St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-04
DURHAM STILL ALIVE.
The Woman Who Shot Him 1
Committed to Jail.

The Woman Who Shot Him Is
Committed to Jail.
Morris M. Durham, who was shot by
the woman who claimed she had been
wronged, rested quietly at his home yes
terday. The physicians who attended
him think he may get well. but they
will not give any assurance as to such a
result. In fact. they do not know what
the result may be. Early last evening
it was reported that he was sinking
rapidly, but he rallied again and rested
quietly. His young wife, who has been
constantly at his bedside, showed the
terrible mental strain she has suffered,
and was forced away for an hour and
made to take mueh-needed rest; but
it was only for an hour. and then she
was back again. She does not think
Morris will die, but his brother, George
A. Durham. thinks he will. The ply
sieians say the bullet did not enter the
lnng, but So far they have made no
effort to remove 1T. Yesterday Durham
made short statement. He said that
Emma had made number of misState-
ments which he would correct as soon as
he was strong enough to talk about
them.
Emma Schmidt passed the night in
the Women's department OF the central
station. Once during the night she in
quired of Matron Paine if Morris was
dead, and said she was sorry she had
shot him. She slept for a little while,
but spent most of the time lying on the
coach with her handkerchief to her
eyes, weeping. At 9 o'clock she was
taken into the municipal court
room and arraigned before Judge
Emery. A complaint had been made
which had been sworn to by the brother
of the injured man, charging her with
assault in the first degree. She said
she wanted an examination, and few
minutes after her arraignment James
A. Kellogg entered the court room and
said he represented the gill. MIR. kel-
lOgg had learned that the girl was poor
and had no one to do anything for her,
and after short talk with Enma'S sis
ter he had agreed to do what he could
for the poor girl. County Attorney
state, and he told the court that Dur
nam's condition was preearious, and
said that it would be sew
eral DAYS before the physicians
could tell how serious the wound would
be. The court then fixed May Is for the
examination. She was then committed
without bail to the county Jail. Before
she was taken to the Jail committee of
physicians had long talk with her.
They were satisfied that she was all
right mentally at present, but refused
to express any opinion as to her mental
condition before the shot was fred.
The police matron, Mrs. Paine, who has
had considerable experience with in
sane women since she has been
stationed at the central station. is
positive that Emma was Oh
of her head when she was
first brought in by Officer McNulty. All
of the policemen who saw her that
night, as we'll as DR.. Matehan. the po-t
lice surgeon. who examined her, share
the same opinion. Attorney Kellogg
says he will have no trouble III clearing
his client.as she was not responsible for
her actions. DR.. J. A. Steele, who was
called in by the YerXa family to attend
the girl, is also positive that his patient
did NOT enioy-the full '>,ise of all her.
mental faculties.