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Chester Clark Murders Wife and Self Shocking Double Tragedy at Roulette p.1

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The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
08 Jun 1911, Thu • Page 1
BY wetzupdoc · 02 June 2020

CHESTER CLARK MURDERS WIFE AND SELF
SHOCKING DOUBLE TRAGEDY AT ROULETTE
Saturday evening, just at dusk, a horrible double murder was committed at Roulette by Chester Clark,
He shot his wife, Anna Clark, several times causing wounds from which she died about 9:30 o'clock.
After felling her frail body with bullets, the murderer turned his weapon upon himself as he kneeled at the prostrate form of his dying young wife and fired a shot into his own right temple, which killed him instantly.
During the past year Clark and his wife have had much serious trouble and doubtless these horrible crimes are but a culmination of these former Quarrels.
Saturday night he went to the home of Mrs. J. W. Goodall, his wife's mother, where his wife had been stopping with their two children, and started a quarrel. She was sitting on the porch, but as their quarrel was well on she stepped down on the walk with him. He used most vile language in abusing her and she offered to give him a slap, when he instantly drew bis revolver and began firing at her. The first shot entered the left breast between the heart and shoulder when she fell; the second penetrated her right cheek, then he shot her in the back. The last two shots he fired after she had fallen. After she lay on the ground before him, he was cruel enough to fire two leaden bullets into her helpless form.
He shot her three times in all.
Mrs. Clark was Miss Anna Goodall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Goodall. She married Clark on August 2, 1906, when she was but fourteen years old. He was about 34. She was but a little more than 18 when he so foully murdered her. He proved a very scanty provider and an unkind husband and she has often suffered for the comforts of life. Some months ago, with her children, she took refuge at the home of Edwin L. Fisk, on whose place they had been living, and Clark took advantage of this circumstance by having Fisk arrested on the charge of alienating his wife's affections. Those having knowledge of the facts took no stock in the merits of the case. Most of the sympathy of the community was with the abused wife and neglected children. This case has never been tried and now never will be. If Clark had lived it probably never would have been.
Soon after the filing of this suit, Mrs. Clark, through her attorney, W. F. DuBois, filed a libel in divorce, alleging all kinds of cruel treatment, beating, threatening of life and all sorts of indignities. This case would have been heard at the last term of court had not Attorney W. L. Lillibridge, who represented him, asked to have the case continued that he might make a defense. Judge Ormerod granted the continuance providing he would pay the costs and $25 attorney's fee to Mr. DuBois. He has paid neither. But the matter is now settled forever. (Continued on Page Four).

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CLIPPED FROM
The Potter Enterprise
Coudersport, Pennsylvania
08 Jun 1911, Thu • Page 1
BY wetzupdoc · 02 June 2020

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