While I am figuring out what posts to make on these lists next, I thought I'd start the week off with a murder. Rather a gruesome topic for a Monday morning. This was reported in the Glasgow Times January 1, 1907 on page 2. FRANK LASWELL KILLED. By His Brother-in-law, Willis DEARING, At Home of Mrs. Nancy Dearing. Frank M. Laswell, of this place, was shot and instantly killed by his brother-in-law, Willis Dearing, at the home of the latter's mother, Mrs. Nancy Dearing, on the corner of Main street and Broadway, Friday night at 10 o'clock. The shooting occurred in the room in the rear of Mrs. Dearing's millinery store, which was used by her as a living-room, and at the time Mrs. Dearing was lying sick on a bed in the room, and ten feet from where Laswell fell. The story of the killing, as developed at the inquest held Friday night, was about this: Laswell's wife had been staying with her mother, who has been seriously ill for several months. Friday night Laswell went to the home of his mother-in-law very drunk, and was abusive and insulting in the extreme to everybody on the place. Finally, he was prevailed on to lie down on a bed in the room and go to sleep. He did not sleep long, however, and when he awoke he was in an even worse mood than before, flourishing a knife and declaring he intended to kill everybody there. The screams of the women caused Willis Dearing, who was upstairs, to come down to investigate, which he did with his pistol in hand. As he entered the room Laswell made a rush at him, brandishing his knife and declaring he would cut his throat. Dearing raised his pistol and fired three shots at close range, and Laswell sank to the floor and died instantly. He had been shot through the brain and heart. The first shot hit him about a inch below the eye to the left of the nose and penetrated his brain. the second entered the left side under his arms and took an upward course, coming out just above the shoulder-blade. The third shot went wild. Immediately after the shooting Dearing came to town, telephoned Marshal Collins and surrendered. The weapon used by him was a 45-calibre Army Colt's revolver. He has never been placed in jail, but is nominally under arrest, being allowed to go where he pleases. Laswell was fifty-four years old and was a cooper, having been engaged in that business here for twenty-five years. He killed George Seaver here about twenty years ago, and since then had been a hard drinker. The killing seemed to prey on his mind, and when under the influence of liquor he talked of it a great deal. He is survived by a wife and eight children. About a year ago the family moved to Louisville, where they have since lived, but he continued to make his home at his shop, near the depot, and worked at his trade here. The funeral took place Sunday after noon at the home of Mr. W. P. CARTWRIGHT, on Main Street, and the interment was in the Glasgow cemetery. Dearing was given an examining trial before Judge BOHANNON yesterday, and was acquitted. Glasgow Municipal Cemetery: Frank M. Laswell, born May 15, 1887 - died Sept. 26, 1912. Frank M. Laswell, born May 31, 1847 - died Dec. 28, 1906. Claude E. Laswell, born Dec. 21, 1881 - died Apr. 13, 1920 Colonel Sandi Gorin President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society Sandi's website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html Sandi's puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com