The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-04-11
HUSBAND TN FURY SHOOTS
WIFE DEAD WITH SHOTGUN
Infatuated, He Says, Because
He Saw Man Run
from Room.
NAMES A PARAMoUR
Walks to Headquarters and
Gives Himself Up to
Policeman.

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he says, he saw a man run from I,
room in which she was staying When
he entered another doorway, Ever
EFT Davis, a young clerk, seized q
shotgun and shot his wife, Nellie
dead Friday morning at her mother:
home at Northview. He the-
walked to police headquarters ans
surrendered to his friend and neigh
Dor, Grant U. Slope, saying that y,
had committed the crime.
In jail not long afterward the
young man told a representative OF
the Daily Telegram that last we'd
nesday he caught another man and
his wife in bed together at their home
on Werninger street and that he
forthwith arranged separation. He
went to the home OF the girls par
ents Friday morning, he said, to gel
suit case and some clothing prepar,
atcry to going TO his former home
ut Cumberland, Nd.
bore HOle IN Back.
AS soon as Davis entered the room
where his wife was, he grabbed a
shotgun from corner Of the room
quickly pointed it at his wife and
fired the fatal shot. He was SO close
to her that the contents of the single
barrel shotgun had no chance to
scatter but virtually bored a hole in
TO her back Just below the right
shoulder blade very much as bull
let would have done. The shot pen
etrated her. lungs and she died short
ly afterward from hemorrhages
When she saw her husband grab the
gun she turned to flee but had NJ
chance to get away.
After the shot was fired Davis vol
unfairly came to the city and sur.
rendered himself to Mr.. Shope a;
the St Charles hotel corner as stated
above.
In speaking of the shooting Davis
expressed regret that he had not
killed another man he says was III
volvod in the case along with Mrs.
Davis. Davis stated that he was
willing to die but would have fel;
much better If Mrs. Davis's paramou'
was cold in death.
Caught in Room Together.
lit was further stated to the Tele-
gram by Davis that last Wednesday
afternoon his wife asked him %
watch the baby while she went to a
picture show. Davis also stated tina:
upon her return from the show sns
told him that Ernest Richards, "a
man employed at the theater, wanted
to see him. He went to the theatey
and after talking to Richards sever.
al minutes he asked him what lie
wanted. He said, Davis says, that MS
he wanted him to see them ana
that he wanted him to see them anu
to stay for the last reel as it was
the best. After the first picture was
over Davis went to his home or
Werninger street in Glen Elk ant
found Richards cad his wife in i
room together. Richards made his
escape through second story win.
dow. He made his wife leave his
home and she went to the home o
her mother at Northview.
Secs Man Again.
After settling up business matters
and disposing OF his household good.
Davis wrote a letter to his mother
Friday morning stating that hi
would be home Monday. He ther
went to his wife's mothers home Al
Northview to get his suit case which
his wife had taken her belonging:
home in preparatory to packing hi
clothes to go home. VAS he ap
preached the front door Of the hous'
he saw mar1 run out the back doc
who he thought was Richards
Davis entered the house and after ;
few words he seized shotgun whicl
was standing in a corner anu sho
his wife. He then came to the cit.
and gave himself up.
Richards soon after the news o
the shooting became circulated de
MED all connection whatever witt
the shooting or circumstances lead
ing up to it. Later in the day Rich
ards could not be found and it wa
believed that he had gone to part
unknown.
After viewing the body DR.. S. n
Mason decided to hold an inques
end ordered jury to be empanelle
10 investigate the affair.
COURT ADJoURNs.