Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-11-14
SHOT HER BETRAYER
Prominent ASheyiIIe Man Got What
tie Deserved.
YOUNG GIRL USES HER REVOLVER.
The Target Han Who She Claims
Accomplished Her Ruin lie Was
Shot Three Times.

AshevIlle, Spec.al.-Gr at exc te-
| ment was created in the c-ntral Tar; 4
the city Wednesday morning hy 4
shooting affair. The victim was u.us-
ton Mcrrimon. assistant cashier OF the
Blue Ridge National bank and sal OF
eX-Judge James II. M2rrimon.
The Bailey strcet car had reayl.i
the court square At O'Clock. In ii " -
the two persons concerned. As y,yn;
MerrimCn started from the car Z @ sri
fired, but the shot only took ceI.,. n
the side Of the car When he rele Il
the ground three other slo;s W re
fired. One entered the left arm s0..l-
tering it, and the young man pa Ia y
fell. As he rose. the fourth AMI .as,
shot again sent him to the ground. tn
bullet entered about the center Of the
back and passed almost through $
body. The injured young man was ,.r-
rted at once to the Mission Hospital
and number Of prominent physicians
summoned. lie may recover.
The whole tragedy was enacted in q
few moments, and TO oac could lca.
the girl until she had accomplished h,r
purpose. Chief Of Police FulIlm ru,h.l
through the crowd. and was a5-Cn sl.i
beyond expression when the gr.. |
mere child, said in clear vaicr. |
shot him. He ruined me, and w.n'.
TO ruin him. God told me last II ght -
DO it, Even then Chief Pullman w3uld
have turned away. but in Le- hand VS.
a 35-calibre blue Steel revolver when
bore evidence that sic spoke the truth.
With steady step and dry eyes she
walked TO the police station with he
chief, not once losing her rye IA
fact, the sirl exhibited a if-Doss.s-
sion that is past all human unGc s.anH-
ing. She will not be II until next
month, and in 4 few weeks she will n-
come mother, put not once has sic
shown trace Of nervousness
The girl was at once placed II e.. /
1T the police station, and cvrGy;h IL
possible done TO make he. cGmrD.t'l @.
Apples and other cltabIcs had Len
taken to her ami it is said a nlahnr II
ladies viii fit up tie cell in IN l,trac-
tive manner. Sympathy is usual ; v h
the girl in such cases, but in tAis in
stance the sympathy has been mo.r
pronounced. partly because Of the H.
der age Of the girl. and partly Eeclusn
The opinion prevails that she has lc
very much wrOngcd by MarrimOn. Tho
girl lives near the MerrimOn res danto
On French Broad avenue, VIII h =
mother. and she has al various times
been employed to DO light wOrk at tAo
McrrimOn home. Th@ girl claims tl,t
McrrimOn took advantage OF hr p. "s-
oncc in the house and cnticod ! @ -
her ruin. Among those who cal ci n1
the girl in her cell was J. G.. Nc Ii-
mon, brother Of the young man W'D
was shot Nj MorrimOn told tn gil
that he would be glad to b. OF so-v.ro
10 her in any way and would aid he !
making a bond for her release. Ab'"
counsel has been employed to d'scn
the girl.
At the hospital the bullets which h'l
entered Mr.. Marrimon's arm and back
were extracted. The enc which c1t ri
the back was extracted from { o lo t
breast. it having lodgei under the s't I,
Late at night tie physicians said thot
MerrimOn has an even chance to rocyy-