Idaho Springs siftings., 1902-07-19
SHE
SHOOTS
\ TO KILL
Gertie Jones, ColOred, is
a Poor Shot. Attempts
~ Mans Life.

If signs count for anything, Gerte Jones' col
ored woman of thirty or thereabouts, has i'll store
at least seven years bad luck. And furthermore
Gertie is superstitous and that makes it all the
worse.
The trouble occurred Thursday afternoon about
three miles up Soda creek. For several weeks
the dusky damsel has been employed as a cook in
eof the resortsup Virginia canon. The influences
which surrounded her, were not of the best and in
view of this fact she made a change of locations.
After great deliberation Gertie decided to accept
the hospitality of Nathan Wade, also colored who
wanted her to visit at the home of his parents.
There the couple wended their way couple of
days ago and all was lovely until Gertie de-
cided that Nathan getting altogether too fami-
lar. The young lady, who by the way, is eonsid-
cred sumner among the colored element of the
city says she told Nathan that he must act gentle
manly towards her at all times, as she could not
countenance the idea of any one being rude Each
time Nathan put in an appearance he was supposed
to make most profound bow and the same time
lift his top-piece in a most artistic manner He
also informed that his trousers must be creased
every day and by all means to shave before going
to supper each evening. His hair was to be parted
in the middle instead of down by the ear and with
all these improvements Gertie was morally certain
that he would present most lovely appearance.
Now it SO happened that Nathan was not in the
best of (sprits) Thursday and he felt very bad. He
learned for the first time that Gertie had another
admirer and one possessed of his share of this
worlds goods. Quite naturally Gertie admired him.
She and Nathan were sitting in the parlor talking
over coming events. Nathan was preparing him
self for the evening meal, and was in the act of
shaving. Just the first half of the job had been
compiled argument arose
For while nothing seriots hapr1euel Itit
Gere says that when Nathan started after her with
the razor, after belching forth several pet names
she could stand it no longer. 1t then that she
opened fire on her admrer. When the smoke of
battle had cleared away she looked around, but her
foe had disappeared. She hunted high and low
for him, but all the time she scared lest he
might turn up and sever her head from the body.
Her anxiety prolonged for some little time and
when it relieved the pleasure was not all Ger
ties. There stood Nathan, and across his face
fingered two by four smile Wirh him were Con-
stable Jim Ogden and Acting Marshal VIM Libby.
With these two officers there was warrant which
had been sworn to before Justice Morris, charging
Gertie with assault with deadly weapon. She
brought to the city and lodged in the city jail
Later in the evening she released upon bond
which was furnised by friend, and the one who
was the cause of all the trouble.
There was only one shot fired but the one for
whom it was intended says that he will not have to
get his hair singed for time to come. The
supposition is that the fired from behind as
the bullet struck looking glass, and went clear
through.
Wade, the man who was shot at says he made no
attempt to injure the He states that the
first he knew she was angry was when he heard the
report of the gun and the looking glass broken
into thousand pieces.