The Murder Of Mrs. Thomas Payne

LaPorte Argus Bulletin
16 April 1904, Saturday

Vol. IX

"I Shot My Wife"

Claims Tragedy Was Justifiable On Ground That He Acted in Self Defense.

"I shot my wife. I killed her in self defense. When I came to the house about noon Tuesday we got in a quarrel about the division of some of the stock.
I was sitting on the bed and all of a sudden I saw a revolver pointed directly at me.

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