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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1886
Page
4
Absence of a quorum prevented the council meeting. Local notes report a wedding planned in Fredonia, a large poultry show in Battle Creek, and a cricket of civic notices. Mentions include Calhoun County dance reports, mortgage sales, ice cutting, and varied community happenings across Marshall Tekonsha Homer and nearby towns.
Herbert Maunsad and Companién were driving a horse that bolted toward Parrinville Greening of the Michigan central. The horse was killed in the collision with a train. the two men leapt clear and were unharmed.
Mrs G Wrights daughter Matt Root of Tecumash Dr J H Montgomery can ride out Mrs A E Ivee visiting in Battle Creek L RB Gainsley in city E W Harris returns from Chicago Hon Jas A Miner back from the watch A H Cathcart on business to Canada Biephen A Creedon of Chicago in town Clarence Smith of Chicago at F C Rhanbottom Union City man in Monday John McBugh confined with rheumatism Chas Hewitt of Detroit in city early week Mr and Mrs Jas Martie back from bridal trip Mr T H Southworth and daughter left for Montgomery Ala Stephen W Lester of Troy Penna visiting his father Z M Lester T G Alyord of El Dora Harding county Tenn in city this week Frank A Laberteaux left for Powder River Wyoming Mrs E L Mingos and daughter returned to Detroit Esbaa Allen of Aston City greeted Marshall friends first of week Mr and Mrs H B Neysmith of Grand Rapids visiting Mr and Mrs W R Lewin G O Hyde attended State agricultural executive meeting at Detroit S T Clark rents farm to C L Sholes may move to Mayville Roscoe Conkling of New York passes through city to Chicago with Prof Bell Adelbert E Brown of Richmond Kans visiting relatives in Canvass Husband arrives this week for a short trip The Chief Examining Physician of the American Medical and Burgiess Society next week plan inspections and loans.
Last Friday morning in a Lydia Street house in Battle Creek four people were found dead from violence. Dr Martin White killed his wife and two children, then himself, after a night of bloodshed. Neighbors reported the ghastly scene as coroner's jury findings described brutal blows with an axe and throat cuts. The family lay in the kitchen and upstairs bedroom with bloodstains and evidence of a desperate effort to clean up. The bodies were taken to Age Arbor for burial while White rests in an unmarked grave in Les Potter's field Bathle Creek.
Fragment from a society sketch describes two children, an older girl noted for a reserved bearing and hinted sorrow, and a younger bashful girl kept at home. The tone suggests a portrait of domestic life with subtle references to trouble hinted as flame related sorrow.
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