Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-14
ONLY AN ADVENTURES.
George D. Williams, a Popular Hotel
Clerk, Kills a Gamblers Mistress
and Attempts Suicide.
TIE Gambler Returns 70 Find Ills Fair
One Fai.e and Tragedy Fol.
lows the Sensation.
~ Have Lost al aud Hence End ny
Life ard yhat II the onc
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sfA6'6l % the HazeisS
Hon sPRtN0s, ARG., March i3--rhis
ely was stocked az nuon to-day over a
horrible tragedy. which VAS enact.d at
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ctfh ~ wy hpAb nhot hhn h'teu mQy
guest VINO claimed 20 be Mrs. M X.
Norris 81 LcnYeuwoiti, Kan, after which
be- placed the revolver TO his own head
ana attempted 10 seud q buiict through
his brain. Tie affair grew out OF an
illicit love, which eliminated To cxpJsure
last night Nv Morris, who claimed 70 be
the wOmap'a husband, finding Williams
IN bis apartments Williams is Qi on im-
iulhlye T. mpciamtnb and the shame at
TIE exposure 80 oycfcAme him ns 10 lead
% the leirb'e Gct In bis pocket was
found telegram prepared by hlmseli, 10
ne sent 10 Judge sam w. Williams 81
Little Rock, his unoo, which read az fol-
lows "Honr nephew, George Williams,
Killed himself here this morning When
you see the result OF my rash step you
VIII naturally Inquire why be did so. II
" enough 10 know ihat since have lost
the ftspect 81 hli, nave l9st All ana hence
ehh my ne and lDtl ~ the one love,
Inc shooting occurred In the WOman'a
room win no witnesses except themselves.
Olllcers immediately rushed IN ana found
Williams sitiibg ia a chair. Blood was
sirt amibg frOm bnll' wound I'm his
forehead aud he WAS wildly endpavoring
to IRE nnO her shot THIS pistol, a A.
cali or Bulldog, was wrested from him
by the officers. Lying across the bed was
the woman, her life blood ooziDg from IL
bullet wound In her breast. She gasped
her last while the miserable young man
was removed TO prison. His wound is
not serious, he bullet gldnclug In lts
course instead OF penetrating the skull.
The romance which has ended 50 terribly
u one OF the most popular young men Of
this city began some months ago. On
the 2St OF November lust Il young, smooth.
laced man, apparently about twenty-five
years Of age, and very pretty brunette,
VI about the same age, with fair complex.
ION and large, lustrOus black eyes, ar
rived at the Sumpler aud registered Mr..
aud Mrs NJ. X. Norris, Leavcnworth,
Kan, They were assigned 10 a
room on tho second floor which they
ave since occupied. They were we'll
dressed appearing people. and had The
look Of Il young couple on their bridal
ur. Norris sc, med TO have plenty OF
money, and 10 developed later that he was
a gambler. lie played more or less al
the various gaming houses In this city.
but was reserved In hts manner and at.
tracted little or 40 attention. About a
month liter he went home 10
attend TO some business, leaving the
woman here. a Irritation between
Williams and tho woman then began
Ia the pafiOr which ended In his yisItun
her room. lie FIRST went there in com
pnY with Others TO Play cards aud later
visited her alone. Here he learned thai
che was the mistress Of the man who
claimed her az his wife aud n crimipnl In.
timacy sprang up between thom which
ripcned into love, Ashls yiaita continu.d
the attachment became strong. Norrls
camo and went on several OCCASIONS ma
did not suspect the existing slnte of nj.
fairs. Some time since he cnme home
intoxicated with a large sum OF money I'M
his possession. She abstrncted 5000
and gave 1t To williams In lnrk
up In the safe, telling him n
was her money and not To niye IL Ia MIR.
rls Norris did not seem To miss IN.
money, or II no did, he presumahlv
thought that he had lost A.. sin Iater
she promised Williams 800 and snr.
gcSted plan TO write To N'nris. vino Wa
absent, on some pretense 10 ontain n loroe
sum OF money, on the recent of which
she and Williams would ,lnn,. IN Mrxicn
A few weeks ppo Norris rcinrnnd
from HIS last trim. mud IL ~ sunno.ed ,bot
some susplc ons wore conveyed 90 him
llo left the woman under the lmpression
lohtOfuHy tlut ne NuA loluu nNyuy and IN.