Who Killed The MacGillecuddy's

Introduction

Nora News Paper December 30th 1899 MACGILLECUDDY FAMILY FOUND SHOT DEAD IN THEIR HOME!
Yesterday evening our small Mississippi town was rocked at around 2:00pm. A witness to whoms name won't be released found the bodies of the MacGillecuddys. There were a total of six bodies found in the home as well the body of the family dog. The victims are as listed.
MacGillecuddy family.
Adam MacGillecuddy, age 45.
Florence MacGillecuddy' age 43.
Alice MacGillecuddy, age 17.
Samuel MacGillecuddy' age 15.
The servants.
Lilly faith, age 21.
Henry Parker, age 35.
The pets.
Molly, age 7.
Yesterday afternoon the body's of Florence, Adam and Samuel were found in there dining room alongside the body of there maid Lilly. The body's of Alice and the family chef Henry were found in the kitchen. The body of the 7 year old golden retriever, molly was found in the main foyer.
Adam,Florence,Samuel, Lilly and Henry were all determined to have died from gunshot wounds. Alice was determined to have died from blunt force trauma to the head. The family dog Molly was found to have died of blunt force trauma to and bleeding.
As of now Sheriff Scott believes the family and there servants were attacked and killed on Christmas Day. It's believed the attacks happened sometime in the evening. in the parlor the candles on the tree had been left burning and were found to be reduced to wax. As well the Christmas feast was still set on the table. A weapon was found in the home and is believed to be the weapon used in the murders. The weapon found at the crime scene is a 1873 Winchester rifle, it's known to reload quickly in less than a few seconds.
As of now the investigation is on going with few suspects.
Tomorrow at 1pm the bodies of the MacGillecuddys will be pulled by horse drawn carriage through town. The funeral services for the MacGillecuddys will take place tomorrow evening at Mary's Baptist Church at 2pm. This will be a closed casket service and a time for anyone to pay their respects to the MacGillecuddys for everything they have done for us in the past years.

TODAYS OBITUARIES.

Adam MacGillecuddy, October 3rd 1853- December 25th 1899.
Adam survived by his wife Florence MacGillecuddy and their children Alice and Samuel.  Adam and his wife enjoyed a lovely 27 years of marriage together and had two beautiful children. Adam started life in a humble cabin in Alabama before striking oil on his family farm when he was 26. For years now he has been known to donate to charities and our local churches. It's terrible that he was taken from this world the way he was but he is now in the hands of the Lord, may he rest in peace.

Florence MacGillecuddy, April 1st 1855- December 25th 1899.
Florence survived by her husband Adam MacGillecuddy and their children Alice and Samuel. Florence and her husband enjoyed a lovely 27 years of marriage together and had two children. Florence started off from very humble beginnings. Her maiden name was Florence Jackson and she married her husband at 16. After her and her husband's sudden wealth they decided to help as many people as they could through donations and charity banquets. It's terrible that she was taken from this world the way she was but she is now in the hands of the Lord, may she rest in peace.

Alice MacGillecuddy, December 2nd 1881-December 25th 1899.
Alice MacGillecuddy was lost at such a young age. She was the daughter of Florence and Adam MacGillecuddy and the older sister of Samuel MacGillecuddy. In her short life she became such a beautiful girl and was soon to be married to 19 year old Thomas Whitworth. It's a shame what happened to her but she is now in the hands of our Lord, may she rest in peace.

Samuel MacGillecuddy, January 3rd 1883- December 25th 1899.
Samuel was the son of Florence and Adam MacGillecuddy, and the little brother of Alice MacGillecuddy. Samuel was the youngest in his family. Samuel was well known to us for his playful, childish spirit. It's a shame what happened to him in the end. He is now in the hands of our Lord. May he rest in peace.

"Unknown" December 30th 1899.
You all got what you deserved.