The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-05
A GEORGIA e R TRAGEDY !. !!
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THE TE1tRIBLB ACTS OF a rRos-,
4. Ferrous MER RELIANT. s s.: I:
Killed His Wife, Eine Year Old Son
and Little Baby, Wounded Older
Son and Kills Himself:

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q The motive for the terrible trag-
edyl enacted In Lawrencevllle, Ca,
on Tuesday, when Joe D. Wallace,
| a prosperous merchant, Etlled his
wife and nine-year-old son, Cltla,
and desperately wounded another
| tsson,: FELTON,, eleven years of age; ana
then killed himself, is still shr- ud-
ed in, mystery. t47..t s..5 81. =. 8.
Joe Wallace, a man about 45 yeas
lsof; age, had attended q meeting osr
the Odd Fellows, Of which cr,- ,hc
had been a prominent nene6ef fJr
many years and returned home about
! o O'Clock In the evening: He soon
retired and from that moment there
is no living member Of, his family
who can tell what transpired up to
1880 o'clock in the morning, when
his two daughters, Misses Este,l,
and Lollie Belle, were awakened b,
a rapid fire OF pistol shots in ,thei :
| mothers room adjoining that OF
their own: ss.::y:z:!! s::: IS 81:
The eldest daughter, Miss Lena,
| was also aroused and together. the
three girls hastened to the room Of
the parents to find the cause Of The
shooting. Upon entering the door
way they saw their father standing
by their mothers bed, while she lay
gaspirg for breath, with har night
clothing on fire from the pistol
shots. wv allace turned ta leave the
room and seeing his little son, Fell
ton, coming in at the door, exclaim-
ed;"I will get you, too" and at the
report of the pistol the child fell to
the floor. '
) Stepping over the prostrate form
Wallace went out the door, after
picking up his pants ON the floor.
and Feeling in his pockets for his
Keys as he walked, went to his gro
Gerry store, only a few. yards below
the house, and going In reloaded hi5
tpistolT and returned to the house.
When Wallace reentered mis- home
he walked up to his baby boy Cline,
and said, well, I have. killed your
mother" and holding the child OUT
at. arm length fired, four balls
through its heart. Dropping the, quiv-
;ering% form to the boor he walked
Ito the. e.entrance Of the next room and
placing the SIN oktng revolver tothis
head, seBtfa bull crash It throush his
own bfai1n .sI Isl siWITa1fsces Was Shot
four times, through the breast and
head while lying on the bed. sl
Joe Wallace had been twice mar
ried. BY, his first wife he had Tour
children one son and three daugh-
ters, all grown. The son, Leon Wal
Elace, has a position In Atlanta and
vas not at home. His daughters are
Leno, Lollie Belle and Estelle. Wal
lace's second wife was a daughtte!
Of Andrew O.. Bowman, a farmer re-
siding In the upper part Of the coun-
ty:: She took an active part in relig-
\ Gus work, being member of sever
al societies in the Baptist church,
Of which he was also a member.
Their married life, so far as the gen
leral public knew, was happy one,
although 1t is stated by some that
she was OF a very jealous tempera-
ment. -
About seven years ago Mr.. Wal
lace was awakened at night by a
noise on his front veranda and after
| opening the door slightly, saw a
form in the darkness, whereupon he
called to his wife to bring a lighr,
and az she held the lamp he. took de-
liberate aim and shot the man dead.
He was negro who worked for the
Seaboard. 1t Is thought that posi-.
bly, this occurrence preyed upon his
mind and had some connection with
the tragedy.
All three Of the bodies will be car
ried to Hog Mountain, Mr.. Wallace S
old home, six miles above Lawrence
vile, for burial.
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