The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-08

the county Jail there. His preliminary
hearing will be held before Justice
Iones next Wednesday afternoon.
After the Warren youth was hit by
one of the bullets from ChamberlaAef e
revolver he staggered several feet K
fell on the sidewalk Pedestrians 1
ried him into a business house, where
he was taken to st. Johns hospital in ,
a motor ambulance from the Frank
Sieyers Undertaking Company He
was operated on late yesterday after
noon. but the bullet was not removed
If complications arise his leg may have
to be amputated, it is said.
Attentive to Woman.
Wright placed his hands over the
wound in his breast and walked from
the saloon before Nance and Cham
berlain were taken into custody. Some
time later he was taken to the hospital
in a motor ambulance from the Gun
ningham Undertaking Company At
tendants at the hospital said last night
he had good chance to recover un-
less complications develop. :.
Nance was released by the polio |
soon after being arrested. His pe a
ents live in Alba, but he has been ~
ing in Joplin for some time past. II II
summer he boarded at the home
Mr. and Mrs. Chamberlain, who at that
time lived at No. 123 North Gray ave
nue.. and worked at the Mary G. mine
This fall the Chamberlains moved to
No. 412 Kentucky avenue and Nance
boarded with them there. tY
| 1t is alleged that Nance became att
tentiye to Mrs. Chamberlain, who isl
an attractive blonde, about 30 years.
old after he had been at the home Of
the Chamberlains several weeks, and
this embittered Chamberlain against
| him
Six weeks ago, according to w. H6
Finch, father of Mrs Chamberlain
who operates peanut and popcorn
stand at the corner of Fourth and Main
streets, Chamberlain and his wife
lseparated on account of Nance. Three
weeks later Chamberlain instituted
Isuit in the court of Justice Jones tc
lcollect board bill amounting to S1S.A
from Nance. The latter declared ht
lhad paid the bill to Mrs. Chamberlain
and showed receipt given to him b.
lher. The suit was to have been trid
lat 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Says Threat Was Made.
Following the filing of the sub
IChamberlain and his wife Tmade ulS
and went to living together at tn
Crystal hotel on East Ninth stree
That was about two weeks ago, AZ
cording to the father of the wamanS
From what have been alanA
learn. he said yesterday Nance n
made repeated efforts to get Luz
Mrs. Chamberlain to leave home.
, Ihas been staying in Joplin ever sin
Ihe quit boarding with the Chamb'
, Ilains and has been the cause Of nB
Iof the trouble between them.
, 4 was told not long ago that Nan
, Threatened to kill Chamberlain. 4
! threat was made in the presence
lmy granddaughter, Emma Frederick
who lives with me at No 402 Kentuc
: Iavenue, and Thomas Nance, brotf
q lof Robert, so I was told"
Mr.. Finch said his daughter v
! married to Chamberlain about u
q years ago. 1t was her second ventF
p lin matrimony. Ten years ago 2
married Charles Armstrong. fry
Whom she is divorced. Her seed
: marriage seemed to have been a haF
. one until she met Nance. She and y
Husband went to Vinita, Okla. to !
4 soon after their marriage and remit
+ led there until they returned to JoB
. Hess than a year since ChamberI
n lis said to have been a United Sta
! deputy marshal while in Oklaho
i Since returning to Joplin he has W
q ed as a miner.
. Had Planned SHooting.
: Authorities became aware that
bore a hatred toward Nance a
i ago, when he asked Prosecuungl
q torney w. n. Andrews what the
!. atty would be if he killed Nance 1
= afterward told the prosecutoTaa
. domestic difficulties.
a Wright, one of the men Cha
q lain shot, is his wife's uncle. CT
N berlain expressed regret at having
# Wright after he saw he had wous
a him.
y A rumor gained currency afte1
# shooting that Wright had been
# dentally shot while trying to pr4
. Chamberlain from killing Nance.
N rumor was only one of many that