J.W. Peters, LA, 1925 October 23

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were summoned end she was taken .to .a rooming
house. goes tirned himself in to the
sherifi office. Glara Peters, the wife,
vias eed ben davs heforé dyins., Crime was
plack-on-black, (Lake Charles American Press,
October 23, 1925.)" Sent by Linde LaBranche,
1855 Government Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70686

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By, W. PETERS, hanced 10/23/1925 (Lake Charles,
Taw) The 33-year-old stabbed his wife with a
pocket knife on /|/21/1925. The fatal cutting
was the culminstion of domestic troubles, 3
Peters had thrown his wife out of his home end
had forbidden her to return. %he went back
during her husband's absence and gathered up BA
some bedclothing which she claimed belonged to
her. A day or two later, Peters met his wife
on the street where she was walkine with a girl
friend, Peters and his: wife walked aside to-
gether ki short distance, | arguing, and the wo-~-
man fell to the groun She had’three stab
wounds in her neck. An peed eee and physician

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i. PETERS, hanged 10/23/192 5 (Lake Charles,

tao “The 33-year-old stabbed his wife with a
pocket knife on }}/21/1925. The fatal eutting

. was the culmination of domestic troubles,
Peters had thrown his wife out of his home and
had forbidden her to return. ‘She went back
during her husband's absence and gathered un HK
some bedclothing which she claimed belonged to
her. A day or two later, Peters met his wife
on the street where she was walkine with a girl
friend. Peters and his wife walked aside to-~-

gether_a ho + distance, arguing, and the wo-
man fell £6 he groun de? Shona’ three stab
wounds in Re neck. An ambulance and physician

anged 10/23/1925

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