Bloomington (Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana) Daily Telephone, June13, 1928, p. 4. Note: Her surname is spelled both McMahan and McMahon in the item. Note: The following marriage records may be for the persons named in this item. The book Monroe County Marriage Records 1882-1920, published by the Monroe County Historical Society, Bloomington, Indiana, 1997, lists a marriage between the bride Laura Shively (page 318), born 2 June 1889, daughter of Alfred M. & Cora A. (Percifield) Shively, and the groom James L. Brannam (page 350), born 9 May 1886, son of William & Elizabeth (McClung) Brannam, married 5 October 1907 and recorded in Monroe County Marriage Book 12, page 004. Another marriage is listed for Laura B. Branam (page 250), same birth date & same parents, to Fred Leach, (page 394) born 13 October 1879, son of Henry & Olive (Adams) Leach, recorded 28 November 1908 in Monroe County Marriage Book 12, page 264. Another marriage is listed for Laura A. Leach (page 293), same birth date & same parents, to Charlie Graham (page 376), born 25 May 1884, son of Samuel & Louisa (McKinney) Graham, recorded 27 December 1910 in Monroe County Marriage Book 13, page 190. Murdered Woman Brought To This City for Burial Remains of Laura McMahon, Killed by Common Law Companion at Vincennes, in Fit of Jealously, To Be Placed in Local Cemetery. Woman's Death Came As Climax to Varied Career-Had Four Husbands at Different Times. Three of Them Bloomington Men. This afternoon Mrs. Laura McMahan, victim of a shooting tragedy at her home in Vincennes by her jealous common-law companion, was buried at Rose Hill. The body arrived yesterday evening and the funeral was from the home of the brother Deffern Hacker. A small number of friends attended as the dead woman had been a resident of Bloomington for a time. The services were in charge of Rev. Hacker. Mrs. McMahan was aged 36. Here is the story of the tragedy as told by a Vincennes dispatch: "Be sure your sins will find you out. That is the story of the death and finding of the body of Laura McMahon, aged 36, formerly of Bloomington, who has resided here for a few months. A little girl playing in the back yard made the discovery and the evidence is that the woman has been the common law wife of Dover Brown. The two had had a quarrel and Brown had drawn a revolver from under the pillow and shot Mrs. McMahon through the neck, and is now in a critical condition from slashing himself with a razor to end his own life. Physicians say he will live, however, and a first degree murder charge will be placed against him. "According to police, the couple had been living together for about four months as man and wife. During the last month, however, Mrs. McMahon had been getting love letters from Orville Moore at Indianapolis, whom police say lived with Mrs. McMahon there for some time. "The latest of the letters, which was in the possession of police, intimated that Mrs. McMahon was to have left for Indianapolis at noon Sunday to join Moore. Brown is said to have learned something regarding her plans Friday night, and stayed at home Saturday, because of suspicion. "The shooting occurred about midnight Saturday. Brown supposedly pulling a pistol from beneath his pillow, as both lay in bed, and shot her. She arose and staggered into the yard and fell. He presumably picked up a razor and slashed his own throat and fell back on the bed. He was found there by police a short time after the discovery of Mrs. McMahon's body in an unconscious condition, weak from loss of blood." "Police said that Mrs. McMahon had been married four times, and divorced thrice. They are now trying to locate her relatives. "Charges will be filed against Brown as soon as he is able to leave the hospital. "Mrs. McMahon's husbands were, No. 2, a Mr. Leach of Bloomington; No. 3, Virgil Graham of Bloomington; No. 1, Jimmy Branon [sic] of Bloomington, No. 4, Otis McMahon, said to be living in Indianapolis."