The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-07-27
F.AITA AL
WOUND
INFLICTED

Angered because her lover and
alleged husband, Milton Hamrick,
was playfnlly hanging around an
other woman, Nora Layman shot
Hannrick with a 3S-calibre revolver
in room at the Vincent hotel, Glen
ELK, at L O'Clock Friday morning
aud inflicted what VII probably be
fatal injuries. The ball entered the
right eye ball and emerged just be-
hind the right temple, fracturing
the skull, pieces of which had to be
removed by an operation performed
at the Kessler hospital shortly af-
Ter the occurrence. Hamrick has
not regained consciousness and Phy-
sieians attending him say that his
recovery Is very doubtful.
Miss IIayman, who claims to be
his .awfu,;y wooded wife and says
that she has marriage certificate
in Fairmont to prove it, is IN the
county Jail awaiting the outcome of
fheS bullet. There was only one
witness to the shooting and that IS
Emma Green, with whom Hamrlck
IS alleged to have been cutting up.
According to the best obtainable in
formation Hamrick and Miss Lay
man went to the Green woman's
room shortly before / o'clock and
took a drink from a bottle of whis-
kew while there. The room which
Hamrick and Miss Layman occu-
MED Is directly across the hall from
that of Mrs. Green and she came
back to their room after them. 1t
lis said that she and Hamrick were
standing close together when the
Iayman girl became enraged. The
latter was sitting on the bed at the
fine and she reached under pillow
and grabbed the gun Pointing 1t
at Hamrick she fired. He fell to
the floor.
At this point the Green woman
run. Miss Layman assisted Ham
rick to the bed and then ran to the
door screaming that she had shot
and killed her baby. She repeated
this several times.
James F. Vincent, the proprietor
of the house. was standing on Baltl-
more street near the depot when the
shot was fred and Immediately ran
To the house. He stayed but
! short time and started out in search
az n policeman. He found Officer
london White. The officer went to
the scene and summoned DIR. Mason
who ordered the injured mans re-
moyal to the Kessler hospital. Miss
Layman accompanied him to the
hospital
Officer White came TO the main
mart of the city and told Officer
Harry Brooks of the shooting. Both
officers then went to the hospital and
learned that the Green woman was
a witness and proceeded back to the
hotel and placed her under arrest
At 5 80 o'clock this morning they
went to the hospital and placed Miss
Iavman under arrest. Her eX-
Dlsnation was that she did not know
The gun was loaded and pointed II
at them in fun.
Vincent told Chief Scott Friday
morning that he was disturbed Dy
noise in the Hamrick room which
Is directly over his own and that
after rapping on the ceiling several
times he got up and dressed ano
then went out for a walk. While
he was gone the tragedy was enact
ed.
Nora Layman is of most respect
able parents at Montana mines, q
few miles below Fairmont. and Is
onite we'll known in the latter place
Ii was while in that city that she
met Hamrick more than year ag'
and since then they have been at
most constantly together, living 10
time in Fairmont. then IN Klch
wood for n time, in Elkins and To-
the past four months at the Vim
684 hotel. She is handsome CIR
Of perhaps twenty-three and seem
NO, to realize that she has done
serious thing.
Hamrick is a gambler and Is san
10 hail originally from Weston. II
is of about the same age as ms para
mour.
One of the persons at the hote
who are being held as witnesse
stated that all connected with tn
hotel or1familiar with the circum
stances arc inSmpatlly with tn
girl. This one claims that Ham
rick made her get all the money T