Show murder and suicide 0 mana I 1 march 28 nellie lungs kings I 1 house 1 ouse of ill famo fame was the scene of a double tragedy 0 saturday night the exact hour at which abner N gafford a young traveling man from manning la ia shot and killed a girl known as mabel stevens and then killed himself will never lie be fully ascertained when discovered they were both lying stiff gafford caad to omalia omaha about one week ago and met the stevens stevena woman ani and since that time he has been stopping at the house in in company with the woman and spending his bif money quite freely it is believed that he wanted miss stevens to accompany him to denver and as she sha refused to do so lie ile killed her and then ended his hia own life the dead woman was lying in tin tha back part of the bed apparently apparent fy asleep but upon ill ion closer observation a bullet wound at the bise base of the skull could bs be seen tile the suicide after shooting the woman placed the revolver at his right temple and fired the fatal shot gafford traveled for his brother a wholesale butter and e egg merchant n t n at t I 1 manning E his is parents alio are IT prominent 0 in i and wealthy live in des dea 3 moines c la ia the girls proper name is mooney ile r parents live in denver |