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Franklin Gazette - Malone, New York
Friday, January 20, 1888
True Love and Shot Guns
A startling report came on Sunday last, from Hancock, a town bordering on New York State, located fifteen miles from North Adams, Mass., without railroad or telegraphic connection. Carrie Brockway, eighteen years old, is the handsome daughter of farmer Brockway. Of late she has received marked attentions from Washington Sweet, but his attentions were strongly objected to by the girl's father and two brothers, who warned him to cease. The lovers, however, met in sequestered places, the girl showing considerable spirit in the matter. Brockway and his sons becoming incensed at the action of the daughter, armed themselves with shot-guns and revolvers and set out for Sweet's house to annihilate him. He heard of their coming, barricaded the doors, placed a gun handy and awaited their coming. The Brockways demanded admittance, but the answer was a shot from one of the windows, which took effect in the hip of one of the sons. The father and the other son caught up their wounded companion, dragged him behind a wood pile and then began shooting at the window from which the shot was fired by Sweet. The latter returned their fire for a few moments, when he ceased. In the meantime Carrie, hearing of the action of her father and brother, started for Sweet's house, arriving there shortly after the latter had ceased firing. The Brockways approached the house, she calling to her lover not to shoot, and the door was forced open. Sweet was found on the floor apparently dead, with a bullet wound in the right shoulder. Carrie gave an agonizing scream, upbraided her father and brothers for causing the death of her lover and seizing a carving knife from the table which was partially set for dinner, cut her throat and falling across the body of her lover, bled to death before a doctor could be summoned. The wounded Brockway was brought into the house when it was found that his hip was badly shattered by the charge from Sweet's gun and he is in a critical condition. Sweet was hit by a bullet from a revolver which passed upward and lodged in his neck. He is also dangerously hurt. The population of the hamlet near by is composed wholly of French Canadians who are in a high state of excitement, dividing their sympathies, and more shooting is liable to occur.
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