The Detroit times., 1913-11-17
SHOOTS BRIDE DEAD;
TAKES HIS OWN LIFE

TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
(Co.ti.sed fro. Page oss,.
other presents for her and other mem.
bers OF the family. While he talked
with Mr. Perry, she slipped from the
house to join her sister. Blanche. with
whom she had planned to go to Ann
Arbor. to a football game.
La Mars gay demeanor vanished
when he discovered her absense. He
threatened to take his life, with car
bolic acid. and left the house ,declar-
Ing that he was going to q drug store
to purchase poison. Near Michigan
ave-. he met his wife. who had failed
to meet her sister. and was returning
to her home. He stepped up to her.
pressed revolver to her side. and
fired. the bullet piercing her body be-
tween the fourth and NTH ribs. As
she fell dying In the street. he fired
one shot into his temple. then sent
a bullet into his brain from behind
the left ear. As he fell. his finger
pulled the trigger and sent q third
bullet into the house, next to the
Perry home. HIS was taken to St
Mary's hospital in the police flyer
but died at 1890 o'clock.
His wife died as she was being
carried into her fathers home.
La Mar was 20 years old. five feet
SIX inches tall, and OF very dark com
plexion. He met Miss Perry at a
dance hall, and II was q case OF love
at first sight. He told her that ne
was heir to $4,000 from the estate
OF his mother, which was to be set.
tied this fall. He always carried
large sums Of money, an dspent II Law.
ishly.
He gave, his wife diamonds and
jewelry valued at 500, within the
time of their rapid courtship and the
first days OF their married tie, bu,
she later found that he had bought
them on the installment plan and
had to give them up when he failed
to make payments.
F. ID. Perkins, of No. 412 Eigh.
teenth-st, who married sister ol
Mrs. La Mar, says that La Mar, pos
Ing as building contractor with q
prosperous business. mOrrowed money
from any Of his friends who would
loan 1t to him, and probably owed In
the neighborhood OF $1.700.
La Mar opened an ONCE In the Ma
jestic building In July, 1912, as the
wayne County Construction Co.. &C
cOrding to +. M. Walsh, Of No. 91S
Bajestic building. who says that he ID
glad that La Mar IL dead. as the man
had threatened to kill Walsh, because
the latter got q judgment for $3.50
against him.
Mr.. Walsh says that La Mar
brought a boy about Ave years old
to his once: that the boy was the
picture of Lamar, and La Mar said
he had adopted the child.
La Mar evidently planned his crime
before leaving Chicago to visit his
wife, as he had written the following
letter. which was turned over to the
coroner:
This il my statement to my
God and to the people who know
me. My name is Jose F.. Chirinos
La Mar, but sign as follows, J.
c. La Mar. for short.
want to let the people know
that was born in Trojilo. Peru,
South America am 20 years
old and Ave feet six inches tall,
of Spanish descent. Have been
in this country since April 10,
1906. My trade 10 q carpenter.
I haven't any relatives In South
America, 90 don't let anyone
know of this. met my wife,
who was Miss Alice Perry, OF
416 Eghteenth-st.. Detroit, the
seventh day OF July, 1913, and
married her the tenth Of the
same month.
For her extravaganza ! run In
debt. My creditors were so
strong after me that | had to
leave for Chicago. but my wife
and I had an understanding that
she will come to me, but after
my leaving, someone advised her
not TO come with me. and found
q lover for her. AS far az l can
learn, his name il Mr.. Rush.
That il all know, but 1 must
say that I love my wife with all
my heart, and I kill her rather
than see her with anyone else
but me. I am South American.
have that Incan blood within
me, and never will see my name
disgraced in such q shameful
manner. Neither do I believe in
divorce. so 1t IL better for her
and me TO be dead.
Don't think for minute that
am crazy, for know every
thing. and l am doing this only
to save me from disgrace. My
only advice to all married people
10 to stick together through thick
and thin, and TO all single ones
not to break q home Of people
that 10 trying to live happy. II
get that Mr.. Rush. he will go.
too, for I will set an example for
all. J. G. LA MAR.