The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-12-08
a LOYER,s DESPERATION,
Shooting the Girl who had re
jected Him, and then Cons
3so a mitted Suicide. ba1s9e -
From the Atlanta Constitution.


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From the Atlanta Constitution. $50
DR.. Spalding, OF Kimball, Texas
writing to his brother, the Rev. DR.
/ tSpaiding, of this city, saysl: 60, Z,
I There is a wealthy farmer living
| three miles below Kimball, on The
west side of the Bfazos river, neai
| Powell Dale Church. His name i,
O.. d. Greer. He has several broth
1 ers living here-w wealthy, influential
good citizens. They came originally
I from Georgia. He had two daugh
tiers just grown II Miss Willie, eigh
teen years old, and Miss Mamie,
sixteen+both handsome, Intelligent
amiabie, and beloved by all who
knew 5tIIem. The oldest was an un-
usually sweet girl. 9dt has ,iioFfi''
About twelve months ago a dis.
tant relative of Capt. Greer II first
wife, (ther girls we're children of q
second marriage6 Robert iSimms. a
young stock raiser,l passed through
here on his way TO Colorado, to which
place he was driving his herds. Stop
! ping among his relatives he became
enamored with Miss Greer. Whether
they were engaged or not is not GER
tainly known. She probably loved
him, as perhaps any sweet girl eigb-
teen years Of age would love a hand
some, fearless, rich young man who
might court her love. And yet she
feared him, for he had killed a man
in a difficulty, SO it is said. in the
southwestern part of the State. lie
went away, however, wearing her
ring and she wedring his, tie kept
up correspondence with one of her
uncles, to whom he seemed to be
very much attached. aiHlom -' u
Eight months ago, q young, good
looking BaltimoreJ physician, named
Frazer, secured board at Esquire
Lanes, the father of Mrs. Greer,and
began practice. He met Miss Greer,
courted her, and they became engag-
ed, and were to be married on Nov.
IL. On Saturday morning, Oct. %,
Miss. Greer came to town to make
some purchases. Her father had
gone with his cotton crop to Dallas,
and was to return that evening with
her bridal outfit. On the Thursday
before, Bob Simms returned, having
received a letter from his uncle stat
ing that Miss Greer was. soon to be
married. He called on Miss Greer,
found out the state of her feelings,
chided her, told her they were made
for each other, and that no other
man should ever claim her as his
wife 94 asa - A1
On Saturday morning be gave to
friend with whom he was staying a
letter from his sister, saying, "An-
swer this letter tomorrow If do not
return. am going up to Captain
Grecrs and If | never return wind
up my business.s He went over and
called for Miss Willie, who was with
her mother aud Dir. Frazier, her be-
trothed in the sitting room. When
asked for Miss Willie said, doctor
have you yonr pistolS am afraid of
Bob: he said he would kill me.
Shah GO in p Doctor said, IL am
not armed. Go in ifyoa like.1 AL
three then went ain.4u Simms asked
Miss Willie TO walk with him in the
garden. but she declined He then
asked her to walk out on the back
porch, as he wished to have a good.
by ohat with her She went, and he
followed shutting the door after
him.
The mother heard them conversing
and heard him say: sand you are
the cause of; -heard her sob
heard her. say. ''Oh, don't do that,
Bob. +" Then bang bang bang went
his six shooter. then a pause then
bang again. The mother threw
open .stiie door. There lay her
beautiful daughter dead on the
porch. One shot entered near the
heart. one entered the left eye and
came out at the back of her head !;
the. other entered the centre of the
forehead and came ont also at the
back Of the head lie must have
supported her with Iis left hand
while shooting her. Near her lay
Robert Simms. The fourth slIot he
had fred through his own head from
back to front. fFhe Doctor ran out
turned the InnFderer's horse loose,
and ran to the next house to get a
gun. A runner was sent to meet
her father who was a few miles OFF
on the Dallas road comiiiiug home.
This agony hope neitner you nor
may ever have. Next day, Sun
day they brought her body here to
KimbalT and buried it. His body
they carried to a graveyard near
PoWell1s Dales where it was buried.