SLEEPWALKER'S PISTOL
KILLED 1118 W'lL'li WHILE HE SLEPT. A clerk named llollis, of Washington, killed his wife while lie was asleep, and did not know of his crime until lie was awakened, llollis has liecn a sleepwalker since childhood. Numerous burglaries ha vc iiikon phu-c in the neigl. - liourliond of his house, anil he purchased a revolver, and kept it by him.
lli„ wife rose very early in the morning to attend a fretting baby. As she returned to her own room Mollis, still asleep, heard her and tired a shot. Mrs. Mollis'* mother. Mrs l'orsytlic. heard the sound ami hastened to her daughter's room. She found her clinging to the bedpost. " Hugh shot 1110," said ill's, llollis, and died iu her mother's arms.
It tool; Ihe mother some minutes In awake llollis. who becam-.' frantic and twice tried to shoot himself. Mrs. Kursythe declares that there i„ no doubt llollis was asleep wbeu be tired, even the sound of the cxplo-i.'U not awaking him.
Though a coroner's jury has exoncr ated him. Mollis in in hospital, a nervou: wreck, and was unable to attend hi' wife's funeral.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 130, 23 May 1908, Page 3
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188SLEEPWALKER'S PISTOL Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 130, 23 May 1908, Page 3
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