The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-17
n gINCSBURY KILLING
cessation Developed at the H.
81 qrsl Proceedings
!, i, xlsssBuaY HELD FOR TRIAL
. statement Accusing her
bs MAS :, killing His SON ana
Also Her Busbnnd'

-. August 16,--The expected
Haep ting out OF the inquest pro
pssli0' . tho McLennan- Kingsbury
''saps, ~ materlalized today when MRS.
E''', v,sssOury, widow of Myron Kings
y - y The murdered men, was ar
Pr Is warrant issued By Justice oil
W. NJ. ! B. Earle. charging her with
z 81. q. r0s shocking details of the XII
u'.' .,on KinEsbury and Duncan NC
WI, r.. at o'clock on the mornins
f' ',r d are still fresh in the puoi'c
=, n. Kngsbury, her husband ana
4, ,l,,e girl, 5 years old, were the only
III " ~. u Inc Klngsbury residence that
''.a's nirat. Between . and O'Clock
rsigbbOrs we're awakened by com
!, the house and mans cries
Mn followed soon after by the cries
,u Ir,f Kingsbury. Nsighbors rushed 70
w ..,,,anee and found her husband dead
ssr brother dying, their throats cut
W ~ ~ ear. Blooay tracks led TO
~ r and out the back way. Duncan
~ VIZ VIZ, sr 6s years old, was arrested
a \. .ysning and confessed to the kililnS,
~ nm, NAT he killed his son through
',s .,ts The inquest proceedings brought
' ~ t.ct thai Kingsbury carried sew
y, ~ ,i,s lnslnlnce policies aggreeating
~. ~ tban $4,000. Mrs. kingspury "a5
n original beneficiary in all these pon-
N. mt $4,000 had been transferred
~, lime before the killing TO the fathe'
!, ~ Insured, leaving over $40, 600 in Mrs.
r,rshary,s name. At the conclusion or
A. 5,ones, warrant was issued for Mrs.
rry.bury but owing to prostration from
IA nervous strain incident to the tragedy
4, napers we're not served until today.
h, statement in the inquest trial was
|lstnltted BY the State at the examining
r,l as evidence against the accused ana
I.sca Earle fixed her bond at $4,000.
The following is a part of the statement
r,le by Mrs. Eva Kingsbury, widow o.
Iyrop Kngsbury, who was murdered at
rs hcme some weeks ago.
NV father was at my house Saturday
HI dinner, as was the deceased, and after
IiItusr Myron left the house first. Myron
had each retired about o'clock on the
,Isht Of the killing. He always closed
he ,rant screen door by locking it on the
ssIia After supper went to my roorn
i.nA 10 bed and Myron went to his room
tri | was awake for a little while and did
bot hear Myron up at all l did not bolt
b hitch the back DOR There was no
ImJ to get into the house except through
be ir3nt and back doors unless they cut
he screen and came through the window
me Mrlor was closed and the windows
down, II was not kept locked. The door
leading from my room to the hall was
pen as was also the door from Myron's
Pom to the hall. My he'd was next 10 the
saslde window and went to sleep before
u homicide. The first I knew wasa noise
lis some person had hold Of mans
nraai II seemed as If the person was
JniAe 10 speak, there was no numbering
. Wrestling noise. heard nothing like
lehIs walking around or rolling and
Nnoline on the bed. i could not tell from
ee no'sc who 1t was. AS soon as I heard
nv Jumped up and ran In there and
sleie got 10 the room | heard some one
~ nd 70 make SO much fuss, the voioa
@1ag from Myron's room was then
aMqt midway the hall. 1t was said IN .
y. lone' ! did not recognize the voice
laaeSt noise heard was the bed break
sa'sn' The next sound was lust as I was
'aa' % step into the room. heard the
w :, oloo1 and then sound as If some
w leil on the bed and the Stats fell as T
49, INTO the room. The next thing 7