Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1904 — LOVER’S” DOUBLE DEVILTRY [ARTICLE]

LOVER’S” DOUBLE DEVILTRY

Kill* HU Sweetheart’* Father for Preventing an Elopement, Then Kill* Her and Escape*. Water Valley, Miss., April 8. A tragedy occurred two or three miles north of town. Ed. Gammon, a young farmer, had made all arrangement*! to elope with Miss Fannie Kimsey, when her father, Jake Kimsey, appeared on the scene. Gammon shot and killed him. The daughter endeavored to escape from the scene, but Gammon shot and killed her and then made his escape. A mob is in hot pursuit.