Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-07-07
MEXICO MAN KILLS
TWO WOUNDS ONE
AND IS WOUNDED
ROBERT HIeeINsoIHAM, CAR.
PEWTER OF THIS CITY. STAYS
DAUGHTER, KILLS srEPFATH.
Err IN AN ATTEMPT TO kIDNAP
CHILD
Shoots Man While Seeking Former
wIfe--sreaks Door Locks with Bull.
ista and Causes General Alarm
Is Himself Shot.

One man and a girl were killed and
two men were dangerously wounded
at Eighteenth street and Exchange
avenue. East st. Louis. Sunday, when
Robert Higginbotham Of this city.
father Of the girl, attempted to
take her away by force. He killed
the present husband OF his divorced
wife when he attempted to interfere.
and then shot the girl and wounded
the man who shot him. Higgenboth-
I'm Is a carpenter and has been
working for H. H. Meyer. contract
or, of this city. H. C. Fellauer, an
other wounded by Higgenbotham, is
expected to die.
Higginbotham, who was divorced b
his wife about five years ago, came
TO e. st. Louis Saturday.
AT 5 o'clock Sunday morning he
came TO the scene OF the crime and
seated himself ON a bread box and
remained there all day. He scarcely
moved, according to witnesses, until
he saw his daughter, Evelyn, COM
ing down the street at $3.50 In the
afternoon.
The girl went to a drug store ON
the opposite corner to buy candy. As
she left the store her, father caught
her and carried her across the
street.
She did not want to go with him.
She screamed to several persons to
aid her and grasped the hands of
Harry Sellner, who lives a the
irug store.
Higginbotham jerked the girl from
S~ellner's clutch, and, holding her I'M
der his arms, carried her screaming
across the street. He then stopped
as II waiting for a street car.
Michael Moser, husband of Higgin-
botham's divorced wife, ran up to
him and said, what are you doing
with that girl?"
THAT d. monk of your business" re
torted Hagginbotham. "She is my
girl and l will do as / please with
her. l am going to take her away
with me-"
Ifiggtnbotham pointed a revolver al
Moser and said. Get out Of here
quick" adding profanity.
Hardly had Moser reached the OPP
posite side OF the street, when Hig'
ginbotham shot him In the back.
Moser ran ten feet and Higgin.
botham fired another shot. It struck
Moser I'm the neck and he fell.
Hlggtnbotham ran to Moser's side
and fired two shots into his head.
Evelyn, meanwhile, was running
toward her home, a block away. Hig
ginbotham turned and fired the last
shot from his revolver at her. She
had turned toward him; the bullet
struck her over the eye and went
through her head. She fell mortally
wounded.
Higginbotham now went next dooi
to Moser's home, and demanded ad
mission OF Lee Streetmaker, who
lives at the address.
When Streetmaker refused to oper
the door, HAgginbothsm attempted t.
kick his way in.
The door failed to yield and Hig
ginbotham fired three shots into the
lock. Then he opened the door
Holding his revolver with boil
hands at Streetmaker's head, he de
handed, Where is Mrs. Higginboth
am?9 meaning his former wife.
Higginbotham backed from thu
room, keeping Streetmaker and hii
wife covered with the revolver, ans
went next door, the home of Henr!
c. Fellauer.
Here he met with the same obsta
eles n apoer trylns 70 AluA -" IN
door, shot the lock OH. lie wen
Upstairs and finding a door locked
shot off the lock. Next ne Hreu
bullet into the room where Fellaue
and his wife we're. The shot strucl
Fellauer in the right arm ana wen
nto his chest.
While Higganbotham was shoo'n
off the locks Feilauer got a reVoI
yer and waited for a chance 10 $40
aim. Almost at the same moanen
Higglnbotham fired at him. feiiaue
shot his assatlant Just below III
heart.
Hlgg'nbotham fell headiong cow
stairs TO the first floor lie re'athe'
HE hold on the revolver n lay u /