Year: 1878

Another murder occurred before mid
night last. night in our city. the victim
being Laura Franklin, who for two yeas
had been the paramour of Chambers Ander-
son, the man who about a year ago was in
the shooting scrape at George and Plum
streets, when Blackston was killed.


Laura Franklin had been in Chicago sincs
last March, but returned here last Thurs-
day. Since then she and Anderson had
been together apparently happy and ON
friendly terms


Between the hours of and 10 o'clock tho
two were seen together in friendly conyer-
sation on Sixth and Seventh streets At
half-past IL they were again together in
Jack RObinson's house, No. 76 East Seventh
street. Robinson, as all the parties are, is .
colored man. He is head waiter at the Calf
House. and proprietor of a low dance house
on North and New streets. About ten min
utes before the shooting Laura Franklin,
Maud Franklin and Matt. Williams were
talking together, when knock at the door
was heard. On its being opened Chambers
Anderson stepped in and was laughingly
greeted by Laura franklin. Without say
ing a word the visiter pulled a pistol and
began firing at his paramour. The latter.
ran for the street door, while four shots
were fired at her. When she ran out into
the street he followed her. She fell with
her head on the curb, when the brutal us
sassin stopped down, placed the muzzle of
the revolver within an inch of her head and
fired again. The ball entered little below
and behind the right ear. Anderson lea
the dying girl with her face buried in the
mud of the gutter and walked deliberately
away.


The girl, with four bullets in her body,
was picked up by some bystanders who
witnessed the firing of the last shot and car
ried to her room.


She was but sixteen years old, a mulatp0.
and had lived with her mother and sister


Anderson in the meantime walked up to
the County Jail and told the night watch
man, Higgins, what he had done He was
very cool. Jailer Nuge Daylor and his rs
sistant, Andy Middendorf, then locked him
up. When asked why he killed the woman
he quoted Shakespeare in his defense. He
explained however, that he had shot hsr
because she had diseased him so that hs
was dying from the effects He loved her
better than his own life. He refused to
talk further, saying the people would NOT
understand him any how.


Coroner DR.. Stitch was notified, and after
NlCNlllS VIC DOiy III III
Of a constable he ordered an inquest for To-
day


DR., Dunlap will make post-mortem ex-
animation and report tomorrow morning
to the Coroner.


Owing to misunderstanding on the part
OF the witnesses in going to the Police
Court instead of the Coroner's Office, the
inquest had to be adjourned Until to-mor-
row morning at 10 o'clock.


Jack Robinson, one of the witnesses.
stated this morning that the murderer had
borrowed fve-barreled Remington re-
volver from him last Saturday. He adds
that he thought Anderson was going to re-
turn it to him, when he came to his room
last night. The girls had been with him
for about five minutes when the shooting
took place


He also wants it understood that he does
not keep a low den at New and North
streets, the place having been closed up
since May last.


The pistol with which the shooting was
done was found in the street, where nder-
son had thrown it, All of the chambers
were empty.


Anderson was before the Police Count
this morning, looking detected and low
spirited and complaining of being unweII.
Further than this he had nothing to say.
but as soon as his case was continued until
Saturday next he returned to his cell, frem
whence he was taken to jail His charge b
murder. .s'