The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1875-12-23
Another Erightful Iowa Trng.
edy.
Montezuma Republican, 18th.

| Montezuma Republican, 18th.
One of the most horrible tragedies
it has ever been our province te
record occurred in Deep River town
hip on last Monday. George +
Taylor shot his mother in law, sister.
,n-law, wife and then himself. |,
Gems that Taylor and his wife had
lived separate for the past five
months, owing TO the intemperate
habits of the husband. Last Monday
he went over to his mother. in.law's,
| about mile distant from where he
had been stopping, went into the
house and SIT down near the stove,
between his wife and her sister, Su
san Pollock. His mother-i in. law,
Mary Slack, an old lady 3 years Of
age, sat near a partition door. After
a short conversation, Taylor drew a
pistol from his pocket and was going
to shoot his wife, which motion she
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
thwartea in this manner, he then shot
at Mrs. Slack, the ball Just missing
her head. \ secoad shot from his
pistol entered her thigh, when Susan
Pollock, his sister-iu law, ran be-
tween her mother and TAYLOR, then
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 murdsrous at
tack. Mrs Slack ran tn neighbor's
Mr.. Middlekatf's, a quarter OF y
mile away, r,n up stairs and told
hem that Tavlor had murdered the
woman At her house and was after
her. and fell fainting. and until this
time did not know that she was shot.
The daughter ran away from the
house only far enough so as to be
out Of immediate danger, then
watched the movements Of 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 muzzle Of the revolver to
the centre Of his OWE forehead and
fired lie fell TO the floor and re-
mainei short time, then got up, go,
on his horse, rode a mile, to Mr..
Ladeley's. the place he had worked,
went into the house and stood be-
fore mirror, pretending TO be look
ing at himself, though he was getting
razor. He then went out q short
distance into the field, and cut his
throat with raz,r, where he was
found in an insensible condition.
The first ball from the murderous
weapon passed through the bridge of
Mrs. Taylor's nose and lodged back
of the left ball The second
entered her temple and is lodged in
her head. She is in very precari.
Gus condition and her recovery is
considered doubtful, while the other
vic, inns, and the fiend himself, will
probably recover. Taylor is a man
20 years of age, and since the separa-
tion of himself and wife, he has been
heard to remark that he was going 10
kill somebody. Monday morning he
went to Mr.. Iadeley's and asked for
"a, which he got, and said he was
going to Marengo, and then went to
the house of his mother-in. law, MARY
Slack's) and commenced his murder
Gus attack with the above result.
For the above facts, we are in
debted to Dr. Barth, who, in connec-
tion with DR.. Vest was called. Dr..
Ba,th informed us that the wounds
were to be probed yesterday (rues-
dayb