The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-23
THOMPSON NEGRO
LYiNG FROM WOUND
Shot by Mrs. Mary Moore for
Abusing Her Daughter at
an Alleged Joint.

Bulletin: The condition of William
Thompson at O'Clock this afternoon
was rapidly growing worse and the at
tending physician said he could not
live more than twenty-four hours. A
statement from the dying man was
procured by Prosecuting Attorney AL
len and will be used by the state in
the prosecution of Mrs. Moore. Thomp-
son claims that Miss Hunt was an en-
ploye of the hotel an.. refused to make
his bed. He then struck her and she
knocked him in the jaw and assaulted
him with an umbrella, which she broke
to pieces on his body. rssss<--ss.7ae=-
William Thompson, colored, of Bea-
yer Dam, Va, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by Mrs Mary Moore,
also colored, at the Marshallet hotel,
4161a Main street, yesterday afternoon
about 1880. Thompson was shot by
Mrs. Moore because she resented his
treatment of her daughter, Della
Hunt. Thompson has been employed
recently by a contractor in West
Richmond.
Thompson went to the hotel in COM
pany with the Hunt girl and when
they arrived it is alleged that Thomp-
son became jealous of Della, because
of her attentions to another guest, and
struck her. She threatened to tell the
police and was slapped in the face and
her arm twisted until her thumb was
pulled out of joint. She then walked to
the police headquarters and reported
to Chief Gormon what had happened
Come here tomorrow morning and
file an affidavit and We will arrest
him." said Mr. Gormon.
81 WILL" said Miss Hunt
Moore Shot Twice.
She then went home and told her
mother, Mrs. Mae Fie Moore what had
happened. Mrs. Moore became very
much enraged at the abuse of her
daughter and went to the hotel where
she encountered Thompson and draw
ing pistol fired two bullets into his
body, one entering his shoulder and
the other passing through the abdo-
men. The last mentioned wound is the
more serious and may prove fatal. 1t
did not puncture the bowels but cut
many arteries.
! After the shooting Mrs Moore walk
ed to the police headquarters and
handed Patrolman Roy Wenger a
twenty two calibre revolver and con-
J fessed to the deed. She was then lock-
ed up at the city Jail and the ambu-
lance sent to the hotel Thompson was
| in great pain and could hardly be han
lAled by the officers who Immediately
took him to the Reid Memorial hospi-
tai. DR.. F. w. Kruger performed an
operation on Thompson at 6 o'clock
last evening and was through at s
! o'clock Thempson la insa critical con-
1ition and his chances of recovery are
slight. according to the report of the
hospital authorities.
His mother was notified and will
come here as soon as possible from
Beaver Dam, Virginia
4, Hotel Called "Joint"
Regarding the place where Thomp-
son was shot Chief of Police Gormon
said. THAT joint gives US more trou-
BILE than any place in the city of Rich
mond. We have tried every way posi-
BILE to gather evidence which will lead
to the closing of it but have been un.
successful. They have stool pigeons at
the front and back entrance and when
ever an officer is within a block of the
building buzzers notify the guests.
know there is crap shooting and ev-
erything disgraceful imaginable going
on there but we cannot get the incrim.
mating evidence We need This affair
may lead to the closing but We cannot
say for sure. If Thompson dies within
thirty days a charge of murder will be
brought against Mrs. Moore and if he
dies after that the charge will be man
slaughter. AT present she is being held
on the charge of drawing weapon
with intent to kill.