The Marshall republican., 1912-01-26
Suicide and
Murder Attempt
In Fit of Jealousy Santa
McCregor Shoots Wife
And Kills Himself
WOMAN WILL RECOVER
Was Member Flower of the
Ranch Company Playing
Here Tuesday Night

Upon the report of two revolver
shots which sounded through
the rooms and halls of the Howard
Hotel at 5.i5 o'clock "Wednesday
morning, quickly started the man
ager ana guests to ascertain the
cause.
II was the jastardly attempt Of
Santa McGregor to murder his wife
and then thinking that his coward
ly act had proven successful he
turned the gun on himself and sent
bullet from a 3s caliber revolver
crashing through his brain.
But he was foilei in his murder
ous intent as his wife was not kill
cd, but suffered severe wound In
the back OF her head. The couple
were occupying room on the
north side OF the building. A
boarder In the adjoining room
heard the first shot and says Il was
several minutes before the seeonj
report. Then he heard the screams
OF the Lady. Mr.. Howard was the
first to reach the door ana just NJ
as he came to IL, the door opened
an ! Mrs. McGregor staggered out
in the hall saying as she fell, ale
shot me while / was asleep.
McGregor's body lay just inside
and against the door, ths door
could only be opened little ways.
The inside OF the room presented a
horrible scene. bloou bosratciins
the floor, walls and bed.
M"dresor hal evidentally gotter
up and while standing by the bee
shot at his wife as she lay In bed
with her back toward him, then ht
shot himself! The bullet stru
Mrs. MeGregor in the back OF tn,
head plowing a furrow elaer aeros
Tho bullet bursted In several pieces
one piece entering the skull so dee
II was necessary 10 cut IL olt
faint trace OF the path OF the bul-
let was on the pillow ease, which
was also powder burned.
Tho sLo' that McGregor iafli'te
upon himself entered his right
temple Just at the lower point OF
the eye brow, blowing out the
right eye ana cousing its way ur'
wari lodged just below the lef
eye lid from where the bullet was
renewed. HIS body was removed &c
the Campbell-Shafer undertaking
parlors where the inquest was ho.'
Wednesday evening.
Mrs McGregor was member OF
the "Flower OF the Ranch' com
pany which played here Tuesday
pight In which Mrs. Nc Gregor too
the leading part that OF Little
Flower, her stage name appear
ing on the program as Betty Cali-
well.
McGregor was not member OF
the company. He had joined tn
company two weeks ago at Chey-
enne, Wyo., ana had been travel
ing with them sine that sine 70
be with his wife. The managers
and members OF the company stat
ed that the couple had quarreled
often, and no doubt he committed
through jealousy.
He had been with the company e
short time while they were show
ing in California and had not been
seen after leaving until he met
them at Cheyenne. In all his vis-
its to his wife, Mr.. Flesher, the
manager OF the company, claims
he acted in a mysterious manner,
as though he was mentally unbal-
anced. He claimed to be vaude-
viii actor and his wife drew money
from Mr.. Flesher Tuesday night
stating that she wanted to give it
to her husband who was going to
Kansas City the next morning
whore he would try to secure a
position.
Mr.. Flesher stated that the cou-
pie had met at Minneapolis, Minn.,
last summer and had known each
other only a short time before they
were married, which event occurr-
cd on the Tth OF July 1911.
McGregor claimed his home was
in Glasgow, Scotland. He had been
In this country only three or four
yearA In his pockets we're found
numerous pawn tickets and an
application for memberahip in a
lodge known a. the "White Rat"
He was about 50 years Of age.
MIRA Mc0regor Il about 20 years
old and her home y In Oklahoma
City, Okh, where her mother lvea
she did not know that hsv hua'