Show OLD soldiers hRS RASH ACT omit or abo quinca soldier horn sabots his bif then clinton III sept 8 john caplinger to kill his wife by two eliote at her and then he placed the re volver to hit own right temple and gent ball into hi head caplinger ie an inmate of the Sol Jera home ut quincy lie came home a lew 4 ago on his way to thu national encampment camp ment at louisville caplinger and lila wio and fix children did not live harmoniously together before he entered the home and hie visit hero at thu time was to effect a reconciliation ilia wife and children would not consent to hie sunday mrs caplinger was et andins in the front yard leaning over the gate and her husband was beliinda her lie entreated her to take him back but die refused he then drew a revolver fand placing it at her head clicked the w aich drew mrs attention when the grabbed his arm lie pulled the trigger and fired and the ball entered her liht shoulder then lie alred again at her back the ball struck n rafel in which dived her life the children in the house heard the two shots and ran out just in time to grab their fath cre arm aa he pulled the trigger which bent a ball into hia own head diio jerk on his arm changed the direction of the ball so that it did not prove fatal at once though there is not much hope of ilia recovery deore caplinger Cap lineer served as a union soldier in a kentucky cavalry renitent reni ment during the after the war he was chief of police in shelbyville Shel byville ky for a number of years twelve years ago lie came to clinton family lie lias been an of the home at quincy for oliree years and abw dratwa a pension |