The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-06-30
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Van Dyke beard and does not pre-
sent the appearance OF a very bad
man. He IS burly and uncouth, but
/ dresses with considerable degree OF
| refinement and is intelligent He said
ne thought his wife was planning TO
run away with one or the bOarders.
Stump's Story Discrcditcd.
.. rom what can be gathered from
lhe police and the injured wOman's
sister, who was i'm the house at tho
tne or the shooting. the actual facts
4 seem 70 be entirely different and on
posed 70 Stump's statement given
above. and as follows.
About IL O'Clock Mr.. A. 4. Atkins
VINO IS proprietor OF u furniture store
over which the fiat. 1904. in which
the shooting took place, is located
heard the shot and screams. and i'm
mediately telephoned for the police
and the ambulance. Officer Wav-
mack responded from the police de
partment three minutes later and
FOUND the woman lying at the foot
0I the stairs i'm pool Of blod. DR.
1homaS Jones, who was near, was
examining the wounded woman.
stump was at the window with the
gun, defying the crowd, il is said. Of
hcer Waymack took in the situation
at once. The man was apparently
crazed with drink and anger. At any
moment he might fire again. Several
small children were in the room with
the man.
In Dangerous Mood.
The officer took the steps at a
bound. Stump had come out into the
hall and was leveling the gun. bur
the officer was too quick for him
and had one hand on the gun and one
on the man before he coull fi.e. See
ing that he was caught, the man gave
hlmsen up Mrs. Stump was lying
on her face when the doctor arrived
She had retained hold of her seven
month Sold ha nv nd I
blood. The physician turned her over
on her back and the ambulance. which
had arrived. hurried her to the CITY
Hospital where she was this noon re-
ported to be out of danger and i'm
proving rapidly. The story of Miss
hamilton, who was the only, adult in
the house when the shooting rls done,
Is Incorporated in the following:
Brothers Statement.
Mr.. Houston J. Hamilton, brother
OF the wounded wife, is much incensed
at Stump's statement concerning mis-
sister and declares his allegations are
unfounded. Mr.. Hamilton SAYS:
saturday evening Miss Nettie Ham
ilton went to her sisters home to carry
a garment which she had made for
her sisters baby. AS Stump was on
a spree Mrs Stump decided to 90 with
her sister home to spend the night
On account OF the storm they were
late starting. Stump said nothing
against his wife going with her sister
until they were ready 70 start They
had no quarrel while Miss Hamilton
was there. When Mrs Stump was
near the bottom of the steps her hus-
band came TO the top of the steps and
said: Lookout, l am going TO shoot
YOU; l told YOU l would" Mrs stump
looked back and saw him and thought
he was joking. when he fired. the shot
striking i'm the left side of her neck.
Mrs. Stump, her husband and chill
dren, and Miss Hamilton were the
only occupants of the home at the
time of the shooting. Miss Hamilton
had gone back TO get u package they
were about To forget. when she heard
the report of the gun. She ran to
stairway and said:
Ernest. what have you done?"
He said:
Il have shot Kate. and will shoot
YOU"
Miss Hamilton ran out the back
door and saved herself.
No other member of the Hamilton
family knew of the affair until Mr.
Willard telephoned to II. j. HamiI-
tons residence and told Miss Ada
Hamilton that Mr.. Stump had shot his
wife. Miss Hamilton summoned a
neiShbor and hurried TO the home of
her sister at once. And when she ar
rived there Mrs Stump had been
taken TO the hospital, and Stump to
the police station. She saw neither
one OF them. Mrs. Stump will be taken
to the home of her father at 425
Cowardin Avenue as soon as she can
be safely moved. She has a very bad
hesh wound. but there are bright
hopes for her recovery.
Mr.. Hamilton declared with feeling
that the long, incoherent story of his
wite's alleged infidelity which Stump
gave Out as his reason for shooting is
positively unfounded."
stump sees where he Is in q verv
bad position. and is trying to Justify
MS attempted murder by blackmail-
ing his innocent wife. thus making
himself guilty of a double crime"
Taking Mr.. Stump's situation into
proof than his word before such a
report is so widely circulated.
Unhappy Marriage.
Stump married his wife nine years
ago. There were four children
Emma, aged six; Alvin, five years.
links, three years. and Marie. the !
baby. seven months old.
According TO neighbors. there have
been many stormy scenes between
husband and wife and something
tragic was continually feared 1t is
said that last Thursday morning about
1850 O'Clock Stump drove his wife |
and some company out of the house |
al the point OF revolver. and that |
last Christmas he was arrested on a /
charge of slapping his mother-in-layv.
but the warrant was withdrawn at the
latter's request
stump was born in Lynchburg. but |
lived nearly all of his life in the |
Southside. where he is owner of a /
hsh stand and butcher shop. An i'm |
mense crowd gathered around the
house Immediately after the shooting. |
and many angry threats were made. |
nut the man was quickly taken to the |
station.
The children are now at the home |
OF thelr grandparents on COwardin |
Avenue and SemmeS Street.
The gun with which the shooting |
was done is now in the keeping of |
the police. Officer Waymack took
from II one empty shell and three |
loaded.