The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-20

His reason apparently dethroned by
protracted indulgence In strong drink
and believing. he declares. that his
wife was in the act of forsaking him
to 60 to another State, Ernest stump,
butcher and FISH dealer, living at
1905 liz Hull street, South Richmond
fired a load of bird shot in the di-
rection OF his fleeing wife Saturday
night shortly after ii o'clock. Scores
of the shot struck the woman in the
right side of the head. Knocking her
from the third step OF the landing.
She fell face downward upon the
form of her seveu-months-old baby.
whom she carried upon her left arm.
In the City 9 Hospital the young
mother and wife is to-day suffering
from the wounds inflicted and en-
phatically denying the insinuations
against her Character made by her
crazed husband; while he fingers In a
cell awaiting trial for attempting to
kill his wife. A preliminary hearing
was ordered for Monday morning. but
the condition Of Mrs. Stump would
not allow of her leaving the hospital,
and the case was continued until the
Goth. Without bail the man was sent
back to the cell, and there he will
remain until such time as his wife
and the witnesses against him can be
heard.
Without bail the man was sent back
to the cell. and there he will remain
until .sdch time as his wife and the
witnesses against him carobe heard.
\ Different Account.
stump tells a story of the shooting
that Is entirely at variance with state
made by others who have bee n
brought into the distressing affair. He
says that his wife, who was Miss
Kate Hamilton, and her sister. Miss
Settie Hamilton, we're at his home
night. Mr.. Edward Black
man and Mr.. Carter. both of whom
come from North Carolina and have
been in the city but three weeks.
boarded at the house. He (Stump)
was not feeling we'll, and had been in
his room for some time. He took sew
eral drinks of whiskey out of a bottle
that Blackman had, so he said, and
then, he declares. he thought he heard
his wife and his sister -in-law planning
TO leave for North Carolina. His wife,
he admitted. told him she was going
to her mothers for the night, and
when she took the little baby and
started down the steps he got his m
aziue shotgun, anu. thinking he saw
a mans face at the bottom of the
stairs. fred.
MY wife stepped in front OF the
of the gun as ! shot. and 8
part of the load hit her" he said.
Continuing. he said: MY wife came
from Forest Hill Park late Thursday
night told her she couldn't go out
OF the house any more. | thought l
saw a man at the foot of the stairs.
and shot at him. I am sorry ! hit
my wife. but she ought to have been
shot, anyway"
Sister Gives Version.
From the cell where tho man was
incarcerated the reporter went to the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Ham
tlton. I'm Cowardin avenue. parents of
the wounded wife and mother, and
with whom Miss Nettis Hamilton, a
modest and pretty young woman. lives.
She was in the home of her brother
in-law when her sister was shot. Her
account OF the shooting is as follows:
II went to kate's home MRS.
stumpsl in the early evening to take
some sewing she and mother were
engaged In doing. remained there
until after the storm. and told her
that. inasmuch as Ernest was drink
ing. che had better go with me home.
I asked Ernest and he gave HIS con-
sent. MIR. Biackman had left the