Reidsville, Dec. 9—Austin Carter, 50, Danville insurance man, tonight shot and killed his wife, Mrs. Gertie Moore Carter, 35, at the home of his father-in-law in this city, then turned the gun on his brother-in-law, John Price, 35, who was fatally injured, and then shot Mrs. John Price, 30, in the right leg. He tried to shoot his mother-in-law, but the bullets in his revolver were exhausted by that time.
Carter, who came to this city this afternoon, made his escape after the shooting, in a roadster, and had not been captured at midnight. Posses are making every effort to locate him.
Carter’s wife, with her five little children, left him in Danville a few days ago, and came here to live with her father, L.L. Moore. This is said to have been the second time that they had separated.
Jealousy, said to have been entirely without just foundation, of his brother-in-law, is ascribed as the cause of the shooting.
The shootings tonight followed trouble this afternoon when he threatened members of the family. An officer was called in and he was placed under arrest as he was reported drinking. A Colt revolver was taken from him, according to the police, and he was placed under bond with Al Stacy, local merchant, standing for him.
Carter is a native of Caswell county, having been born and reared at Pelham. Before going to Danville, he lived at Roanoke, Va.
Carter, according to the police, declared that Price, his brother-in-law, had broken up his home. Members of the Moore family denied that this statement had been made, but said Carter was crazed with drink.
From the front page of The Smithfield Herald, Dec. 11, 1923
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