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Murder At Grand Rapids

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
December
Year
1893
Copyright
Public Domain
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Grand Rapids. Dec. 25. - John G. Wanderhem Saturday night shot and instantly killed John Eikruan and then hunted up a friend and went to the pólice station and gave himself up. Wanderhem is about 35 years old and has a young and pretty wife with whom Eikinan became enainored. Eikman made frequent visits to the house, and fiually became pressiuc in his attention, but Mrs. Wanderhem would have nothing to do with him. Saturday afternoon Eikman called, and declared he would return at night and kill the woman and her husband. He called about 7 o'clock and found the front door locked. He then went to the back door and forced an entrance. Wanderhem had his double-barrelled shotsrun ready and fired when his wife urged him to do so. Eikman was armed with a doublé barrelled shotgun and apparently was bent on murder.

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Subjects
Ann Arbor Argus
Old News