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Murders of G. M. & Synia Babb

KILLS COUPLE AND SELF
Former Texan Is Principal in Tragedy at Nashville.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 30 -- A Springfield, Tenn., special says that G. M. Babb, 64, and his wife, Mrs. Synia Babb, were shot to death today in their home at Orlinda by a nephew, Owen Fisher, aged 41. Fisher, after attempting to reach the son of the couple, Melvin Babb, aged 21, blew out his own brains. The ill feeling is attributed to the settlement of an estate. Fisher at one time resided in Amarillo, Tex. San Antonio Express, San Antonio, Texas, October 1, 1914, transcribed by, Amanda Jowers