Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1916 — PULLED REVOLVER BUT DID NOT SHOOT [ARTICLE]

PULLED REVOLVER BUT DID NOT SHOOT

Cal Lucas Bought New Pistol and Threatened to Kill His Mother-In-Law at Remington. Cal Lucas, who lives 6 or 7 miles south of Remington, entered the dry goods store in Remington Saturday afternoon and approaching his mother-in-law*, Mrs. Bridges, he drew a revolver which he had just purchased from the Gumm hardware store and informed Mrs. Bridges that he proposed to end his own life and would use the revolver to perform the act but proposed before shuffling off this mortal coil to take a few others along with him. His threat was not carried into execution, however, although "he floUriSlied' tho revolver and talked as though he meant business. He soon left the store and left town. Mrs. Bridges was frightened and caused a warrant to be sworn out for his arrest. It was placed in the hands of Town Marshal Lee Rush to be served and Rush went to the Lucas home Saturday night but did not find the troublesome Cal. It is stated that Mrs. Lucas, who was a daughter of Mrs. Bridges, is dead, and that Lucas has no children. There has been some trouble but it is not known just what the cause of the present outbreak was.