Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-10
Tragic Deed of Frederick Hill,
Richmond Machinlst, While
Temporarily Insane.
USED 3S-cALlBER REVOLVER
Man Had Been III For Some Time and
Suffered From an Aallucinaticn
That Some One Was Trying to Kill
Hlm--F'red with Deadly Accuracy.
Eight children Orphaned.
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RICHMOND. VA. May at an
early honr this morning Fred w. Hill,
machinist. III temporary fit of in
sanity Killed his wife and then COM
n'itted suicide. In their home at 1907
Liitlopage atreet. Ma9duS Hill.
Ho used II 3S.calibrc army revolver.
/ firing three bullets into Mrs. Hills
body and three into his own, all three
of the latter piercing his left breast
a fraction OF an inch to the left of the
nipple 'lnd SO close together were
the Innads that silver dollar would
cover them all.
At the modest cottagoi;,is morning
streamers of crepe on IL soor muteIy
.p!:i Of death within, and the small
parlcr is transformed into morgue
IN which the shce;ed bodies Of man
and wife lie side by side. In the rear
room, sud In the upper chambers,
eight orphaned children are surround
ed hy neighborly sympathizcrs Four
other children born to the couple sleep
IN the graveyard and perhaps these are
moro fortunate than those left behind.
Certainly they were spared tho tragic
! cxacrience Of the brothers and sisters
who survive.
Deadly Accuracy.
Or. j. Fulner Wright. coroner. who
conducted the double inquest mt the
house today, said that The first bullet
fired by Hill struck Mrs Hill In the
upper left side of the chest just below
the collar bone and pierced the left
lung. The other two shots entered
The woman's left side, behind the
shoulder, and both went into the left
lung. One of them probably also reach
ed the heart.
The three shots that Hill fred into
himself all went into his heart. All
iEree are in the body, and the three
shots that entered the body of Mrs.
Hi!l remained therein. Insane. though
he was, lii Tired with deadly accuracy.
In the room at the Instant of the
tragedy, besi,les Mr.. and Mrs. Hill. was,
the eldest daughter, Nellie. aged 10,
and two Of the boys, George, the old,
2cs., and younger brother Shortly
before tho shooting the daughters,
hearing their fathers restless move.
nlents In the parental chamber, and
Knowing that he was nervous and
sleepless, called the mother into their
room, thinking that the mother would
get some needed sleep, and that If lief:
alone their father, too might become
quiet
Miss Nellie remained n few minutes
with her father, and two of the boys
went INTO the room. Mr.. Hill locked the
door, Throughout the evening he had
heen lahcrng under the hallmcination
that some one wanted TO kill him, ami
feared to 90 near the windows or the
door.
Fired Without a Word.
Mrs. Hill. after leaving tile room,
went back to get the alarm clock tia:
stood on The bureau. Her husband nc
first refused to unlock the door to all
nit her, but lid. SO upon being told by
A.'o uaNShlti tIuC IL WIS IlOtilGr. =
Mrs. Hill advanced to The lii1reau lift
ell the clock. and turned. Hill was
standing several feet awav, at the side
OF tue bed nearest the bureau. AS she
turned Mrs Hill faced the man, who,
! without a word raised The revolver
and irei uronsher. Mrs Hill ran.
screaming, towards the door, and MS
she ran her husband fred twice again
Mt the retreallng figure. Mrs. Hill fell
n In the, hallway.
Without moving. Hill them fired
three shots into his breast. He sank
down on the bed and rolled over on It.
lie, gotanp again. and fell in the death
4 agony on tho floor between the bed
I and tho bureau. +. IL,
After MIR. fill fired on Mrs. Hill and
before he turned the pistol to Ills own
$ breast, Miss Till cried ont to her faith.
cr that he had killed her mother. The
man !nale.sno reply and apparently
did not. comprehend the words Of his