The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-06-27
CRAZED BY JEALOUSY
HOLDS ALL AT
BAY
LEAVES LONG STATEMENT
Charging Mrs. Hardin With
Misconduct.

Boc l.'a Ind. June a7.- Prompted by
jealousy. and awaiting patiently to com
init q deed which he had apparently
meditated Tor weeks, William n. Hardin
prominent farmer and veteran Of the
civil war. shot his wife with a shotgun
in the presence OF the couples son Mouot,
sged lS at i0 O'Clock last night ai hls
horne. quarter of u mile south of ree
nysoa. which IS about ten miles eust
of Boonvllc on the Southern raiiroad
The son WAS thc silly witness OF tc
tragedy
With his mother lighting for Der iife
against hor crazed husband. the boy
escaped TO Tennyson where be- aroused
ttc people to go 10 bis nome nud prc-
vent the ki1iag Of his mother. Humid
reds of people hurried tn tho scene ana
surrounded thc house but Hardin doaed
the mcnto enter and no o1c set foot in-
side the door ntn oarly this morning.
whca the report of gun was heard.
People who entered found The corpse of
Hardin yiag on the floor, und that of
his wife beside him
Pens Charges Against wife.
Hardin was net a drinking man. and
that Jealousy prompted the deed Is not
questioned as officers have In t6oir po-
session note ~ twelve pages telling IN
detail of alleged misconduct OF his wife
on numerous occasions. This note Cor
Dper Joseph llaughn refused TO make
public or allow any part to be published
verbatim However he states that the
note goes into minute detail, and com
tains the nnmes of prominent Tennyson
business men. charging moral deIelic-
tion In terms which could not be pub
lishcd. la the note he accuses his wife
or canGestinu meetings with other men
Ills first writing is dated May 5 and
he made no addition untn May 81. On
june he pclned stiIl further accusations
adding 20 IL cn June 20 oad then de-
sisted until yesterday morning No
where does he mention that he Intended
4 10 kin his wife bat himself only II be-
wrote anything after he shot his wife
ihc coroner has nbt been able 10 nnd a.
| II was declared today by Itople ol
the vicinity that Hardin aud his VIII,
/ had mang quarrels and that hls wife
1 complained 70 several people th.i hu
/ husband WAS Jealous Of her She knew
u IL said that he always suspected hei
Of cmudcstinely meeting other mon. BE.
1 fore coronsr Bauehu makes puolic tn,
1 letter hc wiu ondeavor TO- secure sub.
suntlation 81 thc charge
Wfe's Suggestion Provoked Him.
] An that rould be- learned today wa,
that Hardin returned to his home iu hh
I usual good spirits. He did no1 show an,
/ anger until late inthe evening. when h,
/ flew into rage about some matter
/ that his wife had brought mp About
| 10 o'clock he retired 10 an adjolllui
room. and securing q sngle-Larrele,
otguu, came into the room whore hi.
wife sud SON we're and nbot her This
I did not KIN ihe womnalnd she strug
( glod with him. begging him not to SHOOT
any more in the excitement her sod es.
/ capped 90 1enlyaon. whcre te notified
/ the whole town. sco,es Of people hur
/ rlcd 90 tbe pllce. bur iu tins mea8tim,
/ he had shot bits wifc again and allcs
( her
The crowd on ne Cuisine threatene,
/ by Hardin dared not attempt 10 ontcI
hui II was guarded an night durini
( which time Hardin sliT' ho would onl,
surrender ds dead mann About
/ o'clock this momiug the report Of "a shot
gun Was heard in thSvhouse ana whei
people went Go Investigate they foun,
tho corpses Of Hurlin ana ins wife cor
oncr Joseph Btughn was called from
Boonyile and no one c1tercd uin afle
he arrived
Mrs. Hardin WIS about 40 yenrs old
while her husband was co and she VA
popular throughout the neighborhood
The funeral of the two viii occur Mon
I day morning at 10 O'Clock The inquos
( viii Also be- held tomorToy