Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1902-10-24
WAS It INSANITY
Or An Ungovernable Tenn
per?
A SPANISH VETERANS CRIME.
Kills His Wife's Parents and His
Own Child.
Isabella County the Scene OF Terrible Triple /
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A SPANISH VETERANS CRIME.
Isabella County the Scene OF Terrible Triple
Murder. The Community Shocked
at the Enormlty oiIthe Crime.

Thursday morning, October lG. lisa
bella county was the scene Of one OF
the most horrible triple murders that
marks her history and contributes bel
chapter TO the long list OF crimes that
have shocked the state in the past.
Three lives were sacrificed 10 satisfy
the insane rage OF an ungovernable
temper.
Archie Woodin, veteran Of II @
Spanish-A war, and only %
years Of age is the murderer and Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Gulick, OF Deerfeld
township, and his own taby are Il e
victims.
Woodin and his wife have been hay-
Ing trouble and had not lived together
/ for some time and a bill for divorce
7 had been filed by MIS-. WoCdin claim
Ing extreme cruelty. On October 10
a subpoena was served on him, to-
gether with an injunction enjOning
MIN from taking the child out Of the
county or secrcting or injuring il in
any way. Prior 10 this, WOudin had
gone 10 his wife, who worked at Eli
Ferris, and took the baby away with
MIN TO his mothers, promising 10 re-
turn 1t. but failed TO keep his promise.
Thursday morning Of last week
No0din went TO Mt. Pleasant u the
court house 10 read over the papers i'm
the divorce case which was pend
ing later he went to hardware
store and purchased a 32.caibre re-
volver, and jumped on ms wheel and
rode 10 his father.in-law' S place. where
he had some words and accused him |
OF inducing his wife TO leave him. |
Mr.. Gulick is supposed to have re-
sented the language used by Woodin.
VINO shot him twice, once Just above
the heart and once 10 the right side.
killing him instantly He then turned
upon his mother-in-law who was sit
ting in a rocking chair, and DISCHARGED
the revolver at her, the bullet
her in the throat. Mrs.
"ulick Sprang up and ran into the
kitchen and fell upon her back. the
murderer following her and emptying
three other chambers Of the revolver
into her body killing her instantly.
y fourteen year old daughter or Mr..
and Mrs. Gulick, who was present. ran
10 the neighbors and gave the alarm
The three shots last fired at her
mother she heard while running down
lie road.
Noodin then remounted his wheel !
md rode 10 his mothers home. a dis !
ance Of six miles. Springing from =
lis wheel and dashing into the house
Ike a mailman, he grabbed the limo
ent babe from its grandmother's .
rms and placing the muzzle Of his re-. 7
Oliver close 20 its head, pulled the !
rigger, killing il instantly. The L
razed grandmother who stood aghast j
or moment, turned and fled from T
ne mousse crying for assistance. =
Noodin by this time apparently ]
ommenced TO realize what fright d
III crime he had committed. and
TODD there covered with blood and
Oldlng the corpse OF his murdered 7
llld IN his arms, putting the little
ody down he again cooked the re.
Diver and attempted TO take his own
lie, but was prevented from doing so O.,
some men who were in "A nearby ri
I'D picking apples. 81
Woodin was placed under arrest and CT
nded in jail at Mt Pleasant. The i'
NY regrets he has is that he did not Of
ccced 10 taking his own life. 81
Again has the Insane passion ~ ~
AN committed a crime that will 20 -.
'wn ia the history Of Isabella county -
one " the most atrocious murders dr
er committed within its borders. To-
The funeral OF Nh and Mrs Joseph
IIick and the little baby, William
oodin, took place Sunday. II WIS
e largest funeral ever held i'm Isa- ~
la county, over 400 rigs being in the f.,
ocession and over 5000 people no
ewed the remains. Gv
The three bodies were buried side W.
l. A HraN II