The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-24
After the Marshall Had Been
Laid Low Crazed Husband
Turns Gun on Wife, But Is
FOiIed in Act.
VICTIM HAD BEEN WARNED
WHEN HE STOPPED TO TALK
WITH MRS. HENDRIcksoN HE
KNEW HE WAS RUNNING RISK
OF BEING KILLED.

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rWeatherby, town marshal, was on his
1ounds lighting the street lamps this
evening about o'clock, he stopped to
task to Mrs. Walter Hendrickson
While the conversation was in pro-
gress Hendrickson, who was concealed
in the woodshed, shot Weatherby and
killed him instantly. The gun was
then leveled on Mrs. Hendrickson, but
ten-year-old son, who was an eye
witness. leaped toward his father and
struck the barrel of the gun SO the
shot went wild. Hendrickson then
turned the gun upon himself and ended
his own life. All the principals in the
affair were we'll known and prominent
jealousy on account of the intimacy
OF Mrs. Hendrickson and Weatherby
was the cause of the tragedy. Each
man is survived by widow and three
children.
Had Been Intimate.
Weatherby has been marshal for
some time and his intimacy with Mrs
Hendrickson had been a subject for
no very great attempt to conceal his
fondness for the woman. He and
Fendrickson had had trouble previous
! I'd it is said here tonight Weather
- been warned to stay away from
o-Lan and not let her husband see
/ - Tith her. 1t is claimed Hendrick-
SOL Lad threatened Wcatherby's life,
Ii the violated the warning.
The town is stirred tonight as it has
not been for many years. The murder
is the sole subject for conversation
and various wild tales are being told.
Not the least of these is to the effect
that the relations between Mrs. Hend-
rickson and Weatherby had been far
more intimate than the husband ever
had known. Friends of the woman,
however, brand these stories as ma
liciOus and declare them without the
least semblance Of truth. The most
persistent story Is to the effect that
Weatherby had been warned long In
advance by Hendrickson and that he
knew when he stopped to talk to the
woman his life rested in the hands of
another man.
Friends Are Shocked.
Hendrickson was about forty-five
years old. He had been engaged in the
carpenter trade and always had borne
= good reputation in the community
He was known as respectable citi-
zen and was regarded as of quiet
demeanor. His friends were number
ed by the scores and all were greatly
shocked at the desperation Of his deed
and his own end.
Weatherby is said to have been
somewhat of q Lothario. He was
about forty years old and known by
many as a liberal citizen" He was
regarded as a good fellow" and was
known to intimate acquaintances as
Jack. He Is said to have been a good
provider for his family but not overly
devout in his moral proclivities.
Many Stories Are Told.
Many stories have been told about
Mrs. Hendrickson. She has some
faithful friends, who declare she has
not violated the sanctity of her mar
riage vows, but there are others lust
as firm in their declarations that she
was the real cause of the murder and
suicide. She and Weatherby are spok-
en- Of tonight as two of a kind" 1t
IS claimed that she has not been as
obedient in her duties as wife as
IL the custom in we'll governed house
holds. 1t is said her husband had
srsprimanded her not infrequently in
regard to her relations with the mar
shal and even had gone so far as to
Tell her never to let him catch her
with Weatherby or talking to him.
Weatherby Distracted.
Jealous pangs had been created
within the heart of the carpenter by
the Inconsistency of his wife and he
had worried and brooded about it for
several weeks. Friends sey he was
half distracted at times and would not
permit any tales about his wife to be
told him. He is said to have tried to
bring about change. He had con-
sidered leaving Camden, but his finan--
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