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The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
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In Hanover, Colonel Rathbone murdered his wife with shots and a dagger due to unfounded jealousy, then attempted suicide. He recovered enough for hospital treatment but remains mentally unstable, believing his children were abducted.
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Hanover, December 29.—Colonel Rathbone, who killed his wife, attempted suicide but recovered sufficiently to be taken to the hospital. His recovery is possible. A judicial examination of the body of Mrs. Rathbone shows several shot and dagger wounds. One bullet passed through the breast and came out at the back bone. A dagger thrust penetrated a rib to the heart. Rathbone was lately very jealous of his wife, though there was no cause for such feeling. At present official inquiry into the tragedy is impossible owing to the condition of Rathbone. His mind is still affected and his utterances are of a rambling character. It is understood he believes his children have been abducted and that he was wounded in the fight with the abductor.
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Hanover
Event Date
December 29.
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mrs. rathbone killed by multiple shot and dagger wounds; colonel rathbone attempted suicide and recovered to hospital.
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Colonel Rathbone killed his wife due to jealousy, inflicting several shot and dagger wounds, including a bullet through the breast and a dagger to the heart. He then attempted suicide but recovered sufficiently for hospital treatment. His mind is affected, with rambling utterances believing his children were abducted and he was wounded fighting the abductor. Official inquiry impossible due to his condition.