A Tragic Affair

Account of the shooting and death of Harry Love. The article notes the years of discord in the marriage and the two were living apart. Mary Bennett and her German handyman were in San Jose on business and Harry Love in a fit of rage lay in wait for them hiding behind his fence. May Bennet’s daughter from her first marriage warned her mother and the handyman that harry Love was waiting with a shotgun. Gunfire broke out between the two men and both were hit, Love more seriously. the handyman also beat Harry Love on the head several times causing bleeding. Doctors did immediate surgery ad removed Harry Love’s injured arm however due to several factors including the amount of chloroform required to get through the surgery, Love died shortly after.
Source: San Jose Patriot as reported by the Alta
Date: 1868-06-30
Type: NEWS
Coverage:
  • 1860s
  • Santa Clara
Identifier: FE-BEN-Love, Harry Death

Citation

“A Tragic Affair.” San Jose Patriot as reported by the Alta. 1868-06-30. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/137731. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.