Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-09
FORMER 0TTAWAN TRIES
DOUBLE MURDER AND
SUICIDE
TWO IN HOSPITAL
GROVER WRIGHT GOES TO FAITH.
ERlN.LAW'S HOUSE IN STREAV.
on AND ATTEMPTS AsslNA.
TION OF TWO W0MEN-WAS
FREQUENT VISITOR TO COUNTY
JAIL.

St.eator, Jan. y.--Mrs Alice Wright
and her husband, Grover Wright,
former Ottawans. arc IN the hospital
at Streator with throats cut from ear
to ear ana Mrs. Hazel Brown. q sister
OF Mrs. Wright is at her homo witt
her throat badly slashel. fan ahov,
tragedy came as a climax las. oven
Ing TO a series Of marital sGuabbles
Between the Wrights, when the hus
Band In a sudden fit Of frenzy attempt.
cd 10 commit wholesale murder with
a razor and nearly succeeded,
In the mix-np that occurred Mrs
Hazel Brown. who Is a sister Of Mrs.
Wright. attempted to overrover the
raying maniac and was struck on the
throat With the razor, sustaining Il
very serious wound The Infuriat e.
husband, backing up against the wall
Ind realizing the awfupess of the
brutal attack, took the razor and drew
Il across his own throat. aud ihon run.
nIng into tho might only to bo caught
by the police at his home short time
later. L3
Tho alarm was sent into the police
station aud several officers hurried to
the homo Of the wife and rushed the
victims 10 the hospital. Wright him.
self was also takcp TO the hospital.
The crime occurred at the homo Of
l.afe Alnmons. faihcr-n-law OF The
crazel nend, where he had gone in
an attempt to effect cancellation
with Mrs. Wright. from whom he had
been separated for several weeks A.
Christmas time Mrs. Wright had her
husband arrested for threatening her
life and he has frequently been Jail.
cd for abusing the woman on previous
occasions. lie became regular as an
attendant ct the Liz Sale county jnil
The appearance Of Virgin at the
Ammons residence. in the southwest.
crn part Of Streator, at 7 O'Clock last
night. struck fear into the hearts OF
his wife and her sister, Mrs. Brown.
They refused him entrance, but he
forced o window and climbed into the
room. Mrs. Wright. alarmed at her
Husbands conduct ran out Of doors
but was ovcrtaken as she reached the
porch. There Wright seized her and
drew the razor across her neck. She
managed to jerk from his grasp and
ran screaming back into the residence
where Wright again overlook her. lie
hurled her TO the floor and in his
maniacal frenzy began slashing Wild
.ly at her throat. While ho was in the
heigh, of his vclousiless Mrs. Brown
rushed into the room with bucket
full of boiling hot water and hurled
Il over tue brOther-in-law This arous.
cd his anger to such pitch he rush
ed at Mrs. Brown and slashcd her be-
fore backing against the wall to end
UlS OWu itlc
Wright's condition Is said today to
be serious. He walked dozen blocks
with his throat cut from ear to ear.
trail Of blood marking his course as
he proceeded homeward Mrs. Brown
though badly slasfed has chance for
recovery. Mrs. Brown was removed
10 her home after her wounds were
dressed and today was reported as
getting along as we'll as can be eX-
pected.
The Wrlghts lived in Ottawa up to
few months ago, when they return.
cd TO Streator TO live. Wright. who
is 35 years OF age, worked as labor.
er for a while here. Mrs. Wright Is
about the same age