The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-01-07
IA TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
HENRY LOOMS KILLS WIFE
AND PARAMOUR, THEN
COMMITS SUICIDE.
Frank Fritz, Whom Loomis Trust
ed, Proves Faithless, and Is
Shot Down-Goes Home to
Kill His Wife and
Himself.

Kill His Wife and
Himself.
II Fortiaud, Jan. 4.-Filled with
Jealous rage and thirsting for re-
venge, Henry H. Loomis last night
shot and killed Frank Fritz at I'm
ion avenue and Davis street, ran to
Ibis own home, murdered his wife,
fired a shot at his forehead, grasped
q razor from shelf, cut his throat
! from ear to ear and died with his
arms embracing the woman he had
Islain. @S
The double murder and suicide
was the elimination Of a scandal
involving Loomis's victims, and
the report furnished the husband
by Harry Warne, q messenger boy,
who had been employed to ssshad-
low" the pair while they were en-
,Igaged in their clandett ne mor-
ments. Loomis had learned how
Sfsnatfcrs stood upon leaving hos
I pital two weeks ago. During his
Illness, Fritz and Mrs. Loomis had
dbeen much together, it is said, and
3eeuld not be found for several days
alter Loomis recovered.
"a crisis was reached yesterday
Emorning, when the messenger boy
Reported trip of Fritz and Mrs.
i IEpomis to the reservoir, a walk in
1.-The suburbs and their final return
10 their home. Loomis did not con-
Hceal his plans. He openly talked
] Of murder and suicide. He even
went so far as to ask Mrs. A. Ollen-
beck, his mother-in.1aw, for oil
4with which to get his revolver into
good condition. He told her early
5in.the morning that he would kill
Fritz if sha met him. Ha left the
house angry and desperate with
rage.
Last night, just before five o'clock
Loomis and Fritz met on the side
walk to the rear of the residence of
R. J. Diggles, Union avenue and
Davis street. Fritz had just come
from walk with Mrs. Loomis and
Loomis knew it. He had heard
this and was hurrying to reach the
house, his evident intention being
to kill them aad himself the min
ute they stepped inside. He was a
trihe late-just five minutes late
enough to permit Fritz to walk
from the house, 800 Oregon street,
to where they met, distance Of
six blocks.
Frank, I have something 70,
you," Loomis said, as Fritz ap.
preached him bound south.
Fritz had been warned only q
few hours qefore by Amy Ollen.
beck, little sister of Mrs. Loomis,
that his life was in danger, and
Loomis was seeking him with a
loaded revolver. Therefore he hur.
ried past the desperate man, pre-.
tending not to hear.
II say I have something for you,
Frank" repeated Loomis, louder.
Fritz paid no heed. Then pistol
shot rang out. Fritz shrieked In
pain and fell heavily to the side
walk. At that moment little Viola
Parker, a cousin of Fritz, and Ma.
bel limerick, playing hide and go
seek, ran directly into the protrate
form and little Miss Parker tripped
on her cousins arms and fell down.
Loomis paid no attention to the in
nocents in their play, but fred two
more shots at his victim. Neither
took effect. The children saw by
the light of the arc lamps that
Loomis was the man, who, after
| finishing his deadly work, wheeled
and ran like mad north on Union
avenue.
Badly frightened, but still pos
sessing sufficient calm and presence
of mind to think of appreheHding
the fleeing man, they called Mrs.
Diggles, who had just heard the
. shots and was opening the rear
door. She notified the police.
While Policemen Hilyer, Lillis and
Isaacs dashed to the scene in pa.
troll wagon, Loomis ran to his home.
! He beat the offcere there by min.
utes enough to accomplish his pur.
, pose-the murder of his wife and
!. the destruction of himself.
Loomis was seen to dash alonf
Union avenue and to turn up Or
Z egon street, headed homeward. HI
passed several people, among then
! Professor M. L. Pratt, but kept go
! ing. Reaching the house he foune
I Ibis wife removing her jacket in th'