Show DOUBLE TRAGEDY of Former Fonner Governor McDonald d Kills KiUs His Wi es Sis Sister Sister Sister ter and Commits Suicide Denver March llarch 23 IJohn John Collins father of Mrs Jesse McDonald wife Ife of former Governor McDonald this morning shot and fatally wounded Miss Sarah Nichols and then killed himself The snootily took place at the McDonald home Logan avenue The motive for the shoot shooting shootIng shooting ing Is unknown Collins came to Denver recently from Plattsburg N Y Miss liss Nichols Ichols was Mrs Irs McDonalds aunt on her mothers side Mrs Irs McDonald said that she believed her father to have hae been mentally unbalanced unbalanced from melancholia and could ascribe no motive for the shooting She said also that there had been no trouble between Mr Ir Collins arid and his and that friendly relationship had always existed between them Yesterday Mr Collins who was GO ro 6 years of age was as heard haard by one of the maids in inthe inthe the tho McDonald residence to say that ne ie would not live long He came to Dei Del Deler ver er about two months ago from Platts burg burc N Y his old home and had ha been living at ut the tue McDonald I residence which had been his habit periodically for many years ears He lie was sitting In a rear room of or orthe the house talking to Miss Nichols when she arose rrose and went into another room Collins followed and anel drawing a revolver fired Miss Nichols fell and Collins then killed himself Miss Nichols condition Is precarious Former Fornier Governor McDonald Is on his way WR from Polo Cob lug Ing been informed of the tragedy in his home borne un |