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Show TEXAN'S CAREER OP CRIME. After llobbery anil Arson, lie Murdered Ills Wife. Waco, Texas, March 17. Ed Rcan, at lileaton, fifteen miles south of hero, after a night spent In robbery and arson, attacked his wife In a fit of jealousy at daylight this morning. Tho woman lied through the principal street of the town, pursued by her frantic husband, armed with a shotgun and a revolver. Tho man approached near enough to tho fleeing woman to mako sure of his aim, when he fired a load of shot Into her head. As she fell face downward, ho emptied the second barrel Into hor body, after which he fired a bullet Into his own head, blowing blow-ing out his brains. The sound of the shots had scarcely died away when flames wero seen Issuing Is-suing from the big hardware store of Wilson it: Austin, which was destroyed, with Its stock. An examination showed that the weapon used by Iiean had been stolen from this store, and he had apparently set 3 re to tho place after' securing tho weapons and ammunition with which to kill the woman. The loss of tho hardware slock and store 1 about 833,000, with 83,000 Insurance. |