The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-01-15
John Mullen Shot to Death b mrs.
Holden al Her Home Early
Monday Morning.
MULLEN is SAID TO HAVE BEEN
INTIMATE WITH HER DAUGHTER
Released on $1,000 Bond to Await
Grand Jury's Action.

son Street, adding another name to
the long list of those who have fallen
under the unwritten law. Imme-
ditely after the killing, Mrs. Hold
en- telephoned the fSheriff's Office,
even before word had been received
there that any homicide had been
committed. and nonchalantly in
formed Deputy Sheriff Geo. Decell
of what had taken place, with the
request that Hon. Jas Cassidy be
notified to meet her at the sheriff s
Office when she was brought down
by Mr.. Decell or Sheriff Montgom-
cry.
Mr.. Montgomery Immediately
called hack and went to Mrs.
Holden's residence where she ad-
mitted doing the shooting and was
accompanied back to the sheriff s
Office by her two daughters. Is and
18 years of age. they being the re-
suits of a former marriage with
DR.. Clement. deceased. After
sitting in the sheriff's office in the
custody OF deputy for some little
time, arrangements were made
with Circuit Judge D.. M. Miller to
release her on a S5, 900 bond, with
out a preliminary hearing. the
bond being promptly signed.
Those who signed the bond were:
K. w. McNair. r. L. Davis, Isaac
Cope. I. H. Brlnson, R. B. Stamps.
WAS NOT DISTURBED.
Mrs. Holden did not seem at all
worried over what had taken place
and was as cool and collected as an
ordinary person would be who had
called to settle up an amount due
for taxes.
III When asked by reporter if she
desired to make any statement she
answered. "No. There is only
one word to say and / do not care
to say it now. When the proper
time comes, / will do SO" AS the
newspaper man started off, Mrs,
Holden called him back and stated
that she did not wish the paper
man to be offended at her brusque-
ness, bat that she did not think it
best to talk at that time.
UNUSUAL. FACTS.
A rather unusual fact connected
with both of the parties implicated
in the affair is that both had near
relatives who met violent deaths
! only a few years back. Mrs.
Holden's sisters husband was kill
ed by her brother. the cause coming
under the head Of the unwritten
law. Mullen's father was killed in
a personal difficulty and found with
an open knife in his hand, precisely
in the same manner his s6p lay
Monday morning in the North
Jackson Street residence. Mullen
and Mrs. Holden had also been
married two times each.
MULLEN FREQUENT VISITOR.
From all reports that are obtain
; able about the unfortunate affair,
Mullens. tor something like year
past, has been a frequent visitor to
Mrs. Holden's home and this morn
ing the dead man went by on bis
way to town from his home il
Pearlhaven.
81 KNEW WOULD HAVE
TO KILL YOU"
After a parIey OF words lasting
20 or 80 minutes. Mullen. after
being accused of too intimate rela-
tions with one Of the girls. is re-
puted to have said, Yes. --
I knew ] would have to Kill
you when you found il out" and
started toward Mrs. Holden with q
drawn knife, when she opened fire
on him with a 38 revolver. Three
bullets pierced his body and one
went through bis head. Parties
who came ia Immediately after.
wards, found Mullen in a front
room Of the house with an open
knife and taken charge Of by the
Home Furniture 4 Undertaking Co.
and prepared for burial. A picture
of the girl was found in the deac
man's pocket.
The funeral services took place
| yesterday afternoon from the fanni.
lily residence in PearIhaven, tht
1 Woodmen Of the World, of Whici
| order Mullen was member, taking
l part in the ceremony.
I Mullen leaves i've children BY BIZ
1 first wife and mother. several al
these girls al old as the one he wal
accused Of mistreating. Two chill
dren were born of the second union
/ but both are dead. Mullen's las
J marriage venture seems to have
been an unhappy one. as tht
contracting parties have been sep
!, arated some time.