The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-26
fired At A SNIPE
SHOT A WOMAN

NEW YORK Special Mrs Mar
tina Layman. wife OF Frederick Lay
man, of New Rochelle. was shot and
mortally injured Friday afternoon,
while walking along the shore front at
Sands Point. three miles north GA
Port Washington. l.. 1.
The shooting, which was accioen-
tal, was done 10y Miss Louise French.
who with Miss Edna Wilmington, both
or 24O Bedford Avenue, Mount Yer
non, and Charles JaiSer, of Manhat-
! tan, was in boat a few feet off shore
hunting snipe.
With their hVe-year-old daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Layman had gone in
| their motor boat for a cruise on the
sound. Crossing over 10 SaGOs Point.
they went ashore and began a walk
along the beach.
Miss French, Miss Wilmington, Mr..
Jaiser and Solomon G. Whitbeck. a
lawyer at % Broadway. Manhattan.
also mad gone for a motor boat trip
rifle.
All Threatened With Arrest.
Arriving at Sands Point the two
girls and men went on the property
OF &. w. Sloane. where they met Cap
tam Hiram Eaton, Il county police
man.
II can arrest all Of YOU for tres
passing. said Eaton. showing his
French, who carried the rifle, for
hunting without a license"
| am very sorry we are trespass-
ing, spoke up Jaiser. we will leave
al once. Here is my license to hunt"
and he displayed Il paper which Eaton
examined: 1t is my rifle and L am
responsible for what il kills"
wen, as there are young ladies
IN the party l will drop the trespass
charge if you will leave the Sloane
A a a I Il
Mr.. Jaiser obtained canoe and
with the two girls started out in it,.
Mr.. Whitbeck remained ashore, the
small boat not accommodating more
| than three.
Jaiser padded down toward a jetty.
on the opposite side of which the
| LaymanS' boat was mOored Miss
french caught sight of two snipe and
Jaiser guided the canoe in shore so
the girl could get a closer shot at
! the birds
The Laymans were walking below
the jetty, hidden from view by those
/ IN the canoe. Mother and father were
each holding a hand of their little
daughter. Miss French fired; Mrs.
Layman pitched forward with a bull
let in her neck. close TO the juguIar
vein.
Miss French Falls in SWoon.
The canoe rounded the iety and
was beached a few feet from the UNI
]
| bullet from her rifle that had wound
ed Mrs. LaYman. Miss French scream
ed and fell unconscious.
Fred Lyons, a resident of Sands
Point, learned of the shooting and
hurried to the scene in his automobile.
At the same time Captain Eaton came
up with Lawyer Whitlock. Lyons sug-
geSted that the wounded woman be
placed in his automobile and taken 90
the Mineola Hospital This was done.
her husband and daughter going along.
At the hospital the doctors saw
that Mrs. Layman's condition was
critical. They feared to probe for the
bullet.
Captain Eaton took Miss French,
Miss Millington and Jaiser to NIineola.
where they We're arraigned before
Judge Weeks. Mr.. Layman was at
the hospital wlIen told the three were
before the fudge waiting for him
to make n charge against them.
Il shall make no charge" said lay
man. 1T was purely an accident. 1t
was most unfortunate but certainly
not n criminal act"
Judge Weeks paroled the prisoners
TO Mr.. Whitbeck's custody. All hur-
ried back to Mount Vernon. Both
girls were too Frustrated 10 be seen
last night.
Mr.. Layman and the child left
Alienola Hospital late last night for
their home.