Evening journal., 1922-07-06
WOMAN Stays
MAN AFTER
THREATS ON
NIGHT VISIT

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razor with which he threatened
their lives.
He was shot just outside the door
TO the house.
The women are Negresses.
Mrs. Domora, who is about 23
years Of age. was married to the
Mexican about two years ago in Phil
adelphia and they have one child,
an infant. They had been living
in tenant house Of Charles Walton.
near Iron Hill station and he had
been working for O1Connen and Sons,
road contractors.
Mrs. Domora says that a week
ago her husband put her out of his
house and told her not to return
She went to her fathers home, which
is along the p. B. and w. Railroad
about a mile west of Newark.
Both Mrs. Domora and her sis
ter, Eleanor. who admits doing the
shooting, say that Domora arrived
at the house about 10 o'clock and
threatened to kill them. displaying
a razor at the time.
The women became frightened
and Eleanor getting a revolver says
she shot at Domora twice through
the open door. A 32-calibre revol-
yer was used.
One bullet hit the man in the leg
and the other near the left shoulder
and is supposed to have penetrated
his lung. 1t was this wound that
caused death in a short time.
Domora died within a short time.
After the shooting the women ran
to the Matchbox at Newark station
and notified their father who was
then on duty. He returned to his
home with them and notified John
Mayer, a neighbor.
Domora by this time was dead
and Robert T. Jones, undertaken of
Newark, who is also acting Deputy
Coroner in this. locality went to the
Smith home where he found the
body just outside the door of the
house.
Mr.. Jones removed the body to
his undertaking establishment to-
day and arrangements are being
made for the inquest but no definite
time has been set.
Efforts are being made to learn
If Domora had a relative in this
country. He had a letter in his
pocket written in Spanish and Mr..
Jones will try to get this translated. |
At the time Of the shooting there |
were no men in the house.
State Detective Moore came here |
and investigated the shooting. The |
women freely told him OF their |
version of the affair.
Before being brought to Whining
ton Eleanor was given a hearing
before Magistrate Lovett. OF Newark. |
and was held without bail. on a |
charge OF murder, to await the ac- |
tion Of the Coroner's jury.
At the Police Station. Eleanor gave
her age as II. She said that Domora
had, on different occasions, shot at
her father seven times.
The young Negress also said that
Domora had tried to get into her
room before she shot him last night.
When Mr.. Jones arrived at the
Smith house last night he found a
razor and hammer alongside of the
body of the Mexican and it was with
these weapons the women contend,
Domora threatened them.
Ira Mac. a Negro, who had called
on Eleanor, it was also learned to-
day, was in the house at the time Of
the shooting but he could not be
found by Detective Moore and the
women say he had no part in the
affair.
Detective Moore stated this after
noon that although the shooting was
known by a number of persons to
have taken place before midnight.
his Office was not notified and he
learned of it through a newspaper
man this morning. He said no ef-
fort had been made to arrest the
young Negress for killing the Mex
lcal until he arrived in Newark late
this morning. =