The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-08
OIL MANS WIFE
FIRESON LAWYER
Mrs. w. A. Thompson
Shoots Pipe Out Of
Attorneys Mouth
IN JAIL WITHOUT BOND
Her Habit of Sleeping With
Pet Dog Caused Mates
Suit; Stared Trouble

PtTTsBuRGH March Mrs.
Noda Thompson aged 3S years,
wife OF W. 4. 1hompson, wealthy
oil man of So. Louis and Tulsa, Okla.
and a noted duR fau,l,r. who, last
Thursday fired five shots at Charles
r. Patterson, hsr husbands at
torncy In his suit for divorce. was
today hold iu 10000 bail for court
ou charges Of fcluniuus assault ana
battery aud entering building with
intent TO commit "A felony
Pipe Shot out of Mouth.
ono OF the shots fired nt Attorney
Patterson knocked pipo, hc was
smoking, from his mouth ana an
other grazed his neck and "a third
imbcddcd itsolf In a heavy wallet
ne was carrying. The shots were
trcd from 30 Calibcr revolver.
Following her arrest, Mrs Thump-
Ion announced that she had sought
money from Attorney Patterson for
the purpose OF sending an invalid
daughter to Hollywood, Cat. in hope
that the climate would restore her
10 health. She also stated that she
had first requested the money Of
her husband and that he had told
her To get II from Attorney patter-
son.
Mrs Thompson was arrested as
she was boarding n train In the
Pcnnsylvauia station for tho west.
Perfectly composed she announced
that she would demand that her
husband furnish bond for her re-
lease However she has bcon in
Jail since her arrest. a. w. Thomp-
son, tho husband OF the woman, flied
a libel some time ago against his
wife for divorce. The main charge
against Mrs. Thompson was CrueI
and barbarous conduct However
Attorney Patterson admitted today
that the bill OF complaint contains
the charges that Mrs. Thompson
thought moro uf her Boston bul
lerrlcrs than she did her husband
Slept with Her Dogs.
~ ia also alleged In the libol. nc.
Cordtng to Attorney Patterson, thai
y Mrs Thompson was 80 fond OF hel
r. Boston bull terriers that she "slcpI
n with them" ana that her husbands
III objections TO this procedure wer,
n tlvcn no attention 10y his wife. Mrs
H Thompson is one of the noted iios
N ton terrier fanclers OF the country
d She IL famed as n Judge OF tina
~ breed OF dogs and in said TO hay,
IN Swned some Of the finest ever seer
3 Hu the bench In America. Her do
M lotion TO her pets IN said to havl
81 FIRST caused the cstrangcmcut will
NJ per husband, who IL "A business MAJ
~ NTH interests In this city, St Loui
N And oklahoma Attorney pattcr
n Aon refused TO make "A third Charg
"A against Mrs. Thompson OF cHrryiu
N concealed weapons at the hcarin
u Today. In default OF the $1,000
a bail she was committed to Jail.
NJ She Appeals In Vain.
IN As she Is reported TO have don
N several times since her arrest. Mr.
M Thompson today appealed to ho
81 husband 10 come to her aid an
Socure her release, according To ~
N torney Patterson. but Thompson
= 4aid to havo sent word that he wi
90 nothing for her. Mrs, ThomI
n son, despite her martial dlfficultic
" declares that her husband win "a
N her through her troubles. Her on
< desire, she asserts. Is 10 get h,
N daughter to California so that NJ
u may have a chance to regain h,
4 health. For some time mother an
daughter has resided In Ingram,
suburb Of this city. AZ her lusrh
home are Kept several of the BostC
terriers, which ure said to have fir
caused her martial differences,