Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1875 — Bloody Family Affray at Remington. [ARTICLE]

Bloody Family Affray at Remington.

News reaches us that a bloody affray occurred at Remington .yesterday, growing out of domestic troubles, which is likely to prove fatal to at least One. person engaged in it. From a multitude of reports wo glean the following facts that all seem to agree upon: The parties to the affair are Mr. Charles MoCully, his wife, Mr. R. 11. Pettit and Mr. David Pettit. Mrs. MoCully and David are R,_H. Pet'tit’s children. For some time past McGpUy and- his wife b’avi _ not.,,lived kharinojiiQ&siy;;, on she charges, of Ids' drinking, abusiveness and neglect. Two or three mouths ago she left him and found shelter in her father’s house. McCully advertised her in the local paper as hayipg left him without provocation, and warned the public not to harbor or ott his predit. She Applied fora divorce in the jasper circuit, court." this": Was tniade, however* MoCully and his, ¥ en living together. YestPrday moj,ni&g,.or thMay before they again ana she went back to lier father’6 house. About one o’clook yesterday McCully armed biniself with a butcher knife and weut oter to compel her to return home with him. She ssw him coming, ran out doors, aiid called to her father who • *- r ‘ . ... ifefes at .t&ff'itable fpr protection. * * ... ***** When" he came up McCully brandished hisk’uffe and started towards Pettit, threatening to ‘‘-finish” him. Pettit drew a revolver and fired, the shot hitting McCully in the abdomen. They clinched, MoCully -striking at Pettit with his knife and cutting his clothing, struggled and fell to the ground, McCully on top. At this juncture Mrs. McCully struck her husband on the head with a hot flat iron and alsp tried to make him drop by holding the flat iron against his hand which she blistered terribly. While down on the ground two more shots were fifed, one of which entered McCully’s forehead over the left eye, and the other one took effect above his left ear nearly on top of Ins head. There are two reports about who did this shooting; one is that Mt R. 11. Pettit did it while on the ground beneath his assailant, and the other is that it was done by David Pettit in obedience to the call of hig-'-father. By this time neighbors arrived who separated the combatants, and carried McCully to his Louse. j3urgeons who drbssed the wounded mau found that the ball which hit his abdomen struck above the navel and glanced around towards the spinal column without penetrating through the peritoneum. The ball which entered his forehead made a perforation that was probed three inches. We have no data concerning the wound on top of his head. At nine o’clock this morning, twenty hours after receiving bis injuries, MoCully was alive, cheerful, and conversed rationally with.visjtors. The Pettits bear an excellent reputation as peaceable, good citizeßS. Mrs. McCully is reported to be constantly at the bed-side of her wounded husband, and remarkably assiduous in her attention apoa Mm.