The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-26
CRAIG'S CRIME.
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brick, almost hidden behind dense trees
and shrubbery. 1t contains seven rooms
and wide hall and stands about half
mile west of the San Fernando road.
For three weeks past the old folks
have been living in the city at q cottage
on Buena Vista street, which was the
home of Craig and his family until his
wife separated from him early in the
spring.
Mrs. Craig and her children have been
ct the ranch house, and were there
yesterday afternoon, together with her
brother, George Hunter. who is a Wild
over, and servant girl named Tennie
Jensen. The children are Willie, aged
z; Johnnie, aged =. and Edna, baby
18 months old.
About 7 O'Clock Mrs. Craig, who was
engaged in her household duties, saw
her husband driving into the gate.
According to the statements made by
the servant girl and children, che called
to her brother George and told him
Craig was coming, and to close the house
and not let him in.
Craig got out Of his buggy, and not
being able to get in the front door went
around to the back OF the house.
The back door opens to the kitchen,
where preparations for supper were be-.
ing made. In addition to the wooden
door there Is a wire screen door. The
Aoor Of the kitchen 10 only few inch ss
above the level of the ground, and there
are flags outside the door, over which 10
Q wooden roof or awning.
Craig came to the door, and as he
reached it George Hunter came out.
Craig raised revolver which he held
In his hand and Immediately fired, the
ball hitting young Hunter in the right
cheek. He fell like log upon the flags,
the blood streaming from his wound
and forming a big pool on the flag
stones.
Mrs. Craig had followed her brother,
and stood Just inside the screen door
when he fell. The desperate man,
standing over his frat victim,
turned his revolver upon his
wife and fred again. The bullet passed
through the wire screen and struck her
fairly in the right eye. The poor woman
fell where che stood and probably never
knew what struck her. She nearly fell
over the large cooking stove which stood
by the doorway and the floor was coon
covered with her life blood as II
streamed from the gaping wound. Craig
was not satisfied with his murderont
work and jumping over the hodies thai
were in his way, rushed into the house
in search of his children and the servant
girl. He found the girl, Teenie jensen
In one OF the inside rooms, frightened
almost to death, and she states thai
Craig ran up to her and said he would
kill her. She made desperate grab a
~ ctr
hand. She then fed out at side door
where the two eldest children had pre-
coded her. They all ran through corn
field to the residence of Dick Hunter
Mre. Craig's uncle, his house being I
short distance away. There the alarm
was given and assistance was sum-
moned.
When the house was reached Craig
had gone. He went out towards tn,
San Fernando road and started for tn,
city to complete the terrible tragedy
which be had started out to accom-.
plish.
Last night a HERALD reporter visited
the scene of the tragedy and found thu
ranch house filled with the relatives ant
friends of the family The remain
Craig had just beef
taken to an undertaking estab
HHsnmsnt in the city. The unconsciou
Ssatb IN s"tsr was lying at the point o
seemed TO be completely uhn9Fv5RdIe Sen
the bloody scenes OF the afternoon. DR.
Cole had been in attendance upon th,
young man. and he pronounced his in
juries probably fatal. 1t was not though
at IL O'Clock that he would live unit
morning.
The big pools of blood whore the as
sault was made still remained and wer,
aghastly evidence of the tragedy.