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;.e nznttd to maintain a heme for thenihe! of tte.r dmucs.tr, Laura, need ihnt! years. Shortly be!ore the shooting hv: -md die woman were arguing while stated * ot: the cellar step?, which lead to the hues.: yard.Ail cf a sudden Oliver drew a pistol: frcui his pocket, aud, bceting it at t'-e'-H man, pulled ttje trigger. The bullei! entered her left breast. She threw up Ur arm nod knocked the pig'ol from hit baud anti it felt into the cellar. lie jumped for the weapon, secured it, and again painted it his victim. As he pulled the trigger she threw up her left arm and tU bullet went cra^hirg through it.Ohur rushed up the ctltar eteps, and ae no rtathtnl the yard he turned toe muzzle t.f the sin.;hins* revolver toward his own breast and pulled the frig/er. He fell at the sidy of toe woman whom he had shot.The patrol wagon wa.« stitumoned ami Oliver w a® taken to the Maryland Culver--ay lio-pithL The woman «a« removed to the homo cf John .Mack, (ijcau avenue, Baltimore, and afterwards to ibeho-pital.I hut Ouver’s act \sas premeditated is proven by a letter written for bun -Sunday by Mr. Charles C. Ger.trv, 1314 tiar’eti •avenue. In this letter Oliver stated th*i L’h-sts Council and Waiter and Lizzie A't-on h id broken up h;.- home.John 01 ver jea stevedore Tee man whom lie accu-ed of being intimate vita Kate Oliver, Ulysses Council, is emu ‘cved in ttie t ilsimore and Ohio Katboad Company ui putling tin roofs on care.Kate Olive: i- the daughter of Mr. ,Jas Oliver, who keeps a grocery and provision -tore on li.df ird prreet. A telegram \a« received by the n Utive* of the girl telling of the trugtdy, bui piping few particularst
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Evening Times
Cumberland, Maryland, US
Thu, Sep 02, 1897
Page 1
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