunate Afair.Ward, the Asratian!, Coara to Dec*-tnr and Surranien t* the Authorities.front, passed the son, ami at once left Uxi village. H.. traveled about three mi In- north Wat tvard. anil stopped over night ailli a Mi. I'rJiuor, to whom be related what hail LappoiMnl. On the following morning lie i mottledo'clock yesterday afternoon, and tin* body was lui-.l to rest iu Uie cemetery r Ilia! |iliu-williOn account of Hie very immgre re ports received lien- on Fndaj night concerning the horrible deed com milled iu dm village of Him* Mound tii at evening, we were able lo give but few of Ibe puriimlur* Saturday morning. Latei and completer reports conlirui the sad nows firel received that Dr. It W. Shaw, of Macon, atiot and killed by Tobey Ward. of Hlno Mound. OoiiMderoblc int/wort Las been oxcitcd over the tragic occurrence, nol only in the vicinity of lli* two place? where each lt;f Ihe ptutiua lived, but throughout the on tiro county. The reports lx*b as to the shooting and ibecuiweo which lod to it. linve heretofore been very eocllictirg. We give to day what must ho accepted as the iu«d reliable ftuViucul concerning he murder— the sworn testimony of tba only immediate witnews, I- C. Sprague mid E. 1\ Shaw. From thoir evi •ioneo, together with what information we have been able to gather w« aie enabled to give our readers a re port of the affair that may lio relied upon as wwreet.It seem? that Miss Frances Shaw a daughter of the doctor, and a verj pretty girl, not ccly in fnco and form, bit in manners as well, attend od school for two or three twtus in' the village of blue Mound. During that time she fansod the acquaint anco of Tohe Waril. Last summer iiio wiu* engaged iu teaching a school near the same pine**, ,-iud during the liittO hoarded with liar biotlier. Mi F._ T Shaw, the Waba*l; reilread agent at that -tutioii. For u few weeks during themuoidoj her brother and his wife w«o away from home on a visit, and during that ti:i»* she boirdod at the Ward Louse. kept by the father of Tube Ward.At some time after her return to her Ixune in Macon u tejsirt got into circulation that Ward hail accoiu plished her ruin. As to how it w** circulated reports differ. One of them is to the cheat that the tw were engaged to be ummed himI that Miss Sliaw broke olT the engagement, whereupon Want boastfully declared that lie had iU-rtroyed hex virtue, anil thus sought rereugo by arraigning her previous good diameter; nr,other is to the rft'iet that he seduced her uinlcr promise of mjin-iage and then infused to make good lim promise.In whatever manner the rumors may have conn* to tha public, the were of such force as to ueocesiUt® an inquiry upon thepmt of (lie county school superintendent, 'from wlicun Miss Shaw held a certificate t* teach scltooL It wa- made to appeal to the MI«rinUuMlilt;nt Umt Ui*i rumor* were without foundation. and slie still holds her certificate, and is now engaged in teaching the prwont tern of a sciKiol within n short distance of Macon.Whether from t belief that Want was guilty of criminal inliiiiuey with hia daughter, or guilty of slandering her, does not appear, but M any rate it scans that Dr. Shan had ao avowed pnrpjso of killing him, arid it is atsted toat Shaw went to Bine Mound a few weeks ago. carrying a shot gun, with which ho intend*-.! to Like the lifo of the man who had curt sucj iidiuk shadow upon Lis Lou.-**-hold. Wiuvl hud prcvionaly learned of tho doctor's.letonniuation. and up on the advice of friend-*, hud left tlie village to return no nine. Since his dejmrUire, it is alleged that certain parties wrote him ami stated that matters bud been auiicubly adjusted in sack a way us to rmxlpr bis return a mutter of sufetj • He thereupon deckled ta return. On lust Wednra day lie reached this city, and was recognized as lt;m« of tho auditor* at tho Kellogg concert that night. Tho following day ho went lo Bluo Mocnd. Som* one telegraphed to Dr. Shaw, at Macon, that hi* hud re turned, and on Friday, in spite of the bed condition of the road- and tho torreutu of defending Hoods, the an gored parent of an injured daughter made his way to Blue Muuud. Just ti*for*«C o'clock in tlie evening, while deceased cod his son were passing Spooner A Siwaguo’a drug store, tlie former discovered Ward on the inside, nnlt;l against the pleaJiega of his non, euterl. Ward was standing just in front of