Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1899 — Humor in This Verdict. [ARTICLE]

Humor in This Verdict.

An inquest has been held at Criccieth, Wales, on the body of William Williams, who killed his wife and two children and then committed suicide. The coroner stated that Williams’ crime was largely due to the perusal of American police newspapers. ■ '