18 Aug 1911--BEULAH CARTER IS MARRIED--Cards have been received announcing the marriage of Ernest A. Salisbury and Miss Beulah Carter, both of Kirksville, in Moulton, August 8. After September 1st, they will be at home to their friends in Kirksville. The bride will be remembered as one of the principal actors in a sensational murder and suicide case which attracted widespread attention a little over three years ago. The night of Saturday, June 27, 1908 Irwin Carter, shot and killed Thomas J. Bagby, who was standing near the girl's window at her father's home in the west part of Randolph south of Huntsville. At the coroner's inqeust the murderer testified that he thought he was shooting a burglar. During the sensational trial it developed that the killing was because of alleged compromising relations between Thomas Bagby and Miss Beulah Carter the pretty young 17-year-old sister of Irwin Carter. Geo. Harris, an uncle of the girl, was also held and tried as an accessory to the crime. Finally young Carter who was out on bond shot himself in same house where the murder had been committed. Afterwards the Harris case was tried and Harris was acquitted. Miss Carter was then lost sight of as about two years ago she went to Kirksville and entered the normal school. At the beginning there was a protest against allowing her to continue as a student. Attorney M. J. Lilly went to Kirksville and laid the case before the faculty. After due consideration they decided to allow her to continue her studies. She proved to be a young lady of exemplary habits and was a model student in every regard. By close application to her studies during her two years in the normal she lacked only one quarter of completing the prescribed four years course. While storing her mind and cultivating a rarely (yes, it said rarely) brilliant intellect she also developed into a beautiful and attractive young woman who is well liked by friends and associates. Mr. Salisbury is a fine young gentleman who holds a responsible position with the Kirksville electric company and is numbered among the leading citizens of his home town--Moberly Democrat. Kathy
Who is the Thomas J. Bagby who was shot? Does anyone know which Bagby family he belonged to??? anne bagby who still thinks her husband's Bagbys were beamed down by alien beings..no one is related to them > 18 Aug 1911--BEULAH CARTER IS MARRIED--Cards have been received announcing > the marriage of Ernest A. Salisbury and Miss Beulah Carter, both of > Kirksville, in > Moulton, August 8. After September 1st, they will be at home to their > friends in > Kirksville. > The bride will be remembered as one of the principal actors in a > sensational > murder and suicide case which attracted widespread attention a little over > three years > ago. The night of Saturday, June 27, 1908 Irwin Carter, shot and killed > Thomas J. > Bagby, who was standing near the girl's window at her father's home in the > west part of > Randolph south of Huntsville. At the coroner's inqeust the murderer > testified that he > thought he was shooting a burglar. During the sensational trial it > developed that the > killing was because of alleged compromising relations between Thomas Bagby > and Miss > Beulah Carter the pretty young 17-year-old sister of Irwin Carter. Geo. > Harris, an uncle > of the girl, was also held and tried as an accessory to the crime. Finally > young Carter > who was out on bond shot himself in same house where the murder had been > committed. > Afterwards the Harris case was tried and Harris was acquitted. > Miss Carter was then lost sight of as about two years ago she went to > Kirksville > and entered the normal school. At the beginning there was a protest against > allowing her > to continue as a student. Attorney M. J. Lilly went to Kirksville and laid > the case before > the faculty. After due consideration they decided to allow her to continue > her studies. > She proved to be a young lady of exemplary habits and was a model student in > every > regard. By close application to her studies during her two years in the > normal she lacked > only one quarter of completing the prescribed four years course. While > storing her mind > and cultivating a rarely (yes, it said rarely) brilliant intellect she also > developed into a > beautiful and attractive young woman who is well liked by friends and > associates. > Mr. Salisbury is a fine young gentleman who holds a responsible position > with the > Kirksville electric company and is numbered among the leading citizens of > his home > town--Moberly Democrat. > > > Kathy