The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-27
Married Woman Shoots Young
 Man, Then Herself
WOMAN CANNOT SURVIVE
Object of the Deadly Attack Has a Dangerous Wound, But He Will Recover Unless Complica-
 tions Arise.

Columbus Miss, March 26.-(Special)- Llewellyn Hatchett, Jr., was shot twice this afternoon at 80 o'clock by Mrs. Clyde Teacher Watson After watching her victim run from the warehouse of flee, where the shooting occurred and commanding her 9-year-old son, who ac- companied her, to go to their home, the frenzied woman turned the 3S calibre re- volver toward herself and sent bullet crashing through her body. She is con- sidered dying while Hatchetts recovery is anticipated.
 Hatchett is the only son of l.. H. Hatch ett, one of the most prominent men of the city in both business and social circles. The connection is large and influential. He is 19 years old handsome in appear ance. six feet tall and enjoys a host of friends. He is especially prominent in social circles. His vocation is that of office man and manager of his fathers warehouse.
 Mrs. Watson is the wife of Houston N. Watson of the firm of Watson & Morris, retail grocerymen. corner Main and Fourth streets. This store is one short block from the warehouse. The Watson home is on Main street, half a block west from the warehouse office, and in full view of the tragedy of today. Mrs. Wat son was formerly Miss Clyde Teacher Her father and mother are both dead She has been married 10 years. Three chill dren, one son and two younger daugh- | ters, are the representatives of her mar riage. Mrs Watson is 29 years old, small i of figure, unusually pretty and remark ably well preserved. She dresses quite modishly and appropriately to her brun- cite type.
 Shots Are Heard. Hatchett was sitting in the office when the woman entered. There were no eye witnesses to the shooting, but parties saw Mrs. Watson as she stepped from the sidewalk into the building, which opens on the street. Two rapid pistol shots were heard almost simultaneously with Mrs. Watson's entrance. Hatchett was seen to stagger from the room. The door then closed and a third shot rang out. Friends caught Hatchett and carried him to Jones' drug store under the Hotel Gilmer. One bullet entered his left side
 
 ranged downward, coming out in his back near the spinal cord This is the dan gerous wound The second shot plunged through the feshy part of his neck just behind the left ear. He was carried to his home on South Third street, His con dition tonight, while serious, is not con sidered critical.
 Several people nearby pushed open the warehouse office door. Near the middle of the office Mrs. Watson was found lying on her side and seemed to be in great agony from her self-inficted wound The smoking Smith & Wesson pistol, a 3S special, which belonged to her husband according to his statement, was near her right hand. She was carried to her home, about 50 yards distant where three phy sicians examined her. The ball entered just above the right breast and plowed it's way through her body to the spinal cord. Physicians state the cord was broken and that paralysis seized her. She has no control over her limbs and seems dazed. Her condition Is pronounced ex- tremey critical, and very small hopes for recovery are entertained.
 Cause of the Shooting.
 The cause of the shooting is that of an unrequitted love or infatuation. accord ing to the friends of young Hatchett, while the friends of Mrs. Watson say she made a statement to her husband this afternoon that she shot Hatchett because he had been talking about her.
 Intimate friends of the young man state for some time past he has received many notes and messages from Mrs. Watson. Many of these were couched in endearng terms. Some of his friends claim to have known for some weeks that he was being annoyed by this attention. They claim Hatchett is blameless in the affair, and fI,ot ATr-c NTof Ina uraa fn soothe her injured pride and get revenge for her spurned affection.
 MT. Watson was seen tonight at his home and asked for a statement He said: "I have nothing to say, and you must excuse me. I didn't know my wife even knew Mr. Hatchett First l knew of the shooting was when my little boy ran to my store and told me mama had shot man."
 He then broke into sobs and said, Just because someone does wrong it seems hard for her husband and little helpless children to have to suffer for it. l have had a great deal of trouble, and l think this ends it all
 Constable Seriously Hurt. Constable Abe Lofts fell from the Southern railway coal chute last night about 12 o'clock and crushed his skull on the tracks below. In company with two fellow officers the party was wend- ing it's way to the sand pit at the top of the structure, where a craps game is alleged to have been progressing The night was dark and being unfamiliar with the surroundings, the officer missed his foothold An operation was performed on the injured man this afternoon at the Co., lumbus hospital. His condition is crit ical