The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-01
MURDERS HIS WIFE
WITHOUT WARNING
Norfolk Man Goes to Her Place
of Employment and Shoots
Her Down.
JEALOUSY GIVEN AS CAUSE
They Were Separated, and Hus-
band Had Threatened
to Kill Her.
JEALOUSY GIVEN AS CAUSE
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Norfolk. Va. June 3o.-Without a
word OF warning. not even from her
friends among whom she was at work
Mrs {. b Jones, assorter in the mark
ing department OF the Norfolk Steam
Laundry was shot down by her hus-
band this morning and died on her
way To the ST. Vincents Hospital. She
was shot through the left arm and
through the heart. and. it Is said. did
/ not even the man who had in
nicted the fatal wound. Jones was ar
rested by Detective Connors and car
ried to headquarters. where he declined
to make any statement.
That the tragedy vas caused by
jealousy is the opinion of those who
knew the couple. 1t was said that
! Mrs. Jones had been separated from
her husband for some time because.
she claimed. she was unable to get
along with him. ana that he had called
on her 1T intervals ana had recentir
declared he would kill her and another
young woman was his wife's friend,
and Jones commended that she was re-
sponsible for the separation.
The shooting occurred in the mark
ing department OF the Norfolk Steam
Laundry about 1890 o'clock. Mrs
Jones was at her work and In hap
Ply humor. when her husband came
into the main Office and asked Fl. NJ
Wilkinson. superintendent, if Mrs.
Jones was there. Jones appeared to
be in an amiable frame of mind and
cha:ted for q few minutes with Mr.
Wilkinson. and then wen. into the
marking department, or the Bermuda
Street side of The building that extends
through the entire block from Main
Street. Mumbling something that could
not be understood by any OF those
who were near him, he pulled out =
pistol and fred at Mrs. Jones. whose
back was turned to him. and who did
not even know that her husband was
in the place.
Bullet Pierces Heart.
When the first shot struck her in
the arm she turned just as the sec
ond shot pierced her heart. AS she
attempted TO run Jones hred again, but
Frank Corbett. one OF the drivers for
the laundry. caught him and the bull
let grazed Corbett's shoulder. j. +.
Cunningham. assistant foreman OF the
laundry and r. II. Hubbard. a mark
err who had witnessed the tragedy.
Erappled with the murderer. and after
/ taking him to the front door on tho
Main Street side had another scufie
with him while waiting for the patrol
wagon. which had been called over
the telephone. AT the police station
the charge was recorded as felonious
shooting, but when it became known
that Mrs. Jones had died on her way
to the hospital 1t was changed TO muir
der. and it will be upon this charge
that the prisoner will have prclimi-
nary hearing in the Police Court to-
morrow.
PHYSICIANS were summoned to the
aid of Mrs. Jones and she was gasp
ing when placed in the ambulance TO
he carr'ed to the s.. N'ncents Hos
piial. Without speaking word or
showing signs OF nsciousness sho
turned While on the way to the hospi-
! tai, and died before reaching that in
stltut.on.
A, the Norfolk Steam Laundry it wa
said tina; Mrs. Jones il I'D been employed
there about two years. and was re
Earded az most excellent young
woman and an exemplary employc. She
came from Bristol. Va. where her sis
ter and mother now reside, but had
been living al 4l3 GriEsny race for
month or more She visited her
mother during the first two weeks r.
June ard returned to Norfolk about
TWO weeks ago She was about thirty
years old.
AZ Mrs. Jones's boarding house il
was said that she was very pretty
and very afaole young woman II
vas ais oaid tina, Jones was there
several tines to see her, and that the
last time he visited the house ana
found Mrs Jones out he declared he
Ing hcr and the young woman who.
he claimed. had turned his wife
against him.
Was Her Second Husband.
1t was also learned that while Jones
was apparently deeply in love with hts
wife and extremely jealous OF hss.
he caused her much trouble. aul-Iiid
Ettle for her support He Was her
second husband, and had been mar
ried several years
Jones IS barber by trade. and was
Hrtil recently, on the receiving ship
Franklin at ST. Helena. lie left ms
employment and, 1t was said. vent
away for short while lust after
Mrs Jones returned from the visit TO
her mother she had call from her
husband over the lons distance tclc- |
phone, and while she spoke 81 ,his |
conversation. i!d not tel! whe-A Zones /
was or what he had said to her u was /
tcPo::ed to-day that Jones had made /
an attempt on his life about trrce (
weeks ago, and ii is supposed THAI TINS (
occurred while his wife was out ot