an upright show cn»n at the rear end of one ol the counters, in tta act of taking 11 cigur from a bow which Join. Sprague had just talcca from tha shelf. When the •hooting began lie ran around the backend of the counter end then lie-hind it, wheu tho two met face to face, aud with only the width of tho counter lietweon them, the fatal slot wi** fired Ward then mil lt;* t theUnit Mr. Faliuer should c. him to Decatur, it* lie desired Li give himralf up into lix* hands of the law.When he nmchcd here. Deputy-Sheriff Mauzy wa* in the oflke. Ha asked the oflber if he luid heard of the shooting at Blue Mound, then stated that hi* name was Ward ntd that ho desired to surrender. Ho unk.d about the reeulta of ehe -Lot and upon lieing old that this victim w.-is dutd, ho threw up hi6 hands noil erpreflsed great sorrow. Ho IimI not heard of tho faUlity of his shot until reachi ng Decatur. He was locked up end on ywtcrdny was nailed by his father and a large namber of prreons. to all of whom bo is raid to have ex-pressed dwp sorrow over the deal He will probably have a preliminary hearing in omirt within a day or two, when tuMiltenal facts may he dove oped.It is staled that two bullet l*.!c nr* in the npper ceiliug of tho drug ntoio. where tho shooting oM-urud mxi tonar-le the front |lt;ortion of thc room and tlie othcr.in the rear. Ibis would in-lie to that threw diota were tired, os tho hall which inflicted tbo •loath wound Ujwn the body of Dr Shan enter*.! Uh» lower part of the lvwcls and lodged in the Imck part of iho lnp.Tosiimcny of E. T. Shaw, tele graph operator aud station agent Blue Mound, Macon county, Illinois‘'Father and I were coming across tho etroct just as wo go! opposite the door. 1 starlet on sonth of tire store, and father wont in at the door I heard, in u rery short space of Lm*. the report of a pistol, an.1 in livo or ton seconds another report. I saw Wind sun nround the Cast end of ib« noitb counter and shoo! my father over the countoi: Fat her fell on tlie door, crying out i •'He has broke my leg. I then ran into the store meeting Ward in the door with a revolver in hi* right hand: Ik* pointed ut me as lie caught sight uf me. «t*-ppod aside wid be went past, came oa into the storo where my fatlt er was lyingon the floor. Wo htid him on a lounge in a few moments. Ho died in about tvii or fifteen ntes.”Quc-tiou by the coroner: “Ahunt whiitlime of day did that ccruAnswer: “It occured nbont a quor-tei lo sis on- ibc evening of Friday Nov. lltb. DM, in tl»e drag *toio of Sjmonor A (Spriiguc. in Bluo Mor.nd Macon connt-y. Illinois. The bod; that Iho jury viewcl i- tlie body o the person shot.ISignedi E. T. Shaw.Testimony of -I- C. Sprague, drag-girt. Bln*. Mo’icd, Macvii county.111.:“Ward and I were standing lt;ppo-Mt* each oilier jr.st beyond ibis see-ond ca--.’. Wiud was in tic net taking a cigar when the front doorred. I looked that way to wiw coming. 1 reeogriixed Dr bhaw. He came towards a* walking vapidly. I *nrled towards him iu coiled oat. Doctor, Doctor. Abovit that tiuHi ii shot *«« fired. I then turned around and started cast and met Ward near or about tho west mid of Ihe high case. Dr hhuw was standing idiom npposito him when I beard another shot fired. lr. Shaw bOoiued to k-iiii or cling to tin.- ca.** Wuul mrt-cd by me, I followed out aud mcl E. T. Shaw nmuing in ran nearly half way (tctoae U*e street ami cried out murder ar.d said for some one to go and get a doctor, quiet I then ran bark into tho stoix up lo where Dr. Sbaw was lying on the floor. Ii T. Shaw w.r up a bundle of a coul or something lo put under his father's Iwad asked him whel wo could do and he raid to got something Li lay him on. I/;ot one of the window shutters, and lound it was too short. In a few see ondu they ane jn with a lounge. I helped with other* to lay the doctor on tbo lounge whore ho MOD died, saw Tbfao Ward shoo4. Dr. Shaw, nia Hiilirtied Umt it was from tb? effect of that sh.rt thul Dr. Shaw died.tothink that they were both try ing shoot ooch other at that time.1 SignedJ J. 0. Siif.no:CljCOMll.l lyifUEST.Uujuire Solomon Miller held an InqnaU over the body ihe evening -if the killing, hut leet there luighl be soin? illegality in the form of it, Iho enromir hiiuw-lf being avaliahl.