St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-01-20
CRIMES.


Jan. 2-Paulding, O., ex-Postmaster G. A.
Brewer kills wife and self.
20-Antigo, Wis, vandaIs wreck offices Of
Antiago Republican, Weekly News and
German Herald.
% Philadelphia, Geo. Ayres fatally wounds
wife's lover and kills wife and self.
Feb. WESTMINSTER, o., Frank Blair kills
Ed. Brovard, Mary Anderson and self;
jealousy.
Mar. l-Ahkehi courthouse in Choctaw ma
ton, Wal.a Tonka hanged for murder.
2-Atheletone, Kan, wife and children of
John Gilbert found murdered.
3-Lucknow, Tenn, Mrs John A. CLARK
poisons her children and self; insane
l5-,BIeton, Tex, Ed Bean drives wife
through principal streets, kills her and self.
l6mHot Springs, Ark in political fight,
city detective; T. F. Goslee, police sergt.,
j. Williams and Louis Hinkle shot dead.
22-Lagrange Ind, Mrs C. Molter poisons
herr children and self; temporarily insane
Apr. 5-Albany, Ga, W. H. jackson kills
his wife, baby and self; insane.
l0-Pana, ILL.,, dead, many wounded and
town under martial law as result of at
tempt to arrest negro desperate who de-
fed the officers.
20-Fresno, Cal, factional fight among Chi
nese highbinders results in killed and 2
fatally wounded
25-4Camden, n. Y, Edward Waldo kills
wife, daughter and self
26-Near Maiden, Mo-, Mrs. Jane Tettaton
and her 4 children found murdered
May 2-Near Bernadotte, H., j. j. Smith
shoots divorced wife and kills self; jeal-
ousy. sE.
9-Okolona, Miss, DR.. VIM. Murphy and
son and Chas. D. Clarke and son killed in
dispute over bill.
1l2oHoward City, Mich, Jos Harvey (aged
20) kills wife, uncle and (. s..andmother, and
wounds his baby, father law and self
l7--West Alexandria, O., Frank Campbell
kills divorced wife, her sister and self
20--Middlebury, o., Earnest Austin tagged
PSI kills mother and brother and shoots
self; they opposed his wish to marry
neighbor's daughter.
Jun: Near Thornton, Ind, Alfred Wells
kills of his little boys; insane.
Jul. l6-Near Long Grove, H., Mrs. Geo.
Trieder in family quarrel wounds her hus-.
band, and killed mother and self
l7-Manchesterr,, Ky, Howard Baker feud
results in killed, wounded
26ANear Washington, Tenn, Matt Stan
ford kills Preston Carson, then shoots
Carson's 2 children.
Aug. 1-Detroit, Mich, Mrs. Mary Steven
son kills her children and SELF unable to
secure work
4--Brandt, Pa Chas. wager kills his chill
dren and self; insane.
1o-Indianapolis, Mrs Emos Baldwin poi
sons husband and children, then shoots
herself dead.
Sep. l5-scotia, Neb, Mrs Earne Phillips
poisons her 2 children ard self.
16-Carterville, H., 7 negroes in riot be-
tween black and white miners.
Oct. 3-stranger, Tex, nj. NJ. Mckinney
kills wife, Paul Norman and self
4--Montgomery, Mo, Chas. Rankin kills
Frank Walker, bride and self; disappoint-
ed love.
ll-Judge Basil LapIace, Estate legislator)
: killed by mob On his plantation 20 m. from
New Orleans.
l8-Near Redwood Falls, MINI, Frank Bah
cock kills wife, 3 sons and self; insane.
Nov, S--,Kentucky election troubles result in
Is killed and Il wounded.
Dec. 5-Bakersfeld, Cal, E. S. Millikin kills
wife, child and self.
s-Racine, Wis, Rev. D. B. Cheney and
wife shot by burglars.
15-Tacoma, Wash, Adam Crist kills wife,
son, wounds another son, then kills him
self; jealousy.