The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-05-23
FATAL INFATUATI0N.
He Deserted His Wife and Children
and Went West With Aurora Nc
Clintock They Quarreled st
Omaha and He Shot Her and Him
self.-His Abandoned Wife is
Overcome With Grief

/ An Associate Press dispatch from Omaha
Neb-, dated Saturday, May 18th, says; A
Pennsylvania couple were the central figures
in sensational tragedy here last night.
Miss Aurora McClintcck, aged 10. formerly
Of Confluence, Somerset county, met Jerome
E. Shesrer, of the YoughiOgheny Lumber
Company, sged 40. two years sgo, and be-
came engaged. She recently came 10 Of
tumwa to visit relatives. Later, she came to
Omaha, met H J. Hughes. and occupied
room at hotel as his wife.
shearer heard OF il and went to the same
hotel last night determined 10 kill her after
exposing her sin. They were having a vio-
lent quarrel, when the landlord ordered
them cut Of the house. They went to an
other hotel. where be shot Mss McClint0ck
in the breast. and then himself Both are
badly wounded, but may recover.
The news OF the shooting Of Miss Aurora
MeClintock by jerome c. Shearer, at Omaha,
and the attempted suicide Of the latter. Gre
ated a sensation in Allegheny, where Shear
er IS well known.
The dispatches from Omaha say that the
couple met by appointment in Ottumwa, Ia,
on Thursday. and went TO the Hotel Delione,
Omaha, where they registered as J. c. Shear
er and wife. They quarreled for an hour,
and then Shearer shot Mss McClintOck-
The bullet went in Just under the right
breast, inflicting dangerous but not fatal
wound. He shot himself little to the right
OF the heart. His condition is the most Sc
riOus. Shearer said he was willing 10 die,
bat not to give up the girl he loved, 50 he
shot her
Sheafer has a wife and four children. Mrs.
Shearer vas seen at her home by reporter.
She had Just heard of the tragic affair which
may end the life Of her husband She ad-
milied that they had not been living pleas
ently together for two or three years, on
account Of the Miss McClintcck, who figures
in the case. Miss McCIintock's father lives
Ct Con fuence, on the B. & o. road, and } T.
shearer was emp.oyed by Mr.. Kirtland,
who Is in the lumbe. business a. Ohio Pyle
Falls.
shesrer became acquainted with the Nc
Cliniock girl while employed at Ohio Pyle.
aud Ms Shearer learned Of their relations
through brother Of hers, who runs on the
B. & o. road. Mr.. Shearer came home
week ago last wednesday, bot Ms. Shsarer
was not at home and did not see him. He
told the children be was going to leave
Mrs. Shearer says that il she had been at
home she would have tried to have had an
understanding with him. She was satisfied to
separate since they cOald not live together
but wanted to do il in a quiet way in order
TO avoid any scandal. She had already tax
en- steps looking toward a separation. She
never saw the McClintOck girl, but from
what she has heard she judges her to be
about twenty-five years Of age.
An Associate Press dispatch from Omaha,
Monday, says ! c. Shearer, who is under
arrest FOR attempting TO kill Alrora McClin-
tOck, made another attempt to commit sui
eide last night. While be was eating dinner
he took q knife and cut his wrist terribly,
nearly seyering an artery, and causing great
loss OF blood. He was then removed to the
county jail and kept closely guarded. He
still repeats his determination to die He
sent a ring 10 Miss Nicholson, at Connells-
vile, Pa, with letter, but would not tell
what this action means Aurora McClin-
took has been removed 10 a hospital, and is
considered out Of danger.