The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-11-26
SHOT IN BREAST.
VIM. Thompson Wounded BY
Michael La Coure.
Shooting occurs at Marlila Glass Fac
tory-Thompson at Hospital-La-
COure in Jail-Yictim may Recover.

| Shooting occurs at Marlila Glass Fac
tory-Thompson at Hospital-La-
C0ure in Jail-yictim may Recover.
VIM. Thompson a gatherer was
shot by Michael La Coure, night
Waterman at the Marilla Glass fac
tory about 10 o'clock last night.
Thompson is in the Hartigan Hos
pital and may recover.
The shooting occurred about 10
O'Clock last night. 1t appears that
Thompson, who is a gatherer had
been working at the Jones Glass FAC
tory. Mr.. McGinty who is blow
er at the Marilla factory needed a
gatherer up the-e, and engaged
Thompson to go up and work at the
Marilla factory He went up last
night late, but appears to have been
drinking and annoyed the night
Waterman Mr.. La Coure. The latter
tired of his fooishness and ordered
him out of the factory. He went,
hut soon returned with a stick or
piece of iron and continued to modest
the night Waterman. After trying
in vain to stop him, La Coure drew
a % caliber revolver and shot Temp
son in the breast.
McGinty called up night police
man Taylor, an ambulance was Sc
cured, and the wounded man was
taken to the Hartigan Hospital
fEh.e oh etolnalx fh,a
ing.
After the wounded man was car
ed for, Squire Hayes was called up
and warrant issued for La Coureand
policeman Taylor with chief Price,
who had also been called out of bed,
went up to the Marilla factory and
placed the night Waterman under
arrest. He made no resistance.
The above is the story of the
shooting as learned from the police,
and evidently gotten chiefly from
McGinty, who had the warrant is
sued tor the man who did the shoot
ing.
The Marilla factory was called up
this morning. The men there liz the
morning are not the same that were
at work in the night, but the story
as learned by them and given out is
as follows:
Thompson who had been working
at the Marilla factory quit about
two weeks ago, yesterday he came
for the balance of his pay and got
it. About 9 o'clock he returned
drunk and tried to clean out the
whole factory He secured two long
rods of iron used by the blowers in |
glass and fourished them
around among the workmen making |
great annoy ance and hinderlng them
from work. They were unable to do
anything with him, and finally call
ed the night Waterman. Thomp |
son threatened to throw him into the
tank of melted glass. He couldn't |
afford to have the glass spoiled SO
he drew % caliber revolver and |
shot Thompson in the breast in self
defense. They say at the factory |
that he would have been justified in
shooting Thompson.
Michael La Coure is valued en-
ploye, aged about 70 years. He Is
regarded as nice old gentleman.
evidently a Frenchman from his
name. He has family In Bradford
Pa.
Thompson is single man about 80
years old. He is reported to have i
come from Findlay Ohio. He was
when taken to the hos
pital and still remained so this morn
ing. The ball entered the breast |
right among the principal arteries |
and nerves of the body and it is rath-
er a miracle that he was not killed al |
most instantly. The Doctor can
make no prediction as to his chances |
for recovery till furthur development. |
The affair is very unfortunate and |
is regretted by no one more than by |
the people at the Marilla factory who
are a peaceable and law abiding COM
pany of men.