Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-26
KILLS HER |EE55l|ER.
Indiana Woman Shoots Down the
Man Who Offered Her
an Insult.
Her Victim a Prominent Stone
Contractor ..- Husband Wit
nesses the Deed.
Both the Man and Woman Give
Themselves Up..-The Neigh
borhood Excited.

Franklin, Ind, July 26.-wiliam f
Gray, a well-known stone contractor. OF
this city, was shot and Instantly killed
yesterday afternoon at the Red mills
near Boggstown, by Mrs Martin Freese
Wife OF one of his employees
One of Crays most efficient masons
was Martin Freese, a German. 80 year.
old, who has worked with Cray in this
country for six years "A year ago Freese
married a widow, 30 years old, whoss
name was Blake and resident of this
city since 1892. 1t is claimed BY MIR
Freese that Gray called at his home te
see MIN on business. but finding he was
net al home, insul;ed his Wife She did
rot tell her husband, and Gray sen
freese TO Greenwood on some work the
neNt day, while he again called on Mrs
FieeSe and further insisted on his at.
tentions being received. He was drink
ing al the time these visits were made
MIR. Freese came home and his wife
told him OF her visits from Gray
F,eese Vas much aroused Gray, NH
is a Mis.ower having lost his first wife
and been granted u divorce from his
second then left Franklin and has no,
been here since He made his head.
quarters AZ Greenwood
Fteese was cailet, by telephone BY
Cray on Tuesday and asked TO come tc
he Fed mills TO help finish constructins
an atatment there. Freeae says Nv,
weeks ago he got his Wife a revolver Il
kill cats. On Tuesday afternoon MIR
IT,.
Smith & Tilson ard secured another re
viewer. The neighbors say Mr. Freese
and his wife practiced shooting FOR seV
era hours "Wednesday in the yard a ths
rear Of their home, and that she Was Z
splendid shot.
Yesterday morning MIR. Freese was
1880 o'clock he called at the livery
barn Of James Lee and hired a horse
and buggy. saying he was going 10
work NJ the Red Mills and his wife
would bring the vehicle back. He
went direct to his home, his wife came
out and they drove toward Rogrs-
town. They Went direct to the bridge,
where they had their horses fed. Freese
and Gray qparrelled and the F'reese
couple started home They drove back
came to the buggy and said something
10 Mrs. Freese aboat wanting 10 see
her alone. MIR. treese began 10 talk
with Gray. when Mrs. Freese drew her
| revolver and Shot twice without warn
ing The man fell without word and
died Immediately
The Two wurkmen who were with
Gray sprang from their work ard ran
TO Gray
Mrs. Freese laid the revolver on the
buggy seat between her husband and
herself, and taking the lines from his
hands started away before the men
had time To seize the horse. They
called 10 I'reesr that Gray WAS dead.
but the woman Only drove the faster.
They came toward Franklin, and one Of
the men ran TO the mill and telephoned
to this city. This. however, proved Of
little use, as the couple drove direct TO
town, and. after. 4 short stop at their
home, drove to Inc county Jail ant!
asked TO be admitted. as they had
killed William l.. Cray. Officers of
! shelby county were notified that the
prisoners We're here, az the murder was
/ committed in shelby county. The sher-
! If and two deputies arrived, and. after
4 Questioning the prisoners. decided to
/ leave them here for tie present.
/ Mr.. Freese. when interviewed at the
I Jail, said he knew nothing of the trou-
4 BILE between his wife and Mr.. Gray, that
The could not say how long his wife had
y been meditating the shooting of Cray
( but that the attacks on her We're made
more than t@o months ago. Mr.. Freese
\ and his Wife would not talk fuithe,