Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 August 1912 — SLAYS FOUR AND HIMSELF [ARTICLE]

SLAYS FOUR AND HIMSELF

Captain of Gordon Highlanders Kills Wife and Three Children Then Commits Suicidp.

Eastbourne, England, Aug. 20.—Capt. Hicks Murray of the Gordon Highlanders killed his wife, three children and himself. After shooting the woman and little ones, he poured petrol over their bodies and the floor of the house and set fire to it Then, walking into the midst of the flames, he shot himself dead. Mrs. Muray and the children had just returned from a vacation and found Murray living in the house with a Miss Florence Taylor as his wife. Miss Taylor escaped but is in a hysterical condition in a local hospital. Murray left a note reading: “I am absolutely ruined, so am killing all who are dependent on me. J would like to have them buried in the same grave. God forgive me.”