Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1910-07-14
PRETTY DIVORCED
WOMAN IS SLAIN
BY INSANE LIVER
John kratz, q Laborer, Shoots
Mrs. Tom Mccoy, Who Had
Wearied Of His Atten-
ton.


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"''' "N, pretty grass widow, VINO wa"
tn" object of his alteration, and then
emo his OWN life. \ .SL-raIibrr re-
Diver hrIoqging 10 Mrs Meow was
u~, 4 to commit the double tragedy. The
nam was % Years old and the woman
Kraft. who had been working on a
ur;ty about TOWN had for Some time
been rayfng attention. f. MRS NcCov
and apparently his advances were well
received, for thu two have been seen
much tug, .hcr 1t is believed that
Mrs. Mccoy had tired Of his attention.
ana asked him to STAY av,av from the
house, 1t is Thought that this desire
was the cause for the Jealous fury
which impo1lrd him to STAY her.
In the light of last nights develop
mCmts it is considered remarkable that
Louie, tn" 9-yrHT-old daughter of Mrs
Mccoy, who came into the room after
Kraft had fred the second bullet into
ID" N"lN"tihE ieSh Of his victim, was
noe 'uSn klIIru.
SPORTY after II o'clock Kraft went
L" III" Mc' oy rome, knocked at the
l''u lI,Ioush Il window that he could
MOI enter. lie wanted to know why,
an" iouu W0I1S lolioWed that were
H'"ru u"lLt'llSlDlN by nelghbors.
AIl'r what seemed an intcrminable
"I6 ull'tuI thaJ aCG"I'rated in warmth
as II procGedrd' kratz left the house
anu NaINeu away mutterlng to himself.
re Sloppeu ai''r gong halt a block,
anu 'uI eo abruptly on his heel and
S'II,'4 '2cH toward the house.
VINE IT,. he had made any threats
n1'"It Il Ir,t IS not known. 1t is pos
*i'le ~ WIS Me- oy, peerlng out OF
me Wih''W' saw the troWning adver-
1,s'Iileil' 81 insane frenzy on has face
"S II" N'uh'd up the walk with the
moon D. 'mhl& IuII upon him. At any
10 $50 ul|''"olH closed the window
"lI| 'ooA precautions 10 parrlCade her
SCI
~" sooner was the window down and
t'c '1'Cl turned IMAM the man came
10 inc WINDOW ne mad recently left, and
GI'I every instinct keyed TO mad,
l'.ihtic "'IIoh began TO claW at the
Minuo" screen, and with ferocious gor-
III" "urn6th tore at the fastenings.
Woman Draws a Gun.
She secured her revolver 80 calibre
weapon, and stood near the window on
the defensive. She did not become the
"%&ross0r until the window fell shiver-
the mans head was thrust in at the
NindoW she fired.
in the nervousness of the mo-
m"nt. her aim was faulty and the
huitott went wild. Then she lost her
nerve and with a WOman's scream, still
clItching the gun, filed for the front
door, hoping. it is presumed, to escape
But the fastening on the screen door
vas obstinate, and before she could get
1t open, she was grabbed in violent
hands.
In her moment of peril a counterfeit
Of strength came to the aid of the
woman, and though in the grasp of a
man made strong by daily labor. she
Writhed and Wriggled and almost
&C Cd The struggle continued, and
G1t rw the woman had been trying
t. r. I.r Ire revolver in such position
that she ,uuld end the fight, believing
row for the first time that her own
life was in imminent danger Her
efforts were Of little avail Slowly bor
wrist was twisted until a nnmbness
came into it and then she knew she no
longer retained the weapon. Then a
shot rang out in the stiffness of the
night
Makes Sure OF Work.
The bullet entered the upper right
breast and the life blood Of the woman
began to scep upon the porch. Not for
long was the wounded woman allowed
to remain moaning in a crumpIed heaD
where she fell. With strong arms
kratZ picked her UP, carried her into
the house, and laid her on a lounge,
Then, It is presumed. he SURVEYED the
result Of his work. In a moment an
other shot reverberated through tho
ing into the left temnIe ~ the dafpnsn-
less woman.
IL was at TINS Juncture Of the tragedy
InaL Louie the 9-year-old daughter
O me woman lying dead on the lounge,
awakened by the shots came into the