Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-26
BOY TAKES HIS OWN LIFE
Breeding Over the Suicide Of an Uncle
Supposed 70 Be the Cause.
aEsENTS THE HUSBANDS INTERFERENCE
preparation BEING Made 60 Fender
d. r. Thompson n Reception Before
HIS Departure to Take His
Post In Brazil.
CFrom a star corresnondentN

CFrom a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Dec. DECENTRALIZATION
Lemon, the 10-year-old son Of Rev. H.. A.
Lemon OF Bethany. committed suicide yes
terday afternoon by shooting himself with
q 2z-ealiber rifle. No cause for the act OF
the child Is known, unless It can be ex-
planned az the result OF morbid broodings
over the fate of an uncle who killed him
self In the same manner last August.
He shot himself while he was standing
by the porch Of his fathers house and died
at Z p. m. Physicians who we're sum-
moned made a hasty examination of the
boy, who had shot himself In the abdomen,
and determined upon an operation. The
viscera had been penetrated in seven
places. An effort was made to suture the
wounds, but the efforts we're OF no avail,
as the hemorrhage and the shock attend
ing the wound we're too severe for his
small frame to Withstand. Before he died
the boy told his parents that the idea OF
suicide had come into his head several
weeks ago and that he had been thinking
Of 1t ever since. The boy was admitted to
membership in the Christian church Of
Bethany several weeks ago, but had not
manifested any sign of unusual fervor in
his belief.
A newspaper clipping giving an account
Of the death Of the uncle by suicide last
August had been in the boys hands before
the deed and undoubtedly preyed on his
mind to the extent that he determined to
take his own life. The coroner has de-
cIded that Il will not be necessary to hold
on inquest.
Has Another Man.
Dora Martin. with a rather at
traotive figure, was the moving cause in
q shooting scrape which took place this
morning at 7 o'clock on East o street.
Her husband. JOIN r. Martin. engaged in
an alteration with Reign G. Poole over
their rights to the affections OF the woman.
with the result that he was shot at twice
by Poole and severely wounded In the
hand. Poole was arrested and locked up
at the police station pending the filing Of
a complaint charging him with assault
with intent to kill.
Martin and his wife came to the city sew
ieral days ago from Holton, Kan, and went
to~live at 1905 o street. His wife secured
employment as a chambermaid and he went
TO work at day labor. Something more
than a week ago the wife met Poole, who
wears better clothing than her husband.
and forgot her vow to cling to the one
whom she had welded. A quarrel caused
the couple to live apart. This morning as
the wife left her room to go to work she
met her husband. Poole. who was stand
ing near, stepped up and asked Martin,
What you dom with that woman"
Martin. in mild surprise at the question
as to his right to speak to his wife, re-
piled rather tartly. and the woman began
TO move away. Poole drew a revolver
from his pocket and began shooting. The
first shot broke several bones In Martins
right hand. The second shot went wild.
Martin fell to the ground and Poole ran
down the street In an attempt to escape.
He was arrested by an ofacer who was
hurrytng up to the scene OF the shooting
in response TO q hurry call. 's'--' -
Martin was taken to a surgeon. His
hand is badly mangled and it was neces-
Hary TO remove several Of the bones. The
man who did the shooting is employed az
n janitor in a downtown ONCE building.
Nothing is known as to his antecedents.
Arrested IN Release from Prison.
James Lassing. who was sent up from
Washington county for horse stealing, was
released this morning after having served
a term Of fifteen months. When he came
TO the city to take a place that had been
promised him he ran afoul OF the police and
was promptly arrested and held until the
Omaha train was ready to leave at 1:40 D.
m. He was taken to the station in charge
Of an onicer and hustled on to Omaha.
County Judge.
A mandamus suit will be filed shortly to
compel County Judge Waters to pay into
the county treasury fees which he has col
lected during his term OF ONCE for perform
ing marriage ceremonies. Two of the county
commissioners have passed a resolution
demanding that the county attorney take
some action to secure the payment of these
fees Into the county treasury. This con-
tention is denied by Judge Waters, who in
sists that he is just as much entitled to the
fees for performing the marriage ceremony
as are the ministers of the gospel who per-
form them. He is willing that suit should
be brought to determine his rights.
Quiet mt the Capital.
A holiday air prevailed throughout the
city today. A few business houses were
closed all day. All were closed after 12