The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-09-04
WifeVictiinn
of Attack
by Husband
MRS. Amelia Dillon Is Shot
Three Times by Mate Who
Then Attempts
Suicide.
Jealousy Is Bl a m e d

After narrowly escaping death last
week when she was run down by an
automobile at Nineteenth and Harvey
streets, Amelia Brady Dillon is ly-
ing in Lord Lister hospital near
death today as a result of a shooting
in her apartment, 2017 Chicago street,
at 2:15 Monday afternoon.
Eugene Dillon, husband of Amelia,
is in the hospital suffering from a
self-inf1icted wound in the face. His
condition is said by authorities to be
not serious. He will be transferred
to the hospital ward of the city jail
IS soon as permissible, the police de-
clared last night
According to the story told police
by Miss Hazel Norton, a friend and
u fellow employe of Mrs. Brady. the
shooting was done by Dillon in a fit
of jealous rage.
Say Marriage Was Forced.
Dillon, who is said to have forced
Amelia to marry him two weeks ago,
went to the apartment early yester-
day and demanded that his wife pack
her clothes at once and come with
to commit suicide.
Mrs. Dillon was lying on a couch in
her apartment at the time and her
two sisters, Charlotte and Dorothy,
were with her. Dillon drew revol-
yer from his pocket and all three of
the girls fed Amelia Dillon was
hidden in a closet and Dillon fol-
lowed the other who ran from the
house.
Dorothy Brady told Dillon that
Amelia was hiding on an upper floor
of the building and when he went in
search of her all of the girls ran
away. Dillon, unable to locate his
wife. secreted himself in the home
and waited for their return.
When the girls returned a guam
tity Of broken glass was found in the
hallway. Miss Norton had then
joined them. and Dorothy, Charlotte
and she began to pick up the glass.
Amelia went into the bedroom.
Woman Shot Three Times.
II Several shots rang out and the
girls rushed into the room to find
Amelia lying in a pool Of blood and
Dillon about to fire a bullet into his
own head. Dillon had shot his wife
in each hand and in the hip. The
ball that struck her hip penetrated
upward and is believed to have
entered her abdomen.
Miss Norton ordered her friend
carried to the front lawn. Dillon fol-
lowed and lay down beside his wife.
You know I>did it because l love
you" he said to her.
"Well. you didn't show much love-"
was all the answer his wife would
make.
When police arrived Miss Norton
stepped up to Acting Chief of Detec-
tives A. c. Anderson and said: II
know all about it and If you will just
let me see that Amelia is taken to
the hospital and cared for III tell
you everything"
Engagement Was Broken.
Anderson agreed and 1t was not
until after Mrs. Dillon had been oper-
ated upon that the story was told.
Miss Norton insisted on donning an
apron at the hospital and standing
in the operating room until the doc
tors had finished work on her friend.
The three Brady girls came to
Omaha last March from their home
in Boston. Dillon was engaged to
marry Amelia Brady at that time.
Last May he received letter telling
him that the engagement was at an
end. He came to Omaha at once and
= has been here ever since.
Blames Sisters-in-Law.
On August rs he called for Amelia.
and, accompanied by Miss Norton,
went to Council Bluffs. where Dillon
and Miss Brady were married. They
returned to Omaha and Amelia re-
turned to her home and Dillon to his,
at 209 Lincoln apartments
In his statement TO police Dillon
blamed the tragedy on the sisters of
his wife.