Richmond planet., 1894-05-19
HE KILLED HIS WIFE
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AWHTTE rIAN'S CRIME.
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She Was Intimate With
His Boarder.
Ia TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
An Old Man and A Young
Wife-W What VIII They
Do With Him p

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The almost oppressive stillaess which = =
usually pervades the neighborhood in G
which the little two story frame house
No. 1900 W. Leigh Street is situated I
was broken, about 10 o'clock last Thurs
day morning, by the startling incidents b
of a sensational tragedy.
| Two pistol reports from within the
house followed by the shrieks OF a NOR
| talIv wounded woman from the
second-story window threw the neign,
lhorhood into intense excitement ana
the place was soon surrounded Dy an
immense crowd.
The house was occupied by j. ii.
Blaytou, a man about sixty-nve years
old; his wife, Esther erelnia .t;utv~s;T
a rather pretty woman, aged tnirty-slx
and George Bell, q young man oil aoou0
thirty wears, who rents the lower hoor,
| in which he conducts green grocery,
from the Blaytons, with whom ne
s boarded. Lula Crump. the seventeen
= year old niece of Mrs. Blayton, Hand two
J small boys, nephews oI biay ton, h'eo
' with the latter also.
e A II. Mallet, a night watchman, who
70 lives at No 1116, on the same side oi the
70 street. but on the opposite corner rom
,e Rlavton's house, which is also on q
D. corner lot, was the first person TO enter
IN the house. He had heard the cries OF
es the woman and rushed imneuia.sls tl
1T across to the house. be entered the
m hack room OF the second story, which
pt 10 the bed chamber of the Biaytors,
e. ;ust in time to see BlaytOn throw MS
Sc vile hack upon one of the two beds IN
ed the room and fire q second bullet into
ny her body.
uAN's DESPERATION.
eil He seized Blayton, who appeared Go
lp, ha ~ . frenzv of rage. aud dragged him
from his victim, knocking the revolver
the from his hand. Blayton, with oaths
ade and threats. threw him OF and seizet
another weapon from the folds OF IN
the he'd clothing and Mallet ran into Tn
net hall. BlaySon followed and fired severa
Ger times at Mallet.
to lessIv into the wall Several men rushe
to the aid of Mailet and the inturlate
lst man. seizing hatchet which was iyln
lsed on a window sill of the room, stfuc
himself yiciousiy about the face an
TO head with il several times before 1t va
oWs' taken from him.
TO KILL HIMSELF
ane, He then attempted to stab hims
rect with a carving knife which was at
uceS hand.
'mas RIavton fred once at himself befc
s L. the nistoI was taken from him. Nal
Alex. carried thee wounded woman Go
stairs TO the room IN tne rear os
ap- Green grocery, where she died witl
gam fifteen minutes after the shooting.
Chas. THE POLICE ARRIVE.
Policeman r. L. Shumaker, who
been informed OF the affair, arrived
--~---~ the scene a few minutes before the
TT MANS death, and Policeman Prddy
81 Cantain Hulce put IN an appeara
shortly after. The ambulance was q
moned, but when the physician III Ice cue
arrived he found DR.. Hugh Mcdt
who had been summoned, also, at
~ side of the dead body.
- CAUGHT WITH ANOTHER MAN.
Rlavton made no attempt to csc
He freely admitted to the several
sons who questioned him that ne
kiIIed the woman and gave as has
SON for the killing that his wife had
nnduly intimate with George Bell.
Blevton, after being removed Z
1904. AIushouse. at the suggestion OF
TayIor and Mr.. McGEire, stated tn
had discoved his wife and Bell IN d
nromising situation several days al
TO Coroner Taylor he stated a
scene OF the killing that he had go
h;s wife's room. reprimanded her fC
intimacy with their tenant and
hain0 told to mind his own bushes
that she intended to act as sDe emo
became incensed beyond enouran'
shot her. ~,
DIR. McGuire expects to have Bl
in the Police Court tomorrow.
ronnds are slight. He was seen {
AImahouse by the reporter and
ed TO DO resting quite eomiortapi
n, THE DEAD wolfAE.
The body of the woman still lay
room back of the grocery. I
Taylor made partial examina
the body and found two bullet v
either OF which would have pro
=. tai. One is in the left breast a
other directly above the centre
stomach. The Coroner made
90 mortem examination OF the rem
oOs < O'Clock this afternoon.
INE, Bell Was down 0C"nrToS toTR apd On rot S%S bs
At after Mrs. Blayton died. he
-N' that he was never unduly famlll
---~-~~~--~- the woman in bis life.
Policeman Shumaker OF the
:, frict went to the Almshouse tn
- S-orDds noon and served the warrant Q
"a e+ber ton. charging him with the IN
ON, s,ro R;ch- his wife. BIayton, when asKe
hrs lrona a<io~od the affair by the hospital att
" 0OO said thar he was out of his mn
49,. ,,vo,, he did the shooting and that
quo" WAS not well b alanced at any I
nFo.ooor