Show PRAYED FOR RAIN then a kentucky farmer slays fam ily and himself enoch gioan a ft ell to do farmer of shelby pike county kentucky shot and killed hia wife lour children and himself the killing took place about 11 clock at night but nothing was known ot it until the morning after when the daughter of a farmer called at the bouse to borrow some water the well on her fathers place having been dry for weeks to the drought which Is playing such havoc in kentucky the awful sex tragedy Is due sloan a farm was one of the few in pike county whose cisterns and springs had not long been dry saturday night he told his wife he was going to call on god tor the first time in bis life he said he had only enough water tor the family efer sunday ills stock had withered and died and the only relief be saw was in providence dressing himself be went to church in a loud volve bo called upon god to bring rain so many others made sim liar appeals that his fervor was looked upon only as natural after church it was that he was very much excited he went home shortly after 10 clock and nothing more was known of him until the next morning |