The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-11-14
bon LIVINGSTON.
shot TO DEATH.
B ! HIS WIFE.
DEED WAS DONE IN SCLF.DE.
FENSE AND COR0NER'S JURY
ExONERATES HER.


This community was Mortified to
learn that yesterday afternoon at
Cbubb Don C. Livingston. until re-
Gently a resident of this city. was
shot and killed by his wife. The
ey idence is that he attacked her
while in a drunken frenzy, and was
about to cut her throat, when she
seized pistol and shot him thre,
times in the breast. each ball pass
ing entirely through his body.
The Telegram's Barlow corrc-
spondent furnishes the following ac-
count OF the tragedy:
and ) O'Clock. some one at Chubo
called up Sheriff !.ogau and told him
/ that he had better come up and ar
| rest Don c. Livingston, that Livings-
ton was drank ana on rampage,
threatening his wife. While the
larty was talking to the snerill, he
heard pistol shots, and upon making
Investigation it was found that Mrs.
Livingston had shot and killed her
husband.
Upon report OF the Lomicide.
|'Sheriff John Logan and County
Judge Preston went up to Chubb in
the sheriff's automobile, summoned
a coroner's jury. This jury after in
,cstigation AND hearing all the evi-
dcnce at hand brought in verdict
ci justitiable homicide.
"The only evidence bearing di-
rcCtly on the killing was tie tcst.-
mony of Mrs. Livingston herself. She
said that her husband was pursuing
her around their room above tac
store, brandishing knife and
threatening to kill her, and th2t
uEon passing the bureau she seized
pistol lying on the bureau and shot
and killed him The deceased is said
10 have been drinking heavily, 2nd
il is also said that when he was un.
der the influence of liquor he wa,
i,sanciy Jealous OF his wife.
The Livingston family lived in
lakeland several years, Mr. liNinss.
ton at that time Icing a conductor
on the Atlantic Coast Line. lie stood
hlanly aa a railroad man anil he be-
an drinhing heavily and Il year OF
more ago left the employ Of tie ra..-
road, this doubtless beng til result
NJ his intemperate habits.
shortly after this the family re
moved to Chubb, or Barlow June~
ton, and Mr. Livingston conducted
a small store there There have becl
f,eGuent outbursts OF intemperanct,
and the domestic relations of the
couple have been stormy at times.
Persons acquainted with the circum-
stances remarked. on hearing the
news Of the tragedy, that they would
not have been surprised at any time
10 have heard of the taking OF Mrs.
lAvinsston's life by Livingston, who.
Willie a pleasant and gentlcmahly
fellow when sober, seemed to have
N ungoyernable temper and 10 nave
been unreasonably jealous when IL
toXicated.
Mr.. Livingston, though not mold
ing the position OF conductor for q
considerable time, still kept ~.
membership in the Order of R-ll-
way Conductors, ard : comMit-ee
from that organization went up lroia
here this morning and superintend y
arrangements for the body to be tax
en- to Palatka, Livingst0n's former
home for interment. Mrs. Livings-
ton accompanied the remains to Pa
latka.
Besides the r-''o. chief sufferers y.
II is deplorab' =, two llttic chli-
dren have its shadow cast over thc's
young lives. 1t is only another o
the countless tragedies chargeahic 70
the monster of intemperancc.