The Ladysmith Daily Ledger
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2017-06-02
issued: 1906-07-14
description: The Ladysmith Daily Ledger was published in Ladysmith, in the Cowichan Valley region of Vancouver Island, and ran from July 1903 to December 1906. Ladysmith developed as a residential area for the employees of a large coal mine, and, in 1904, it had a population of approximately 4000. The Ledger was published by the Ladysmith Publishing Company, which also issued the paper under two variant titles: the Daily Ledger (April to July, 1905) and the Ladysmith Ledger (September to December, 1906).
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note: The 'i^^^LEM^Ei^ry-'..i - ���������> **" * ���������*��������� ���������~1"~~-. /.w_i *��������������� / \ VOL.,a SATURDAY, JULY 14, 190fi.; PRICE FIVE CENTS ACCOUNT OF MITCHELL KILLING Murderess Congratulated and Offered Assistance by Ex-, Judge Upton The Seattle "P.-l." gives the Eol- lowing account of the Killing of Geo. Mitchell. Flan/. Edmund, Crciehl, cistwhilc leadei of the Holy Hollcis, is in his gia\e, bis slajei*���������declared i>y a jury of Ins pceis to ha\e been jusliheil in talcing the law m bis own bands- lies dead ou a marble slab at the city moigue, and a sister, white faced and stoical, victim of the man responsible foi this stiangc cult, is in a coll at the county jail chai-jlpd with) the murdei oi her own brother. Thc culminating tragedy occiuiod at the Union depot at '1 ^"> o'clock ycsteulay afternoon pist as George Mitchell was about to take" his depart uie fiom tins city 11 is two biotheis, I-'ied and Perry, who had been in constant, stay fiom tbe tunc he shot anil killed Cicfeld were with him Ksfhei Mitchell bad followed thorn there lor the appaie.it. purpose of 'bidding . them gocl-hv. She bad a few brief wouls -with Fiod and Perry aud at then sintygcsf ton, thai. she siealc to George, stepped loi- ward As the lattci half tinned to greet his sistei a ie\*olvci in her bands was suddenly pleased close to his left eai, theie was a mufllcd ie- port and George Mitchell, slayer of Fran/ Edmund Ciefeld, without a word fell dead at. the foci, of his sister whose-avenger be hadJttcn. As Hie stnckeu nrothei dioppect dead, betoie lus head struck against i.lie died flooi, the weapon was released Iiom the gill's neiveless fingers, Pei i v Mitchell caught hei in Ins aims and cued out pitilully "Oh, Esthei, how could you do it?" Then a blue-coo tod oHmei wished Lo t\v scene, the gnl was placed under anest, lbe coroner was called forrt.be body .pi'i-h" dca-d i'ia.ii and thu.scCond chapter of the tragedy which has not; vet seen its end, was closed. The .'ma…
note: Titled The Ladysmith Daily Ledger from 1905-01-04 to 1905-04-06, and 1905-07-20 onward. Titled The Daily Ledger from 1905-04-08 to 1905-07-19 Frequency: Daily
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Ladysmith (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0178357
language: English
lat: 48.993333
long: -123.815556
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Ladysmith, B.C. : Daily Ledger Company
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text