Show 1111 SINS esther mitchell shoots and kills her brother slayer of creffield a man had lust been acquitted of the murder of the leader of the holy rollers and is slain by the one whom he sought to protect seattle wash esther mitchell hot and instantly killed her brother george mitchell thursday afternoon in the waiting room of the union depot the shot was fired just as mitchell rose to take the evening train for ore eon the brother who was acquitted tuesday of killing franz edmund creffield the leader of the holy roll ers dropped in his tracks esther Il was at once arrested the mitchells george perry and fred were sitting with esther on a bench in the big waiting room talking together and apparently on the best ot terms when the oregon train wae announced george mitchell arose and started forward his sister stepped to his side and pressing the 1 close to his head pulled the trigger before any one had realized what was happening esther mitchell Is the sister to avenge whose honor george shot aref held she has refused to have any thing to do with her brother since the shooting thursday was the first time they had been seen together on good terms the three brother were en route to oregon where they expected to ga back to work directly after the shooting perry mitchell and fred mitchell were arrested as witnesses they were found together on a bench in the depot sobbing on each other a shoulders esther mitchell has made a stat ment in aich she say she and mrs creffield widow of the leader of the holy itolle s had talked over the matter of killing george and decided that the one that got the first chance was to do it she purchased the pis tol and when she went to the depot to bid farewell to her brothers she saw her chance and shot him she declared she was glad she succeeded in killing the slayer of creffield Creff ild |