The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-19
Fires as She Was Leav-
ing House w ith Baby
in Her Arms.
TELLS OF FFICER,
"I'M THE MAN,
Waynack Goes Through Dark
Hall to Arrest Stump, the Hus-
| band, Ignoring Uplifted Gun.
| Infant Escapes Harm and
Victim Is Expected
to Recover

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Frenzied by drink, Ernest Stump,
butcher, OF 1912 HUH Street. South
Richmond. shot his wife in the neck
shortly after IL O'Clock last night, as
she was going downstairs with a sew
en-months-old baby n her arms. Mrs.
Stump was near the bottom of the
stairway leading into the street when
Stump fred from above. He was
armed with magazine shotgun. from
which Policeman Waymack. who made
the arrest, afterwards extracted three
loaded shells and one empty.
Mrs Stump was preparing to leave
the house 10 go to the home of her
mother. Mrs John II. Hamilton, All
Cowardi Avenue, after heated quar-
rel She was carrying the babyr, Marie,
and wheeling perambulator down
stairs, and Emma, siX-year- daugh-
ter, was following behind. when the
enraged and drunken husband yelled
that if she left the house he would XIII
her He suited his actions to the
words. for Mrs. Stump had hardly got
to the bottom and near the street door
when load of No. G shot struck her
full In the back OF the neck and
Knocked her down
- ss--- Baby Fell Beneath Her.
The little baby fell beneath her and
was covered with dirt and blood Emma
ran shrfehins b. her mother out into
the street
DR. Thomas Jones. who happened to
be standing on the corner across the
street. heard the shot and the fright
ened childs screams. and. with sew
eral others. rushed to Mr.. stunp's aid.
She was lying face downwards- DR..
Jones turned her over on her back to
make an examination. sending some
one to telephone for the city ambu-
lance.
NY husband shot me-" said the wo-
man quietly. Where is the baby?"
Dazed and half fainting, she was
picked up and placed in the ambulance,
with DIR. Gilman in charge, and hur-
rled TO the City Hospital. where the
physician stated last night that she
would probably recover.
The shock of the explosion caused
the lamp in the hallway upstairs to
go out, and when Police officer Way
mack arrived within three minutes
after the shooting. the house was dark.
Stump was standing In the hall. with
the gun still in his hands. ready to
shoot again. Tho officer groped his
way upstairs. and caught stump with
one hand and grabbed the gun with
the other. II was a daring piece Of
work. for Stump was prepared to kill
any one who came within his reach.
AS the officer grabbed him he said:
Threatened to XIII Her
I'm the man did it He showed
the effects OF long spree. and stag
gered all the way to the station. He
his wife's alleged infdelity. and gave
that as the reason for the attempted
murder He said that she had been
out to Reservoir Park with a man
named Edward Blackburn. a boarder
in the house. He declared that he
had demonstrated with her several
!, times, but without avail.
II told her" he said that If she
went out OF the house | was going
to Kill her. and l shot her." Blackburn
is said to have left the city last night,
he came only few months ago.
The Stumps have been married nine
years, and have four children-Emma.
aged six; Alvin. five years; Thinks,
three years, and Marie, the baby. seven
months old. Though covered with
blood. the baby was found not to be
hurt Stump inquired II the child was
hurt as he stepped over his wifes
body, but did not deign to notice the
u 4 cxtI II l,.{,,
in the hall when Officer Waymack
stepped over and went. upstairs to
arrest the crazed man.
Had Many Quarrels.
Neighbors say that the Stumps have
not led a a very happy married ltfe
and that quarrels between them have
been frequent Last Christmas. after
quarrel. she tllrea: :ened to shoos her,
arrested some months ago on a charge
q OF ,slapping his mother-in-law, but, at
the latters earnest behest, the war
rant was withdrawn. and legal action
was not taken
father. was notified BY telephone a
few minutes after the shooting. and
ter's home. where he had been pre-
ceded by Miss Ada Hamilton, another
daughter.
THANK God.you'vs got him shriek..
ed the ldlIeE,' dS lilS OlllCEt, lOIOuSIil
Stump out. Emma was in the middle
Of the street. CRYING, Please don't take
me In the house again oh, please
don't take me In there"
y Upset by WhIslScE.
A crowd Of people soon gathered at
the door, and angry words We're spoken.
But the officer lost no time in hurrying
Stump away, and In q few seconds he
was ID behind lock and key, No at
tempt was made to bail him.
Mr.. Hamilton said last night that his
son-in-law was unable to stand strong
drink, that 1t always affected his mind.
He had beer or a spree four days. and
had not gone once to the store in that
y time lie talked calmly about the
shooting last night. and seemed not
to realize the gravity of his crime. His
only Thought was for his baby. He
was born In Lynchburg, hut has slived
most OF his life in South Richmond,
where he runs butcher shop and fish