The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-24
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER ARRESTED
FOR MURDER, ARE DISCHARGED
Man Had Treated Mother Of Girl
Brutality for Years; She Had
Sued for Divorce
lBy Associated PressD


Kansas city, Jelly 4-lEthei Gam
Bile. the u year old girl who shot
and killed her father. Charles Gam
BILE. last night, when Gamble broke
! into the house to attack her mother
was discharged at the preliminary
| hearing today.
Evidence submitted showed that
the woman and daughter had been
| brutally treated by Gamble for ff-
teen years. He has in the past
beaten his wife with hammer and
tried to gouge her eyes out, the tes-
timony said.
Kansas City. July 24-"I never
could have pulled the trigger if |
had believed it was father
Sobbing out that vain regret,
Ethel Gamble, ~ years old, who
killed her father, machinist, with
a revolver at their home 400 West
FiftNeighth street terrace, early
this morning indicated the defense
that will be made against the charge
of second degree murder that was
lodged against her by the proseeu-
tors office at noon.
The girl and her mother both are
being held.
DESPITE the dcniais OF both wom-
en- that they knew who the lntrud-
er was. there are circumstances
which show that that they expected
CANDLES coming and were prepared
to resist it,
July s, Mrs. Gamble brought suit
for divorce. following 4 violent quar-
rel. At that time Gamble made
threats that If the suit was filed he
would ffilI both lwomen, IhegiH
declared this morning at that time
she locked herself in her room4
fearing violence
Fearing to remain alone in the
house the women asked friend.
Mrs. Il. G. Chisholm, to stay with
them The companion was in the
house this morning when the shoot
ing occurred.
Although Miss Gamble declared TO
the police that she believed the in
truder was burglar, she admitted
that when she fired it was her pur.
pose merely to wound the man. she
fired she said. to hit him in the
shoulder
Mrs Chisholm said this morning
she Knew nothing of the family
trouble OF the CANDLES and was not
informed when she was asked to
remain with the women that they
feared violence She said II was
her belief that Mrs Gamble was a
widow.
since ms sut for divorce was
filed We have lived IN fear of our
lives Mrs Gamble said. For
fifteen years my husband had
.hused me Ethel always had taken
my part and whenever he became
abusive he threatened to kill as
)oth'
According to Miss Gamble the RET
tolver with which she shot had
}een lett with her by her mothers
BROTHER L. 5. Peet., principal of the
nigh school at Emporia, Kan. Mr.
oeet visited his sister AZ the time
he divorce suit was filed and
when he returned home left the
Weapon with his niece.
The shooting occurred at the
amily home at an early hour this
morning. MIS-. Gambie, klhel anu
.lrs. Chisholm were awakened by
.nockjne on the door The women
,ot mp and Mrs. Shishoim called
mt demanding who WAS there The
nan refused 40 answer and began
altering on a basement window
.the toOA her revolver and hurried
D the hallway. first switching on
.ahf The man had gained en-
rance when she reached the half
nd when he saw her turned OF tha
ght
Mamma m going to shoot, she
allied
Then she pulled the trigger and
lc man fell.
Mrs Gamble ran 10 the man and
her husband
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