*. States Attorney John’s suggceted that Coroner Dinr.oon repeat tho ex amination. Accordingly tho oerocnrwont to Bluo Moimd yoaUvday morning, and enmmoiied a jury, beforewhom the following testimony was board nnd-by whom tb® appended verdict was rendered:III the mutter of the inquisition nn the body of. Dr. R. W. Shaw do ceased, hold at Bine Monnd, II!. on tho 13th day of November, A. D. lfislWe, the undersigned. Jurors, sworn to enquire of the lt;I«aU* of Dr. R. W. Shaw, on oath do lied that he came to his death by a pistol shot, fired by J. T.Ward, alxmt the Jio-or of six o'clock p. m. on Friday November, 11, 1S81 in tlie dnig store of Sjxxmor A Sprnguc, in lue village of Bine Mound, 111. And farther we recoin-n*.D(l that the aaid J. T. Word be held for trial without hail.O F. Wxmaos, Foreman, il Tobey.Job*. W. K. McCun,D. N. McOwwcv.J. K. Niles.Jens. B. Bowea.Thero wn* a rgc atlC-.daiKi* -f s} mpaUitelng frienils froui (hi- town of Macon ami tho vicinity.The deceased wnsaUmLaiymui of n^e. He Wf.fl living willi his Hiinl wifc snd liesidi- her, leaves a large fwuily to grieve over hi» UBtimoly death.The uufoitiiiixto causes which led to lua death fiiminh ..nother ofl-rn-peate-l leseoa Against the sin of lie-tinyiiig the confidence and love of young women. Whether Jauxn. T. Ward is guilty of this vin or not the lesson is just as strongly taught in this sad uffair. A -lenrly lieloml pwout and hnsluuul, and a highly rv~ a)«dod and useful citizen of our county has been buried into eternity; a young man Icki than 23 years of age. with the most piommng voare of hie life before him, is incaicoiatod, and has upon his bands tbc iodflill® Wood-stains of n victim whose lifo he has destroyed: and two families nro overshadowed with a veil of crashing soitow that may blast thoir happi-noss for lifeAa'20Dan W. Jonre, uf Spritigiirtd qxnt Sunday ii. tho city.I-. A. Dodge, uf l'ajlumlio. abilt;Ielt;l in our city yesterday.Dr. A. L. Bensoo, of Scotland, 111, »I*ent Sunday in Decatur.C.*N. Walls- of tho Mown ««/, wits in Uio city Saturday.Dr. Wm. Thompson, of Oakley, slept in Decatur Saturday night.Mra. J. W. Haworth and Mr-. Henfcloieft on Saturday for u visit of three weeks in Chicago.Will Sillsljco util family, of this city, we noted ly the last issue of the .l/yi’. os being visitor* in l’ana.J. lt;!. Imbodmand other*, of this vicinity, in id tend-inre at tbc Cliiengo fut ulock show, ictnmcvl hum-- Snlur day.Mr. \V. N. Ziiumeriuan, of the Fnrk liolcl, hns returned Imnut from a Iwu iiioulli's trip Uyoud the Alle-ghanicp.Mr. J. W. Ijiuy. fmmerly foreman Qf the Mutticello IhiuUI job rooura is it: tlu city cnunlo to Tucson. Arizona, where he designs making his future home. He is stopping with his brother on Decatur street, and will depan on his journey this evening.IVter L. Umir*|uin. of Onklcj (cwnship, was in to sco us on Saturday and paid his arroiragc* and re DOwnl fcr the Review. He is a gen nine sucker, although bu-u in Switzerland. He xayslie may letie his present loc.itioo, Imt he cniiiuit In* indncoil to loave Illinois. Kumns .has no charm* for hi in.The Turner V'crieu horiely h--.d llieir opening concert for tlo* spason in their hall on Merchant street lust night. It was largely attended by both Oermon and Aiueiican merabenv. and the occasion is reported a* a very enjoyable one. Mr. Moix, tho president opened tho exercises iu A ucat little sjxveh, and l*rof. HocKlrnnn's orchestra, which La? Leon engaged for Ihe entire season, played several piucos of ojieratic and other mnsio, among which was the Cnrtu Diva froii4 lNomiii. TImi society will hold their opening ball on next Wednes-day eveningKHHiCOTJadflAo0Hon. William Wilson, uf Anstiu, Texas, commissioner of public build inga in his stole, enroote horce from WIhcOMIu, was on one of tho delayed truiua reaching hero Saturday night, and thus njbsing couection, he Mop pod over nt the St. Nicholas hotel until Suudaj luorning. H« had been no a tour through several of the northorn citie* luspocling the public lmildings, with a vtoiv to gaining information to be used in building tbo new enpitol of tho state-Ho i»n plain, pleasant old gentleman, 73 yearsjof age, and oac of tbo pio ncers of tho I.ono Star State, having emigrated to hia prosout homo, from Hoy*vilie, liy_ noarly -SO yenra ago. He he
Clipped by
Sharon H.
TX, USA 04 Feb 2017
Other Publications Near Decatur, Illinois
Decatur Daily Review
Decatur Morning Review
Decatur Evening Herald
Decatur Republican
Decatur Weekly Republican
