The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-08
KILLED WIFE AND CHILD
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A telegram froaa Denver ~ the
metropolitan press announces a cruel
murder In the case OF Mrs Benjamin
Wright and her little daughter which
was accomplished bs her husband,
Mr.. Wright is a travelling repre-
sentative for a Chicago lewelfs hTm
and in his trips yer the country in
cluoed Mitchell in his visit. getting
here perhaps twice q year. When
Mr.. Wright came TO Mitchell he
usually made his headquarters here
for a week or ten days. and visited
the smaller surrounding towns. He
naturally got acquainted with a
great many people and became very
we'll known. The knowledge having
come To his friends here that he had
killed his wife and little daughter
could hardly be believed by them
until they saw it stated Tor a fact in
the press. In conversation with one
of Mr.. Wright's closest friends, lie
said, that he could not believe such
a thing OF Wright. for he had ALWAYS
shown a spirit of kindliness toward
his family, and that to him it seemed
impossible for a mar to commit such
a deed The Denver special has the
following to say about the murder:
A motive stronger tn IN that OF
simple domestic infellcity was found
TO-DAY to account for the murder of
Mrs. Benjamin c. Wright and her
five year old daughter, Genevlese.
by Wright, the husband and father.
The 'sother wonan in the case''
has entered the mystery.
Wright's admission that he poisoned
his wife was made at a time when
he thought he had but a sholt time
Il, live.
That he poisoned them is believed,
but why2
Tie startling theory is advanced
by the police that Wright intended
to let it appear that the attempt had
been made by his wife to poison him,
herself and child but he weakened
under fear of death.
But he did not tell ali the truth.
There is another woman in the case
and the police have her under
SulSOiAuGSSB WV tiovS q0SoIAonSa
She is not suspected OF being a
party to the double murder, but is
suspected of furnishing Wright the
motive.
The police theory is that Wright
plotted to rid himself of his wife and
child that he might we'd this woman.
Had he not been made to believe
that he would die he would have told
a different story, the police think.
Yet in the face of death he was
careful to shield the 'sother woman''
and hence the story Of the suicide
pact.
Wright's confession was that he
and his wife entered into an agree
ment to kill themselves and their
child. They had quarrcled fire.
Q%euently and were unhappy together
and decided the best way out of the
trouble was death. At the last
moment he said his wife refused to
go ahead with the pact and he
poisoned her and the child.
He says he then took another
poison himself.
Wright is in Jail, while preparations
are being made to ship tie bodies OF
his victims to Benton Harbor fol
burial.
Meanwhile a coloner's physician is
Analysing the contents of the stom.
achs Of the mother and child.
Wright is in a fair way to recover,
An indictment charging murder will.
be voted by the next grand jury ant
he will DOUBTLESS be we'll on the way
to tile hanglnan before the grass is
green on the graves of the woman
and child.
Wright formerly lived in Benton
Haibor Mich. He attended biel
school there. graduating with the
girl he afterward married, Miss Cor;
Hull, the daughter Of a well-to-dt
citizen
Wright learned the jewelrp trade.
was an accomplished musician ane
had a large circle Of friends.