The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-10-21
Three Violent Deaths Mark
Career of Spoiled Beauty and
Her Murder in Chicago Re-
calls Killing of Owen Clark
By AL Winfrey
LAST ACT IN HUMAN TRAGEDY

At last retributlon has overtaken
beautiful Dora Clark Burch and her
own life has paid the forfeit for her
fickleness. Three violent deaths have
marked the course of her sensational
career. which began in McCracken
county and ended Saturday afternoon
in her apartments in Chicago.
When Paducah people read of the
murder OF Mrs. Dawson L. Burch, in
her apartments, 1861 st. Lawrence
avenue. Chicago. and the finding of
the body OF her husband lying beside
her, it recalled to their minds the
killing Of owen Clark at the home OF
Mrs. Schaeffer on the Cairo road last
December. by Al Winfrey, and the
part Clark's beautiful wife. this same
Mrs Burch, played in the tragedy.
Mrs Dora BuTch was one of the
prettiest women who ever lived in Pa
ducah She was 26 years old and
spoiled by the attention of her adj
mirers. Her maiden name was Dora
Clemmous.
She separated from her husband,
owen Clark, after a brief honeymoon
and returned TO live with her mother.
Clark then suspected that Dawson +.
Rurch. an engineer on the Illinois
Central railroad. had alienated her
affections. and he haunted the house
in search OF Burch. One night he
thought to surprise the lovers and
suddenly appeared at the Schaeffer
residence. But the caller was Al
Winfrey and in the terrible fight
which ensued. Winfrey killed Clark.
Winfrey came clear on trial. plead
Ing self-defense.
As soon az Mrs. Clark had attend
ed the funeral Of her husband at Hop
kinsville, she returned to Paducah
and went to Chicago with Burch.
Murder and suicide.
The subsequent and concluding
chapter of the tragedy Is told in the
following dispatch from Chicago:
Dawson E Burch returned 10 his
home. 1861 St Lawrence avenue. un-
expectedly Saturday morning after a
weeks absence. In the afternoon he
and his wife, Flora. were found dead
in the bedroom of their fiat, each
with a bullet wound in the right tenn
Pile
"A revolver containing two empty
cartridge shells lay within six inches
of the mans right hand. That he
killed his wife and then himself Is the
conclusion of the police. Jealousy of
a dentist living in Grand Crossing Is
given by them and by neighbors AS
his motive. The trip out of town was
taken by Burch TO accompany his
niece. II years old. to her home in
Louisville at the conclusion of her
visit to Chicago. He obtained two
weeks leave Of absence from his WORK
as machlnist for the Illinois Central
railroad. intending TO visit Louisville,
where he and his wife formerly lived
at ia West Jacob street. He changed
his plans and returned within the
week.
"Mrs. Charles Bradley, who occu-
pies the fiat under the Burch apart
ments. told the police that Burch en-
tered quietly by means OF his latch
key shortly before o'clock Saturday
morning. Almost Immediately he
FASTENED out and walked rapidly
away. He returned within half an
hour. closing the front door behind
him. Mrs. Bradley also heard some
one lock the door of the bedroom
Quiet ensued and she heard nothing
more In the fiat all day. The pole,
ascertained that in Burch's a5senc,
from the house he drew his time a
the car shops.
"The postman's inability to gain ;
response to his rings at $50 O'CLOCK
in the afternoon caused Mrs. Brade,
to become alarmed, as she knew tina
neither Burch nor his wife had lef
the fiat. She notified Policeman
Crowley, of the Grand Crossing sta
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