The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12
AFTER SITTING
ON A COFFIN
Emma Hines Took Seat in
Office Chair
In Undertaking Establishment
And Fired Bullet Through
Her Heart.

Greensboro, KY, NOV. ~ De-
lecting an unusual place for such
a deed Emma Hines committed sui
eide in the undertaking establish
ment of James ellison on West Thru
street by firing a bullet through her
heart this morning, while seated In
the desk chair OF Mr.. Gillison.
After having caused a commotion
in the vicinity in which she lived by
firing two shots at Maggie Wallace
colored. her next door neighbor, in
an attempt to kill her, and then set
ting fire to her own home, the Hines
woman proceeded to Gillison's under
taking establishment, where she made
her word law by flourishing revolver
She entered the office Of Mr.. Gillison
and after exhibiting her revolver, ask
cd permission to sit on a coffin. Mi.
Gillison took her into the exhibition
room and opening a case allowed her
To sit upon a coffin. Seeming to de-
sire all excitement possible she d.
rected the undertaken to place the
coffin on the pavement, but this ne
refused to do. She seated herself on
a coffin and Mr.. Gillison went back
into his office, expecting to hear the
report of the revolver every second.
After remaining in the exhibit roorl
several minutes, she went into the
office, where Mr.. ellison and Ike
Southerald were looking over some
records and stating that "The -
wanted to kill her, but she would kill
herself" asked permission to sit in
the desk chair.
Mr.. Gillison, not noticing what the
woman was doing, nodded his assent
and she took the chair, raised her
right hand, in which she held the
revolver and fired a bullet through
her heart. The shot came so unex-
pectedly that both Mr.. Gillison and
Mr.. Switzerland we're startled, but
quickly seeing what had happened
started for aid.
MFR. Switzerland was the first to gain
the door and summoned aid, while
Mr.. Gillison procured a cot on which
to lay the woman.
Immediately after firing the fatal
shot and realizing what she had done
the dying woman. looked at Mr.. Gill
lison and exclaimed: "Oh, my God,
help mel"
The report OF the revolver, and the
excitement caused by 1t, soon attract
ed a large crowd to the door of the
office. and It was but few minutes
before a large number had gathered.
After firing the shot, the woman
lived only a few minutes and was
unable to speak more than the words
quoted.
Before a cot could be procured the
blood gushed out Of her mouth and
the bullet wound until the floor OF
the office was pool Of blood. After
placing the body on cot, Mr.. Gill
son called Coroner Grausz, who will
hold an inquest over the body this
afternoon.
10 Is claimed that the woman had
caused great commotion in the vi
cinity In which she lived by threaten
ing last night to shoot several neigh
bors, and would have shot one but for
the interference of Mack Sandefur,
who wrenched the revolver from her
hand. After. taking the revolver from
her ,Sandefur was told by hire hiatt she
was going to leave this country and
she wanted him to ship her furniture
to her daughter at Bowling Green.
The first seen of the woman this
morning. she was going east on
Third street and smoke was Issuing
from her home. The fire departmnt
was called and 1t was discovered that
she had made a large bonfire of
clothing and trunk. which had been
saturated with coal oil. She did not
stop until she reached the office OF
Mr.. ellison where she took her own
life.
The house was not badly burned,
only damaged to the extent OF about
$50. 1t was owned by Robert TEN
nelly.
Emma Hines was well known In
police circles, having resided In the
city for many years. and she was