The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-01

There was a murder and a suicide In
the East Side Saturday night. The dou-
BILE tragedy had for its motive Jealousy
based upon unrequitted affection. The
scene of the tragedy was Diman place.
Soon after 3 o'clock the Rev. IL. I.
Moore of the Central Congregational
church. who lives at No. 20 Diman
place and the Hon. Rathbone Gardi-
ner heard pistol shots. and ran out or
their houses To ascertain the cause OF
the fusilade.
At the same time, Col. III. Martin
Brown, who resides at the corner OF
Angel and Cook streets, was attracted
TO his window by the sound OF the pis-
tol shots, and saw the flash or the last
OF them. He joined the other TWO gen
tlemen and the three stumbled over
the body OF a woman, Mho-M MAS guile
near MIR. Moores front door. one OF
the men ran up Angel street TO see III
ne could catch a glimpse OF the person
who had done the shooting. and In 40
ing so almost stumbled over man
body.
A hasty inspection showed that botn
the victims were dead, and that they
had been shot. Word was teiephoneu
to the Third police station, ana Lieut..
Murray and squad responded. Ihey
found the woman lying upon her tacc'
Near her body was a bundle, and from
all appearances she had been shot
down while in the act of running away
from her slayer. Lieut. Murray recog-
niZed the woman as negress VINO
came to the Third station on Thursuay
night. and asked what she should DO TO
get rid of the attentions OF coloreu
man named William Il. Shine VINO had
been keeping company with her lohs
time, but whose attentions she now
wished would cease. as at the mousse
where she was working the mistress
did not allow any male followers.
She gave the name OF Miss Willie
Jones, and said that she worked Tor r.
w. Martin, No. 266 Wayland avenue
She said that Shine persisted In follow
ing her, and that he had declared mat
If she did not go with him she would
go with nobody. Lieut.. Murray told
her to notify the officer on the beat
II Shine continued TO annoy her' ana
this she must have done. and thereby
added to his Jealous anger.
The identity OF the murderer could
not be established at the scene or the
shooting, but when the bodies had been
removed TO Undertaken Monahah
place. ON wickenden street, several col
ored people said that the woman was
Willie Jones. and that she came here
from Farmville. Cumberland county,
Va. in 1890. She was 2s years OF age,
and has a mother. a sister and a broth
er in Farmville. They recognized the
man as William B. Shine, kalsominer.
30 years old. who had been residing at
6 Graves lane. and who came from
Portsmouth. Va, in 1890, He had been
a constant attendant upon the womasr'
and because she mad thrown him
over a week ago, took poison, with
suicidal intent and was sent TO the
Rhode Island hospital but was dis
charged from that institution Thurs
day.
Shine was at Frank Jackson's house.
No. 205 Meeting street, several times
Saturday. He knew that Miss Jones
was an intimate friend of Mrs. Jack
son. and that she always lived there
when out OF employment. and was ia
BILE to drop in for friendly call almost
any time He was never known TO
have a revolver. and he said and did
nothing Saturday which would indicate
that H. had any intention OF using vio-
lence. He left the house the last time
about o'clock. and went up To An
gell street TO wait for Mss Jones.
knowing that she would go to Mrs.
Mrs Jackson's as soon as her evenings
work was done. The place he selected
for the tragedy is brilliantly lighted by
ere lamps, but Diman place is quite
dark.
When the woman was accosted and
saw the weapon In Shines hand she
evidently turned and ran into the side
street. Shine followed and as he ran
he fired four shots at the woman. One
OF these struck ner I'm the left shoulder
and made deep flesh wound. Another
struck her between the shoulder blades.
just TO the left of the spine. This went
straight through her body. coming out
Just above the left breast. and re-
mained i'm the folds 90 her clothing. AS
she fell n third bullet struck her and
shattered her left arm near the shoul-
der Miss Jones fell when the second
bullet struck her and died Immediately
FOR whgn the Rev. MT No0re= reached
her side she had ceased 10 breath.
shine. after numbering his sweet
heart, turned back 10 Angell street. ran
about 30 feet toward Stimson avenue
and there shot himself I'm the right side
OF his head, just above the ear. The
weanon ne used was 3S-calibre Eng
lish bulldog six-shooter. and II did ter
rible execution. The weapon was found
at his feet Medical Examiner Perkins
chanced 10 be near the scene Of the
shooting. heard the reports, and or
dercd the bodies taken 90 Monahan's
morgue. There he searched the cloth
ing OF the murderer and found two pieces
Of paper which Shine had written upon.
one bore the words "Prussic acid" and
"Hemlock" Indicative Of his intention
TO take his life by the use Of those poi
sons. The other read: "See Clinton l..
Harvey 16 East Transit street at once