The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-28
MRS. CLYDE WATSON
 CANNOT RECOVER Woman Who Figured In Trag- edy Is Slowly Sinking FACTS IN ANOTHER CASE Mrs. Watson Figured In a Family Dis turbance Two Years Ago and An
 other Womans Suicide
 Was the Result.
FACTS IN ANOTHER CASE

Columbus, Miss, March 27.-(Special.)- L1ewellyn Hatchett, Jr., who was shot yes- terday evening by Mrs. Clyde Teacher Wilson, who afterward attempted suicide by sending a bullet through her own body, is resting well tonight, and his phy- sician. Dr. W. R. Mckinley, holds strong hopes for a recovery. Mrs. Watson, who it is claimed shot her victim on account of unrequited love and to tranquillize her wounded pride on account of her rejected . and scorned infatuation for the promi- nent young man, is hourly sinking and practically no chance for her recovery Is entertained. Paralysis has fastened it's iron like grasp upon her ,and the un- fortunate woman has no control of her body or limbs It is said she expressed the hope of recovery today.
 Since the tragedy yesterday gossip has been rife about the causes of the affair. Friends of Hackett are loath to dis cuss the unfortunate overt act, while Mrs Watson's friends and relatives are equally as reticent and respond to inter- rogagons by answering they want the matter dropped and publicity to the
 
 Hatchett Gets Note.
 It developed today that Hatchett re- ceived note or letter from Mrs. Watson yesterday morning early, asking that he meet her at some named place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. In this note it is alleged the woman insinuated threat or something of that sort if Hatchett did r.1.. f1,a marks of jealousy on account of some attention of Hatchett, and showed the gnawing of envious rivalry in addition to her rejected infatuation.
 Hatchett, so it seems, paid no attention to this note, and as reward for his dsobedience was made a target for two shots from Mrs. Watson's Smith &s Wes- son revolver. It is now said that Mrs. Watson entered the warehouse office and found Hatchett sitting in q rocking chair with his feet propped upon table It is said she drew the pistol from her waist as she entered the door and shot as the young man was trying to rise from his sitting posture so as to get away from her.
 Sequel to Another Affair.
 The tragedy of yesterday comes as sequel to an affair which terminated in the suicide of Mrs. J. T. Lewis of this county in 1907. Yesterdays calamity re- calls the facts of this other case.
 Eight years ago Miss Jennie Wright, pretty 1S-year-old girl, came from the Caledonia, Miss, neighborhood to Co., lumbus and accepted a clerkship in local store. Miss Wright made splen- did reputation as a saleswoman and won a host of friends by her cordial manner and exemplary department.
 Soon she secured a more lucrative po- sition and accepted employment at an- other store where one James T. Lewis was bread-winner. This Lewis was an cratic sort of fellow, an inveterate cigarette smoker and the source of ridi- cue among many of his associates. His nickname was that of Bug Lewis" and Iii spite of his eccentrictes, he was re- ported as an excellent salesman.
 To the indignant disgust of Miss Wrights many friends and to the surprise of those who knew Lewis, Miss Wright secretly married him three years ago after a years acquaintance.
 Lewis Quits Work.
 About a month after the marriage Lewis resigned his position and became loafer. His wife practically supported him for several months. She was forced to stop work when a child was born year after the marriage It Is said her husband sell dom, if ever, visited the wife after the child came. Her financial condition be- came critical and her health was wreck.
 The unhappy woman moved back to Caledonia, her grlhood home, and an- nounced her remaining days would be devoted to her child and an aged father. On a Sunday afternoon two years ago, about the time Mrs. Lewis returned to the country, Columbus was stunned with the startling announcement that Lewis had run away from Columbus with Mrs Houston N. Watson. who wielded the weapon in yesterdays shooting affray. After a short absence a reconciliation was accomplished between MT. Watson and his wife and she returned to her home. Lewis seemed to vanish Nothing has ever been heard of him since his nasty departure.
 The day following the episode of Mrs. Watson and Lewis, news was received from Caledonia that Mrs. Lewis's two- year old baby died that morning and she had ended her sorrowful existence by drinking a large quantity of laudanum She left notes behind to many friends and relatives explaining the causes of her self destruction. Mother and child were buried in the same casket the next day.
 
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