| http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmacoup/macoupin.htm Photographs From David Richard |
| The Devil's Bride |
| This is the story of Marguerite Slaughter, a poor woman murdered by her crazed husband Lester Kahl. The murder occurred at the family farm between Shipman and Medora, IL. Kahl's father was a Deputy Sheriff at the time and had to arrest his own son for the murder. Kahl was convicted and sentenced to hang. The hanging occurred with in weeks of his sentencing. Kahl's hanging was the last hanging in Macoupin County. Frank Fries was a Deputy Sheriff during this time and was the source for this article. Fries went on to become Sheriff and later served in Congress during the Roosevelt Administration. |