The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-04-06
INDIANAANDILLINOIS NEWS
A Worthless Scamp Shoots His Wife and
Then Ends His Lifein the Same Way.
Y. NJ. G. A. Observation-Disclosures of
.Greeks-Man Badly Cut on a Revolving Saw
-Hotel-Keeper victimized by a FOrger.
INDIANA.
A Notorious Character Kills His Wife and
Then Shoots Himself

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A Notorious Character Kills His Wife and
Then Shoots Himself.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
FRANKFORT, April 5.-A horrible case of
murder and suicide occurred here late this
afternoon, the notorious Bill Pray having
killed his wife and then shot himself. The
causes directly leading to the tragedy grew
out of a domestic life of wretchedness,
largely caused by the general meanness and
absolutely worthless character of Pray.
He was a horse-trader by profession, and
an all-round vagabond by practice. His
wife had the appearance of having seen
better days, and was infinitely above him
in the scale of being. About two weeks ago
the husband and his brother, Dr.. Pray,
hired a couple of negroes from Lafayette,
and came over here in a carriage, and,
going up to the Beehive" a tenement
house, where Mrs. Pray was living, forcibly
abducted her in her night-clothing, and
drove through to Attica. Officers from this
city went at once in pursuit and captured
all of the abductOrs, except Bill Pray, and
afterward captured him at Mulberry. At
the trial before a justice, the Prays were
permitted to go free on payment of a fine.
The parties nave all been living in the city
since the trial, Bill Pray and his wife, how
ever, not living. together. This afternoon
Mrs. Pray was shopping, and went home at
5 o'clock. Bill followed her to the same
house from whence he abducted her, and,
going into her room, asked her to again live
with him. which she refused to consent to.
He then asked her to kiss him and make ~.
which she declined to do, and made an
effort to leave the room, when he pulled a
bulldog revolver and shot her through the
heart, killing her instantly. He then placed
the muzzle of the weapon back of his right
ear and shot himself. He never spoke after
the shooting, and is now barely alive. TIL
parties came TO this city in the early win
ter, n formerly lived in KOkomO.
Preparing to Dedicate a Y. M. CA Building.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. April 5.-The prelimi-
nary exercises for the dedication of the
new Y. NJ. c. A. building next Sunday
were held this evening in the new build
ing. and consisted entirely of music. The
affair was under the auspices of the Mozart
Society, and consisted of chOruses, solos,
duets and recitations. Solos were sung by
Miss Matte Martin. THE Waiting Heart"
Mrs. j.. f.. HUMPHREYS, and Miss Mary
Thomson, .'Springtide," and Mrs. G. w.
Hadley played a piano solo. The duets
were given by Miss Mary Thomson and A.
A. Mccain, Might in Venice" and A. A..
Mccain and Geo. +. Hughes. Flow Gentle
Deva." Quartets by Wilson brothers. Mil
Ter and White, God is Coming, Prepare
the Way" and Miss Thomson. Mrs. c. +.
Thomas. A. A: Mccain and 9. F. Hughes,
There's Music in the River" Recitations
were given by Miss Mayme White, Miss
Nell Nicholson and Miss Flora Barter. Aft
er the musical programme was over the en-
tire building was thrown open for the in
spection of the public.