The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-12
TOM WILSON SHOT TO DEATH
Killed by a l.. Bishop, IL Drummer
4 Citizen of Charlotte Murdered in
His Own PnrIOr-A Mother Objects
to- Wine-Drinking; "a Father Orders
Il Man to Leave His Home. and
Then is Slain.
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Charlotte Observer, IOth.)
Arthur l.. Bishop, a we'll known trav-
Icing salesman, who represents a shoe
manufacturing company Of Lynchburg,
Va, shot and killed. last night, MI.
Tom Wilson. an overseer on the public
roads of this county.
The shooting occurred at Wilson's
residence, at POS Oak street. at 1880
O'Clock. Bishop fled Immediately after
he fired the fatal shot and has not yet
been apprehended, though the police
are watching every train and making
Iiiligent effort 10 arrest the criminal.
Bishop comes to Charlotte quite fire.
lqIently and has been at the BufOrd
Hotel FOR the past week. The fact that
Inc met Miss Lena Schultz, of this city,
lsiX weeks ago and has seen her con-
Istantly every time he has been to town
Isince then, is incidental to the shoot
Ing.
INCIDENT PRIOR TO THE SHOOT
ING.
Last night about 9 o'clock Miss
Schultz went TO the house of her broth
ar-in-law, Mr.. Jacob Meyer, TO spend
the night. She was accompanied by her
ImOther, Mrs. Julius schultz. who lives
AT 61S East Ninth street. Miss Ada
Wilson. a shop girl, and the 17-year-old
daughter of Tom Wilson, came over 10
the Meyer residence and asked Miss
Schultz to come to her home and spend
the night.
Bishop. Who had an engagement with
Miss Schultz. Joined the party at the
Meyer home some time after 9 o'clock.
Mr.. Meyer offered wine to drink II
Everybody, with the exception of Mrs.
Schultz, accepted the invitation.
Bishop, in q laughing mood, pulled a
revolver from his pocket and asked
Miss Schultz to keep it for him. She
refused and he put the weapon In his
Ipocket.
About $50 o'clock Bishop, Miss Will
son and Miss Schultz accompanied Mrs.
Schultz to the street car line and when
they had put her on a car going in the
direction Of Mrs. SchultZ's home they
Invent to the home of Mr.. Wilson.
After going inside the house the trio
went into the parlor. They carried with
them two bottles Of wine. which, it IS
lsaid. were procured at the Meyer home.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAR
LOR.
Bishop, Miss Wilson and Miss Schultz
drank, and made merry. The noise in
the parlor attracted the attention of
Mrs. Wilson, who came to the parlor
door and looked in. She saw the wine
ION the table. and, objecting to drinking
in the house. returned to her bedroom,
1waked her husband and told him
what she had seen. According to her
statement her husband got out of bed
land said:
I'll soon settle that
AS he walked out Of the room he pick
jed up a small hickory walking stick
and carried this with him as he entered
the parlor.
Wilson first spoke to Miss Schultz,
Saying:
Here, you are drinking. Get out of
here"
Miss Schultz, without saying a word.
picked up her cape and left the room.
AS she came to the door step, she ac-
Icidentally kicked off her slipper and sat
down to put it on again.
Wilson turned to Bishop and said:
Take our liquor and clear out of
here"
Bishop arose and said:
Il am a gentleman and am accustom-
ed to being treated as a gentleman"
Wilson caught hold Of Bishops coat,
and. according to Mrs. Wilson's state
rnent, showed Bishop. Then the pistol
shot was heard After the report Will
son cluno to Bishop. crying to his wife:
I"Reesey. he has killed me-"
Mrs. Wilson ran to her husband. AS
iSilt Cdtllc u where he SlDOu, BISHOP
pushed Wilson away and the wounded
imam fell to the floor. He never spoke
again. though he lived for half ar hour
after the shot.
Bishop grabbed his overcoat aud ran
out the front gate and in the direction
OF Springs alley.
MISS WILSON TALKS.
Miss Ada Wilson answered reticently
when questioned by a reporter. She
described the visit TO the Meyer home
land the scene IN the parior when her
father said to Bishop:
What are you doing here? Get out
lof here and take your liquor"
And. quoting Miss Wilson's exact
statement. Bishop stood there looking
like a blamed fool" Bishop then OBJ
Saying that he vas a gentleman. After
Wilson a taken Bishop by the coat
Bishop instantly reached in his pocket
and without hesitation placed the re-
~Ivolver against her fathers sid n
fired. Her father held on to Bishop,
moaning and saying that he was shot,
until Bishop showed him away.
Miss Schultz stated that as she sat
lat the door putting on her slipper she
heard a subdued sound. not loud
enough fora pistol shot. Shortly there
latter Bishop came to where she stood.
HE was bareheaded. She said:
What have You aone?"
Bishop replied: ~ have killed him.
II have killed him"
Then Bishop disappeared, running.
A SAD SCENE.
An Observer reporter, who went to
1.-The Wilson home found a pitiably tragic
scene. The dead man lay in his parlor
Iabout three feet from the door, with his
fleet in the direction of the door. He
Twas b~arefooted and wore no coat. Blood
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