South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-23
Stories Told by Father and
Daughter in Shooting Case
Conflict; Girl Blames Parent

! breast after which she made a fee
bic effort TO wrest the gun from Dim
before falling to the floor
Elsie Nice, Ncighbors say.
Elsie insists that her fathers
charges of her going out to the
Lantern Inn and keeping company
with one James Osborne, are false
and that the only time che went
out" was when she was invited by
friends to motor over TO Mishawaka
to see fire.
Neighbors OF the Wymans told
Pros. Jellson that Elsie was d nice,
likeable girl. and had been guilty
of no misconduct that they had OBJ
served.
While Jelnson Will not be called
upon 10 prosecute the case Of the
state O against Wyman. due to the
fact that his term Of office expires
January !. he stated that he is get
ting all possible evidence regarding
the shooting for his successor and
that he is informed that she is not
expected to live. He is keeping in
close touch with her condition at
the hospital and stated that in event
she lives, Wyman will be charged
with assault and battery with in
tent TO Kill. whereas If she dies, q
charge of first degree murder will
be filed against him. There is no
chance Of his being released from
the county jail on bonds until the
fate OF Elsie is known and then an
exceedingly large bond will be re-
quired for his release, authorities
said Friday.
Father Tells Story.
Quite different was the story toll
by Wyman TO a News-Times re-
porter from his cell in the county
Jail
Il did only what AIRY respectable
man would do If his wife or dauEn-
ter were going astray and I pointed
the gun at Elsie with no intent OF
shooting her" he said, insisting that
the shooting was accidental.
She had been keeping bad COM
pany and was too romantic for Il
girl of her age. When 1 tried 10
talk and reason with her. she said
she would run away"
Il then told her that I would have
10 send her away to a reform school
II she didn't mind me and she grab
/ bed hair receiver on her dresser
as If she intended TO throw il at me
| Then in an effort TO frighten her and
make her mind. I pointed the re-
vo!ver at her and she Immediately
! jumped towards me As I backed
Z n 4,-fr~ D
don't know which one OF us did it,
and ] saw her fail to the floor with
a bullet in her breast"
After that l went 10 the sherIf's
office and told them about the shoot
! Ing, asking that they lock me up,
/ Wyman said
says Woman Responsible.
Blame for the alleged bad lie
Elsie was supposed TO have led. was
I placed by WNman on woman.
whose name IS withheld, whom the
/ father claimed had taken Elsie 20
| the Lantern Inn and made her ac-
quainted with Jimmy Osborne" 10
! whom he objected.
When I demonstrated with Mrs
--- and told her that IL her hus-
! Ndllu Knew sue NdS kQlnE dI0uLA
/ that way there would be trouble. she
said that she wasn't forcing Elsie
I 10 go" Wyman claims that tire
woman's husband had previously
\ taken carbolic acid when he learned
OF his wife's associations with other
men.
The father claims that he had
/ written 10 his mother in Illinois re-
garding sending Elsie TO her caro-
I and 10 get her away from the evil
| influences she had encountered here
and that he had been expecting s
/ reply any minute.
Word OF shooting has been sent tC
/ Wyman's father, Henry Wyman, and
I he is expected 20 come from his
home az Danville. III. 20 give his
/ son whatever assistance possible
! Wyman said Friday that ne had
served three years on the Peoria
! III. detective force under John Mar
! ming. He has engaged Atty Frank
/ Gilmer 10 represent him, he said
! Garment Repairing. p. b. Clean.