Macon Telegraph, Georgia
2 November 1899
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MURDER & SUICIDE
John Coleman Shoots His Sister-in-Law to Death & Then Kills Himself
RALEIGH, N.C., Nov 1 -- Particulars were received here today of a double murder near Lovelace, Wilkes County, North Carolina. John Coleman shot and instantly killed his sister-in-law, Mrs. Dora Chambers and then placed the gun to his head and fired, killing himself. Mrs. Chambers had been living near Coleman and the two were said to be quite intimate.
Coleman's wife died suddenly last February, and there was suspicion of foul place. It is said Mrs. Chambers had threatened to tell what she knew of the matter, and this caused Coleman to kill her and then himself. Both leave several children.
