Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-03
Two Pistol Shots Cause
Two Deaths.
IN A FIT OF JEALOUSY.
Druggist Saunders Kills Himself and
Wife at Dallas - Victim was
from Fort Worth.

DALLAS, July q.
At the morguo In this city on marble slabs
reoOse the mortal remains OF o. Ellsworth
Saunders and Annie his beautiful wife. lie
was a murderer and suicide, she the victim.
gaping wound In her head, Just back OF
the LETT car through which the brain Oo1od,
shows where the deadly missile as Il sped
from the pistols mouth on the missind OF
death landed. Just above the left car
similar bullet hole was found IN the head OF
saunders. The brains oozed from the iate.
The eychals buged In their sockets and iho
features were distorted aud drawn She hal
passed away with smile upon her ince'
lie In III OF insane Jealousy and rage.
Ton days ago a young couple. handsunlc.
Of engaging manners and we'll dressed, on
gagged Tooina at the home Of CAPTAIN j. c.
Mccoy. corner Main and llarwood atreola.
He was from Decatur, Wise county, and
she from Fort Worth. They had been turr-
Tied two months and had Just returned from
a tour Of Mexico. lie was druggist. AID
dcsircd to locate In Dallas. They were do
voted to each other and mover apart. Thur.
day Afternoon young Saurdois said he had
business at st. joe, Texas and iEformed
his wife that She need not expect him home
before Saturday He returned UNEXPECTEDLY
Friday noon, Last night Mr.. aud Mrs.
Saunders attended the opera at Oak Clin
and returned home about midnight. About
O'Clock this morning two pistol shots were
heard 1t the Mccoy residence By two police
men and the neighhors. The o.neers could
attention TO the incident The Saunders
took their meals down town. hence this
morning Captain Mccoy and the other IN
mates OF his household paid no attention
to the fact that they had not boon up and
about At l o'clock today suspicion was
aroused when the chamhcrmnid found the
door locked. police officer was sent for and
he climbed through a window.
on the bed were the dead bodies Of Mr..
and Mrs Saunders. In his right hand he
had a death grip on big pistol. They were
Gttired In their night robes, which we're
saturated with blood and tho pillows, coun-
tcrDan7s and sheets were soaked with blood
and brains.
removed To the morgue and Justice j. NJ.
SHELTON summoned TO hold an inquest. A
note on the dresser written by the dead
man explained the motive for the double
crime. It Is as follows
dallas, Tex, July ?. lSaj.-Mrs. X. y.
Cobb, Al9 Jennings avenue, Fort Worth:
Dear Madam Some Of Annie's friends might
iiko to know the cause OF my actions In KILL
Ing her and myself In tho first place she
does not love me. and in the second has so
Tar forgot herself 40 TO write o letter to Mr..
Booth telling him she loved him and asking
him II he still loved her, which letter was
fortunate enough to save from reaching Mr.,
Booth by going TO Fort Worth after Il.
Seeding that che docs not love mo and would
bring disgrace on my name think i best
hat we both should die, for | love her so
I could not 1.-Two without her. Very respect-
fully o. II. SAUNDERS.
Saunders was the son OF r. o. Saunders
q loading attorney of San Antonio, who mar
rlod second time about the tine his ron
cspoused the girl that he slew in ut Of
u the tragedy and no disposition will be
made Of the bodies until they have bcOr
heard from. Saunders wnn % years old
wol educated and Intelligent. His bride. a
beautiful seml-brunette. was about 20 year
old and very dpshing Ia appearance. She be-
lcuucd TO n good famiiy at Fort Worth