Murder wasn’t part of the act

It was sensational news when actress Julia Morrison walked onto the stage and shot her leading man dead. She was the wife of Frederick James, who had been the druggist at Moss Pharmacy in Lafayette, “where his genial smile always bade you welcome,” but the couple stayed in Lafayette only a couple of months after they were married. “It was known that she was inclined towards the stage,” according…

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