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Show HUH MOTHER 18 SLAYSflFFICER Crazy Man of Greensville, 0., Ends His Career in Series of Killings. FATALLY WOUNDS TWO OTHERS; COMMITS SUICIDE Was Under Care of Physicians; Suddenly Seized With Lust for Blood. GREENS VILE, O., Nov. 20. After murdering his mother and a deputy sheriff, who had attempted lo arrest him. and probably fatally injuring another an-other woman and her husband, Cloidc Weaver, 34 years old, committed suicide this afternoon. Weaver was declared by physicians to bo afflicted' with exaggerated ego ami was under suspended sentence from the probate court. At U::i0 this after-non. after-non. Sheriff John F. J la her and Deputy Sheriff William H. Farra went to Weaver's Wea-ver's home to arrest him. The appear-anco appear-anco of tho oQicers seemed to drive the man violently insane, lie opened fire unon them from an upper window and Farra fell wounded. Woman Fails Dead. from the house, crying. "I'm shot." and fell dead at the feet of the sheriff. sher-iff. While Ilabor was trying lo revive the woman, Weaver walked from the house carrying a revolver. He went to the wood shed, where i'ara had crawled, and lired twice at Iho wounded officer, killing kill-ing him. He then jumped into the buggy in which Ihe officers bad come to the house and drove to the home of Levi Minnieh. a neighbor, from whom bo demanded protection. When Minuieb hesitated to allow him to enter the house. Weaver drew his revolver and shot At iniiic.ii through tho back. Weaver Weav-er then turned on Mrs. Minuieb and shot her twice. A large posse quickly surrounded the house, and two deputy sheriffs brpke through tho door. They discovered the body of Weaver under a bed. Ho had usd his last bullet blow out his own brains. Tho condition of Mr. and Mrs. Miu-uich Miu-uich is critical. |