The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-14

10 truck driver eight years her
at his hands and in his suicide,
horror-stricken village. quiet in
turned for burial 10 Buffalo, n.
Dorothy vas shot down yester-
day afternoon in view Of scores OF
her schoolmates. not more than
two feet from a Mortified younger
cousin. by Murle Hunsucker. %
her estanged husband, a Medora
truck driver.
Hunsucker shot her in the back
after she had wrenched herself
away from him once. Then, ne
bent over her and fired another
bullet from his .45-caliber revolver
into the back of her head.
AS she lay dying, he straight
ened up and, in a melodramatic
gesture, clicked his heels together
as though saluting her. Then, he
put the revolver to his forehead
and pulled the trigger, slumping
TO his death at the feet of his
dying wife.
Town Marshal Cletus Smeed, a
close friend of Hunsucker, found
the girl dead and Hunsucker dying
when he arrived at the scene
Hunsucker died without making
any statement and before he could
be treated. The bodies were car
RED together 10 the Hague NOR
tuary here and lay there last
night.
The girls was to be taken to
Buffalo on the crack National
limited of the Baltimore a. Ohio
railroad this afternoon. Services
for Hunsucker have not yet been
arranged.
The story of their marriage
of parental interference. of the
cooling of Dorothys love and OF
the desperate desire which droV
day were unfolded yesterday afte
William A. Dickmeyer. who return
There Christina Carr, IA. the
time OF the tragedy. told how H
two girls were standing. in fror
opposite the high school, and hat
said:
Dorothy, I want to talk to you.
L don't want to talk to you,
the cousin quoted Dorothy as re-
plying.
Dorothy" ragged Hunsucker
you are trying to make fool Of
me"
L don't give a damn if 1 do.
Dorothy said defiantly, starting tc
walk away.
II was then that Hunsuckel
seized Dorothy by the wrist, ac-
cording to her cousin, and pulled
her toward him. She screamed
jerked loose and started to run az
he produced his revolver.
She had gotten only few steps
when he fired the first shot.
TINE motive was demonstrated
IL clearly in notes Hunsuckel
had written on a Handkerchief
which she had given him SOM
time before their marriage il
Louisville. KY, in September, 1888
This is the first thing Dorothy
ever gave me and I am returning
it." he had written in one corner.
The wages of sin is DEATH" ht
wrote on another portion of tn
handkerchief. undermining thi
and writing beneath it:
To her mother: You made {
mistake. but it is too late now.
can never forgive you. but 1 low
Dorothy. Please take warning
from this. Because 1 love her anC
can't have her. we will die to
gether this Nov. 13. 1894"
Noble Mckinney. Is. Medora. ;
friend of Hunsucker and al
acquaintance of his child wife
added his testimony that he hal
been present on one occasion
when HunSucker had told Dorothy
that he would kill her if he coull
not live with her.
The marriage was discovered
less than a month ago by tn
girls parents when. apparently
Dorothy tired of HunSucker's at
tentions. Their attachment hat
been so apparent, however, tina
Mrs. Carr had taken steps to breal
up what she believed was merel'
their friendship.
TITO effect this. she had sen
Il Dorothy east TO visit sister
Miss Louise Weber. Is, Studen
at Columbia university.
1t was after her return tina
Dorothy told her mother Of he
marriage and refused to see NOR,
of Hunsucker. Since that time he
according to his friends. had acteC
strangely and, on at least one oc
casion, had mentioned suicide.
Mrs. Carr had gone to Marsha
Smeed and asked his advice, as E
friend of young HunSucker. The
peace officer had advised Mrs
Carr to let the young couple work
out their own problem. but botf
the mother and the step-fathel
had opposed the marriage.
They had expressed themselve;
as believing that the girl was too
young TO be married and that she
should finish her schooling.
Dorothy was born in Buffalo
Jan. 5. 1919. Her father died wher
she was an infant and her mother
married Lewis Carr, Medora, in
1927. They moved to Medors
three years ago. The murdered
girl will be buried in Lutheran
cemetery. where her fathers body
lies.
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