The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-01-07
KILLED GIRL AND
ENDED HIS LIFE
Double Tragedy in Dining Room
of a Hotel.
Roy Mckinney, Separated From
Dora GhPpeil, Finds Her a
Waitress N Hostelry At Peru,
Ind.--shoots Her In The Left
Breast And When Puts A Bullet In
His Heart committed Robbery
To Get Cash For Trip.

HIS AACMAk~~-Nf OAAkAlAAStGO AAVDUCAI
To Get Cash For Trip.
Peru, Ind Especially A man who
had registered at the Pearss Hotel &c
L. B. Lenhart. of chicago, but who.
it develops. was Ray Mckinney, Of
Indianapolis, shot and killed Dora
Chap2ell and then killed himself IN
the dining-room of the hotel here.
The woman, who was a waitress In
the hotel, bent over Lenhart to take
his order for dinner, as it appeared
to the other mattresses in the room.
Lenhart put his arm around her, as
If in affection, and drew her close to
him. With his other hand he drew
a revolver, shot her in the left breast
and let her body slip to the floor.
AS Sumner Hart, the son Of the
proprietor of the hotel, ran into the
room Lenhart shot himself in the
heart and fell from his chair, still
clinging to the revolver The watt
resses ran from the building in
panic. There was no other guests
in the dining-roOm at the time Of
the shooting.
Lenhart registered at the hotel in
the afternoon. He went about in q
mysterious way, and to several per-
sons he said he was a deputy United
States marshal making inquiry about
a government matter. (
Several letters were found in the&
mans coat pocket addressed to Roy
Mckinney, 938 West Pearl Street
Indianapolis, Ind. The ~. -
about % years old.
Dora Chappell was Is
and graduate of the Pc
School. She returned hol
weeks ago, after having been
ed at hotel in Indianapolf
and Lenhart talked at the
table and at the breakfast tai
apparently had no more than
ual acquaintance.
According to advices from
napolis, Mckinney entered a
room there and rifled the cash
ter while he covered the man
the counter with a revolver
Letters found in the dead
pockets indicate that the holdu
the crimes were planned.
thought that Mckinney comm
the robbery to get money to
to Peru.
The letters were addressed t
coroner, the girls father,
Chappell, of Peru, and to McKin
wife, at East Germantown, Ind
In the letter to the corone
Kinney first directed that his
be sent to a medical colleg
then added: :
II left my first wife becau
was not true to me. left n
ond wife last March. On Mar
1909, met Dora Chap2ell, and
with her two months, at the el
which time found that she wa
only girl for me. / could not
the girl I loved. Several days a
the girls father went to Iniianapol
and caused me much trouble an
brought Dora to Peru 1t was in
possible for me to forget her. so
came to Peru. / asked her to go
the theatre with me, but she ha
other arrangements. could no
sleep and God knows life has bee
a hell. May God help Dora and tai
pity on me- Before I close, hoI
that everybody will take punch
me before pass over the great d
vide.''
In the letter to his wife, McKinnl
said.
II only wish you were with q
so I could take you with US, too"
When Mckinney came to the no
and registered as L. B. Lenhart,
Chicago. he posed as United Stat
and displayed Secret Scr
ice badge 1t is not known where
obtained the badge, as he had nd
been in the government service.