The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-09-15
KILLS, TWO WOMEN
AND SHOOTS SELF
WALTER ALLEN DIES OF SELF
INFLICTED WOUNDS
Creenville Man Commits Suicide
After Killing Wife and
Mother-in-Law
The State.

The State.
Anderson, Sept. 12-Ars. Alice
McAllister and her daughter, Mrs.
Sallie McAliister Alien, were shot
and instantly killed this morning by
Walter Allen, husband Of the daugh~
ter, at Orr mill After shooting. the
two women. mother-in-law and wife,
Allen turned the revolver on himself
and. fired a shot into his CwA booy,
diving this afternoon from his self
inflicted wounds The two women
were shot Is they sat at the break
fast table in the home of Mrs. Nc
.Aliister, mother Of the VIE Of Al
len.
Walter Allen came here from
Greenville last night, leaving there
at midnight. and being driven here
bv G. 0. Scruggs, taxi driver, who
stated that they arrived here about
) 80 or 6 o'clock. Allen went direct
lv TO the house of Mrs McAllister,
and as he walked into the room he
asked his wife where the gun was
hidden, upon being told that she dld
not know, he; pulled out revolver
and said, "Well, what are you going
to do about it?'
He fired first at the mother Of his
wife, and then at the wife, both De-
ing fatally wounded, and then turn
ed the gun on himself. He died at
little after II o'clock, physicians be-
ing surprised that he lived this long
as the bullet went straight through
from temple tostemple.
From accounts, it seems that Mrs.
Allen had cUnfe home -te-,her mother
for protection from her husband as
he is alleged to have abused and i'll
treated her. She had been home
about five weeks. The brother OF
Mrs. Allen, James McAllister, stated
that Allen had always treated my
sister mean," but that this was the
first time that she had left him.
Mrs. James.McAllister was an eye
witness of the killing. She said that
they were seated at the breakfast
table when Allen fired bullet into
the throat of Mrs. McAllister and
then fired shot at his wife. Then
he went into an adjoining room, and
Mrs. McAllister said she heard muf-
fed shot and found that he had shot
himself. This witness said that Mrs.
Allen had been expecting her hus-
band to come and try to make her go
back to him, and as she expected
trouble she had sworn out peace
warrant last Wednesday for her nus
band, and that it was now IN the
hands of the sheriff. Allen came to
the home last Monday laorning and
Mrs. Allen thought best to have this
warrant taken out for him.
The Aliens have been married
about eight years and have daugh-
ter, who was with her mother but
was not at breakfast this morning.
James McAllister had already gone
to work in the mill. Mrs. Allen had
also been working in the mill since
she came back to her mothers home
The Aliens lived in Greenville, and
Walter Allen was mill operative Of
that city. Mrs. McAllister, WHO was
killed, was a Miss Lollis % aear
Cheddar, and was sixty years of
age. She has ,;ved for many years
in WILLIAMSON. coming mere to make
her home about seven year ago. Sac
is survived by another daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie McAllister Nayield, and Two
sons, James McA!l:ste:, w!io vas a
pitcher for Anderson in the Carolina
league. and Jack McAllister of
Greenville.
Mrs. Allen was about 30 years Of,
age. Walter Allen is about 50 years
old and has lived in this city and
Creenviile for many years.
There was no evidence that :i'!en