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Oklnhomn Firn«r KIIIp Wife, Doaghtfr and Ulmnelf and Seta Fire to Hit Hooae.Guthrie. Ok., Feb. 13.—While temporarily insane James Estes, a farmer, at their home at Marshall, a small town near here, murdered his wife and daughter, Maude Estes. attempted to kill his son Lawrence, who escaped, set fire to the house and literally blew his own head off with shotgun. The house was destroyed and the bodies burned to a crisp before neighbors could arrive. Lawrence Estes says that be was awakened by his father attempting to attack him. He escaped and ran from the house. Mrs. Estes and her daughter were killed with a club. Miss Estes, who was 20 years old, was a school-teacher.
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Baxter Springs News
Baxter Springs, Kansas, US
Thu, Feb 16, 1905
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