Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-07-14
HUSBANDSHOT, WIFE
LAUDS DECO
New York Dentist MortaIB
Wounded by Widow of Man
He Slew Accidentally.

iISy Morning journal Special Leased Wlre.l
Northport, n. p, July 13.-Stand-
ing within few feet of the spot
whore, a little more than two years
ago, he shot and killed 'i;s father-in-
law, DR.. James waddell Simpson. a
dentist of New York, was shot and
perhaps mortally wounded today by
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Dartley r.
Horner the woman he made widow.
DR.. simpsons wife, from whom he
has been cstranged for many months,
was near when the shot was fired,
but she did not witness the shooting.
Upon learning that her husband had
been wounded, she refused to go near
him, and DR. Simpson had to crawl
to house 200 feet away to have his
wounds attended to. Mrs. Horner
was later arrested and held in $4,000
bail, while DR.. simpson with the as
sistance of two friends, made his way
to the Roosevelt hospital in New,
York. The bullet lodged in his liver
and an immediate operation was per-
| formed to take the bullet out. The
doctors said tonight that DR.. Simp-
son has only a small chance of re-
covery.
/ Statements from Dr. Simpson and
/ from Mrs. Horner as to the circum-
stances attending the shooting dis
agree. The dentist says he had re-
cciyed word that his wife intended to
sue him for divorce, and that he went
/ to the Horner home to talk with her
about it, He says he rang the door
bell and upon receiving no response,
peered through the door pane. He
saw Mrs. Horner, he says, and called
to her to open the door. Then, DR.
Simpson says Mrs Horner grabbed up
a revolver and shot him. The bullet
entered his body above the abdomen
and he fell back against the door sill
A second shot was fired at him, hC
declares, but the bullet went wild.
Mrs Horner does not deny that she
did the shooting. but she claims justi-
fication Through her lawyer, Row.
land Miles, she said that DR.. Simpson
had several times called at the house
and that his visits were unwelcome
When he came today, she says, she or
dered him away and when he re
fused to go she took up a revolver
and shot at him. Constable Harmon
who arrested simpson in 1905, whel
the dentist shot Mr.. Horner, arrested
Mrs. Horner this evening. She wa
charged with felonious assault. AT
ter Justice Hawkins had fixed bail a
! $4,000. Mrs. Simpson, the prisoner
r daughter, qualified as bondsman, ant
/ secured the release of her mother
5 Justice Hawkins set the hearing 70
n next Wednesday.
n This second tragedy at the Horne
r homestead is only another chapter II
n a series of unhappy domestic event
@ Of the last few years The shooting
Of BARLEY r. Horner by DR.. Simpson
+ aroused the countryside in December
! 1905, and when the dentist was pu
on trial his wife took the witnes
stand against him Mrs. Horner ais
g gave damaging testimony against he
!. son-in-law. Dr. simpson was goin
a through the manual of arms with
@ shotgun when he accidentally shot hi
IS fathcr-in-law
c After the verdict of acquittal d
II simpson resumed the practice or der
+ tistry He opened suite of office
on Fifth avenue New York, but h
had lost many of his clients and
d, late, it Is said, he has sought finar
n clal aid.
(; Mrs. simpson said that while sh
il. was not present when her mother fiji
ed the shot at Dr. Simpson, she be
licved her mother was absolutely jus
II titled. and said DR.. simpson got wht
he deserved. She says she was in
'e rear room of the house at the tim
d but upon hearing shot she went
IS see if her mother had been sho
r When she found that 1t was her hu'
r band she says, she was relieved.
s. when mother ordered Dr. Simpso
le off the place he made as though
e put his hand in his pistol pocket
= = said Mrs Simpson, Mother believe
= he was going to shoot her, so she sh'
4, him"