THE OWEGO, NY. RECORD Tioga County News May 31, 1888 THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER Al TAYLOR Shoots Mel FRIES at Hartford Mills Yesterday. For some time Al TAYLOR a young married man residing near Hartford Mills in a settlement known as Michigan Hill, has suspected improper relations between his wife and a young unmarried man, named Mel FRIES, of the same place. Tuesday night his suspicions became enough of a certainty in his mind to make him thirst for the usurper's gore Between one and two o'clock yesterday afternoon, Mr. Charles HYDE of the firm of HYDE & WINTERS of Owego was seated in L. A. HAY'S store, at Hartford Mills, with the proprietor and one or two others, and the subject of the wronged husband's jealousy was seated on a stool just outside the door, or rather in the door with his back to the store. A man stood outside the door with a small loaded 22 calibre rifle. Just then TAYLOR, who had been looking for FRIES, came along and grasped the rifle from the man's hand and entering the store, turned, when about ten feet from his man, and deliberately shot him in the back. The ball took effect in the left side of his back and passed through the body, coming out not far from the breast. The ball passed through the lung. The would-be murderer then went out doors, but was brought back and detained till an officer could be called from Hartford, when he was taken before a justice and committed and taken to Cortland and lodged in jail. A physician was also summoned and cared for the wounded man, who was taken to the Owego Valley House. At seven o'clock he was thought to be likely to recover, unless inflammation should set in. The Owego produce dealer who witnessed the shooting evidently did not like the smell of powder, as the last that was seen of him, he was rolling out the back door of the store. WAVERLY EXCITED. A Box of Human Bones Found in the Chemung River. A box containing the bones evidently of a male adult were found in the Chemung river here Sunday afternoon just back of the farm of J. W. STORMS, near Spanish Hill. A number of small boys who were playing in the vicinity made the discovery and notified Mr. STORMS and Ike CARPENTER who were nearby at the time. The bones were not articulated and were placed loosely in the box. A small cardboard card tacked on one end bore the address Fred Y. PAYNE, Waverly, NY. The box appears not to have been long in the water, but where it come from is a mystery. It is not believed it floated down the river but was placed in the position found , as one end was embedded in the earth. Coroner O. D. TRACY, of South Waverly, has notified the county commissioner at Wyalusing and is waiting instructions as to what disposition to make of the gristly find. There is much speculation here as to where the bones came from.. ASSIGNEES' SALE. - Personal property of the late Hiram C. HOWARD of Candor, NY, deceased; will be sold at public sale Thursday June 7th, 1888, commencing at 10 o'clock a. m., on the premises in said town of Candor. For terms and particulars see posters. S. J. OHART, Assignee. LOCAL RECORD. ...John BUNZEY is enlarging and otherwise improving his residence on William street. ...J. M. SEARS, one of Richford's assessors, and son Master Jesse, were in town Saturday. ...Rev R. E. BURTON addressed his former Comrades of the Grand Army at Lyons, Wednesday. ...Dr. J. B. STANBROUGH departed Monday for a trip to the Adirondack's, where he will join the majority that fish, and meet success. ...S. Jay OHART, Esq., and Fred MARTIN of Tioga Centre, were in Elmira Wednesday, trying to decide which clubs can play least ball in the most time. ...E. L. BURDICK, who has been engaged in the KING &Co. harness factory, will remove to Cortland June 1st, where he has a position with the Cortland harness company. ...A. H. LaMONTE, of Binghamton, president of the Oriental Stove Co., of the Parlor City, and Mrs. LaMONTE were guests of C. M. LaMonte, near Hiawatha, over Sunday. ...Mrs. Joel A. HAMILTON returned to Owego last week from Orange, NJ, where she has been for several months. Mr. HAMILTON is expected home for a brief stay in a few days. ...Winfield Scott JOHNSON, dispenser of divers and sundry delicious drinks and poisons too numerous to mention at BEACH & PARMELEE'S drug store left for a week's sojourn in the busy and wicked city of New York. ...Judge B. H. BIXBY, of New York city is in town this week. ...Miss Minnie LIVERMORE is visiting friends in Jersey City. ...Hon. E, B. GERE has returned from a short trip through Virginia. ...District Attorney John G. SEARS has returned from his western trip. ...J. A. BASSETT has returned, brown as a berry, from his Adirondac trip. ...Henry DeGROAT, son of J. D. DeGROAT, is seriously ill with malaria fever. ...Fred HAMILTON, who has been sick for several weeks is able to be out again. ...John VERMILYA, of Elmira is a guest of his brother, Abram VERMILYA, today. Bill Grummons bgrummons@imt.net E-mails are checked for viruses by, NORTON 2002.