The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-03-20
Milwaukee Man Killed Wife At.
ter Long Preparation.
he Then Shot Himself, But
Failed to Die.
WHILE WOMAN SLEPT
de Administered Chloroform
and Shot Her.
accumulated the Drug by Pur-
chase in Small Amounts.

Milwaukee, March 2o-Georre yva,,.
oughby, manager of the Jewe, ara
sherman company, coffee ana sn,o.
mills. early today shot and killed bt.
VIE at their home on Prospect aven,,a
Willoughby then shot himself ana 4.
not expected to recover. He confessed
to the police that he had commI+tad
the murder because he was Infatuated
with another woman whom he b.d
been supporting for four years
Mr. and Mrs. WiIloughby last even
ing had attended a social at tha Park
Place Methodist Episcopal church
where both were prominent workers.
Mr. Willoughby also taught a SUNDAY
school class
After the social they visited his
brother, Leroy Willoughby and then
returned home. There a quarrel follow
S1, N a1Ier winch both retired. While
e 1rs. Wliloughby was asleep he chloro-
lOrmed her and then shot her behind
tne leII ear, causing instant death. He
then shot himself
Willoughby made the Confession
wnlle ne lay in bed and in the pres
elice OF Dr. charles H. Lemon and De-
tective Dennis Sullivan and a nurse
AT first he denied he had shot his wife
put when the police showed him that
the burglary theory was impossible he
confessed. -
Il married my wife 20 years ago.
said Willoughby. "I did not love her
but married her mostly out of sympa-
tiny, she being poor woman. Our life
mas never been happy one.
we frequently quarreled. Mrs Will
oughby was fnsanely Jealous of me-
Matters went on this way for years
-Four years ago while 1 was on nv way
to New York I met a woman on the
tram tram. our acquaintance ripened into
love. Then for the first time I real
lied had met a woman 1 loved.
This woman also was living an 11n-
happy life. Her husband was cruel
to her and soon after 1 met her he
deserted her and her two small chill
dren. I then began to support her
We became intimate and have been SO
| for several years. Two years ago she
obtained divorce, and since that time
have been providing for her and her
children. She is now living in Chi
| cago.
MY domestic affairs did not inn
prove and a long time ago 1 decided
| that would end it all. How to do 1t
was what bothered me and for many
months 1 have been planning a way
began to collect chloroform I
bought it in small lots and began to
keep it until I had a bottle of the
drug. This I saved until I might de-
eide to carry out my plans. I decided
| to end it all this morning. After my
wife had fallen asleep I obtained the
chloroform and then I shot her. I
then fired the shots into my breast,
intending to shoot myself in the heart,
but failed. I did not have any more
cartridges, SO 1 decided to hide the
| revolver. That is the whole story"
Willoughby is so years old His
| wife was three years his junior.
After killing his wife and shooting
himself Willoughby dragged himself
downstairs to the basement, opened
the side door so as to make it appear
that burglars had committed the deed,
hid the revolver in the basement and
then te1ephoned for a doctor. When
the police were notified they were in
formed that a burglar had shot both
Mr.. and Mrs. Willoughby, but when
cluded that it was murder and at
tempted suicide and later obtained q
confession from WilIoughby