The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1893-06-01
j! / WOMAN.
LOUIS L0NGENOTTI KILLED BY MRS.
REEVES IN DALLAS.
The Plucky Woman Avenges Her Wrongs
by Shooting the Man She Says slandered
Her-story Of Alleged Circum-
stances Leading to the Killing.
Special to the Statesman.

| Special to the Statesman.
DALLAS, May 27.-At 6:45 this morn.
ing Louis Longenotti was shot to
death on Griffin street near the corner
of Collin, directly across the street
from the residence of Capt. j. W..
Record. Mrs. Lillian Reeves held
the revolver and pulled the trigger.
She did her work we'll. six shots
were fired and six took effect. Cap
tain Record rushed across the street
and siezed Mrs. Reeves and disarmed
her. The pistol, 38.oalibre Smith
& Wesson, is now in his pos.
session and all the chambers
are empty.
Deputy sheriff Sloan Lewis happen
ed along and Mrs. Reeves was taken
into custody and escorted to the coun-
ty Jail. The neigh bors. attracted by
the shots, rushed to the scene of the
tragedy. IIongenotti was taken to
the residence of Charlie A. Simpson,
POI Griffin street where he has roOmed
for two or three weeks past. The
body was afterward removed to Lin
skis undertaking establishment to
await kilograms from relatives of de-
ceased.
Lewis Longenotti was an Italian 35
years old and has been
in Dallas four months.
He was employed as night bartender
by George a. LOOMS q g., and came
from Memphis. He was bartender
at the Peabody hotel, Memphis, be-
fore coming to Dallas, and has a
brother in that city. The Longenottis
OF Texarkana, are relatives of the de-
ceased. q. b. Boero, a wealty fruit
dealer OF San Antonio, is brother-in.
law. Another brother resides in Den.
YER. Longenotti was small in stature,
swarthy complexion, with dark hair,
Dark eyes and dark mustache. He
was slightly bald and good dresser.
His relatives were wired the news of
his death and requested to state what
disposition should be made of the
body, which is now lying at the I'M
dertakers.
Mrs. Lillian Reeves, the woman
who sent the soul of Longenotti
bounding into eternity, is not yet 20
years old. She is a dark, rather
handsome brunette and fairly intel
ligent. She is the widow of Conductor
Frank Reeves. who met his death
while in the service of the Texas and
Pacific railroad year ago
last April and now has suit for dam.
ages pending against the company.
She is the daughter of Mr.. Jas. Crony,
o car inspector in the Missouri, Kan.
sas and Texas yards. Mrs. Crony and
daughter run large railway board.
ing house at 207 Griffin street. The
family have resided in Dallas four
years and are well known to railroad
men. w. F, Huffman said to your re-
porter: II have known Mrs. Reeves
and her parents for years, They are
hard working and upright people and
held in high esteem by all who know
them. Mrs. Reeves is hard work
ing and excellent woman. J. 9 Burns
said: mo better people live in the
world" Mrs. Reeves and her parents
are given flattering send offs by others
who were interviewed by the re
porter.
The motive for the killing was east
ly aseertained. Longenotti roomed at
Mrs. Rooneys several weeks, and Mrs.
Reeves became the object of the mark
ed attentions of the Italian. They
were not reciprocated. The lady
spurned him. He insulted her and
was driven from her home. He then
circulated slanderous stories reflect.
ing upon her chastity. He per-
sisted in traducing her character.
Many people in the neighborhood, it
is said, will testify to this fact. "Cur.
ley" the flagman at the Texas and
Pacific crossing, says that Longenotti
on several occasions in conversation
with him grossly assailed the char
acter of an inoffensive woman. In
fact the talk of Longenotti was 80 vile
that the f1agman would not listen and
walked away. These stories reached
the ears of Mrs. Reeves and her rela.
tives. In fact Longenotti intended
that they should. He talked loudly
and violently and beastly within
hearing distance of the residence of
Mrs. Reeves and her parents. This
morning Mrs. Reeves stepped out to the
sidewalk to get pitcher of milk aud
Longenotti came along on his way
from work. He 70 ms in the build
ing just one door north of the Croney
establishment. He insulted Mrs.
Reeves again and she promptly
avenged her wrongs and her honor
by shooting the slanderer to death.
This is the story as detailed by
those in possession of the facts.
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