The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
INJURED INNOCENCE.
A Missouri Wife Shoots Her
Husbands Paramour.
She Makes a Clear Statement
of the Affair.

Poplar Bluff, Mo, Mach 14.-Friday
night about IL o'clock Mrs Joe w. Wal.
tiers shot Nancy Prickett through the
shoulder, at Asher Switch, lumber camp
located three and half miles south Of This
city. Mrs. Walters boarded at the Clifford
house, this city, and yesterday your CORE
spsndent called upon her and she gave the
following particulars:
81 knew my husband was keeping this
wo al; / have known it for some time.
Time and time again he has promi'e ed me
to do better If 1 would not sue for divorce
rs had threatened to DO; but l did sue for
q divorce some time ago, and l expect q
decree will be granted.
at the May term of the circuit court. Since
this suit wss instigsted tbipgs have gradu-
ally gone from bad 10 worse. Mr.. Walt
ers staid down to the switch much OF the
time, where be has a large force of men
employed. Nancy Prickelt runs the board
ipg.hou>e there. / waited until 9 o'clock
last night, and as he did not come home
resolved to kill the woman who has broken
up our home. / went out and bought a
new revolver. loaded it, lighted lentern,
end at 9 so started for Asher Switch, with
the full determination Of killing the one
person who was the destroyer of our hsppi-
ness. Arriving at the boarding house.
knocked and my husband called out,
wHo's.rHERE?"
answered, and he came to the door aud
said: what in the world brought you here
at this hour of the plight? Said i, 'WhC
is here with you? You know said he
aud stepped inside the door. yes, L dc
know who il is-the same as / expected.
have come here to know which one Of us
you are going TO live with AT this junct-
ure Nancy Prickett presented herself at the
door between the two rooms. OF all the
vile utterapces mortal ever spoke she hurled
at me. bore this shower of epitbets fol
q moment. then quickly pulling my revol
yer, / fired. She staggered, screamed and
ran out OF doors. My husband caught me
and twisted the revolver from my hand be-
fore could fire the secood shot, then pick
ing up my lantern / started back for Pop
lar Bluff alone, arriving here at 12:SC
O'Clock. All regret is that did not
KILL HER ON THE SPOT"
A rerort was circulated this afternoon u
the effect that the sounded woman was no
fatally injured, but a contradictory repor
was received late to-Digh., stating that he
recovery was doubtful. j. w. walters
the same man who was shot through tn
body by Ed. Weeks, at the same place Of
the 9th day of February last. 1t is geaer
orally believed that this shooting wa
caused by dispute over the same womsl
whom Mrs Walters last night sttempte'
to kill. Walters has not yet recovered
from the wound Inflicted by Weeks at ths
time. of He also walks lame o
, account of broken limb. On the 18th G
December he was thrown from the trac
while running velocipede and the bone Q
, his right leg was fractured. Mrs. Walter
is sn Intelligent, cultured woman, and NJ
Walters is a man Of recognized ability, an
D both stood we'll in this community. The
have two children. Walters was srreste
: to-day charged with adultery. He waive
, examination and gave bail for his appea
ance. Mrs. WalIers has not been arreste'
1 ard will probably not be.