Omaha daily bee., 1895-09-30

Ventures Upon Forbidden Ground and
IL nnmgcrOmsIN MOmndcd.


John Emarlne. whose love for drink and
abuse Of his wife have laid the foundation
for lots of grief for him, went to the home
Of his father-in-law, w. X. Eames, near
Quick. a year or so ago, and after shooting
Eames, was himself shot by his brother-in-
law, Clarence Eames. lie spent several
weeks in bed as a result of the encounter,
and then had to submit to a trial on the
charge of assault with intent to murder.
He was finally turned loose.
Saturday night he ventured again on the
farm of his father-in-law, and was again
shot, this time by another brother-in-law
Perley Eames. lie was picked up and
brought to st. Bernard's hospital in this
city. arriving about midnight, where a ply
stefan was called, who pronounced his con-
dition dangerous.
Yesterday morning Sheriff Hazen went out
to the Eames farm, twelve miles from the
city. and arrested Perley Eames on a war
rant, charging him with assault with intent
to commit murder. D.. f. Dryden, V. B.
Perry and T. s. Davis, neighbors Of Eames,
accompanied him to the city and to the of
flee of Justice Cook, where Eames waived
examination and was bound over to the
grand jury. His three friends put up a
bond OF 81 900 for his appearance, and they
all left for home during the afternoon.
When Emarine left the city in the after
noon to so to his father-in-law's house he
was in company with another man, and they
were both drunk. Emarine, il is claimed
had made boasts that he would steal his
children from their grandfather's home. He
appeared around the house during the after
noon, and Mrs. Emarine's brothers made
up their minds that they would have trouble
with him before the night was over. He
showed up again about 1880 In the evening.
Young Eames had loaded the shotgun SC
as to be In readiness to give him a proper
reception, and when he saw him coming
across the ward hp fred hnth barraIy n,
Enarine. The first took effect in his right
arm. He swung his body around just in
time to catch the second charge in his left
arm and side.
Emarine's story is that he merely went on
to see his children and was shot down il
cold blood by Eames without any provocltio
According to the statements of Eames anC
the neighbors, he had been loafng about TO
fully half an hour, threatening to kill tn,
members of the family and trying to run of
with the children. Ever since the legal pro
ceedings were instituted, which re
suited in the granting of a di
vorce by Judge Thornell to Mrs
Enarine a month ago. Emarine has had al
intense hatred toward his wife's relatives
who, he thought, were trying to keep then
apart, and often when he was busy with hi
cups, It Is said, he has threatened to XII
Clarence Eames. wo shot him on the occasion
of his former visit TO the farm house.
Emarine vomlted blood occasionally dur
ing the day, which led his physician to thin
that he was suffering from internal injuries
which might cause his death. 1t will b
impossible for four or five days yet to tel
just what the result will be. Last evenini
he was under thu influence Of opiates mos
of the time, He had a high fever, but the vom
ting Of blood had stopped. His right elbo,
is perforated by the shot in several places
and it is feared that the joint is injured
II so, he will be apt to lose the arm.
number of shots struck him in the stomach
but examination showed that they merel
inflicted flesh wounds.