anger, Brooker raised his touble-barreled rifle and shot
the woman dead, The husband, hearing the quarrel, and
seeing his wife fall, hastened from the barn where he was
killing a calf, to get his gun, but Brooker was between
him and the house and before he had traversed half the
distance, Brooker sent two rifle bullets through his bodye
Coolly shouldering his weapon he went to the house of Mrs,
Charlotte Hersten, a neighbor, and reported the killing,
He was immediately arrested, His trial followed and he’
was convicted." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 6-28-1890 (3-),),
anger, Brooker raised his Houble-barreled rifle and shot
the woman dead, The husband, hearing the quarrel, and
seeing his wife fall, hastened from the barn where he was
killing a calf, to get his gun, but Brooker was between
him and the house and before he had traversed half the
distance, Brooker sent two rifle bullets through his bodye
Coolly shouldering his weapon he went to the house of Mrs,
Charlotte Hersten, a neighbor, and reported the killing,.
ie was immediately arrested, His trial followed and he
was convicted." NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 6-28-1890 (3-1).
anger, Brooker raised his Houble-barreled rifle and shot
the woman dead, The husband, hearing the quarrel, and
seeing his wife fall, hastened from the barn where he was
killing a calf, to get his gun, but Brooker was between
him and the house and before he had traversed half the
distance, Brooker sent two rifle bullets through his body.|
Goolly shouldering his geapon he went to the house of Mrs,
Gharlotte Hersten, a neighbor, and reported the killing,
He was immediately arrested, His trial followed and he
was convicted," NEWS, Galveston, Texas, 6-28-1890 (3-l).
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"Pine City, Mim, 6-27-1890-William “Hooks was hanged
at 3:50 this morning for the mirder of Mr, and Mrs,
Combs,"
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"Pine City, Minn,, 6-27-1890,-.At 3:30 this morning in the
county jail, William Brooker was hanged for murder, He’ |
wxpressed no religious or other feelings save what was
shown in a confession written before the execution and
given to the press immediately after, in which he says
the blame for his deed was in the coaxing away from home
the children of his wife by Coombs and wife. He parted
with his children yesterday afternoon but did not want to
see his wife. The crime for which Brooker: suffered was
committed at the home of Wm. Coombs on Nov. 20 last,
Coombs wasmarried to a sister of Brooker's wife and she
made Coombs! house a sortmof rendezvous when away from
home. Brooker went there on the fatal morning, and while
talking with her for her continual absence from home Mr
Coombs entered into a @aurrel with him until, furious wit
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BROOKER, William
"Pine City, Minn,, 6—27-1890.-.At 3:30 this morning in thd
county jail, William Brooker was hanged for murder, He
wxpressed no religious or other feelings save what was
shown in a confession written before the execution and
given to the press immediately after, in which he says
the blame for his deed was in the coaxing away from home
the children of his wife by Coombs and wife, He parted
with his children yesterday afternoon but did not want to
see his wife, The crime for which Brooker suffered was
committed at the home of Wm, Coombs on Nov. 20 last.
Coombs wasmarried to a sister of Brooker's wife and she
made Coombs! house a sortmof rendezvous when away from
home, Brooker went there on the fatal morning, and while
talking with her for her continual absence from home Mr
Coombs entered into a gaurrel with him until, furious with
BROOKER, William
"Pine City, Minn,, 6-27-1890,-.At 3:30 this morning in th
county jail, William Brooker was hanged for mrder, He
wopressed no religious or other feelings save what was
shown in a confession written before the execution and
given to the press
the blame for his
The crime for which Brooker suffered was
ted at the home of tim, Coombs on Nov. 20 laste
Coombs wasmarried to a sister of Brooker's wife and she
made Coonbs' house a sortmof rendezvous when aw:
on
home, Brooker went there
tallcing with her for her contimal absence from hone Mes
Goons entered into agaurrel with him until, furious witit
from.
morning, and while
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