Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-08
JEFF ]. HANNAH DEAD
AS result OF DOUBLE
YESTERDAY
Mrs. Josie StOtler Held By PO-
lice Pending Investigation
Of Gun Play In Her Home
Here.

As result of dispute over the
possession Of a Hopkins & Adams .3S
calibre revolver, Jeff j. Hannah was
killed yesterday afternoon when a
shot crashed through his brain, enter,
ing just an inch above his right ear,
and Mrs. Josie Stotler was seriously
injured by shot from the same gun,
which struck her on the right side of
the head above the ear but which in.
flicted scalp wound only. The shoot
ing occurred at O. clock yesterday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Stotler
$50 Trade street.
Mr.. Hannah was at once removed
to the Deaconess hospital where he
died at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Stotler, who
appeared to be not seriously injured
by the shot in the head was taken to
the police station to await develop
ments and the result of the coroner S
inquest.
According to the story told to Chief
of Police Varney and DR.. G. H. Rob
ertson who had been called, Mis-. Stot-
Ter and Hannah had met down town
early in the afternoon and she had
asked him for her gun. He said he
would give it TO her at her home. They
went TO the home of Mrs. Stotler and
went to her bedroom. As she WIS
standing in front Of the dresser re-
moving her hat, Hannah who was in the
doorway of the room, drew his revolver
and fired, she said. She fell uncon-
scious, she declared, but came too
when she heard another shot. 1t was
then that her mother summoned the
doctor and the police.
Mrs. StOtler also said that as soon
as she regsined consciousness, she
went to where the body of Hannah lay
and took the revolver from his hand
fearing he might shoot again. The
right temple of Hannah shows pow
der marks. The bed room in which the
shooting took place is about 10 by IL
feet and when the police arrived, his
body was lying on the south side Of
the room near the dresser. The shot
that killed him entered just above the
right ear and came out through the top
Of his head.
When Chief Varney entered the
room, Mrs. Stotler was standing on
the north side, with blood streaming
from the wound on the right side Of
her head Hannah IS body was on the
floor just where it fell. In reply to
Varney's question as to who the man
was, she said, q That's Hannah. -
When asked what had taken place, she
replied, He carried out his threat. -
Later she said that he had fired at
her while he was standing just at the
entrance Of the room, while she was
on the opposite side removing her hat.
The police found in the possession Of
Hannah a memorandum, 81 have sold
all my machinery for $40. Check sent
TO Joe. Look it up. y The "Joe re-
ferred to is Josie Stotler Of $50
Trade street.
According to general report, Han
nah had been keeping company with
Mrs. Stotler and there had been con
siderable jealousy and trouble between
the Stotler and Hannah families. A
few years ago Hannah was an attend
ant at the state asylum, but has not
been employed lately. II is understood
the Hannahs own an 80 acre farm near
Lebanon, in Mrs. Hannah s name.
About two years ago Mrs. Stotler
and Hannah were arrested at the home
Of Laura Lutz and it was not 50 long
ago that Mrs. Stotler was before the
Justice Of the peace on the charge Of
assaulting her husband.