Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1897-10-15
A Triple Shooting.

n shocking tragedy occurred near Ednor
postoffice, this county, about two miles from
Sandy Spring, on Thursday afternoon of
last week between and o'clock. John
Hinton, well-known citizen, eighty five
years old, and partially paralized, was killed
by William Timmons, who also shot his
wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Timmoms, daughter of
old man Hinton, fatally wouhding her, and
Hinton's daughter.in law, Mrs. John Hin
ton. She was seriously wounded.
Timmons and his wife had lived at Ken.
sington for month or six weeks and but
little was known concerning them. The
man was employed as laborer in the con-
struction of sewers, and did his work we'll.
1t was rumored, however, that he and his
wife had frequent quarres, so that on Satur-
day the announcement that Mrs. Timmons
had gone away occasioned little surprise.
Her father came to Kensington and took
her to his home at Ednor.
Timmons was not at home at the time,
and when he reached his house Saturday
evening he found a note from his wife ex-
planning her departure. Unable to read,
Timmons took the note to a neighbor and
asked him TO read it. 1t announced that
Mrs. Timmons would no longer live with
her husband, and accused him of having
killed their child. When this statement
was read to Timmons he snatched the note
from the hand of the reader and threw it in
The fire. Then he walked away in moody
silence.
On Monday Timmons announced to Mr..
George Peter, who employed HIM, that he
was going to Laurel, and would not work
any more that week. He did not go to
Laurel, however, but went each day to
Rockville and TO Linden until Thursday
morning, when he went to Ednor. He said
little to any one concerning his trouble, but
declared on one or two occasions that he
would kill his vile and her parents.
The Hinton family live in secluded sec
ton few hundred yards from the Wash
ington and Colesville turnpike.
About noon Thursday Tmmons called to
see his wife to persuade her to return to him
He was accompanied by his lawyer, Mr..
Frank Keys, of Linden, this county. Tim
mons was at first refused admittance to the
Hinton house, but was later permitted TO
enter. ..
Timmons pleaded with Mrs. Timmons,
but she refused to accompany him Mr.
Keys started to leave, when Timmons, who
had occupied an atfectionate attitude up to
this time, suddenly shot his wife. the bali
entering her right ear. luminous then
rushed up to old man Hinton, who was sit
ting peacefully in chair, and shot him
twice, both shots taking effect in his heart.
Then Mrs John Hinton ran out Of the door
and started toward cornfeld nearby She
was followed closely by Timmons, who
held his pistol up pointed toward her and
and within two feet OF her back. He fired
once at her when she reached the corner of
the house. She still ran screaming, and at
the edge of the cornfeld Tmmons again
fired at her. AT this shot she threw up
her hands and staggered, but did not fall
She turned to the left and Timmons ran to
the right and in the direction of Mr.. Keys.
I'll still held the pistol in his hands. He
ran toward the woods and the last seen of
him was when he stopped at the edge of
the woods, for moment and fingered his
pistol. He then disappeared in the woods
Mr.. E. z. Thomas, who was in field
close by, was called by Mr.. Keys. They
Immediately gave the alarm, and in short
while large crowd gathered at the scene
of the murder.
Drs. J. X. Batson aud Charles M. Iddings
were called to dress the wounds OF the
women. The ball which entered Mrs.
Timmons' head could not be located, and
she was removed to Garfield Hospital in
w Washington where she died that night about
8 o'clock.
Mrs, Hinton was resting easily when last
reports were received. The pistol was held
so closely to the victims as to burn the ear
Of Mrs Tim mons and the beard of Mr.. Hin.
ton
Justice of the Peace Alfred f. Fairall ar
rived early on the scene, as did Deputy
Sheriffs Peyton and Sullivan. A jury OF
inquest was summoned and found that John
Hinton met his death from bullet wounds
fired from revolver in the hands of Will
liam Tim IL ons, and that the murder was
deliberate and with malice aiorethought.
Timmons being holly pursued by the
officers shot himself at Devere's old school
house, mile and half west of Elicott
City, just before noon on Friday. When
the pupils came out of school for the noon
hour they heard the mans groans He
was lying near the top OF a bank that Dor.
ders the old Frederick road. Beside him
was his pistol. The shot had taken effect
through his right ear, just as he had fired
the bullet into the head of his wife.
The authorities and physicians were at
once notified and preparations were made
for an inquest, but when DR.. Martfeldt, of
arrived on the scene Timmens
was still alive, and his removal to Cations
vile was ordered. He never spoke after he
was discovered. The shot was fired only
little while before the school was dismissed
for dinner, and the teacher, William APP.
man, thought nothing of it at the time more
than SOME person was shooting along the
road. Timmons died that night
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