Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-13
Esther Mitchell Murders Her
Brother Who Killed Man
Who Betrayed Her
GREAT TRAGEDY AT SEATTLE
Man Who Killed "HoIy Roller Be-
cause He Betrayed His Sister Is
Cruelty Murdered by the Girl Whom
He Protected-Gave No Warning of
Her Intention to Shoot.

Seattle, Wash, July 13.-George
Mitchell, the youth who recently shot
and killed Franz Edmund Creffield, a
so-called Holy Roller" prophet and
who was acquitted of the charge of
murder on the plea of insanity, was
shot and killed by his sister, Esther, in
the Union depot in this city last even
ing.
Esther Mitchell Joined the Holy
Rollers" sect at Corvallis, Ore, and
was one of the most fanatical of Cref-
fields followers wherr her brother
pursued the leader Of the Holy Roll
lers' to Seattle and shot him down OH
the street, he pleaded in justification
that Creffield had deludeel and wrong
ed his sister George Mitchell was
acquitted of the charge Of murder
Tuesday, and nearly all the following
day he spent in searching for Esther
in Seattle lodging houses.
The party of Mitchells, George, Per-
Try and Fred, were sitting with Esther
on a bench IN the waiting room talk
ing together and apparently on the
best of terms. When the Oregon train
was announced, George Mitchell rose
and started forward. His sister step
ped to his side and pressing a revolver
close to his head pulled the trigger be-
fore anyone had realized what was
happening. She was Immediately ar
rested.
1 s-to
avenge whose treatment George shot
Creffield. She has refused to have
anything to do with her brother since
the shooting Yesterday was the first
time they had been seen together on
good terms. Wednesday Charles Mitch
ell, father of the family, and his
daughter Esther reached a reconcilia-
ton. For some days the girl had re-
fused to see her father Hearing he
was about to return to his home In
Illinois she consented to an interview,
at which all the rest of the family ex-
cept George were present.
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Creffield.
widow of the deceased "liolly Holler,"
leader yesterday announced their in
tention of making Seattle their home.
The two women took small apartments
here, sold their witness certificates to
raise funds and apparently had made
up their minds to remain in Seattle.
The three brothers were en- route to
Oregon. Directly after the shooting
Berry and Fred were arrested as wit
nesses.
Esther Mitchell made the following
statement last evening:
Mrs. Creffield and talked over
the matter of killing George. The one
that h.d the best chance was to $40 It,
Mrs. Creffield bought the gun. We
were at the room about o'clock in the
afternoon and l thought would have
better chance to do it than Mrs.
Creffield. as my brother wanted to see
me, and believed he would think moth
ing about going to the depot. Then
Mrs. Creffield gave men the gun and
/ was to do it.
eve agreed that it must be done as
soon as possible. My brother Fred
was up to my room and said that Per-
ry and George were going to Port
land in the evening. went to the de-
pot and saw Perry get his tickets. At
last saw George and shook hands
with him. He and Perry were walk.
ing in front and Fred and I were