Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-08
SAD SEQUEL TO DOMESTIC TROUBLE
William Timmons Kills William
Hinton and Shoots His Own Wife.
PURSUED, KILLED HIMSELF


who had reached the venerable age of
eighty-five years. is dead; his wife step
daughter, Elizabeth, the wife of William
Timmons is lying in a precarious condi-
ton with a bullet in her head, and the wife
of John Hinton, a son of the dead man ia
suffering from a serious wound in her back
The murderer of the old man and the as
saflant of the women was William Tim
mons, the husband of the woman who IS
now at the point of death and who had
separated from him on account of his con-
tinued ill-treatment TO her To con,p,ete
this ghastly story the lifeless body OF
Mllllam Timmons was found today on the
Frederick road near Ellicott City. Nd.
lying behind school house. The des-
perate man had fired a bullet through his
mead from the same weapon with which
ne had committed his crimes yesterday
An inquest Is being held this afternoon
over ms remains by the authorities Of
Baltimore county. Timmons was married
about twelve years ago to the woman he
tried to murder yesterday and resided with
her at Forest Glen. At first her domestic
HE was happy, but Timmons began 10
abuse her and continued this treatment
until further living with him became to
her unbearable.
Mrs. TfmmOns Leaves Her Husband
Timmons was a laborer, but was a man
OF good appearance and good address He
was OF slender build and had an intelli-
gent face. He recently moved with his
wife and the two children born of the
marriage, who are boys aged respectively
eleven and five years, TO Kensington, Md.
where he had been employed by Mr.. b. H.
Warner, and more recently by Mr.. George
Peter. His ill treatment of mis- wife con-
unued after the removal to kensington,
and as a result of it Mrs. Timmons last
week wrote letter to old William Hinton,
bs. hal i'll
whom she has always regarded in the
light of a father, stating that her husband
lad threatened to kill her with an AK and
begging him to come and take her ana her
children away from Kensington. Old Mr..
Hinton accordingly went to Kensngton last
Saturday and took Mrs. Timmons and
the two children to his home. which is To-
Gated in a secluded spot a short distance
from the Ashton pike, near Ednur post
office. Montgomery county. When Tim
mons reached mis- home at keEsington last
Saturday evening he found a note from his
wife stating that she would no longer live
with him. This news seemed TO affect him
very greatly, and he proceeded TO take
measures by which he thought he might
secure the return of his wife and children.
He went to Rockville and consulted At
torneys Edward Peter and Robert Peter
and requested them to go with him to the
Hinton house and assist him in prevailing
upon his wife to return to him, stating
that in case she declined to do he would
take legal measures to regain the posses
sion of his children. The Rockville attor-
neys were too busy to undertake the case,
and Timmons then saw AIR. Maurice Clag-
gett of Linden, who was also unxcle to
take the case. Timmons then secured the
services of Mr.. L. II. Keys of Linden, who
has an office at the National Union build
ing. els F street, this city, and the latter
agreed to do what he could professionally
to reunite the family.
An Interview With Mr.. Keys.
morninc 1r1inolV Mr.
Keys accompanied Timmons from Linden
to the home of old Will am Hinton. near
Ednor, where Mrs. Timmons had gone for
refuge and protection. The residence is in
a secluded spot and off the line of travel.
The story of the day from the departure
for the Hinton house until the terrible con-
ciusion of the trip was recited this after
noon to a Star reporter by Mr.. Keys.
.'Timmons came TO see me last Nednes-
day. and was very much affected. He told
me about his domestic troubles. and ac-
knowledged that he had fused and quar-
reed with his wife, but declared tfai he
loved Ter devotedly and could not live
without her. He cried very bitterly while
talking to me, and reiterated again and
again that he would rather be dead tnan
to live without her. He asked me il L
would not go with him 10 see his wife and
try to persuade her to return to him. He
said that he was sure that she was ut Mr..
H,nton's house, and that ne knew he would
not be able to see her unless some one went
with him. In accordance with his request.
I undertook to help him an the matter. and
together we left Linden yesterday morn
ing about o'clock and drove to Hinton's
house, near Ednor post office.
Tfmmons Seemed Repentant.
"An the way over Timmons cried and
steadily talked about his wife and his de-
vction for her. He said that he knew that
he had treated her badly, bit that il she
would only give him one more chance he
would never cause her sorrow again. II
was a twelve-mile trip, and during he time
the man was profuse in his expressions of
love and devotion to his children, and sor-
row for his conduct toward them in the
past. His entire conduct showed apparent
ly deep repentance for his past actions.
ard there was not the slightest hint or in
dication of any animosity on mis- Part to-
ward his wife or toward Mr.. Hinton.
HE seemed TO be entirely controlled by
passionate desire to get his wife to him.
n securing my services he had led me to
understand that he desired to use every
possible effort to secure the return of his
wife and family, and that IL unsuccessful
in having his wife come back he would
then take legal steps to regain possession
of his children.
Hinton Expected Trouble.
while on our way to our destination we
stopped to see Deputy Sheriff Samuel
Jones. who lives near Wheaton. Mr. Jones
to see him Saturday, while on his way to
Kensington to take the wife and children
of Timmons to his own home. and that Mr..
Hinton had shown him the letter Mrs Tim
mons had written, stating that her husband
had threatened to kill her with an AK. and
asking Mr. Hinton to come and take her
away. Deputy Sheriff Jones said he had
told Mr.. Hinton that IL he had any trouble
while at Kensington on his errand to send
Immediately for him. After leaving Mr..
Jones we proceeded on our way to the Him
ton house. Tlnmons continuing his decla-
rations of his love for his wife. He told me
that when she left he had tried to kill him.
self by taking laudanum, but that il did
not affect him except to make him very
sick. He continued crying and bewailing
his misfortune In losing his wife, and de-
claring his repentance Of the way he had
treated her.
At the Scene OF the Tragedy.
when we arrived at the Hinton house.
which is two-story double house. intended