Show PROPHETS PROPHET'S SLAYER SHOT DY BY SISTER Esther Mitchell Kills Brother Who Avenged Her Shame MURDER IN lN COLD LOLD BLOOD Tragedy Traced to Another Sickening tile the Career of Holy 1101 Holler noller Prophet Seattle Wash July 1 12 DraWing 12 Drawing a n Esther revolver from her lieI corsage Mitchell barely borely 17 years ears old shot sh-ot and killed her brother George Mitchell 19 years old In th the union station here hero tonight Only two days ago young Mitchell was as acquitted of the murder of th the man he alleged had deluded and wronged his sister The awful tragedy of today goes back several months month to the time when Esther Mitchell disappeared from her home In Corvallis Ore The girl sill and her brother were members of or a promInent promInent prominent prom prom- and prosperous family and they were d deeply attached to each other The youth in his hunt for his sister found that she had joined a a. a s sect ct known as ns the Hol Holy Rollers Hollers Event Event- Eventually Eventually he discovered that Franz Edmund Edmund Ed Ed- mund Creffield a holy roller prophet had spirited away the girl and Mitchell Mit MIt- UtI Ut- Ut I chell cheil started a search for him with the avowed intention of killing him on sight Murder of 01 and the girl fled Ocd to this city and plunged Into debauchery Mitchell came here herc and for tor a week L haunted the streets street A month ago he lie suddenly came face to face with and without a word shot him through the heart Mitchell then threw down his pistol and nd Waited alted for forthe forthe forthe the police After the murder Esther Mitchell could not riot be found Her brother alleged Justification but a plea of Insanity was made for him It was vas made known that the girls girl's testimony might be necessary to save savo her brother from the extreme penalty but ut she did ld not not come forward But Dut the Infamy of or Was as shown clearly and l was acquitted ci Girl GhI With Widow All AJi day days yesterday the youth searched search search- ed cd for his sister In the d dark rk quarters of ot the city He was with his brothers Percy and Fred and finally they found round tile the girl In a lodging house with Creffield's fields field's widow Apparently there was vas wasa vasa a n. recon reconciliation and today the girl ac acCompanied accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied her brothers to the station w h rc r a 3 ui k k-a k train rain r re r Corvallis Cor They all sat on ll talking talking- quietly until the tiie train pulled p In Then they started for tor a it coach cotch George Mitchell was Just stepping up UD when his sister shot shoe him She was on the tho platform and she he sent tile the bulet bul bul- let Jet into his brain through the right temple The youth tell fell back dead find and the girl hysterically cried that ho lie had paid the penalty for tor taking Creffield from rom her ner She was locked Jockell up and th the 1 two brothers were held J. J as witnesses Jc c Woman oman Planned II It Later tonight It was learned that I. I ho tho Mitchell girl enraged at the accusations ac- ac of ot her brother ll Cr Cre meld lucid in connection with herself arid and ld protesting that his charges chorges were were untrue untrue un- un un- un true plotted with the widow of ot Cre- Cre lucId to o murder her brother for tor the double purpose of r revenge renge alJ and to via via- t her honor Every plan for the murder was worl worked cd out carefully In detail The j girl chose to fire the fatal shot as as' as she thought she would be bo Je less s susPeCted sus- sus peeled and that ther thereby b there would be loss Joss likelihood of the plot being t. t foiled tolled Mrs rs procured the revolver revolver re- re V volver olver and ga o It to the girl ft After Arter the tile shooting Esther sal said jf jJ I r shot him hint because he killed an p l. l innocent man and wrecked my t b by saying Ing had ruined 1 1 V me I Two ho hours rs after atter detectives arrested 4 Mrs rg To 10 the police she expressed the greatest satisfaction at the work of or Girl Volunteered to 1 KillAs Kill As soon as George Mitchell shot m lii my husband I made malle up tip m my mind that I would kill him she declared I lOr talked with Esther after the trial J Jand and told her that I did not think I Iwas was as going to get a a. chance to kill him that tile tho they were ero suspecting me izie Esther E ther volunteered to do It for me 0 I 1 bought the r revolver roher oher Wednesday y morning Every once In a a. ahU while hU I spoke to Esther about killing George Sometimes my lily courage was weak and then when the papers came out and praised him so 1 found courage again and made up m my mind to do It To Today da day when Ether left me s she ho h left with the tue understanding that if It she ape got ot a a. chance at the depot she would kill him SIlo She he said she would do It for me and I told toll her hel that I would be glad if it she he did that I was sas determined that he lie had to mile die I Ie |