Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-12-22
ANOTHER rRIGHTFrl. IOWA
TRAGEDY.
A Husband IN Poweshiek Coautv
shoots Hts Wirc, Mother.In.a.sw
ana Stsicr.in.Law, sDd Cuts sis
Own Throat Condition or
the PARTIES
tMonleznma Republican. Eth

tMontezuma Republican, 18th
One of the most horrible tragedies
1t has ever been our province to record
occurred in Deep River township on
last Monday. George +. Taylor shot
his mother-in-law, sister in law, wife
and then himsnlf. 1t seems that Tsy-
Tor and his wife had lived separate for
the past five months, owing 10 the in
temperate habits OF the husband, Last
Monday he went over to his mother
1n-iaw's about a mile distant from
where he had been stopping, went
into the house and sat down near the
stove, between his wife and her sister,
Susan Pollock. His Mother law.
Mary Slack, an old lady 70 years Of
ago, sat near partition door, After
a short conversation, Taylor, drew q
pistol from his pocket and was going
to shoot his wife, which motion abe
saw and ran into another room Of the
house through the open door near
where her mother sat, and her mother
shut the door after her. Being thwart-
ed in this manner, he then shot Al MIRA.
Slack, the ball just missing her head.
A second shot from his pistol entered
her thigh, when Susas Pollock. his
sister.in-law, ran between her mother
and Taylor, and he shot her in the
shoulder. Both Mrs. Slack and Susan
Pollock then ran away from the house
and left the demon to complete his
murderous attack. Mrs. Slack ran TO
neighbor's-Mr. Middlekafr's. a
quarter of mile away, ran up stairs
and told them that Taylor had muir.
dered the women at her house and
was after her. and fell fainting, and
until this time did not know that che
was shot. The daughter ran away
from the house only far enough 90 as
to be out of immediate danger. then
watched the movements On TAYLOR
She saw him catch Mrs. Taylor around
the neck with one arm and place the
revolver to her head, fired twice. and
let her fall. Then he placed the muz.
re ofthe revolver to the centre Of hit
own forehead and fired. He fell te
tho floor and remained short time
then got up, got on his horse, rode !
mile. to Mr.. Ladelcy's the place he
had worked, went into the house and
stood before a mirror, pretending Il
be looking at himaelf, Though was get
q ting razor. He then went ont ehor
distance into the field, and cut hi,
throat with razor, whore he wal
found in an ineensible condition, Til,
first bali from The murderous weapon
passed tfIrouglt tho bridge of Mrs
Tsylor's nose and lodged hack of tn,
eye-ball. The second entered he
temple and ia lodged in her head
She ia in a very prcoarious condition
and her recovery is considered doubt
full, while the other victima. and tn
fiend himself, will probably recover
Taylor is man 20 years Of age, an,
since tho separation Of himsalf An,
wife. he has been heard 10 remark tina
he was going to kill somebody. Mon
. day morning hc went to Mr.. 1 ,adcleyf
and asked for "a, which no got, an
! said he was going to Marengo, an,
I then went TO tho honsc of his mother
, in-law. Mary Slack's.) and commcnc
cd his murdorous attack with In
above result.
, For the the above facts. we are in
, dcbtcd TO DIR. Barth, who, in connec
, ton with DIR. Vest was called. d.
Barth informed us that tho wound
were to be probed yesterday (Tues
day.)