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June 4, 1922
The Brunswick News
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia
What is this article about?
Henry Mack struck his wife on the head with a lighted kerosene lamp behind the city jail, injuring her and igniting a fire in the room. The couple extinguished the blaze but Mack escaped before officers arrived.
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MAN HITS WIFE WITH
A
LIGHTED LAMP.
Much excitement was created in the vicinity directly back of the city jail early last night when Henry Mack struck his wife a telling blow on the head with a large kerosene lamp and which resulted in, not only injuring her, but the room was soon ablaze and the participants stopped fighting each other and fought fire to a finish, finally succeeding in extinguishing the blaze. Mack, the man who evidently had murder in his heart when he threw the lamp, escaped before the arrival of officers.
A
LIGHTED LAMP.
Much excitement was created in the vicinity directly back of the city jail early last night when Henry Mack struck his wife a telling blow on the head with a large kerosene lamp and which resulted in, not only injuring her, but the room was soon ablaze and the participants stopped fighting each other and fought fire to a finish, finally succeeding in extinguishing the blaze. Mack, the man who evidently had murder in his heart when he threw the lamp, escaped before the arrival of officers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Crime Story
Family Drama
Disaster
What themes does it cover?
Crime Punishment
Family
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Domestic Assault
Kerosene Lamp
House Fire
Wife Injury
Police Escape
What entities or persons were involved?
Henry Mack
His Wife
Where did it happen?
Vicinity Directly Back Of The City Jail
Story Details
Key Persons
Henry Mack
His Wife
Location
Vicinity Directly Back Of The City Jail
Event Date
Early Last Night
Story Details
Henry Mack struck his wife with a lighted kerosene lamp, injuring her and starting a fire in the room. They extinguished the blaze after stopping their fight, but Mack escaped before officers arrived.