Episode 4: Unfortunate Circumstances

In a perfect world, parents are supposed to provide guidance and protection. But we don’t live in a perfect world. In 1901, two people had to deal with awful situations caused by their parents in Indiana.

Sources

Daughter Shot Him. The  Star Press, 2/19/1901

Shot By His Daughter. The Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, 2/19/1901

Daughter Not a Murderess. The Star Press, 2/20/1901

Boy Kills His Stepfather. The Fort Wayne Sentinel, 2/28/1901

Killed Father to Save Mother. Columbus Republican, 3/7/1901

Malloy’s Remains. The Republic, 3/1/1901

Johnson County Banner. 4/26/1894.

Boy Brains His Stepfather. Hamilton County Ledger, 3/1/1901

A Probable Murder. The Indianapolis News, 4/18/1894

Indiana, Death Certificates – 1899-2011

U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934

Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001

find a grave.com

Austin Maloy. The Republic, 11/20/1894

Skull Crushed. The Republic, 4/18/1894

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