The Wheeling Intelligencer, April 9, 1892
Another Murder - Mrs. Frank Leslie Shoots her Husband in the Head.
A south side House of Ill Fame was the scene of the shocking tragedy early last evening. Sad end of a series of quarrels.
Note: She had shot him once before and was in jail for it.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her two younger sisters will leave this morning for their old home at East Liverpool. One of the girls was in a house of ill repute in Pittsburgh and the other was the one who was by her side during her trial for killing her husband. All three women slept at the jail last night, having no other place to go.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, April 14, 1892
At Wheeling, Friday evening, Mrs. Mamie Leslie shot her husband, Frank Leslie, inflicting a fatal wound in the head. The shooting occurred in a house of ill-fame. The woman entered saying "I want my husband."
Obtaining admittance to where he was, she drew and fifed a revolver.
The man died a short time after. [City Hospital, Ward 5] The people came from Wellsville, Ohio. The woman is said to be of good family at East Liverpool.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, May 12, 1892
Mrs. Mary Leslie, who shot her husband in a house of ill-fame at Wheeling, April 8th, was put on trial Monday. She plead self-defense. Tuesday evening the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Marriage: Name: Frank W. Leslie
Birth Date: 1864
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Matheny
Spouse's Birth Date: 1866
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 27 May 1885
Event Place: Gallia Co., Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86921-9
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0317656
Reference ID: 2:3KKVLV3
Citing this Record: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch
Name: Harry H. Leslie
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Mar 1886
Event Place: Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Frank W. Leslie
Mother's Name: Mary P. Matheny
Reference ID: v 2 p 111
GS Film Number: 317661
Digital Folder Number: 004016307
Image Number: 00332
Citing this Record: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," FamilySearch
Harry's middle name was Howard. He enlisted in WWI
Another Murder - Mrs. Frank Leslie Shoots her Husband in the Head.
A south side House of Ill Fame was the scene of the shocking tragedy early last evening. Sad end of a series of quarrels.
Note: She had shot him once before and was in jail for it.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her two younger sisters will leave this morning for their old home at East Liverpool. One of the girls was in a house of ill repute in Pittsburgh and the other was the one who was by her side during her trial for killing her husband. All three women slept at the jail last night, having no other place to go.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, April 14, 1892
At Wheeling, Friday evening, Mrs. Mamie Leslie shot her husband, Frank Leslie, inflicting a fatal wound in the head. The shooting occurred in a house of ill-fame. The woman entered saying "I want my husband."
Obtaining admittance to where he was, she drew and fifed a revolver.
The man died a short time after. [City Hospital, Ward 5] The people came from Wellsville, Ohio. The woman is said to be of good family at East Liverpool.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, May 12, 1892
Mrs. Mary Leslie, who shot her husband in a house of ill-fame at Wheeling, April 8th, was put on trial Monday. She plead self-defense. Tuesday evening the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Marriage: Name: Frank W. Leslie
Birth Date: 1864
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Matheny
Spouse's Birth Date: 1866
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 27 May 1885
Event Place: Gallia Co., Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86921-9
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0317656
Reference ID: 2:3KKVLV3
Citing this Record: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch
Name: Harry H. Leslie
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Mar 1886
Event Place: Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Frank W. Leslie
Mother's Name: Mary P. Matheny
Reference ID: v 2 p 111
GS Film Number: 317661
Digital Folder Number: 004016307
Image Number: 00332
Citing this Record: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," FamilySearch
Harry's middle name was Howard. He enlisted in WWI
The Wheeling Intelligencer, April 9, 1892
Another Murder - Mrs. Frank Leslie Shoots her Husband in the Head.
A south side House of Ill Fame was the scene of the shocking tragedy early last evening. Sad end of a series of quarrels.
Note: She had shot him once before and was in jail for it.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her two younger sisters will leave this morning for their old home at East Liverpool. One of the girls was in a house of ill repute in Pittsburgh and the other was the one who was by her side during her trial for killing her husband. All three women slept at the jail last night, having no other place to go.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, April 14, 1892
At Wheeling, Friday evening, Mrs. Mamie Leslie shot her husband, Frank Leslie, inflicting a fatal wound in the head. The shooting occurred in a house of ill-fame. The woman entered saying "I want my husband."
Obtaining admittance to where he was, she drew and fifed a revolver.
The man died a short time after. [City Hospital, Ward 5] The people came from Wellsville, Ohio. The woman is said to be of good family at East Liverpool.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, May 12, 1892
Mrs. Mary Leslie, who shot her husband in a house of ill-fame at Wheeling, April 8th, was put on trial Monday. She plead self-defense. Tuesday evening the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Marriage: Name: Frank W. Leslie
Birth Date: 1864
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Matheny
Spouse's Birth Date: 1866
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 27 May 1885
Event Place: Gallia Co., Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86921-9
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0317656
Reference ID: 2:3KKVLV3
Citing this Record: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch
Name: Harry H. Leslie
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Mar 1886
Event Place: Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Frank W. Leslie
Mother's Name: Mary P. Matheny
Reference ID: v 2 p 111
GS Film Number: 317661
Digital Folder Number: 004016307
Image Number: 00332
Citing this Record: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," FamilySearch
Harry's middle name was Howard. He enlisted in WWI
Another Murder - Mrs. Frank Leslie Shoots her Husband in the Head.
A south side House of Ill Fame was the scene of the shocking tragedy early last evening. Sad end of a series of quarrels.
Note: She had shot him once before and was in jail for it.
Mrs. Frank Leslie and her two younger sisters will leave this morning for their old home at East Liverpool. One of the girls was in a house of ill repute in Pittsburgh and the other was the one who was by her side during her trial for killing her husband. All three women slept at the jail last night, having no other place to go.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, April 14, 1892
At Wheeling, Friday evening, Mrs. Mamie Leslie shot her husband, Frank Leslie, inflicting a fatal wound in the head. The shooting occurred in a house of ill-fame. The woman entered saying "I want my husband."
Obtaining admittance to where he was, she drew and fifed a revolver.
The man died a short time after. [City Hospital, Ward 5] The people came from Wellsville, Ohio. The woman is said to be of good family at East Liverpool.
Belmont chronicle. (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, May 12, 1892
Mrs. Mary Leslie, who shot her husband in a house of ill-fame at Wheeling, April 8th, was put on trial Monday. She plead self-defense. Tuesday evening the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Marriage: Name: Frank W. Leslie
Birth Date: 1864
Spouse's Name: Mary J. Matheny
Spouse's Birth Date: 1866
Spouse's Age: 19
Event Date: 27 May 1885
Event Place: Gallia Co., Ohio
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86921-9
System Origin: Ohio-VR
GS Film number: 0317656
Reference ID: 2:3KKVLV3
Citing this Record: "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch
Name: Harry H. Leslie
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 04 Mar 1886
Event Place: Cheshire, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Frank W. Leslie
Mother's Name: Mary P. Matheny
Reference ID: v 2 p 111
GS Film Number: 317661
Digital Folder Number: 004016307
Image Number: 00332
Citing this Record: "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003," FamilySearch
Harry's middle name was Howard. He enlisted in WWI
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