100 Years Ago January 29 - Feb. 4, 1923
Mrs. Abigail H. Whitman was shot and fatally wounded in her home on her farm northeast of Columbus. The murder was one of the most deliberate and cold-blooded crimes perpetrated in this county. Her husband, George Whitman, considered a suspect after Mrs. Whitman filed for divorce on January 16, was found dead in his home in Pontiac, Illinois the following day…