The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-18
MELTON CASE TO
DE TRIED WEDNESDAY
x Dn0OKLANp PARK FLORIST -
CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING
TO KILL WIFE.
OCCURRED MONTH AGO
WHILE ANGRY MAN ROSE FROM
SUPPER TABLE AND SHOT WIPE
IN NECk-HER RECOVERY
NEAR COMPLETE.

r. M Shelton. florist. Of Brook
land Park, who. on the night Of De
cernber rs. arose from the supper ia
BILE in the dining room. round which
his family WAS sitting. and without a
word OF warning shot his wife through
the neck, Will in Police Court Wed
nesday. answer the charge Of shooting
with attempt 10 Kill The case had
been continued. the preliminary near
ing having beer postponed because
Of the Illness OF his wife, which pre-
vented her appearance IN court L"
testify sE,-lnst him.
Her condition has improved how
ever. and physicians have announced
that she wiLl be able 20 be in court
wednesday This viii mean that ihe
case will probably he heard and that
no further p0stponeTue rts Viii be
asked for Mrs shelton. was very
seriously injured. The thtrty-eight
cafshre ballet pioaghed It's way
throngh her meek entering just below
the Jeff ear 1t tore through. coming
out about two trches below the right
Ear
IL was at arst thought that she was
fatally injured bur after few days
At tire Virginia Hospital she began
10 show steady III pro"erV7ent. and
few aave swo wax allowed 10 leave
fer her bone.
Sas.~s&1rsx FoEso<s~ Quarrwis
The shooting occurred IN the dining
room ~ the Shelton home following
a quarrel between Shelton and his
wife. The trout bic between the two
dated back several days before the
shooting when Mrs Shelton had her
husband arrested FOR assaulting and
beating her. Shelton was fined $40 in
Police Court on the testimony Of his
wife and brother -in-iaw. lie left MS
wife following this trouble and secured
\ boarding house at los West Mar
shaii Street
For about two weeks Shelton lived
at this address. On the night or the
trouble, he stated afterwards. he went
aver TO his home IN Brookiand Park
to have his wife leak -ereE some tillss
that she had incurred In the support
NJ herself and two children that he
might pav them. Shelton stated
that charges which were first pre-
ferred against him were untrue. and
that while ne was nj the home. his
wtfe and her brother again angered
him as they had done several Tunes
In the past Shelton afterwards said
that he arose blind with anger and
began to fire. His brother4n-law and
-
the last shot which he fred at his
wife struck her in the neck as she
passed through the door into the
hall.
Sheaton Resfsoed Ofscer.
Mrs. shelton ran across the street
falling as she reached the front doo'
81 a neighbor She was picked vi
and assisted into the home. and th'
poiice and city ambulance surgeon
summoned to the scene
City Ambulance Surgeon DR.. Walk
or. rendered Mrs Shelton emergency
treatment stopping the f1ow OF blood
She was removed to the Virginia HOS
pital at once.
Shelton made his escape from M
home before police officers arrived
IN the scene. He went to the Yves
Marshall Street boarding house ant
was later arrested there, after q fight
Nv Patroiman Krug. whom he threat
nAHd to shoot Shelton Ia a prisoner
In the City Sail He is prominently
connected throughout the State an'
n \ son of Austin @. Shelton, a prom
inent Afbermarie County farmer. n
nlso has several brothers and one Sis
ter.
They are: F. w. Shelton. OF Gov
inrton: W. A shelton OF Ivy Depot
j. Il. shelton, oi tHttoh '"A 60
: sister. Mrs II. f, Hensen, OF Fori
Union. Va. He was married here sew
evnl wears ago to his wife, who wa
then 4 Miss Gresham, daughter OF
well-known Richmond citizen. Shell
ton was employed by j. ID. Hooper
= Broad Street florist. He was nnde
bond of 5000 for his good behavior
furnished by Mr. Hooper. require
ID the time that he was fined II
Police Court for assa ulting has wire
when the shooting OF his wife tool
place.