Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-10-20
BLOOD FOR BLOOD.
Shocking Outcome of a Scan
daIcus Romance.
A BETRAYED GIRLS DEADLY SHOT

Followed by One from Her Victim That
Lays Her Low-TragicaI Sensation ut
Quiacy, nis.-A Story of Love and
1ransgression of Peculiar Horror-some
illustrations of Youthful Depravity-
Boys Who Seem to Have Been Born
To Re Hung-Other Grimes.
QUINCY, Ills, Oct. 20 Mans perfidy
and woman's weakness, a broken mar
riage engagement, and suit for betray-
al, eliminated in a shooting affray in
this city Saturday afternoon, as a result
ut which Daniel g. Price is dead and Miss
Lille Booth was sent moaning to a bed Of
pain with bullet hole through her
body. Daniel Price and his brother Sey-
mour were walking on the street when
Miss Booth slipped up behind them with
an ugly Bulldog" revolver in her hand.
Before any one could stop her she placed
the muzZe within foot of Dan Prices
back and pulled the trigger Price ran
into Lakes wallpaper store but reap
pesred moment later with revolver
and fired ut his slayer, the bullet going
in at the back and passing entirely
through her body. Price died few miu-
utes later, while Miss Booths wound was
dressed and she was placed under arrest
IN the hospital to which she was taken
The Parties to the Tragedy.
The parties to the shooting belong to
some of the wealthiest aud best-known
families in Adams county, and the affair
has created a tremendous sensation. Miss
Booth is about p years of age, wealthy,
refined, well-educated, of prepossessing
appearance, and previous to the scandal
leading TO the tragedy was one of the
bellies of her neishborhood. She is the
daughter of the late William Booth, one
Of the wealthy farmers of the county He
died few months ago of a broken heart,
caused by his daughters betrayal. Daniel
e. Price was the son of another promi-
nent and wealthy farmer, a neighbor of
Mr.. Booth. He was about 81 years old,
good looking, and popular.
Passion and Its Consequences.
Daniel Price and Lille Booth were low
Frs for years and were engaged to be mar
ried. A little over year ago Price went
to Saliua, Kan, where he established
real estate and loan office. Shortly after
his departure Miss Booth con fded TO her
parents that Price was the father of her
unborn child. Efforts were made to in
duce Price To marrJ the girl, but this he
refused. Finally he agreed that if the
child should he born after the LIST of
March last he would accept its paternity.
Miss Booth went to Montana, where the
child WAS born the last day of February,
six hours before midnight.
Very Particular as TO Time.
Price then refused TO have anything
further TO do with Miss Booth. She went
TO Salina two months ago and com
menced suit for bastardy. All the evil
dence was heard there. No attempt was
made to convict Miss Booth of intimacy
with any other man, but on the strength
Of the LIST of March agreement the jury
acquitted him, although the child was
born only six hours before the date when
Price said he would acyspt its paternity.
Miss Booth then returned to her home in
this county where she remained until she
started on her murderous mission. Price
came to Quincy few days ago, aud hear
ing that he was here Miss Booth also
came to the city, and followed her victim
until she got an opportunity shoot him
Did He Die with q Lie His Lips?
About an hour before his death Price
made an ante morton statement, saying:
Il am dying, and want to say now that
did not wrong the girl" Just before he
died Price turned to his sister, who had
been summoned and was standing by his
bedside, and said: IL am very near my
Maker; tell mother did not wrong the
girl Public sympathy is now almost
entirely with Miss Booth. No one believes
Prices dying words, his object, it is sup
posed, being to comfort his mother.
Later-Miss Booth Dead.
The sensational double shooting Satur-
day and the death of Dan Price was fol-
lowed yesterday by the death of Lille E.
Booth. Miss Booth was worth not less
than $50, 600 in her own name