The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-30
Edward Mason Shoots His Second Matrl.
moRIal Victim Through The Abdomen.
is SORRY THE BULLET WAS NOT FATAL
IL is Said lie Had Another VITO Liy.
ing when 1Ic SInrried Eva Dixon
Origin OF tho GunrreI-Fought for
the Entrnnco 10 the House HIS
stnten,ent.

AT o'clock last night Detectives
Heppel and West. standing on the cor
her OF Main and Church streets, heard
live shots fired in quick succession in
Lana Hcrbert's place, just south of
Main. on Church street.
tuhnelg TO the house, and forcing an
entrance, the officers rushed up stairs
ana entering the middle room on The
second hoor, led thither by the excite
.hs mere, round Diva Mason, one of
the inmates OF the house, lying across
the ped shot through the abdomen
MHile her husband. Edward Mason, who
hau committed the deed. stood r., tho
middle OF the floor coolly survevinr
inc situation. He was fmmedjatorv mr..
rested ana the unfortunate woman sent
~, ~ 81. Ylncehts Hospital. where she
was operated on late in the night
Inc story, as obtained from Tho on
GERS, Is about as follows: IT seems
MASON was married to another woman
VINO discovered how trfiing he was,
ana left him. Mason then took IN viii,
Eva whom he afterwards married,
~ lew days ago she discovered that
mason was already married man
and refused TO have anything to do
with MN. He made several attempts to
see her. but she would not admit him
l'aSl night lie went to the place and
was met at the door by ELLA Carson
one oil the inmates of the house. who
tried 10 keep him from coming in He
cur inc woman about the head and
meek ana bit her on the arm, forcing
his way past her, and going up stairs
10 the mason womans room,
a quarrel ensued and the keeper of
me mouse interposed to prevent row
MASON whipped out his revolver and
iired at Lalla Herbert, the ball passing
through her dress. He then turned the
tita al
at her four times, but one shot ia king
effect, mat entering the abdomen just
aDoNe the novel. Mason then threw
the revolver into the CRATE and awaited
developments.
AT the station-house he was seen by q
a Vlrginian reporter. He admitted the
shooting, said he was glad he did IL
and was sorry she did moi die when
the bullet struck her. He declared that
IL she died he hoped they would get
jury that would hang him. Mason
was evidently under The influence of,
liquor and excitement. He blamed
iIlia carson for the trouble. saying she
ilau lhliuenced Eva against him. He
spoke of her as his wife.
In the meantime, up Mt st. Vincent's
Hospital, Justice Dalton took the wom-
ans statement. She sud she was 81
years old, bonn and raised near Dan
vile. her maiden name being Eva
DiNoh. one declared that she did not
believe she was going TO die in spite
OF what the doctors told her. She
Claimed Mason shot her because she
would not have anything more to do
with him after she found out that he
was married.
Mason got his revolver from George
V. Dashiel's gunsmith shop. at q
Union street, about o'clock, indIcat-
ing that he evidently expected trouble.
lie 1DlI DnShtnl1 that 1,a
watch on q ship and wanted the re-
volver for that purpose. At first Dash
Tell refused to let him have 1t. Mason
went out and met officer Jones, who
iaentshed Mason to Dashiel!. telling him
II Mason did not return the revolver
he (Joncs) knew where he could find
Mason and would see that the revolver
was returned.
The operation was performed abou.
l ocock, and the woman was doing
we'll when last heard from and eXDect-
ed 10 live.