Research on Luther G. Hensley Corcoran, also known as L. G. or Elgie Corcoran, sometimes written as Elgie Cochran. He was the son of Patrick William Corcoran and Emeline Amanda Alley, and the husband of Mary Jane Martin. He was a resident of Columbia, Tennessee.
Obituary Reference: "Kills Woman Then Himself: Elgie Cochran, Former Columbian, Principal of a Double Tragedy," in the Daily Herald, 27 Dec. 1905, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama (page not listed; probably page one).
Elgie Cochran shot his mistress, then himself. The obituary said that he was boarding with Mrs. Johnson, a woman of means; the article also referred to her as a "grass widow" (that is, a mistress, or a divorced woman who lives with a man other than her husband). Earlier, Mrs. Johnson had been complaining that Corcoran had taken to drink again. An argument probably ensued. Later, Corcoran killed her, then killed himself. His body was shipped from Birmingham, Alabama, to Rose Hill Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee, for burial.
