Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1878 — For Love of Her. [ARTICLE]

For Love of Her.

A Mexican exchange contains a lengthy account of a terrible love tragedy which Recently occurred at Guadalajara, capital of the Stace of Jalisco. We condense the facts as follows: A young, beautiful and -wealthy widow had two suitors, the one being a talented student and the other a dry-goods clerk. The former, though graciously looked upon as a friend, met several reverses as a lover, and finally, for reasons not made public, was prohibited from calling upon the beautiful but bereaved widow. The dry-goods clerk, on the contrary, was an Adonis ever warmly received by his Venus. His hopes for gaining the heart and hand of his idol increased daily and attracted public attention. This produced ferocious jealousy and desperation in the mind of the more unfortunate rival. One day, a Friday (supposed to be an evil day in the calendar of gossips), the widow threw open her residence for the reception of friends. The attendance was large and composed of the aristocracy of Guadalajara, the second city of the republic in cuLure, taste, and refinement. A grand ball followed the reception, and the finest music floated forth its harmony to make the affair as delicious as it was brilliant. Among those in attendance were the young medical student and the dry goods clerk the latter having considerable local fame as a poet. Daring the dizzy waltzes the student observed that his rival was the partner of the charming widow, a fact which intensified his jealousy. Unable to control himself, the disciple of Esculapius startled the assemblage by insulting in the most elegant manner the dry-goods clerk, and followed this by challenging him to a duel there and then. The man of tape instantly accepted the challenge, and, being prepared for emergencies, the duel took place without unnecessary ceremony.“ The principals selected their seconds, and, walking into the patio or court yard of the widow, commenced their deadly work. The first shot of the dry-goods clerk was fatal, as was that of the medical student Both were mortally wounded, and expired in a few moments. The affair was conducted in such a cocl and business-like way that the assemblage could scarcely believe anything had happened until they saw the two dead bodies lying in the patio. The woman in the case, beholding the terrible sight of which she was the prime cause, burst into tears and exclaimed: “My God ! pardon me. I am innocent”