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MRS. MW REFUSES 10 DISCUSS TRAGEDYSociety Woman Who Killed Cousin of Congressman Dupree Is Silent In Cell.Opelousas, La., Sept. 23.—With her lip* looked In defiant alienee. Mra. J. A. MoRn*-. wife of a Friaeo railroad official, who ie charged with the mur-•der of Allen dnrland. flrat coualn of «’ongrcsamsm Oarlnnd Dupree, of ].lt;ulftlnmi. because ahe alleged he Insulted her, apent the day In her cell. refu*lng lo aee any one. With Mra. McRae la her hueband nnd little daughter. The three have been given the roomiest nnd alrleat quarter* In the Jail by the aherlff.Never hen there been a fatal shooting In thia community that created ao much excitement. The Mrltae famll? la well to do and Garland waa a young man of large acquaintance, whoae frlenda looked upon him na above reproach.The police are atlll Inveattgatlng the ahoottng. but havo made little progreaa. The moat mysterious feature of the tragedy waa that tjte fatal bullet had been flred from the rear and entered the ^ack of Garland's head. The flrat to reach the acene of the killing aald that Garland waa aeated In a rocking chair In the McRae home atone dead with a cigar between hta finger*. The cigar waa atlll anmlderlng when neighbors ruahed In. Altho a middle-aged woman. Mra. McRae retains a fascinating, girlish beauty.
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Atlanta Georgian and News
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Sat, Sep 23, 1911
Page 8
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