Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-08
Caused by Domestic Troubles.

Caused by Domestic Troubles.
Domestic infclic;i:es in the family of
Edward Pollen eliminated Friday after0
noon at Clinton. IL. in the murder of
Mrs. Pollen and her mother. Mrs. William
McAIuien. b. Poem. After be had COM
mitted tho crime po.cn ran 10 the Illinois
Central yards 10 escape the crowd of eN-
cited pursuers who intended to lynch the
murderer. To AVOID iAis fate he threw
himself IN front of train, but was not
fatally injured.
He was removed from the scene of his
attempted suicide without molestat.on.
Then the crowd collected about the jail.
AMI for time it looked as If the lynch
ing would take place The desperate
nature of the mans injuries delayed the
attempt. ana ihe crowd retired. 1t ap-
pears from the most reliable Information
;alat there has been trouble in the Pollen
household for some time M and Mrs.
Pollen had been il erosion. Iowa. for
about six weeks. where Pollen had Sc
cared employment. bur AL did not 80 Wei
in the Iowa ho.nc. and Mrs. Pollen left
there and returned - her mothers home
in Clinton week ago. Friday Pollen re-
turned aai met his wife on the street,
and they held an animated discussion.
After leaving lis wife Poem returned to
the home cf his m0iAer-in-law. Mrs. Me-
Mullen, We're his wife was. and il is
supposed TIE discussion Of tAe.r troubles
WAS again renewed.
Pollen became frenzicd during the dis
crssion. and. rushing % where Il double
larrelc,l sloigGn Wis S.anG.ng. he seized
tie weapon ana turned toward the noHv
thoroughly fri.a.cngd and dcfenseless
women. wlo attempted 10 escape. They
were not qu;cl, enough. however. They
were within ahoul fifteen feet OF the
fousc When Pollen threw the gan 10 his
shoulder and pressed the trigger. Mrs.
poicn fell on her face without 4 groan,
dying instantly.
Her mother stopped The report Of the
gym. aAa. turning. saw her cAld fail
heavily -a.i. cold in death. IS the
r.p.,cr ssye i cry 81 anguish at the ter
r.b,r DID al her imlur.atcd sln-in-law he
.'..sin pressed the trigger. and with the
second repavt ;he soul Of the mo..ier was
usaerei mo c.c~a.iy.
Tie Il,.r,yrcr Gen ran cast through tho
outskirts Il The town; thence along the
railroad -. *. stopping u reload his
weap n. - aiarn WAS gwen Immediate
j. hy Tie II gibbons. and soon the streets
were thrJagsl With She excited populace,
hurrying - The scene Of TIE tragedy. a
posse Vas soon formed and started IN
lursu;. Of the murderer.
In tic meantime l'oicn had been fleeing
east 81 ne ~ .'raad track. He got about
Il mile ana = quarter from town when Tie
saw 4 lre.sli tram approaching. Turn
iR@. he behcli his rursuers following. and
realizing tie impossibil.ty of escape, he
waited uniil the train had approached al
most 10 where lie stood and then sudden
l. threw himself in front of The engine.
He WAS doomed To slroointmcnt, how
ever. fo~ tie pilot of Tie engine was too
low. Ii struck ami threw him To the side
OF the tract, uaconScious. The train WAS
a: ckiy stopped and the injured man
picked UP aEl Drought u the city, where
he was lodged in jail. \ crowd soon col
lec;od and The talk became oIninous. The
officers feared an attempt ID lynch the
murderer would be made. and to quiet the
crowd. TIE announcement was made from
the porch cf ihe ia.l ;Aat Pollen was fatal
~ injured and would probably die in 4
few minutes. lh.s rcsalled in the dis
per'on Of TIC crowd -iarsilal Molit.
with his prisoner. drove from Clinton to
Maroa in a cab. po!en apparently is not
badly wounded. as h was able 10 eat
lunch AZ Maroa and was sitting up in 4
restaurant. He = Any i'll jail at Deca tul.