Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-13
KILLED HER BROTHER
SEQUEL TO Staying OF "HoLY
ROLLER" PROPHET.

George Mitchell, youth, who recently
shot and killed Franz Edmund Creffield a
Holy Roller prophet, ard was acquitted
OF the charge of murder on plea of insan-
fty. was shot and killed by his sister Esther
In the union station at Seattle yesterday.
Esther Mitchell joined the Holy Rollers
sect at Corvallis, Ore, and was one of the
most ardent Of Creffields followers. When
her brother pursued the leader of the Holy
Rollers to Seattle and shot him in the
street, he pleaded in justification that Grief
field had deluded and wronged his sister.
George Mitchell was acquitted OF the
charge of murder on Tuesday, and nearly
all OF Wednesday he spent in searching for
Esther in Seattle lodging houses. She re-
fused to be comforted after the death Of
Creffield. When found, she finally agreed to
see her three brothers off to their home in
Oregon.
Shot Her Brother Dead.
The Mitchell brothers. George. Perry and
Fred, were sitting with Esther on bench
in the station waiting room yesterday talk
ing, apparently on the best of terms. When
the Oregon train was announced George
Mitchell rose and started for the door. His
sister stepped to his side and, pointing
revolver at his head, fired a fatal shot be-
fore any one else in the room realized what
was happening. She was arrested shortly
afterward.
Miss Mitchell had refused to have any
thing to do with her brother George since
he shot Creffield to avenge Creffield's treat
ment Of her. Yesterday was the first time
the brother and sister had been seen to-
gether on apparently good terms.
A Family Reconciliation.
Thursday night Charles Mitchell. the
father. and Esther reached a reconciliation.
the girl for several days having refused to
see even him. Hearing that her father was
about to return to his home in Illinois, she
consented to see him. all the family being
present except George.
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Creffield widow
of the Holy Roller preacher, yesterday an
nounced their intention of making Seattle
their home. The three brothers were go
ing to Oregon to work.
After the shooting Perry and Fred
Mitchell were arrested as witnesses. They
were found together a bench in the sta
ton sobbing on each others shoulder
Two Women in Plot to Kill.
Esther Mitchell made the following state
ment yesterday:
Mrs. CreffeId and I talked over the mat
ter of killing George. The one that had
the best chance was to do It. Mrs Cref&
field bought the gun. We were at the room
about o'clock in the afternoon and 1
thought I would have better chance to do
1t than Mrs Creffield, as my brother want
ed to me, and believed that he would
think nothing about my going to the depot.
Then Mrs. Creffield gave me the gun and l
was to do it. We agreed that 1t must be
done as soon as possible.
Glad She Killed Her Brother.
MY brother Fred was up to my room and
said that Perry and George were going to
Portland that evening. I went to the depot
and saw Perry get his ticket. At last saw
George, and I shook hands with him. He
and Perry were walking in front and Fred
and were walking behind I was walking
to the door and George was in front Of me.
That was the chance wanted, and I shot
him. My brother Fred grabbed me, and l
sat down on his lap and put my arms about
his neck. / sat there and the officer came.
II intended to follow him to Portland If
did not get chance at him here. l am
not sorry 1 did the shooting; 1 am glad of
It"