George Franklin, 50, Dies of Axe Wounds Inflicted by His Wife, Dec. 16, 1925

Axe Wounds Are Cause of Death. . . Geo. W. Franklin Dies of Wounds Said to Have Been Inflicted by Wife Last Saturday

Charlotte, Dec. 16 (AP)—A coroner’s investigation was to be started today into the slaying of George W Franklin, 50, by his wife, following an altercation at the Franklin home Saturday night. Franklin died last night from axe blows on the head. Mrs. franklin, in the county jail, declares she killed her husband in defending her 75-year-old father from him.

From the front page of The Concord Daily Tribune, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 1925

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