Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-09-05
|OT WIFE DEAD;
\ TOOK OWN LIFE
Fered wief's Eyes and Shot
Her to Death.
|,EN TURNS PISTOL ON HIMSELF

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Tragedy Was Enaetsd--Albany 10
Greatly Stirred by the Bloody Act.
Cause 10 Known.
Albany, ga, Sept with their
mothers cries Tor help sdl ringing
AZ their ears, the children oT l..
howard Hayes and wife, heard the
two pistol sho,s which sent both OF
heir parents into eternity. few min
ntes before noon sunday
The double tragedy Is one Of the
strangest that ever occurred In Al
bany, was enacted la bed chamber
OF the Hayes nome ON north Washing
& ton street When physician reach
a ed the place, a few minutes later, Mrs.
Hayes was dead. and her husband
was gasping his last.
n e. Howard Hayes was q saw mill
operator. who spent every week at the
b. Pope mill, some miles above Albany
aud the A. and n. railroad, He re-
turned home each Saturday evening
and remained with his family until
Monday.
He came in as usual Saturday even.
ing and at the supper table appeared
% be In the best Of humor
Sunday morning neither Hayes nor
his wife appeared at the breakfast
sable both taking the meal In their
room II VAS Just before noon that
Mrs Hayes was heard TO call for help.
from her room there proceeded TOR
n. hour or more no response. then the
voices were raised above a cSnversa.
tioual tone and Mrs Hayes called rs
n In terror; 'Emmie. Rosa. Mr
Waite. come quick"
Almost Immediately a pistol shot
rang lut closely followed los another.
AM tucn noise "a II a body falling
or fht n1lr followed. after which
deep silence prevailed tn the closed
room Thc parties called were the
eldc,' daughter Of the Hayes
J ! white and Miss Rosa Clemens.
who boarded with the family
Tho door opening from the bedroom
~ tho dining room vas locked and
when white. climbing into 4 wlndoS
opening into the yard. be saw that the
two shos hal done their work only
TOO well
The body % Mrs Hayes wa sin
laying Ia the bed. white that 81 her
husbands was on the ncor ~ her side
Both we're In their night clothes.
Miss Emmie Hayes. though white
begged her MOI 90 go into the room.
climbed through the window into the
rOom In the midst ~ The most awful
scene her eyes ever witnessed She
opened The door from the inside and
. gave directions for the immediate
summons ~ physicians
Mrs Hayes Was sho. Just back Of
che let ear. apparently - sAe lay uE
E che bed Hayes probably bold hls left
s hAni over her eyes a. b. hfed the
s. frss sho'. ~ the hand bore poudef
marks He then placed the nuSEls
81 ne revolver bshInd ia Own ear
as ssnt a ballet crashing through hls
Arsirs
Tire caase ~ the double tragedy Il
not revealed Mrs. Haycs had been
b. bad health far ssme time and AZ
fimss hsr mind appeared % D. ARcrf
Rd. hut TIE Occasiosal family qHarrsis
Eefe apparsasiY not sore ssrieas in
1asAetsE .haH an 20 b sKpecfei -
<eeso ihs average married ooupie
HAyes Nc, 90 ness 70 ssplKin hls
ean aet 81 afAak occksinnaliy. BAT
las s~sfsctiT seesr he cane 90
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W ysarS asa hrs Hayes sss Mis-
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