The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-10
JedlousyttIhl'e' Cause g Of Sunday :;'l.I 4
Nights Double Tragedy
INDICATIONS POINT 81. Il
TO THIS EXPLANATION
Tragic Story Of How Alfred sandrldgeS
Almost Instantly Killed Miss Mamie Il
Morris, and Then s oughtto End
His Own Life With the Same 5.s
Revolver Mind Seem Nj 5
lngly Unbalanced.

ts0vOls1 % >'oSi
lnglYi Unbalanced.
stung by unreq uited love, Al fred san.
Sdrldge $.visl ted la Il ha.ppy home OF w tn Il
STwen nty--aixth h Street Sunday hight pr e-.as
sumably FOR the purpose Of paying q cal ~
and ere he departed he had, promp ted BY
a. spirit OF 1ealously, cruelty slain MISC
Mamie Norris after hich he shot hinlr rs$S
self twice In the hope Of ending his gcx-sF
istence. He is now at tho Virginia Hos -S
pital and ma surviY !, S8ss
}sTs The tragedy was as unexpected as Il
was sudden. and n few are \ the facts II ilsss
connection With which would prompt
one to murder. unless the green.eyedsa as X
monster had turned the brain, and thus
itbis that the authorities cunt for thes5i
cruel deed e..
8SslsThe murdered girl&w an enpioya sof 4 4
tlock, k,s to bacco fac tory and had only
lived In the house where she was XII led S
since Saturday. .i i ssvin g AIKEN bontd SSntS
1.-the place n8day prior or the SpurposeSrtss9 VA
being with her sistet.. She as uni yar.as
sally popular wi til al lio knew her, a nd u
was handsome. S ester ays monin 6 sWh en-
spread a among other atta ches Il n tliesgi
Large factory, few there were L " hoi a -S
5tached faith lin his re por 81 ri IA & e-
iyond their gcoinpr rehensl on TO 8unders taIld
how anyone could y xii sue a. ha rmlesss
ishelpless, ovabl q be
PROMPTED sB = JEALO ~ sYy. II Sa2$$
AS Il ear as can Be certained,5 sandridges;
was prompted solely by al sp!r KS y NV
ousySto the deed g a fter 5ha wing beer SreTTs
L. 1Ar rfrnrHr
THAT he contemplated narrying the 81 rl.S
and when she would not 6 consert q Sac;zz8$ss c;z$s
5cept him he murdered her In his insnnn ns
rage and tried to XII himself n sE
Sandridge had 3reas son ~ q x bell eve, $
affirmed. that M iss Iorris va bestowinss}
|ther9 affec tion5s ION "A ther,S and
week sprior8toI the nur err he vas ppa rSSs
entity Insane doing things and peri forming a
l5his work as a 4 m ere II a tonat on Iit tssSs
| memory seemed to & have lapsed. ]. and FIRE -
l$quently II e vas obsey ed that the mos III
IEtrinlng or even the more vi mport tan De-
l$tails OF his daily du ties sWere oYerlo qss
lfby91,im9 That he was broodng over som e-99ff
|. thing there Is no doubt and thus II IS
that the horrible ira ged y iis accounteti4
for5by his associates and rela Ives. two 81
whom reside IN R ichm m d.
Sandridge 8left.Fh his home, N No. 2OO5 Ea So
Broad Street, Sunday r,igl 81 shortl be.s
| fore s O'Clock, where he had been boa "a sss$
Ing Cll2UlS etll ploSet, M -
and his sister, Mrs. j. "a. Carter. W Wa
Bin good spirits, but apparently tly som ffsssg5 fsssg5
1 what nervous. He journeyed some dis. y
stance to tho homo of Mr.. R.SEI, Cook, n NoAs,
SIT North Twenty-aixth b ss Street # Where
Miss Morris, the object of& his tfection s,ss
lShnd resi- de1l scare ely AZ VI
MISS MORRIS NJ Ell Ii NJ. sS
Ss when Sandridge arrived II Il was shortly
after tho hour. TIe was me d at the I'd oorss
land admitted by Miss Morris after which n
they retired Into the nicely furnished. Il but
| modest, parlor. For a few mir utesa q g So
|5ter, Miss Bertie, of d the mlrd cred II BE
who was afterwards shot down 81 2 Sol
|$blood, q remained In the oom, " s he, too'8:
entertaining a caller.' It was al ltogetherS
Ia pleasant party, and no one had the
| slightest SyintimationSSo of the storm tha tS
was soon to break forth. N sSi
KS Finally, Miss Rortie3retired to her room
over tho parlor, while. ~ her Sis ster res
smained in the company of young SAM
sdridge. What occurred In the room OH
what line OF onversat ion the pair W.
ed I may gnever5lbe known. for the soul aof
tho one has been waited away While the ne Z
lgother Is In a precarious condition.
| 55s However, II lis known that for pr d.
ably five minutes the couple engaged ~
an earnest conyersat tion,G Sand idge /. evil
| dently pressing an important pol = ll1s
was evidenced by sounds from the roonl.s;
lit lis thought hek had asked MISS ','S Nhosii =
| 10 become his wife. and she mad met the
/ proposal with decided refusal. Y, 81
lit Is thought that Sandridge called vi
i the name OF another ndmirer OF he q
i young lady and accused her OF loyinsSs
! him. but this is not positive, although ~
i Is known that another party has recent
i ly been paying devoted attention ~ MISS
! Morris. u, {, Il vi sss8ss St3
Becoming more angry every minute
snndridge pressed his proposal, which at
/ flrst had been only half met withsan arl-S.
swers either one way or the other Iia
! was finally. 1t Is believed, informed point
/ blank that his love was not reciproe ted.
| and that under no circumstances Woilsdi
| Miss Norris become his Wife. a n
stunned by the rehuke and disapnelnt..k .
! cd over tho ,lndoubted real allzation hat
hIs constant efforts for seven months to 4
Win the affections OF the Young LADY
had amounted ITO naught. the brain rs
| sandridge, which had been constantly
thinking OF tho matter and becoming
more and more weak. suddenly turned.
and like a flash tho idea OF Fighting an i
Imaginary wrong and aYenGing himself
alike upon his sweetheart md ri flash d,
al upon tho crazed indy yiduai, &
Snndridge was Away n man Of rnlek
action, and the minute the thpnsht da api'-llff
ed upon hin, he acted Pulling from Y ia (
hip pocket q S.-calbre pistol, he dlr.efv \
ed the weapon at the defenseless yolirlR
lady. and fired three tines IN re M M 0uo-
cession. IL Il ~ Z . s,>a a sF
Two OF the balls entered the body q
ltMiss Morris and she fell prone tp " l@
| fIoor where the imam fired oEeeS y q sal
MT tha bullet went Wide OF Its tntendHd ~ n