The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-22

Special to the scranton Tribune.
SUSVuchauna. Dec. 2l--Thosc resid-
ing i'm the vicinity of jackson and
Grand streets were at about II o'clock
ON Friday night suddenly startled by
the sharp cracks or two revolver shots,
followed Ivy Il woman's loud cry,
"Holp, Help, I'VE shot my mother
WIN somebody Gomez" Those who re-
spuudcd found that the voice was that
of Flora Sweet and that she had shot
her mother. Mrs. ElNIra Sweet. in the
breast with a 32-calihrc revolver The
revolver, still cooked was found by
the writer. on stand I'm the kitchen.
Ms Sweet was found lying upon the
floor of a small hall just Oft the kitch-
en- Sh was conscious. hut suffering
greatly ln reply to heterogeneous,
she said that her daughter Flora, had
shot hor. she said the daughter had
long been II and In trouble, and she
was rot To blame. Drs EnEic and
simmons wer- soon on hand. but lit;lp
could to done ana tn" sufferer hre7th"d
her Last At about l215 When asked
why she shot her mother, Flora re-
p,i,d. we had our troubles, every
body have their troubles. It's done.
vuL Traits all here Is to it," She told
Constable Wa7hhuyn that her mother
was cruuchirg behind the little stove
when sh shot her. She was taken to
the borough building and kept until
SatW DAY morning, when she was ar
rtign,d h,'Dvr Justice Tiffany, who
committed her tn the county Jail to
await the action Of the grand jury.
she was taken TO Moutrusc az II o'clock
Of the same day. Sh secured Il. r. w.
Se&rle, esq, Of this place, as counsel
Justice Tiffany, acting coroner. en-
plrellcd a jury. which viewed the re-
mains and adjourned ON Monday.
With the exc ption Oi about ten years
spent in Chicago. Mrs. Sweet and
daughter have resided in SUSQuehanna
and this county all their lives. Mrs
Sweet. aged Co. was the widow of Gill
bert .. Sweet for many years n lead
ing Susqu hanna photographer She
was a lady always highly esteemed
She had numerous relatives in the
county. Besides the daughter. she is
survived by a son, Arthur Y. Sweet
who is an attachc of James Kirk &
Sons soap works, in Chicago. The
daughter. Flora Belle, aged about 40,
was formerly the wife of William va
zer, formerly of Susquchanna, later of
Chicago, but now of Denver They
We're married in Susquohanna and
some y ars later divorced in Chicago.
They ro-married after time but
again separated the last time finally
B5fo" returning to SuSQuehanna.
Flora was for some time employed in
several Chicago stores, in various ca
paCities. Mrs Sweet and daughter
lived together i'm their own building.
the Sweet block" OF lat. Shey have
met with financial reversps and became
respondent They have for several
months isolated themselves from tn ir
relatives and friends, and neighbors
have believed that they were bordering
upon alteration of mind. Within a
few days screams from th7 house and
other unusual sounds gave evidence
that the mother and daughter were at
loEgerheads, and near neighborS pre-
diCted tragedy at no far distant day,
That ii came was surprise to but
Few 1t is more than probable that
when she sent the fatal bullet upon it's
eriand, the daughter was suffering
from temporary alteration of mind.
ON Monday the COrOner's inquest was
held. The rdiCt rendered was in sub
stance that the deceased came to her
death by bullet wound at the hands
of her daughter, Flora Belle Sweet.
The case will come before the grand
jury at its sitting in the second week
i'm January. The trial will probably
occur at the April term of court In
sanity will, of course, be the defense.
The funeral of Mrs. Sweet was held
ana larg ly attended from the Baptist
church on Monday afternoon, Rev. Da -
Nid |. sutherland, pastor of the Pres
hNterian church. officiating. The in
terment was made in the North Jack
son cemetery
THE NEWS RECORD.
Beginning on Monday. the Erie shops
were PLACED on seven hours time. in
stead of eight hours, as heretofore.
The present rule is probably for the
remainder of the month only.
At Brandt, on Friday evening. "A
Delaware and Hudson train struck and
instantly killed an Italian track labor
cr. The remains were Inferred in Lau-
rel Hill cemetery, Susquehanna. on
Saturday.
The board of trade has decided 10 en-.
gage civil engineer to ascertain the
probable cost of a sewerage system.
William Snedikcr formerly and fol
many years a resident OF Susquehan.
ma. died in Sayre on Saturday He
was member Of the Odd Fellows
lodge and encamDment in this place