, 1896-03-28
THOUGHT Her KILLED.
But Only Pierced One of Her
Ears.
THEN HE SHOT HIMSELF
Fool Trick of u Man at Alexandria
Tramp Tires Of Hand.Ouis-Shot
Over a Woman-KuIed BY
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ter Peregory, aged %, attempted to
kill his sweetheart. Miss Annie Haney,
in Alexandria last night, md then
committed suicide.
Miss Haney and Peregory had
known each other about three months.
According to the young woman's story,
after the tragedy, Peregory had made
her many presents. He seemed to be
desperately enamored of her, and was
insanely suspicious of any attentions
she received from other young men of
her acquaintance. Miss Haney's state
ment is c~orroborated by circumstances
leading up to the tragedy last night,
and that jealousy alone prompted the
crime is clearly shown by the contents
of a letter which was found in the
pockets of the suicide.
Miss Haney stated that Peregory had
made an engagement to call upon her
last evening, but as he was late in
keeping it she started out for a walk,
accompanied by a little daughter of
Mr.. Ben Posey, with whose family she
had been living. AS they retraced
their steps toward the Posey residence,
and just as they reached the corner of
Duke and Lee streets, they were APP
preached by young Peregory. AS Miss
Haney and her lover came face to face,
he demanded to know, in a stern tone
of voice. where she had been and what
had induced her to break the appoint
ment she had made with him. Before
the frightened young woman could
make reply, she saw Peregory draw a
pistol. She attempted to offer an ex-
cuse, but without hesitation he stepped
toward her, raised the weapon on a
level with her face and fired. She felt
a singing sensation in her left ear.
and the powder burned her face. With
a scream of pain and fright. Miss
Haney turned to flee, but stumbled and
fell in a faint, as Peregory fired at her
a second time.
Miss Haney lay quite still where she
had fallen, and doubtless Peregory
thought he had killed her. The girl
was unable to give any account OF
what followed, but from others who
had run to the scene, on hearing the
first shot, it was learned that Peregory,
after firing the second shot, turned
away from Miss Haney, deliberately
placed the pistol to his temple, saying
al he did SO, Il have killed her, and
for this must hang and fred twice
in quick succession. Two 32-caliber
bullets entered his head. and he died
almost instantly. only a few feet away
from where his supposed victim lay.
The bullet fired at Miss Haney pass
ed Through her ear. inf1icting a slight
wound. She was able to attend the in.
quest on Peregory today.
TIRED OF HANDOUTS.
Emporia, Kan. March 27.-A negro
tramp today wen to the house of Will
lam Ollie. near Madison. go miles south
of here. and asked for something to
eat. While Mrs. Ollie was waiting on
him he picked up a piece Of stove
wood and struck her across the face.
knocking her down. Her screams at
tracted her husband, who, with his 49,
year-old son. rushed to the house. The
tramp showed fight. and had nearly
got the best of the old man, when the
boy struck the tramp over the head
with a rake handle. knocking him
down. He was then tied hand and
! foot, and, with the assistance of neigh
bors, taken to Madison. He refused to
give his name, and when the mob
threatened to lynch him he jeered and
~blasphemed them. He gave as his ex-
cuse that he was tired of eating hand
outs and wanted to eat at the table,
like other folks. The sheriff and posse
took the tramp to Eureka and placed
him in the county Jail for safe keeping.
KILLED BY A NEGRO TENANT.
Fort Smith, Ark, March 27.-Will
Baum. a we'll known citizen of this
city, was shot and killed by Robert
Morris. a negro, on a farm near Kava-
A@uoh, Shio Souhly IA lhOi uiH6. Inc
trouble o W Baum going to the
farm occupied by Morris, for the pur-
pose Of dispossessing him from the
place. which had been In litigation. It
Is claimed that Baum fired the first
shot, which took effect in Morris leg.
Norris escaped. A posse went in pur-
suit.
USED SHOTGUNS.
Luling. Tex, March 27.-Yesterday,
At Othne. . station on the Arkansas
Pass road. a dispute arose between ].
A. Otto. a merchant, and his book
keeper. NJ. Zimmins, on one side, and
the Norwood brothers on the other.
TIE Norwood brothers emptied the
contents Of = couple OF shotguns load
Cd with birdshot into Otto and Zim-
minis. The latter will die. while the
former is not seriously injured. The
Norwoods are IS and 16 years old.