The Portland daily press., 1900-03-24
SHOT HER CALLER.
A Madison Young Woman Accused of
Free Use Of Revolver.

me MAultou correspondent Vi tno bhhs
gor News tells this story of recent shoot
ing effair In Anson;
Five or six weeks ago Misses Carrie
and Minnie Morris Of Bingham, came to
Madison and got work In the Indian
Spriug wooden mill. At about the same
tins Mrs Nellie Merrill of The ForkP, a
cousin of the Mifsss Morris, came to
town. The trio engaged rooms with
family on the Anton SIDE Of the river,
where they have since resided.
Last Sunday, Frost Quimby, Charles
Sprague and Joseph Nichols, all well
known young men. went to make a call
at tie rooms Of the trio.
At about I've O'Clock, the call came to
q sudden end. Qnimby was hurrisdly
taken TO the uiiics Of a physioian. and the
report that he haa been shot by Carrie
Morris went out over the town with more
or less rApidity. At onoe all was denied
and the matter was kept 90 quiet that
even County Attorney small and the OIL
GERS did not know Of the affair till We'd
nesday morning. At once Deputy Sheriff
Frank Ia. Harding was put on the case to
mske an Investigation.
The fact Of the oass. a. told to the
News Correspondent, are these: On Sun
day afternoon, the three young men went
to the rooms oooupisd by these women
where they remained till the shooting
took place. They had some liquor with
them, but ell have made the statement
that none Of them were under its infiu-
enoe.
Early In the afternoon Miss CArrie took
a thirty-two cahbre revolver from a dress
ing case drawer and one OF the young
men cleaned 1t for her. She then took 1t,
loaded all five chambers and put 1t tack
In the drawer from which 1t was taken.
At about tive O'Clock Mics Minnie went
at the request OF young Quimby, across
the room and sat down in his lap. At
this Carrie Is alleged to have said: swell,
this matter has gcns far enough and
went to the drawer, from which she took
the revolver and fired. the ball entering
Quimby's left arm on the muscle. The
ball went up 10 the shoulder. where 10
glanced on a bona and down toward his
heart, again glanoing on bone and
lodging under his arm, where 1t was
found and removed BY the attending
physician.
At the best, the escape was very mar.
row Que and the wonder was that the bali
did not touch his heart. whether or not
this Is deliberate case of attempted
murder, brought ON by Jealousy. or
case of "didn't think 1t was loaded" re-
mains fer the grand jury to decide. Both
Quimby and Miss Morris are very
guarded In their statements in regard to
the case and it was the absolute Wish Of
Quimhy that the matter drop right where
IL is now. Mis- Morris declared that she
did not Temem Der that she loaded the re-
volver and that she had no thought Of
such thing as shooting Quimby. The
parties In the case are well known. The
three young men have lived in this town
and Arson for good while and have all
been Of coed reputation, except that they
might have been "iittle wild" at times.
Mrs. MeEriTf-hRs teen sued for a divorce
by her husband, Mark A. Merrill, who
alleges In the libel that ''she has been
guilty Of erusl and abusive treatment
and adultery"
1t Is sAid that Miss Morris IL being
watched very closely and will not be al
lowed to leave town, II she should at
tempt 80 do SO as the case IL now before
the grand jury.
Several witnesses went to skowhsxan
Thursday afternoon.