Enraged at Being Jilted by Prospective Ninth Wife – York Begins Shooting
Nashville, Jan. 28 — K. P. York, a Tipton County farmer, arrived at Covington today with his six children for the purpose of marrying Mrs. Pimm. The woman told him when they met that she had changed her mind. York began shooting indiscriminately. He shot Mrs. Pimm in the face, and shot and wounded her two nephews severely. He was arrested. He had been married eight times, six of his wives were divorced.
[The Fort Worth Register, Wednesday Morning, January 29, 1902]
CAME TO MARRY HER.
She Had Changed Her Mind and He Proceeded to Shoot
Nashville, Jan. 29. – K. P. York, Tipton county farmer, arrived at Covington today with his six children for the purpose of marrying Mrs. Pimm. The woman told him when they met that she had changed her mind. York began shooting indiscriminately. He shot Mrs. Pimm in the face, and shot and wounded two nephews severely. He was arrested. He had been married eight times, six of his wives were divorced.
[Came to Marry Her; The Daily Ardmoreite; Ardmore, Oklahoma; 30 Jan 1902; Pg 3]
SHOT HIS FIANCEE
Bloody Work of a Tipton County Farmer
Mrs. Pimm Wouldn’t Marry
Disfigured Her for Life and Shot Her Two Nephews – His Six Living Wives.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 28 – (Special.) — J. P. York, a farmer, left his home in Tipton County and arrived at Covington, where he had an appointment to meet Mrs. Mary Pimm, who resided in the same neighborhood. York’s meeting with Mrs. Pimm was the culmination of a short courtship. York had made all preparations to leave Tipton County and move his residence to Dyersburg, and Mrs. Pimm promised to meet him in Covington, where they were to be married. York arrived on time, accompanied by his six small children, but Mrs. Pimm failed to put in an appearance, and this caused York to indulge in excessive drink. He sought out his bride-to-be, and was informed that she had changed her mind. York at once commenced to shoot indiscriminately, which resulted in wounding Mrs. Pimm and her two nephews, Ed and Herbert Weeks. Mrs. Pimm was shot in the face and is disfigured for life. The Weeks brothers carry bullets in the hip and leg. York was arrested, and besides the pistol he was armed with a dirk and brass knucks. He has been married eight times. Six of his wives are divorced, and the others died from natural causes.
[Shot his Fiancee; The Tennessean; Nashville, Tenn; 29 Jan 1902; Pg 1]
