The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-08
YOU WRECKED
MY HOME, . THEN
WOMAN SHOOTS
MRS. YOUNG OF WICHITA FALLS
TRIES TO KILL CASHIER IN
CHINk RESTAURANT.

Young. Of wichita Falls. Texas walk
I'd into Chinese restaurant on
East Main street yesterday AT noon,
pulled a gun and attempted 70 sho,,
Pauline Mills, the woman cashier o.
the place
The Mills woman became scared
when she was approached by one
whom she claims was a total stranger
and grappled with her. and the shot
which was fired went upward and
through the window over the desk.
which H. in the front of the place In
the scuffle which followed for posses.
sion OF tnc gun another shot was
fired which eruck Mrs. Young in
the fleshy part OF the right limb
above the knee making y bad flesh
wound several inches long and an
inch or so deep.
Mrs. Young was taken 10 the po
lice station. where after she had re.
mained short time was taken to
the office Of Or. Hargrayes. city ply.
sician. where the wound was treated
The Mills woman was also brough.
to tc station and ater made bond
for her appearance.
Mrs Young, who looks to be about
twenty-five or twenty-eight years old.
Is rather good looking, nicely and
stylishly dressed wearing suit of
black with ha. to match and talks
like a cultured lady She showed
no disposition TO eyadc any question
that was asked her and was quite
composed.
Mrs. Young said that the Mills wo
man had ruined her home and tina;
she had written her letters of late
the last one having been received
Thursday, taunting her with the fact
that her husband had left her and
other 1hings which she said were al.
mos1 unbearable. II she had only
quit writing me about them" said
Mrs Young. ! could have stood IT,
but the last letter was too much"
II came up this morning" said
Mrs Young. from Wichita Falls. and
went into the rcstauran. and had my
dinner After that / walked behind
the counter whore this woman sa
and tried to shoot her. Had ! pec1
more familiar with the use OF fire
arms ! should have succeeded bet
ter She grew scared and grabbed
for the revolver and I'm the scuffle
and when the gun was pressed down
again the trigger was pulled and |
got a flesh wound
When reporter for the Ardmoreite
entered the restauran. a few seconds
after the incident happened. the Mills
woman was quite excited and loudly
declared she had done nothing. Mrs
Young allowed Officer Jake Williams.
who was there at once after the
sho1s We're fired, to take the gun,
which was a 32 Winchester revolver,
and went quietly with him to the
station.
In few minutes officer Ikard
brought I'm the cashier. who was stul
badly scared, but not hurt. only rc.
cciying a powder burn on her chin.
She r"gained her composurc after a
time and sa, IN the window swinging
her feet and singing She asked her
late antagonist If she was hurt and
Mrs. Young. who had hidden the
hole i'm her dress, saying she did not
want anyone 70 see that she had been
shot, when she answered III that
was al that was hurting me | should
bo doing quite well"
The Mills woman seemed TO care
little about the matter although she
declared that she had no IN viii
against Mrs Young, and claimed new.
cr 10 have seen her before, and used
the words You little fool" several
times while talking with her.
Mrs. Young was taken 20 the doc.
tors office and her wound was treat.
ed To q reporter she said that
three months ago her husband lef.
her, prior 10 which he had nice
business and theirs was happy
family They have two little girls and
boy
Mrs, Young said that the Mills
woman had been trying to find her
husband, whom she had ruined and
had written letters asking about him
IN which she said, she is prettier
than ! am, hut have coppered her
man all right"
Mrs Young said that II was per.
haps best that she did no bodily in.
jury to the woman, bur in talking
about the condition OF herself and
children since her husband had left
broke down and cried bitterly.