Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-07
DOUBLE
TRAGEDY
TWOKILLED AND ONE
WOUNDED.
Henry Morrison Kills Girl. wounds
her Escort and Turns Gun
on Himself.

Henry Morrison, brakeman on the
Heppner branch of the o. R. & n last
Sunday afternoon. crazed with jealousy,
shot and instantly killed his former
sweetheart Miss Norah White, wounded
his rival Barney Ahalt, and a few
minutes later placed the muzzle OF the
revolver against his own forehead and
shot himself, dying from the effect of
the wound without regaining conscious.
ness about five bours later.
Morrison had been payin. attention
to Miss White for some time and it ia
said that they were engaged to be mar
ried. Not long ago rival appeared in
the person of Barney Ahalt.
Morrison took the fact of his 10 ing
| favor to heart seriously and constantly
brooded over his trouble. On several
different occasions lately be was found
crying bitterly by his associates and he
said that he was in deep trorble.
Everything goes to show that the
murder was carefully planned.
Coming from Heppner Junction Sat.
urday evening on his regular run. he
did not take time to get his supper in
this city. He went to Express Messen-
ger Smith and borrowed Colt revolver
of Al calibre, stating to Mr.. Smith that
q dog dowl the track had been annoy
ing him and he wanted to be prepared.
Taking railroad speeder he went to
lone and got his supper and had lunch
put up which be took with him to Cecil,
the home OF Miss Wright.
Arriving at the little station unob
served, he put the speeder out of sight
in a field and went to warehouse
where he cut sageprus and grass and
made bed under the building. secret
ing himself, but being in position to
get good view of the Wright resi-
dence.
He spent Saturday night and until
Sunday afternoon in his place of hiding
until the appearance at little before |
o'clock OF Miss Wright ard Mr.. Ahalt
who had left the Wright residence for
buggy ride. The young people left Ce
ell and started south toward Morgon,
when Morrison secured his speeder and
started up the track to head them off.
Being recognized by the people in the
buggy Morrison waved his hand in a
friendly manner and kept on up the
track. Up the track about two miles
from Morgan, Morrison was seen stand
ing on an embapkment at the side of
the wagon road.
When Miss Wright and Ahalt came
up to where Morrison was standing, he
asked them to stop, and with the words
"you had better say your prayers"
shooting.
Miss Wright was shot in the top OF
the head and was instantly killed. Two
bullets went through Ahalt's clothing,
grazing his body and a third caused a
slight flesh wound in the shoulder.
Ahalt whipped the team into a ruu
and Miss Wright's lifeless body fell over
the front of the buggy, lodging on the
tongue and axle of the vehicle. After
getting out of range OF the bullets,
Ahalt pulled the girl back into the
buggy and whipped into Morgan.
Morrison followed the flying team to
Morgan and when in speaking distance
Of A. A. Morgan's residence asked if ne
could come in. When told tnat he
could not, he asked if the girl was
dead. He was told that she was and
he pulled revolver from his pocket
and shot himself in the forehead. he
was carried to warehouse where he
lived about five and one half hours.
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