The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-11-21
WIFE MURDER
Herbert Thompson Instantly Xii.
led His Wife at Howard
Yesterday.

Howard, Nov. 21.-Mrs. Mary
THOMPSON VINO came here u few days
ago from Sioux Falls, was shot and
killed by her husband Herbert Thomp-
son at 1890 O'Clock. Yesterday morn
ing Thompson at Zoe gave himself
up to the officers, without resistance of
any kind, and is now in Jail.
Mrs. Thompson went to work for
the family of Henry Otter. The man
who claimed tc be her husband,
called at the Otter home and said he
wished to see Mrs. Thompson. When
Mrs. Thompson came to the door, he
said:
Il suppose you don't want to see
me but you have to talk to me now"
AT this Mrs. Thompson turned to
go back into the house, when Thomp-
son whipped out a revolver and fred
two shots at her. Both shots took
effect behind the ear, and the woman
was killed instantly.
Thompson said he came here from
Sioux Falls. He refuses to talk.
Thompson told the states attorney
that he and his wife had q~uarreled,
that she had left him, and that he
wanted her to return To him which she
refused to do. Thompson gives one
the impression of being a dope
fiend. He has a brother in this vicin-
ity husking corn.
Howard Democrat: On Tuesday
night of last week a young woman
giving the name OF Mrs. Thompson.
arrived from Clark, this state, on a
visit to the Henry Otter home, she be-
ing the daughter of Mrs. Joe Otter of
Clark. About three years ago when
aged about IA years, and being at the
time in a delicate condition, she was
forced to marry Herbert Thompson,
who was the cause Of her ruin and who
TUNED out to be a worthless sort of fel.
low. About a year ago she was com
PEELED to leave him and has made her
way alone in the world since. He
had been trying to locate her for
some time, but i'd was only this week
that he had a clew to her where
abouts, and he arrived here some
time Wednesday. On Thursday morn
ing he went to the Otter home and
meeting her on the steps threw bis
arms ABOUT her and led her around
the house to talk to her. He was
asked to come inside by Mrs. Otter
which he did, and was given a cup OF
coffee by his wife he then began tc
upbraid her foi leaving him, che tell.
ing him that she did not love him any
more and conld not live with him.
He followed her into the kitchen,
drew a revolver from his pocket and
without warning fred at close range
the bullet entering her head just be.
hind the ear. She gave u loud scream
and he shot again the bullet striking
within an inch of the first shot. With
the second shot she dropped beside the
stove dead. Fl. J.. C~hristianson and
wife of Bancroft, who were here on a
visit to the Offers, and Mrs. Henry
Otter were eye witnesses to the muir.
der. Mr.. Christianson grappled with
the fellow, took the gun away from
him and threw him to the ground,
when he tried to draw a knife which
WAS also taken from him. The officers
were notified and Marshal O'Mear,
and a number of men went to the seem
of the tragedy and brought the fellow
to town and placed him in the jail
He is a man of about 35 years of ag'
giving Window, Mimi. as his home
He will not talk. but at the hour o
going to press he lies on a cot in th
Jail moaning and saying that he i
going to die. The murdered womal
was of prepossessing appearance AM
about II years of age. expected to z,
form fere to Sioux Falls to work il
one Of the hotels of that city.