Multnomah-Jackson County OR Archives News.....Five With One Gun September 17, 1904
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Morning Oregonian September 17, 1904
Ashland Laborer Goes Insane Over Troubles
Fatally Wounds His Child
Wife,Mother In Law and Sister in Law Are Wounded,and Then A Bullet Ends His 
Own Life

The Dead
William Monroe,miner.shot in the ehad

The Wounded
Two year old child of the monroes; dying
Mrs.William Monroe;flesh wound in the neck
Mrs.Elizabeth Dunlap.mother of Mrs. Monroe;shot in jaw
Mrs.Garner,sister of Mrs.Monroe;shot in back;condition critical

Ashland,Or.,Sept.16-(Special)
With a cheap 32 caliber revolver.William Monore,a laborer,at 11:30 this 
morning shot his wife,2 year old child,mother in law and sister in law and 
then put a bullet in his own head,dopping dead instantly.The child i 
sdying,but it is thought the three women will recover,
A few days ago Mrs.Monroe filed an action for divorce aganist her husband, and 
pending the trial,which was set for tomorrow in the Circuit Court,she was 
given possession of the child. Following the beginning of the suit Monroe came 
at his wife's home one morning,and ,on pretense of seeing the little 
ojne,abducter her. Officers were at once put on his track and in a few hous 
recovered and retored the baby.
The tragedy occurred at the home of Mrs.Oscar Garner,Moroe's wife's siter,a 
little house in Railroad Addition,wither Monroe had followed his wife and her 
mother,Mrs.Elizabeth Dunlap. The latter Monroe blamed for much of hsi domestic 
trouble.
Entering the house he first fired at Mrs. Dunlap and then at his wife,who 
sought to protect her mother,and then he directed his attenions to 
Mrs.Garner,who made an outcry.After wounding each one of them he piked up the 
little daughter,apparently to caryy it away,when some motive prompted the 
infuriated man to seek its life alos,and he fired a bullet,which penetrated 
its throat.He then fired the fifth bullet into his own head behind the left 
ear and fell dead on the floor.
There is no doubt but that Monroe has brooded over his domestic difficulties 
until he became unbalanced,and above all things were determined that his wife 
and he rpeople should not be allowed to keep his child,for whom he professed 
the greatest devotion and love and which he stole away form his mother a few 
weeks ago,keeping it unitl the court ordered it into the mother's custody. 
Divorce suit instituted by the wife,was pending at the current term of the 
Superior Couty.
Monroe,who was a young man of perhaps 30 years of age,had the reputaion of 
being industrious and quiet and his fiendish work today was a surprise to 
those who had known him here more than three years past.During this time he 
had been engaged as a miner and general laborer.
The couple were married about three years ago.Monroe's relaitves live in the 
East.The child was reported as still alive tonight,but hardly expected to 
survive many hours.The three women are all expected to recover,though 
Mrs.Garner's wound is serious.The Coroner arrived on he scene this 
afternoon,but will not hold an inquest until Monday.

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